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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:183 Patent Infringement

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LIFESCAN, INC., a California corporation,

Plaintiff,

 v.

ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION, an

Indiana corporation,

Defendant. /

No. C 04-3653 SI

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

UNOPPOSED PARTIAL MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT UNDER 35

U.S.C. §§ 307 and 252

Defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment is scheduled for a hearing on June 8, 2007.

Plaintiff does not oppose the motion. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), the Court determines that the

matter is appropriate for resolution without oral argument, and VACATES the hearing.

Defendant moves for partial summary judgment under 35 U.S.C. §§ 307 and 252, First Paragraph

and Absolute Intervening Rights. Defendant’s motion is based on the fact that plaintiff substantively

amended the claims of the ‘420 patent, and a Reexamination Certificate was issued on January 9, 2007.

As a result of the substantive amendment and the parties’ February 8, 2007 stipulation, plaintiff cannot

recover damages on anything made, used, offered for sale, or sold prior to the issuance of the

Reexamination Certificate for the patent-in-suit. See BIC Leisure Prods., Inc. v. Windsurfing Int’l, Inc.,

1 F.3d 1214, 1222 (Fed. Cir. 1993); Kaufman Co. v. Lantech Inc., 807 F.2d 970, 976 (Fed. Cir. 1986).

Accordingly, based upon the record before the Court, the Court GRANTS the motion as follows:

1. Pursuant to the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 252, LifeScan is precluded plaintiff from

enforcing or claiming any past damages against Roche based on U.S. Patent No.

6,417,420 relating to any conduct by Roche prior to January 9, 2007; and 

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2. Pursuant to the first sentence of the second paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 252, LifeScan is

further precluded from alleging any liability or claiming any past damages against Roche

based on U.S. Patent No. 6,417,420 for the continued sale or use of products that were

manufactured, used or sold prior to January 9, 2007. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. (Docket No. 70).

Dated: June 4, 2007 

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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