Applied Materials,Inc., v. Negevtech,Inc., et al

Filing 173

ORDER TO FILE JOINT STATUS REPORT (SI, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/4/2009)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 United United States District Court For the Northern District of California 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. and APPLIED MATERIALS ISRAEL, LTD., Plaintiffs, v. NEGEVTECH, INC. and NEGEVTECH LTD., Defendants. / No. C 04-3656 SI ORDER TO FILE JOINT STATUS REPORT

By order of this Court entered on March 5, 2008, based on the stipulation of the parties, this action was stayed pending PTO re-examination. The stipulation and order provided that a Joint Status Report should be provided every four months thereafter. In July, 2008, the parties filed a joint report, but te parties have filed nothing since then. Accordingly, the parties are ORDERED to file a Joint Status Report no later than August 14, 2009, informing the Court of the status of the reexamination proceedings and projecting when this case may again be activated. As counsel are aware, the action has been effectively stalled since October, 2005, based on the PTO re-examination proceedings concerning the `921 patent (initiated in June, 2005) and the reexamination request made to the PTO concerning the `891 patent (initiated in January, 2007). Under these circumstances, and depending on the content of the Joint Status Report to be received, the Court will consider ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSING this action, without prejudice to re-activation when/if the PTO proceedings are finalized and the relevant claims remain intact. Preliminary relief currently in place would be maintained. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: August 4, 2009 SUSAN ILLSTON United States District Judge