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  • Brandeis Univ (ND Ill Mar 16, 2012) (Posner, J)

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    This document summarizes orders from a United States District Court case involving Brandeis University and GFA Brands suing multiple cookie and food companies for patent infringement. The orders: 1) establish a schedule for motions requiring responses within 3 days; 2) consolidate the 6 related cases; 3) request nominations for joint expert witnesses on liability; 4) propose appointing an expert on damages; 5) grant a motion to compel discovery from two defendants. The judge also questions whether the plaintiffs could claim damages given assumptions that the defendants did not use the patents to market health claims and obtained no cost savings from infringement.

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    This document summarizes orders from a United States District Court case involving Brandeis University and GFA Brands suing multiple cookie and food companies for patent infringement. The orders: 1) establish a schedule for motions requiring responses within 3 days; 2) consolidate the 6 related cases; 3) request nominations for joint expert witnesses on liability; 4) propose appointing an expert on damages; 5) grant a motion to compel discovery from two defendants. The judge also questions whether the plaintiffs could claim damages given assumptions that the defendants did not use the patents to market health claims and obtained no cost savings from infringement.

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    Brandeis Univ (ND Ill Mar 16, 2012) (Posner, J)

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    sstitham
    This document summarizes orders from a United States District Court case involving Brandeis University and GFA Brands suing multiple cookie and food companies for patent infringement. The orders: 1) establish a schedule for motions requiring responses within 3 days; 2) consolidate the 6 related cases; 3) request nominations for joint expert witnesses on liability; 4) propose appointing an expert on damages; 5) grant a motion to compel discovery from two defendants. The judge also questions whether the plaintiffs could claim damages given assumptions that the defendants did not use the patents to market health claims and obtained no cost savings from infringement.

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    Case: 1:12-cv-01513 Document #: 196 Filed: 03/16/12 Page 1 of 2 PageID #:2939

    UNITEDSTATESDISTRICTCOURTFORTHE NORTHERNDISTRICTOFILLINOIS EASTERNDIVISION


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    ) BRANDEISUNIVERSITYand GFABRANDS,INC., ) )Nos.1:12cv01508 Plaintiffs, )1:12cv01509 v.)1:12cv01510 )1:12cv01511 EASTSIDEOVENSINC.; )1:12cv01512 KEEBLERCO.; )1:12cv01513 FAMOUSAMOSCHOCOLATECHIP ) COOKIECOMPANY,LLC; ) MURRAYBISCUITCO.LLC; )JudgeRichardA.Posner. VOORTMANCOOKIESLTD.; ) BREMNERFOODGROUP,INC.; ) COOKIESPECIALTIESINC.; ) TOPCOASSOCIATESLLC; ) THEPILLSBURYCOMPANY,LLC; ) UNILEVERUNITEDSTATES,INC.; ) CONOPCO,INC.;and ) NESTLUSA,INC., ) ) Defendants. ) ORDEROFMARCH16,2012 FollowingupourpreliminaryconferenceofWednesday,March14,2012,Iorder: 1.Motionspracticeinthislitigationshallproceedasfollows:Anymotionsfiledduringa weekshallbefiledbythecloseofbusinessonFriday;responsesareduethefollowing Monday.Motionsandresponsesshallnotexceed1500wordswithoutmyauthorization inadvance. 2.ThepartiesshalljointlysubmitaproposedschedulebyMarch23. 3.Thesesixcasesareherebyconsolidatedunder1:12cv01508,pursuanttoFed.R.Civ. P. 42(a).Theparties agreethat theyinvolveanumberofcommonissuesoflaw, and I believethatjudicialefficiencywillbemaximizedbyconsolidation.Iwillconsiderindue course the defendants request for separate trials of issues, particularly damages, that varysignificantlyacrossthesixcases.

    Case: 1:12-cv-01513 Document #: 196 Filed: 03/16/12 Page 2 of 2 PageID #:2940

    4.Thepartiesshallhavetheirexpertsjointlynominatetwoexpertsintherelevantfield, preferably academics, who are agreeable to all parties and could serve as court appointed expertson liability, pursuantto Fed.R. Evid. 706. The nominations are due byMarch26. 5.IproposetoappointGregSidakofCriterionEconomicsasacourtappointedexpert ondamages.Mr.Sidaksc.v.isattachedtothisorderscoveremail.Anypartyobjecting to Mr. Sidaks appointment must submit its objection with supporting grounds by March26. 6.ThepartiesmayfiletheirprotectiveorderfromtheWesternDistrictofWisconsinin thiscourt. 7. The plaintiffs motion to compel is granted: defendants Bremner and Topco are orderedtoidentifytheproductsaskedaboutinplaintiffsInterrogatoryNo.9,subjectto thelimitationsofferedbytheplaintiffsduringthemeetandconferprocessandoutlined in the plaintiffs response to the memorandum in opposition to the motion to compel. The defendants are also ordered to produce the documents called for in the plaintiffs DocumentRequestsNos.34,11,1618,20,43,44,47,and5052. 8. I am concerned whether the plaintiffs if successful in establishing liability will be entitled to nontrivial damages awards. Suppose the defendants infringed the asserted patentsbutthatnoneofthedefendantsmarketeditsproductsaslowinbadcholesterol (LDL) or high in HDL, or as having a high ratio of HDL to LDL; and suppose further thatthedefendantsobtainednocostsavingsbyinfringingthepatentsratherthanusing some noninfringing recipe and that neither Brandeis nor its licensee GFA Brands lost anybusinessasaresultoftheinfringement.Onthoseassumptions,wouldtheplaintiffs haveanyclaimfordamages,whethercompensatoryorpunitive,orrestitution?Iwould like the parties to address this question in briefs filed simultaneously by close of businessonApril2.

    March16,2012

    UnitedStatesCircuitJudge

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