ChromaDex-Elysium Litigation -- The Documents

Delaware is the forum for ChromaDex's patent infringement claims. Elysium has filed a motion to stay the matter, which is fully briefed, and ChromaDex has requested oral argument. There has been no scheduling conference. Now that the PTAB has issued its ruling, but the court has put the case on hold until after one of the California claims is resolved. After the California trial was delayed, ChromaDex moved to lift the stay. That motion has been fully briefed and is pending before the Court. More details here.

In a completely separate action in Delaware, Covance, which purchased ChromaDex's testing business for $7.5M, claims that ChromaDex should have delivered its ComplyID library as part of the deal. The matter settled on November 13, 2019.

Elysium Patent Infringement Case:

Pleadings

ChromaDex's Complaint

Exhibits to Complaint

Elysium's Answer

Elysium's First Amended Answer

Motion to Stay

Elysium's Opening Brief

ChromaDex's Opposition Brief

Elysium's Reply Brief

ChromaDex's Request Based on the PTAB Decision

Elysium's Letter Based on the PTAB Decision

Order Partially Granting Stay Motion

Lift Stay Motion

CDXC Opening Brief

Elysium's Opposition Brief

CDXC Reply Brief

Scheduling

Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer

Scheduling Conference Set

Elysium's Request to Delay Scheduling Conference

Second Scheduling Conference Set

Proposed Scheduling Order

Covance Breach of Contract Case:

Pleadings

Covance's Complaint

ChromaDex's Answer

Schedule

Approved Scheduling Order

NEW: Interim Report (SEP 2019)

New York (USDC SDNY, Chief Judge Colleen McMahon )

The New York litigation began when Elysium sued ChromaDex for filing a citizen petition asking the FDA to stop Elysium's sale of adulterated health supplements. ChromaDex then sued Elysium back alleging that Elysium was founded with the express purpose of wresting control of NR from ChromaDex and executing a "nefarious plan" to damage or destroy ChromaDex. The two lawsuits were consolidated by Judge Valerie Caproni and then transferred to Judge McMahon. ChromaDex's claims mostly survived Elysium's motion to dismiss, but Judge McMahon dismissed Elysium's claims on the ground that ChromaDex's FDA petition was protected by the First Amendment, and denied Elysium's motion to reconsider that ruling., However, Elysium also has a large number of new counterclaims unrelated to the FDA petition, and ChromaDex has filed an amended complaint that adds new claims and significantly strengthens its case for false advertising and unfair competition. Discovery was underway, and a jury trial was expected in summer, 2020, but the Court stayed the case for six months while counsel prepared for trial in California. The Court also warned that no further delays would be allowed. More details here.

Pleadings

CDXC's Complaint

Elysium's Complaint

Elysium's Answer and Counterclaims

ChromaDex's Answer

CDXC's Proposed First Amended Complaint

* Exhibit AA (Nutritional Outlook Article)

* Exhibit BB (Elysium Study re: LDL-C)

Elysium's Answer to FAC and Counterclaims

ChromaDex's Objection and Answer to Counterclaims

Elysium's Proposed 2nd Amended Counterclaims

ChromaDex's Answer to 2nd Amended Counterclaims

ChromaDex's Motion to Dismiss

ChromaDex' Brief

Elysium's Opposition

ChromaDex's Reply

First Order -- Granting and Denying in Part

Decision Granting CDXC's Motion to Dismiss

Converted Motion for Summary Judgment on Noerr-Pennington

ChromaDex's Brief

Elysium's Brief

ChromaDex's Proposal to File Additional Evidence

ChromaDex's 300+ Pages of Additional Evidence

Elysium's Objection to ChromaDex's Additional Evidence

Order Allowing Additional Evidence

Decision Granting CDXC's Motion to Dismiss

Elysium's Motion for Reconsideration

Order DENYING Elysium's Motion for Reconsideration

Elysium's Motion to Dismiss

Elysium's Brief

ChromaDex's Opposition

Elysium's Reply

First Order -- Granting and Denying in Part

Letters re: FDA Proceeding

ChromaDex's Supplemental Letter

Elysium's Reply Letter

CDXC's Motion to File First Amended Complaint

ChromaDex's Brief in Support

Elysium's Declaration of No Objection to Amending

Order Granting Motion to Amend

Scheduling Orders

ORDER Consolidating the Cases

Substitution of Judges

Joint Letter on SJ Evidence

Court's approval of Elysium's Late Brief

Parties' Joint Summary of the CA Litigation

Elysium's's Motion to File 2nd Amended Counterclaims

Elysium's Brief in Support

Utah (Novex False Advertising Lawsuit)

