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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

MERCK & CO, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 13-cv-04057-BLF 

ORDER REFERRING PARTIES TO 

MAGISTRATE JUDGE GREWAL FOR 

A SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE ON 

MARCH 29, 2016

Pursuant to Local Rule 72-1, this matter is referred to Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal for 

a settlement conference on March 29, 2016. The following persons will be required to attend the 

settlement conference: all lead trial counsel, a senior member of each party’s general counsel’s 

office who is in charge of patents,1and a corporate representative who is both knowledgeable 

about the case and has full settlement authority. If they wish, in addition to the preceding, the 

parties may have additional persons attend the settlement conference. The parties shall contact 

Judge Grewal’s chambers for further details on scheduling.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 25, 2016

 ______________________________________

BETH LABSON FREEMAN

United States District Judge

 

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Each party’s general counsel is excused from attending the settlement conference due to preexisting obligations.

Case 5:13-cv-04057-BLF Document 376 Filed 03/25/16 Page 1 of 1