Microspherix LLC v. Biocompatibles, Inc., No. 9:2011cv80813 - Document 44 (S.D. Fla. 2012)
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Thes co e ns howe r a e mii a e by s ve a f t s Fis,Bi ompatbl 'wines eswih e nc r , ve , r tg t d e r l acor . rt oc i es t s t t mos r e nti or a i r l tng t t i t ntdiput ha a tnded ml e oustade s he t elva nf m ton e ai o he nsa s e ve te m r r hows a conf e es l td outi of Oxf d, Conne i , wih no a r t dir pton t nd er nc ocae sde or ctcut t ppa en s u i o Bi ompai e ' daiy o r tons Sec oc tbls l pe a i . ond, M i r phe i ha si a e t de i al of c os rx s tpult d o posng l Bi ompai es wine s i Conne tc . Though Bi ompai e woul ce ti y i m oc tbl ' t s es n c iut oc tbls d ra nl nc s tnta ta la a comm odai n e ns s we e is e oye r r t ta lt M im i ubsn il r ve nd c to xpe e r t mpl es equied o r ve o a f til t s Cour ha dl bei ve t tt a e e of s l tpe s or ra , hi t r y le s ha he bs nc eec r onnelf ti lwo d be s or ra ul o sgnik a a t ca e a ma e i dir pton i t dal ope ai nsofacom or ton wih a m a i t nt s o us t ral s u i n he iy r to ai t s ny e oye sasBi ompai e Ihet mpo a y pe s mpl e oc tbls.' e r r r onnell sne es iaed by ati i oneoft ' os c st t ral s he mor pr di t ea e s l ma e e cabl nd a iy nage rs ac o a i a lr a Bi d iks om r ton s a ge s ocompa i e f c . tbl s a es 3l Bi om pai e Re y Bref Bi tbls' pl i , ocompa i esa t tany dim pton t isda l ope a i n oc tbl dds ha s i o t iy r tons t oul ha derme a r pe c sons f . . .Dr Ka a s 1t Li Onc og ci c a ç d ve ti nt l e r us i c or pl n' S ne ol y lni nd . paint.'Def' Re y,a 9( No. ) te s' .s pl t ECF 41 . 7 Thus whie Bi mpa i es woul be i onveninc by a tili M i , Dr Ka a , l oco tbl d nc e ed ra n nmi . pln, t owne of M ir phe i a s e i t of t ' 0 pae , woul be f r m o e he r c os rx nd ol nven or he 31 tnt d a r i onve enc d. Dr Ka an pe s nal te t a oxi t l t ry-i c e pa int pe day. nc ni e . pl r o ly r a s ppr ma ey hit fve anc r te s r Dr Ka a se e d a e e due t hi a tnda e a a ti i Conne tcutwoul a r e y . pln' xt nde bs nc o s te nc t ral n ci d dve s l a f tt q lt of c r hi c nc r pa int r c ve.4 Cons fec he uaiy a e s a e te s e ei l he onve e e of t ninc he equenty, t c pa te weihsagans ta f ri t a ton. ris g i t r ns e rng he c i 4. TheLoc ofOpe atve Fa t us r i cs çl paen i rnge e a tons t p ef red f um i çha whi i t ce e ofgr viy %n t t nfi m nt c i , he r e r or s t t ch s he ntr a t of t a c ed aci t '' Tr ce W ic I ., 2 0 W L 45 43 a * ( uoig Rio Co. he c us tviy.' a - lo. nc 0 9 5 2, t 2 q tn c h v. H one e l l . 81 F.Supp.473,482 n.1 ( N..1 9 )( u tn S. J l o & S m I c. m l. nc , 7 7 D. J 9 3 q o ig C. oms n o n .v. GilteCo, 71F. u p. 1 5 1 8 ( D. 1.1 8 () Th c n e o g a t i g n r l wh r let .5 S p 1 8 , 1 8 N. 11 9 39 . e e tr f rvi s e eal ee y y t ope a i f t unde l ng t ca e ofa ton oc ur e . Se r c t ha he d t st be he r tve ac s ryi he us ci c rd ve al ours ve l hi o t l ton whe e t al ge y i rngi pr uc w a de i ned and m a acur , and f om he ocai r he le dl nfi ng od t s s g nuf t ed r whe e m a ke i a s l de sons ae m a . SeeTr ce W ic I ,2009 W L 455 r r tng nd aes cii r de a - lo. nc. 432,a *2; t s as Amaz c v.Ce ant Cop . 