Legal Opinion

In Re Genentech, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided May 22, 2009No. 2009-M901Published

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

LINN, Circuit Judge.

Genentech, Inc. (“Genentech”) and Biog-en Idee Inc. (“Biogen”) petition for a writ of mandamus to direct the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to vacate its March 19, 2009 order denying the petitioners’ motion to transfer venue, and to direct that court to transfer the case to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH (“Sanofi”) opposes. The petitioners move for leave to reply.

I. BACKGROUND

Genentech, which is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and Biogen, which has…

2Cases cited18 opinions

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  5. In re Volkswagen of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008

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