Legal Opinion
Chiron Corp. v. Genentech, Inc.
District Court, E.D. California
Decided December 10, 2001No. CIV S-00-1252WBSGGHPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
HOLLOWS, United States Magistrate Judge.
On December 6, 2001, the parties, by and through their counsel, were heard in connection with Chiron’s motion to compel further production of documents related to the advice of counsel defense asserted by Genentech. Counsels’ appearances were identified on the record.
Introduction and Summary
One of the defenses raised in the instant litigation (hereafter the ’561 patent) 1 is advice of counsel. This defense pertains to Chiron’s claim that Genentech willfully infringed the ’561 patent. Genentech agrees that it has waived attorney-client privilege and…
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