Novex's Complaint

ChromaDex's Answer and Counterclaims

Novex's Motion to Dismiss

ChromaDex's Opposition Brief

Novex's Reply Brief

Proposed Discovery Plan

Scheduling Order

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Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)

Elysium filed Inter Partes Review petitions challenging the validity of two of ChromaDex's patents, the '086 Pharmaceutical Patent, and the '807 Health Supplement Patent. The PTAB rejected Elysium's challenge to the '807 Patent, but initiated an IPR to review whether the '086 Patent was invalid because it was anticipated by milk and buttermilk as prior art. Oral Argument in the IPR was held on October 2, 2018, and on January 16, 2019, the PTAB ruled that Claim 2 was upheld, and Claims 1, 3, 4, and 5 were invalid as anticipated by prior art. Both sides have appealed to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), and the matter is fully briefed. Oral argument is expected in the first half of 2020. More details here.

Preliminary Documents - '807

'807 Patent

Elysium's Petition

ChromaDex's Preliminary Response

PTAB's ORDER Denying IPR

Preliminary Documents - '086

'086 Patent

Elysium's Petition

ChromaDex's Preliminary Response

PTAB's ORDER Granting IPR in part

ChromaDex's Final Response

Elysium's Reply to Final Response

Discovery Phase

Objections to Elysium's Exhibits

Declaration of Joe Baur

Deposition of Joe Baur

Declaration of Sunny Zhou

Deposition of Sunny Zhou

Trial

Transcript of Oral Arguments

Final Decision

Scheduling Orders

Initial Scheduling Order

Joint Stipulation Adding Two Weeks

2nd Revised Scheduling Order

PTAB Order adding Claim 2

ChromaDex's Motion for Rehearing

Elysium's Opposition to Rehearing

Elysium's Request for Oral Argument

CDXC's Request for Oral Argument

Denial of Motion for Rehearing

Order Granting Oral Argument

Appeal to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Elysium's Notice of Appeal

ChromaDex's Notice of Cross-Appeal

Elysium's Appellate Brief

NEW: ChromaDex's Requests Extension of Time

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

ChromaDex filed a citizen petition with the FDA complaining that Elysium's Basis was adulterated with toluene and that it lacked the necessary approvals as GRAS and/or an NDIN. More than a year later the FDA has not responded, and it's not clear whether it ever will. Whether the FDA is capable of acting on the petition was one issue in the New York litigation, before the Court granted summary judgment in favor of ChromaDex on those claims.

Litigation Documents

Your single source for the ChromaDex v. Elysium Court Filings

Underlying Contracts

Pleadings

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ChromaDex's Motion to Dismiss

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Elysium's Motion to Dismiss

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Motions to Dismiss Patent Misuse Claim

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

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Motion to Dismiss 5th Amended Complaint

Motion to Compel Discovery #1

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Motion to Compel Discovery #2

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Discovery Dispute #3 Clawback Motion

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Discovery Dispute #4 -- The Block Communications

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Discovery Dispute #5 -- The Slack Messages

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Discovery Dispute #6 -- Interrogatories and Documents

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NEW: Discovery Dispute #7 -- Work Product Shared with Accountants

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NEW: Discovery Dispute #8 -- Use of Materials in SDNY

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Discovery Documents

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Motion to Amend Pleadings

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Administrative Orders

Mediation

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Summary Judgment

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Summary Judgment Supplemental Briefing

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Evidentiary Motions (Motions in Limine)