404 F.Supp. 2 1 6 1 6 ( . W a h.2 0 ) ee lo on.om nd , d 25 , 2 0 W D. s 0 5 . Bi ompa i esa gu t tt ce e ofgr viy i t i t ntm a tri Oxf d, Conneci ut a oc tbl r es ha he ntr a t n he nsa te s or tc , s Oxf d i whe e Bi ompai e i he or s r oc tbls s adqua t e a whe e Bi om pa i e de i d, a rer d nd r oc tbl s sgne nd c i s t m a a m r , is Anc se d t c ogy. To t e e t t t Am e d ontnue o nuf c e t hor e e hnol he xt nt ha he nde 4M ir phe i a gue t tt a tnda e ofBi ompa i e e oye a ta s wsout i c os rx r s ha he te nc oc tbls' mpl es t r de ho sde ofOxf d,Cor c i t m a Bi ompa i e 'cli t tt Sout or me tcu , ke oc tbl s a ms ha he hem DititofFl i i a src orda s n i nvenintf u l s lkel To s nco e or m es i y. uppor t s c am , Dr Ka a s a e t t he ha ça t nde t hi l i . pl n t t s ha s ç te d num e ous c er nc a tade s r onf e es nd r hows . . . i ctes outi of Connec iut a whih n ii sde tc t c ( o o ailswi se )wee atn e s' P . Re p. .B,a !1 ( No.3 -) 'he Bic mp tb e me s s r te d e . 1' s Ex ' s t 5 ECF 42. T uni t nde bi r to l naur of Dr Ka a s t tm o i not l t on t s Cour. The n e d dieci na t e . pl n' esi ny s os hi t i e ey i vi i e na u eofDr Ka a sca e f hi pa i t , howe r l dst sCour t ntns l ndi dualz d t r . pln' r or s ten s ve , ea hi to bele t tM ir phe i and Dr Ka a woul ne rhe e sbe m or i nve enc d we e t ive ha c os rx . pln d ve t l s e nco ni e r he i t mater ta f red t Bi ompa i es woul be we e t ma t t r mai i t nsnnt t r nse r han oc tbl d r he ter o e n n he Sout r DititofFl i he n src orda. 8 Compl ntfld by M ir phe i a lgesi rnge e ,Oxf d i c ra nl t c e ofg aviy ai ie c os rx le nfi m nt or s e ti y he entr r t o te isa tmatr To t ee tn ta t e Ame d d Co litalg swifu ifig me t f h n tn te. h xe t h t h n e mp an l e l l n rn e n, e howeve ,a numbe ofope a i f c se s onl a a r s tofBi r r r tve a t xit y s e ul ocompa i e aleg ac i t i tbl s l ed tviy n t Sou he n DititofFl i Spect a l M ir phe i c am st t he t r src orda. ik ly, c os rx l i ha M i os rx a Bi ompai e hel Ic nsng ne itonsi Fl i r ar ng cr phe i nd oc tbls d ie i gota i n orda eg di a pot nta lc ns t twoul have i ude t ' 0 pa e ,butBi ompai es e i l i e e ha d ncl d he 31 t nt oc tbl c e t t r nae t neg itons wihou e e i i o a lce e a e m e . hos o e mi t he ota i t t ntrng nt i ns gr e nt De pie knowldge ofM i r pherx' pa e rght a t i a iabiiy t t s t e c os i s t nt i s nd her pplc lt o he ac us d pr t ,Bi c e oduc s ocompa i es c i d is i rnge tbl ontnue t nfi mentoft ' 0 paen . he 31 t t On i or ton a belef s i rng ntha be n a i wilu . nf ma i nd i , uch nfi eme s e nd s lf l Am. mp .a ! 