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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 Patent Infringement

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Christine M. Reilly (SBN 226388)

REED SMITH LLP

1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 700

Los Angeles, CA 90067

Telephone: 310.734.5200

Facsimile: 310.734.5299

Attorneys for DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and

Queen’s University at Kingston

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DUSA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a

New Jersey corporation; and QUEEN’S

UNIVERSITY AT KINGSTON, a

Canadian academic organization.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

SKIN DEEP d/b/a SKIN DEEP DERM &

LASER, a California company; and BIPIN

PATEL, M.D., a California citizen,

personally and including his marital

estate,

Defendant.

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CIV-F-05- 01482-AWI-SMS

AMENDED CONSENT JUDGMENT

AMENDED CONSENT JUDGMENT

Plaintiffs DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.® (“DUSA”) and Queen’s University at Kingston

(“Queen’s University”) (collectively “Plaintiffs”) and Defendants Skin Deep d/b/a Skin Deep

Derm & Laser (“Skin Deep”), and Bipin Patel, M.D. (“Dr. Patel”), personally and including his

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marital estate, collectively (“Defendants”) having agreed to a settlement of the matters at issue

between them, hereby agree and consent to judgment as follows.

1. Plaintiffs’ above-captioned complaint is a civil action for patent infringement of United

States Patent Nos. 6,710,066 (“the ‘066 patent”) and 5,955,490 (“the ‘490 patent”) under 35

U.S.C. §271(a).

2. The parties previously entered into a Consent Judgment (“Original Consent Judgment”)

dated December 15, 2005 and entered by the Court on January 11, 2006. The contents of, and the

consent and agreement contained within the Original Consent Judgment, are incorporated by

reference herein.

3. In the Original Consent Judgment, Defendants admitted each of the allegations contained

in the above-captioned complaint, specifically those allegations contained in paragraphs 1

through 15. Defendants admitted that they practiced medicine, advertised the practice, unfairly

competed with DUSA, and as part of that practice, infringed the ‘066 patent and the ‘490 patent.

4. Pursuant to the Original Consent Judgment, Defendants consented and agreed to be

permanently enjoined from infringing the ‘066 and ‘490 patents during the lives of those patents,

and in furtherance thereof agreed not use aminolevulinic acid containing drug products from a

source other than DUSA for treatment of actinic keratosis and/or acne.

5. Pursuant to the Original Consent Judgment, Defendants consented and agreed to make

available for inspection by Plaintiffs Defendants’ books and/or other records likely to establish

whether Defendants are in compliance with the terms of the Original Consent Judgment.

Defendants also consented and agreed that in the event Defendants failed to comply with any or

all terms of the Original Consent Judgment, Plaintiffs retained the absolute right to obtain from

Defendants awards previously waived, and all fees and costs associated with bringing the abovecaptioned action and from enforcing compliance with the Original Consent Judgment.

6. Plaintiffs hired an independent auditor to conduct an inspection of Defendants’ books and

records on or about October 18, 2006. Plaintiffs assert that the audit reveals that Defendants have

failed to comply with the terms of the Original Consent Judgment by continuing to infringe the

‘066 and ‘490 patents and using aminolevulinic acid containing drug products from a source

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other than DUSA for treatment of actinic keratosis and/or acne.

7. On or about March 12, 2007, Plaintiffs filed a Motion for Entry of Civil Contempt of the

Original Consent Judgment, contending that Defendants continued to infringe the ‘066 and ‘490

patents and have used aminolevulinic acid containing drug products from a source other than

DUSA for treatment of actinic keratosis and/or acne.

8. In the interest of resolving this most recent dispute, the parties have consented and agreed

to enter into this Amended Consent Judgment based upon the representations and warranties

made herein.

9. Defendants represent and warrant that they do not currently possess any aminolevulinic

acid containing drug products from any source whatsoever, including but not limited to DUSA.

10. Defendants represent and warrant that they understand that they are permanently enjoined

from infringing the ‘490 and ‘066 patents during the lives of those patents, and in furtherance

thereof will not use aminolevulinic acid containing drug products from a source other than

DUSA for treatment of actinic keratosis and/or acne.

11. Defendants consent and agree to be permanently enjoined from infringing the ‘490 and

‘066 patents during the lives of those patents, and in furtherance thereof will not use

aminolevulinic acid containing drug products from a source other than DUSA for treatment of

actinic keratosis and/or acne.

12. Defendants further consent and agree to make available for inspection by Plaintiffs

Defendants’ books and/or other records likely to establish whether Defendants are in compliance

with the terms of the Consent Judgment as set forth herein and the terms of the Original Consent

Judgment. Defendants shall make their books and/or other records available for inspection by

Plaintiff on request no more often than once per year on reasonable notice, with the expense of

inspection to be borne by Plaintiffs, unless such inspection reveals that Defendants are not in

compliance with the consent judgment, in which case the expense will be borne by Defendants.

Such inspection shall include appropriate safeguards for patient confidentiality.

13. Defendants consent and agree that Plaintiffs shall have the absolute right to enforce any

and all terms of this Amended Consent Judgment and the terms of the Original Consent

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Judgment by and through any means permitted under statutory and/or common law.

14. Plaintiffs consent and agree to waive the entry of any monetary award in their favor and

to forego reimbursement by Defendants for attorney fees and costs, provided that Defendants

comply with each of the terms and conditions of this Consent Judgment as set forth herein and

the terms of the Original Consent Judgment.

15. Defendants consent and agree that in the event Defendants fails to comply with any or all

terms of this Consent Judgment and/or the Original Consent Judgment, Plaintiffs shall have the

absolute right to obtain from Defendants awards previously waived, and all fees and costs

associated with bringing the above-captioned action and from enforcing compliance with this

Amended Consent Judgment and/or the Original Consent Judgment.

We consent to this Judgment:

PLAINTIFFS DUSA

PHARMACEUTICALS,

INC. and QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY AT

KINGSTON

__/s/ Christine M. Reilly_______________

Christine M. Reilly (SBN 226388)

REED SMITH LLP

1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 700

Los Angeles, CA 90067

Telephone: 310.734.5200

Facsimile: 310.734.5299

Attorneys for DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

and Queen’s University at Kingston

William J. McNichol, Jr.

Valerie Brand Pipano

Shannon Elise McClure

Reed Smith LLP

2500 One Liberty Place

1650 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103

(215) 851-8100

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Dated: July 20, 2007

DEFENDANT BIPIN PATEL, MD

__/s/ Bipin Patel_____________________

Defendant Bipin Patel, MD

Dated: July 20, 2007

DEFENDANT SKIN DEEP d/b/a/ SKIN

DEEP DERM & LASER

By: ___/s/ Bipin Patel________________

Name: Dr. Bipin Patel, MD

Title:

Date: July 20, 2007

_______________________________

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ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 14, 2007 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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