BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY v. PFIZER, INC.

Case No. 2:06-CV-890 TS.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, and DR. DANIEL L. SIMMONS, Plaintiffs, v. PFIZER, INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Utah, Central Division.

March 22, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brigham Young University, a Utah Non-Profit Education Institution, Plaintiff, represented by David B Thomas , BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Leo R. Beus , BEUS GILBERT PLLC, Mark M. Bettilyon , RAY QUINNEY & NEBEKER (SLC), Mark C. Dangerfield , BEUS GILBERT PLLC, Abigail M. Terhune , BEUS GILBERT PLLC, Pro Hac Vice, Adam C. Anderson , BEUS GILBERT PLLC, Arthur B. Berger , RAY QUINNEY & NEBEKER (SLC), Britton M. Worthen , BEUS GILBERT PLLC, Pro Hac Vice, G. Robert Blakey , UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL, Pro Hac Vice, Hank E. Pearson , BEUS GILBERT PLLC, Pro Hac Vice, James S. Jardine , RAY QUINNEY & NEBEKER (SLC), Keith C. Ricker , CASSETT RICKER LAW PLLC, L. Richard Williams , BEUS GILBERT PLLC, Lee M. Andelin , BEUS GILBERT, Rick B. Hoggard , RAY QUINNEY & NEBEKER (SLC), Samuel C. Straight , RAY QUINNEY & NEBEKER (SLC), Scot C. Stirling , BEUS GILBERT PLLC, Stephen M. Craig , BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Timothy J. Paris , BEUS GILBERT PLLC & Victoria L. Romney .

Daniel L. Simmons, an individual, Plaintiff, represented by David B Thomas , BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Leo R. Beus , BEUS GILBERT PLLC, Mark M. Bettilyon , RAY QUINNEY & NEBEKER (SLC), Mark C. Dangerfield , BEUS GILBERT PLLC, Abigail M. Terhune , BEUS GILBERT PLLC, Pro Hac Vice, Adam C. Anderson , BEUS GILBERT PLLC, Arthur B. Berger , RAY QUINNEY & NEBEKER (SLC), Britton M. Worthen , BEUS GILBERT PLLC, Pro Hac Vice, G. Robert Blakey , UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL, Pro Hac Vice, James S. Jardine , RAY QUINNEY & NEBEKER (SLC), Keith C. Ricker , CASSETT RICKER LAW PLLC, L. Richard Williams , BEUS GILBERT PLLC, Lee M. Andelin , BEUS GILBERT, Rick B. Hoggard , RAY QUINNEY & NEBEKER (SLC), Samuel C. Straight , RAY QUINNEY & NEBEKER (SLC), Scot C. Stirling , BEUS GILBERT PLLC, Timothy J. Paris , BEUS GILBERT PLLC & Victoria L. Romney .

Pfizer, a Delaware Corporation, Defendant, represented by Brent O. Hatch , HATCH JAMES & DODGE, John Caleb Dougherty , DLA PIPER US LLP (MD), Pro Hac Vice, Kathy J. Owen , DLA PIPER LLP US, Pro Hac Vice, Phillip J. Russell , HATCH JAMES & DODGE, Richard T. Mulloy , DLA PIPER US LLP (SAN DIEGO), Pro Hac Vice, Richard F. O'Malley, Jr , SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP (IL), Amanda L. Major , WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR (DC), Pro Hac Vice, Amy K. Wigmore , WILMER HALE, Pro Hac Vice, Andrea Weiss Jeffries , WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE DORR LLC (LA), Pro Hac Vice, Donald W. Ward , WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE DORR LLC (LA), Pro Hac Vice, Emily R. Whelan , WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR (BOSTON), Pro Hac Vice, James L. Quarles, III , WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR (DC), Pro Hac Vice, Kevin W Bates , HATCH JAMES & DODGE & William F. Lee , WILMER HALE, Pro Hac Vice.

