Erfindergemeinschaft UroPep GbR v. Eli Lilly and Company et al, No. 2:15-cv-01202 (E.D. Tex. Jan. 20, 2017)

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Before the Court is Defendant Eli Lilly and Company’s Motion to Amend Its Affirmative Defenses to Add the Defense of Unclean Hands (“Motion to Amend”) , Dkt. No. 153. The motion was briefed by the parties, see Dkt. Nos. 153, 158, 164, and 167, and argued during a telephonic hearing conducted on January 18, 2017. The motion is DENIED. BACKGROUND This action was filed on July 1, 2015. The deadline for the parties to amend their pleadings was April 7, 2016. Fact discovery closed on October 28, 2016, and expert discovery closed on December 23, 2016.