Case Name: BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, and Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Adrian M. Fenty, Mayor of the District of Columbia, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Robert Spagnoletti, Attorney General of the District of Columbia, Office of Documents and Administrative Issuances of the District of Columbia, Arnold R. Finlayson, Administrator, Office of Documents and Administrative Issuances of the District of Columbia, Defendants-Appellants
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-10-30
Citations: 505 F.3d 1343
Docket Number: No. 2006-1593
Parties: BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, and Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Adrian M. Fenty, Mayor of the District of Columbia, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Robert Spagnoletti, Attorney General of the District of Columbia, Office of Docu ments and Administrative Issuances of the District of Columbia, Arnold R. Finlayson, Administrator, Office of Documents and Administrative Issuances of the District of Columbia, Defendants-Appellants.
Judges: Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, NEWMAN, MAYER, Circuit Judges, PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge, LOURIE, RADER, SCHALL, BRYSON, GAJARSA, LINN, DYK, PROST, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 505
Pages: 1343–1351

Head Matter:
BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, and Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Adrian M. Fenty, Mayor of the District of Columbia, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Robert Spagnoletti, Attorney General of the District of Columbia, Office of Docu ments and Administrative Issuances of the District of Columbia, Arnold R. Finlayson, Administrator, Office of Documents and Administrative Issuances of the District of Columbia, Defendants-Appellants.
No. 2006-1593.
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
Oct. 30, 2007.
William J. Earl, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Office of Attorney General for the District of Columbia, of Washington, DC, filed a combined petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc for defendants-appellants. With him on the petition were Linda Singer, Attorney General, Todd S. Kim, Solicitor General, and Edward E. Schwab, Deputy Solicitor General.
David W. Ogden, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, of Washington, DC, filed a response to the petition for all plaintiffs-appellees. With him on the response for Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America were Randolph D. Moss, Anne K. Small, and Catherine M.A. Carroll. On the response for Biotechnology Industry Organization were Daniel E. Troy and Eric A. Shumsky, Sid-ley Austin LLP, of Washington, DC.
Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, NEWMAN, MAYER, Circuit Judges, PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge, LOURIE, RADER, SCHALL, BRYSON, GAJARSA, LINN, DYK, PROST, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.
Senior Judge Plager, who was on the original panel, participated only in decision on the petition for panel rehearing.

Opinion:
GAJARSA, Circuit Judge, concurs in the denial of the petition for rehearing en banc in a separate opinion. DYK, Circuit Judge, dissents in the denial of the petition for rehearing en banc in a separate opinion.
ON PETITION FOR PANEL REHEARING AND REHEARING EN BANC
PER CURIAM.
ORDER
A combined petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc was filed by the Appellants, and a response thereto was invited by the court and filed by the plaintiffs-appellees. The petition for rehearing was referred to the panel that heard the appeal, and thereafter the petition for rehearing en banc and response were referred to the circuit judges who are authorized to request a poll whether to rehear the appeal en banc. A poll was requested, taken, and failed.
Upon consideration thereof,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) The petition for panel rehearing is denied.
(2) The petition for rehearing en banc is denied.
(3) The mandate of the court will issue on November 6, 2007.