Plexxikon Inc. v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 PLEXXIKON INC., Case No. 17-cv-04405-HSG Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINITFF’S

MOTIONS IN LIMINE NO. 2 AND

v. AND GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

MOTION IN LIMINE NO.

NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION, Re: Dkt. Nos. 260, 262, 268 11 Defendant. 12 The Court rules on the pending motions in limine (“MIL”) described below as follows, and will continue to issue rulings on the remaining MILs on a rolling basis. I. PLAINTIFF’S MIL NO. 2 Plaintiff Plexxikon Inc.’s MIL No. 2 seeks an order precluding the “denigration” of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). Dkt. No. 260. The parties agree that the Court should show the jury the Federal Judicial Center video routinely shown in patent cases. Dkt. No. 260 at 2; Dkt. No. 284 at 1. That video directly introduces the concepts that “there is of course the possibility that mistakes were made or important information overlooked,” and that…