1 ( No.1 ) oe v r o t et l whn se lse i M ir s h rx' Co l, t 8 ECF 1.M r o e , f h weve e s s itd n co p e i s i ta dicl m e ,s ve a e Bi ompai es e oye who a e a ii t d t t siy r ga di nii l s os s e n r oc tbl ' mpl es r ntcpa t o e tf e r ng tlce i nego itons wih M ir phe i 'whi h wer he d i t Sout m DititofFl i . ti nsng ta i t c os rx' c e l n he he src orda P1' liilDico u e ,Ex.C,a 3 ( No.3 - ) As a rs l,t e o eaie f csi t e . nta sl s r s s t ECF 33 . e ut h p rtv a t n h i t t ma tr a ie fom a tvii i bot Col ctcuta Fl i a t f t i atbes nsan te rs r c i tes n h me i nd orda, nd he acor s t n u rl t r s c t wheh rta se i j tfe . e ta wi epe t o t e r n fr s usi d h 5. A vaia lt ofPr s l biiy oce s Bi om pai es i ntfe onl one s ii non- ry wines- Ga y A.Ln oc tbl de ii s y pecfc pa t t s r mour letx wh i n ts be tt te s b e a po r o t e S u h r Ditito Flrd . Th r i n o s o u j c o h u po n we f h o t en src f o ia e e s o i c ton t t M r La ze i ac u l unwilng t t tf a a t f m e owne of ndi a i ha . motr ux s t aly li o esiy, nd s he or r r Br c a hysc e es W ord W i , a a f m e c r i nc , l de nd or r haiman of Bi ocompa i e ,t s Cour ha no tbls hi t s r as t bele M r Ls o e wil no be a ia e t t tf Shoul M r La om e e on o ive . m ur ux l t val bl o esiy. d . m ux b c met valbe t tsiy h we e ,h i s b e tt c mp lo y p o e si te Ditito e o ma ia l o e tf , o v r e s u jc o o u s r r c s n h src f Conne tc a bot pa tes wilha s e opporu t t de e hi . Cons que l t c iut nd h ri l ve mpl t niy o pos m e nty, he e itn e o o poe ta wi s wh i n ts b e tt t e s b o n po ro t e So t en x se c f ne tn il t s o s o u j c o h u p e a we f h u h r ne 9 DititofFl i ma t a ia lt ofpr e sf c ora bes ne r lwih r s c t whehe src orda kes he va lbiiy oc s a t t t uta t e pe t o t r ta se i j siid. rn fr s u tfe 6.n e Reatve M e nsoft Pa tes li a he ri Bi om pai e i awholyoc tbls s l owne s i a y ofBi om pa i esUK Lt ., whih i t n d ubsdir oc tbl d c n ur i a s i a y of BTG l e ai na Lt ., a publcy tade c s ubsdir ntm to l d i l r d ompa o t Londo St c ny n he n ok Exc ng Bi ompa i e 'Br c ha e. oc tbl s a hyscince di so hm f t f lre pl s M ir phe i i e s vii n s ory-oz m oyee . c os rx s owned by Dr Ka a who i a s t Chi f Exe utve Ofk e . N o much es i kno . pln, s lo he e c i t r t le s wn r ga di t pa tes fna a m e and t r r peci abiii t conduc ltga i i a e r ng he ri ' i ncil ans hei es tve ltes o t ii ton n ditn f r m.Asars l,h f co i n u rl t r s e tt wh t e ta fri j siid. sa t o u t utt e a tr s e ta wih e p c o eh r r nse s u tfe A For sFa la iy wih t Govem i Law um' mii rt t he ng Ast i tnta ton a ie unde t lws oft Unie St t s t sCou tpr s he nsn ci rs s r he a he t d a e , hi r e umest t ha t DititofCor c iuti f m ii rwih pa e l w . The f c ori t ne r lwih r s c t he src me tc s n la t t nt a a t s hus uta t e pe t o wheh rta se i j si e t e r n f r s u tt d. i 8.n e W ei Ac or d aPl ntf' Choie ofFor ght c de ai its c um tû- pl ntf choie off um s d notbe dit bed unls i i cl ry out i d tlhe ai ifs c or houl sur e s t s ea l we ghe by o he c i r tons''Robi on v.Gi r c & Bil P. , 4 F.d2 3, 60( 1hCi. 9 6 t r onsde ai . ' ns a mar o l. C.7 3 5 2 1 t r 1 9 ) (u tn Ho l v Tn n r 6 0F.d 61 , 6 (t Ci. i B 1 81 Bic mp tbe ag e , q o ig wel . n e , 5 2 0 61 5h r Unt 9 :. o o ails r u s howe r t t wher t ce e of gr viy of a diput i l a e i a dif r nt f m , t ve , ha e he ntr a t s e s oc t d n fe e onl he pl i ifs c c of f u i e il d t l s def r nce Se Tr ce- ic l . 