G.D. Searle & Company, a Delaware Corporation, Defendant, represented by Brent O. Hatch , HATCH JAMES & DODGE, John Caleb Dougherty , DLA PIPER US LLP (MD), Pro Hac Vice, Kathy J. Owen , DLA PIPER LLP US, Pro Hac Vice, Phillip J. Russell , HATCH JAMES & DODGE, Richard T. Mulloy , DLA PIPER US LLP (SAN DIEGO), Pro Hac Vice, Richard F. O'Malley, Jr , SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP (IL), Amanda L. Major , WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR (DC), Pro Hac Vice, Amy K. Wigmore , WILMER HALE, Pro Hac Vice, Andrea Weiss Jeffries , WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE DORR LLC (LA), Pro Hac Vice, Donald W. Ward , WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE DORR LLC (LA), Pro Hac Vice, Emily R. Whelan , WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR (BOSTON), Pro Hac Vice, James L. Quarles, III , WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR (DC), Pro Hac Vice, Kevin W Bates , HATCH JAMES & DODGE & William F. Lee , WILMER HALE, Pro Hac Vice.

G.D. Searle, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, Defendant, represented by Brent O. Hatch , HATCH JAMES & DODGE, John Caleb Dougherty , DLA PIPER US LLP (MD), Pro Hac Vice, Kathy J. Owen , DLA PIPER LLP US, Pro Hac Vice, Phillip J. Russell , HATCH JAMES & DODGE, Richard T. Mulloy , DLA PIPER US LLP (SAN DIEGO), Pro Hac Vice, Richard F. O'Malley, Jr , SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP (IL), Amanda L. Major , WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR (DC), Pro Hac Vice, Amy K. Wigmore , WILMER HALE, Pro Hac Vice, Andrea Weiss Jeffries , WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE DORR LLC (LA), Pro Hac Vice, Donald W. Ward , WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE DORR LLC (LA), Pro Hac Vice, Emily R. Whelan , WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR (BOSTON), Pro Hac Vice, James L. Quarles, III , WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR (DC), Pro Hac Vice, Kevin W Bates , HATCH JAMES & DODGE & William F. Lee , WILMER HALE, Pro Hac Vice.

Monsanto Company, a Delaware Corporation, Defendant, represented by Brent O. Hatch , HATCH JAMES & DODGE, John Caleb Dougherty , DLA PIPER US LLP (MD), Pro Hac Vice, Kathy J. Owen , DLA PIPER LLP US, Pro Hac Vice, Phillip J. Russell , HATCH JAMES & DODGE, Richard T. Mulloy , DLA PIPER US LLP (SAN DIEGO), Pro Hac Vice & Richard F. O'Malley, Jr , SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP (IL).

Pharmacia, a Delaware Corporation, Defendant, represented by Brent O. Hatch , HATCH JAMES & DODGE, John Caleb Dougherty , DLA PIPER US LLP (MD), Pro Hac Vice, Kathy J. Owen , DLA PIPER LLP US, Pro Hac Vice, Phillip J. Russell , HATCH JAMES & DODGE, Richard T. Mulloy , DLA PIPER US LLP (SAN DIEGO), Pro Hac Vice, Richard F. O'Malley, Jr , SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP (IL), Amanda L. Major , WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR (DC), Pro Hac Vice, Amy K. Wigmore , WILMER HALE, Pro Hac Vice, Andrea Weiss Jeffries , WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE DORR LLC (LA), Pro Hac Vice, Donald W. Ward , WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE DORR LLC (LA), Pro Hac Vice, Emily R. Whelan , WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR (BOSTON), Pro Hac Vice, James L. Quarles, III , WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR (DC), Pro Hac Vice, Kevin W Bates , HATCH JAMES & DODGE & William F. Lee , WILMER HALE, Pro Hac Vice.


MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT NO. 5

TED STEWART, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on Pfizer's Motion For Summary Judgment On Plaintiffs' Claim for Correction of Inventorship (Count IV of the First Amended Complaint).1

I. BACKGROUND

The facts of this case are fully set out in the Court's Order dated March 13, 2012,2

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases