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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 TRIAL 

SCHEDULE

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that trial in this matter shall proceed as follows: Jury 

selection shall commence on March 4, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. Questionnaires will be completed by the 

jury on that date. Thereafter, commencing on March 7, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., counsel for the parties 

may conduct oral voir dire of the entire jury panel, limited to 30 minutes for each side. Counsel 

shall be prepared to present opening statements immediately after the jury is sworn and Plaintiff

shall call its witnesses beginning on March 7, 2016. 

The Court will allow up to 22 hours per side for all phases of the trial, including the jury 

trial on invalidity and damages and bench trial on equitable issues. Direct and cross-examination 

time will be tallied by the Court. Jury selection, opening statements, and closing arguments shall 

not be counted as part of the 22 hour allocation of time. Openings and closings shall be limited as 

stated on the record at the pretrial conference on February 25, 2016.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 26, 2016

 ______________________________________

BETH LABSON FREEMAN

United States District Judge

Case 5:13-cv-04057-BLF Document 258 Filed 02/26/16 Page 1 of 1