Abbyy USA Software House, Inc. v. Nuance Communications, Inc.

Filing 71

ORDER re Prior Art and Case Management. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on July 9, 2010. (jswlc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/9/2010)

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Abbyy USA Software House, Inc. v. Nuance Communications, Inc. Doc. 71 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC, Plaintiff, v. ABBYY SOFTWARE HOUSE, ET AL., Defendants. AND ALL RELATED CASES. / ORDER RE PRIOR ART REFERENCES AND CASE MANAGEMENT No. C 08-02912 JSW United States District Court 11 For the Northern District of California 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 On July 2, 2010, during the case management conference, this Court entered an order requiring Defendants to identify no more than 20 prior art references prior to claim construction. Since the time of that order, the Court has received three letters from the parties contesting that ruling. The Court has reviewed the parties' joint case management statement, heard the oral argument, and reviewed the submitted letters. For the reasons set forth during the case management conference, the Court maintains the current schedule. The parties must meet and confer to arrive a mutually-agreeably schedule by no later than July 16, 2010, which shall include the date for Defendants to provide their best prior art references prior to the Markman process. To the extent this Court's claim construction order provides good cause, Defendants shall be permitted to exchange prior art terms, while presumptively maintaining the same number of overall terms at issue. Dockets.Justia.com 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 To the extent the parties encounter difficult with determining precise interim dates and deadlines in the claim construction process, including the deadline for Defendants to submit their designated prior art references, the Court refers the parties to the Special Master for assistance. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: July 9, 2010 JEFFREY S. WHITE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE United States District Court 11 For the Northern District of California 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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