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MEDIMMUNE, INC. v. GENENTECH, INC.

No. 05-608.

127 S.Ct. 764 (2007)

549 U.S. 118

166 L.Ed.2d 604

MEDIMMUNE, INC., Petitioner, v. GENENTECH, INC., et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 9, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Kester , Washington, DC, for petitioner.

Deanne E. Maynard for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the petitioner.

Maureen E. Mahoney , Washington, DC, for respondents.

Harvey Kurzweil , Aldo A. Badini , Henry J. Ricardo , Dewey Ballantine LLP, New York City, William C. Bertrand, Jr. , Jonathan Klein-Evans , Gaithersburg, Maryland, John G. Kester , Counsel of Record, Paul B. Gaffney , Janet C. Fisher , Aaron P. Maurer , Michael T. Morley , Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, D.C., Elliot M. Olstein , Carella Byrne Bain Gilfillan Cecchi Stewart & Olstein, Roseland, New Jersey, for petitioner.

Daniel M. Wall , Mark A. Flagel , James K. Lynch , Latham & Watkins LLP, San Francisco, CA, Maureen E. Mahoney , Counsel of Record, J. Scott Ballenger , Nathaniel A. Vitan , Amanda P. Biles , Jeffrey Manns , Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, DC, Roy E. Hofer , Meredith Martin , Addy Brinks , Hofer Gilson & Lione Chicago, IL, John W. Keker , Mark A. Lemley , Keker & Van Nest LLP, San Francisco, CA, for respondent Genentech, Inc.

Joseph M. Lipner , Laura W. Brill , Jason Linder , Alana B. Hoffman , Irell & Manella LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Robert W. Stone , Gregory D. Schetina , Duarte, CA, Paul M. Smith , Counsel of Record, William M. Hohengarten , Ian Heath Gershengorn , Scott B. Wilkens , Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC, for respondent City of Hope.

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