2009 W L antf hoi e or m s ntte o es ee . e a W l o. nc, 4 5 3 , t* (l l eet eo eaief csu d ryigt ec u eo a to dd n to c rwihn 5 4 2 a 2 tW h r h p rtv a t n el n h a s f cin i o c u t i ç t f um c e by t pl i if t c c off um i e il t Ees c i r to .' se he or hos n he antf, he hoie or s ntted o l s onsde ai n ' e ); a s A m g o co v. nda Co p. 404 F. S p 2 1 5 ,1 6 ( . W a h. 0 ) Balv r s lo n. m Ce nt r , u p. d 2 6 2 0 W D. s 2 05 ; lo ea v.Plr Phar a Co. N o.04-20360-C1 , 2004 W L 1 285 * ( D. a. zdue m , V 20 4, 1 S. Fl 2004) W i r ; ndmee 10 Com .v. m i Re nlon Pr .l ,61 F.Supp. 8 1 ( D. l.1 5 . No o l i M ir s hei odss nc. 7 , 0 S. Fa 98 ) t n y s c o p rx aFl i c por ton ha ng a prncpa pl c ofbusnes i t Sou he Ditito Flrda, but orda or a i vi i i l ae i s n he t m src f o i t sCour ha ar dy e m i d t oper tve f c si t i f tma t and ha c l hi t s lea xn ne he a i a t n he nsan ter s oncuded t t ha t f c s a ie fom a tvii i bot Co ci uta Fl i . Co eq nty,t s Cour has a he a t rs r c i tes n h nne tc nd orda ns ue l hi t sr n itr s i a j dc tngt ei tn d s u e a dt ed fr nc a c r e t Plitf sc o c to g ne et n d u iai h nsa t ip t, n h e ee e c o d d o anif h ie off um weghsa i tta f r i t ac i . or i ga ns r nse rng he ton 9.TralEfi e a t I e e t ofJ tc i fcincy nd he ntr ss usie Thei t ca ei c r l s tf tilc nsant s s urenty e or ra omm e ng t t we ti lperod ofAugus nci he wo- ek ra i t 1 201 Thi Cour fndst tta f rng t scas t t Diti tofConne tc woul lkel 3, 2. s t i ha r nseri hi e o he src c iut d i y r ul i de a W hie docke consde a i a e a t i c i r ton,' Tr ce W ic I , es t n l y. l t i r tons r i nor onsde a i ' a - lo. nc. m 2009 W L 455432,a *4,E pe ge r l i c i r a g t ng i f de a c t .' W i t t ed ne aly s onsde ed ood hi n e r l ours ' ns s Eg p.LLC v.Ra c M Q . lc,6 F.S p 2 1 4 ,1 5 ( . W i.2 0 ) 'h s i ui. vo . n . 68 u p. 4 1 8 1 6 W D. s 0 9 . r i s es cily tuei t pa e c e : pe a l r n he t nt ontxt ( p tn u u ly.. i awmtn a st e r y a watn t e f ret erg tn A1 ae t s al .s sig se; vey e r iig o n o c h ih i c t i a yea t t a pa e e doe no have e usviy i t mar t Fo our s r ha t nt e s t xcl i t n he ke . r pli if onl i e esed i dn a s deay i s e t l s of a pr e , antfs y nt r t n m ge , l s om wha es obl m be a e t da a wiluli ael c pe a e f r t de e c us he m ges l tm t y om ns t o he f ndan ' us dtrng ts e li te c u t p o e dn a d te c u t r u iey a r p eu g n itr s. h o r r c e ig n h o rs o tn l wad rj d me t n ee t Nonehees ,tme s t l s i pentwaii f a c tr ol i i tm et tc nnotbe s tng or our es uton s i ha a pent usngt pr e oft fr ts tt s ot r . Furhe ,whie pl ntfswatf i he oc eds he is ui o ue he s t r l ai if i or a c tr s uton,def nt ca desgn a ot t pa e ee' i nton,a our e ol i enda s n i r md he t nt s nve i nd dely ma alo brng mar t cha a y s i ke nges t r nder t pae e i nton l s hat e he tnt d nve i es val bl ua e. Mak A.Le e ,W h r t Fie Yo Pae