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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 REGARDING GILEAD'S 

MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES

[Re: ECF 434]

Gilead is requested to provide the Court with a summary of hours expended on the major 

tasks necessary to prosecute this action as set forth on the chart below. The Court expects that the 

total number of hours will equal the hours set forth in the Motion for Attorney Fees. The 

information requested will provide the Court with a clear understanding of the Lodestar amount 

requested by Gilead and assist the Court in assessing the reasonableness of the hours expended. 

Task Booker Hardin-Smith Oakes Flanagan etc.

Pre-Suit Investigation

Drafting Initial Complaint

Discovery, including motions to 

compel

Infringement/Invalidity 

Contentions

Claims Construction

Motion for Summary Judgment

Trial Preparation

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

Trial

Miscellaneous (describe)

Total Hours

While the Court has suggested the above categories of tasks, Gilead may add or modify 

categories as necessary to allow the Court to have a full understanding of the hours expended on 

this action. The Court is only interested in the amount of hours spent per task and not in the 

billing rate associated with those hours. If the Court decides attorneys’ fees are warranted, and 

decides a reduction in hours is required for certain tasks, the parties will be expected to meet and 

confer and agree on what rate should be applied to those hours (e.g. blended billing rate). 

The Court also orders Gilead to produce its full timekeeping records to Merck so that 

Merck can evaluate the reasonableness of the fees sought by Gilead. 

Gilead shall file the completed the chart with the Court and produce its billing records to 

Merck by July 27, 2016.1

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 20, 2016

 ______________________________________

BETH LABSON FREEMAN

United States District Judge

 

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If the parties believe more time is necessary to assemble this information, they may file a 

stipulation and proposed order setting out an appropriate schedule.

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