tCa e 3 AI LA Q..4 ,4 3 (01 )(ne l r mly ee o l m tn s , 8 P J 01 0 2 0 itma ctto so t d . I t i lg t i i ce rt tte itrsso j sie wo d n tb s r e b i in mit ) n h s ih , t s la ha h ne e t f u tc ul o e e v d y a e de a ngr ol i oft i t ntdipu e. l yi es uton he nsa s t 11 *#* Up n rv e te mao iy o fco sa ay e b t i Co r ae n u rlwi r s e tt o e iw, h j rt f a tr n lz d y hs u t r e ta t e p c o h wh t e ta fr i j siid. Of te rmanng fco s o l o e te c n ne e o t e eh r rnse s u tfe h e ii a t r, ny n - h o ve inc f h wine s - we g i f vo ofta f r whie t e - t conve e e oft pa te , t we g t s es i hs n a r r ns e , l hr e he ni nc he ri s he i ht a c r e t t e p an ifs c oc o f nl a tilet e c a d t e itrss o j sie c o d d o h litf h ie f o m, nd ra f n y n h ne et f u t ki c wt g a i tta f ni t a ton. De di whehert ta f a c e i ve mor t n i h ga ns r nse ng he ci ci ng t o r nser ms nvol s e ha j ttl i fco s Thi Co r h we e , idst a t s l f co i fvo o ta frd e n t us al ng a t r. s u q o v r fn h t he oe a tr n a r f rnse o s o y out i h t nlm e ousf cor t tc we g he l r a t s ha ouns lag ns ta f r Asa r ul,tansert t Ditit e ai t r nse . es t r f o he src ofCor ctcu i i ppr pra e me i t s na o it . Q TheFor see tonCl e um- lci aus The pa tes exe t consde a e e f t diputng t i ia i of a f um- e e ton ri r i r bl for s i he mplc tons or s l ci clus co aned wihi t c i ntalt ag ee ntbewe n M ir pherx a W ord W i e. a e nt i t n he onfde i iy r me t e c os i nd l d M i os rx ar ue t tt ca e f c Bi ompatbls a t a r rofW ord W i - t cr phe i g s ha he lus or es oc i e - s he cquie l de o ltgae t i t ntma tri t Sou he DititofFl i whie Bi ompa i esas e t t ti ii t he nsn te n he t m src orda, l oc tbl s rs ha t i no bot by a agr e e i wasnotapa t t W hienotdipostve t pr s nceofa vai s t md n e m nt t ry o. l s ii , he e e ld f u -elc i caus i ta sg fca f c or t t fgur s c nta l i t ditit c ts or m s e ton l e s < i nii nt a t ha i e e r ly n he src our' c l us' r r ng whe he ta f ri a oprae. St r Or .I v.Ri h Cor ,487 U. acul ' ega di t r r ns e s ppr i t ewa t g. nc. co p. S. 2 , 9( 9 8 ; e as I r Rio Co p.8 0F.d5 0 5 3( 1hCi.1 9 .Ast i Co r hm 2 2 1 8 ) s e lo n e c h r , 7 2 7 , 7 1 t r 98 ) hs u t s ar ad deer ne t tta fr t t Dititof Co c iuti i ppr it e n a e t le y t mi d ha r nse o he src nne tc s na oprae ve bs nt he e se ofava i f u -e e ton clus t sCo tde i t de i a t stme wha efe t xitnce ld or m s l c i a e, hi ur clnes o c de t hi i t fc, i a t ag ee tbe wee M ir phe i a W ord W i hasi t i f nta ton be wee f ny, he r men t n c os rx nd l de n he nsn c i t n M i os rx a Bi om pa i es cr phe i nd oc tbl . 12 I CONCLUSI V. ON Fort f e ngr as ,i i he or goi e ons t s ORDERED AND ADJ UDGED t a t eDee d n ' M oi nt Tr n frVe u ( No. h t h f n a ts to o a se n e ECF 3 )i DENI 3 s ED. DON E AND ORDERED i Cha r atM im i Foiati n mbe s a , lr ,hs d ia o Jn ay2 1 . y f aur, 02 ,7 h. K.M I CHAEL M OORE UNI TED STATES DI STRI J CT UDGE cc : Al co e ofr c d 1 uns l e or 1 3
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