Nuance Communications, Inc. v. Abbyy Software House et al
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ORDER GRANTING 678 STIPULATION REGARDING SUPPLEMENTAL TRADE DRESS EXPERT REPORTS. Signed by Judge JEFFREY S. WHITE on 5/21/13. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/21/2013)
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M. CRAIG TYLER, Pro Hac Vice
CTyler@wsgr.com
ABRAHAM DELAO, Pro Hac Vice
ADelao@wsgr.com
HENRY PAN, Pro Hac Vice
HPan@wsgr.com
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
Professional Corporation
900 South Capital of Texas Highway
Las Cimas IV, Fifth Floor
Austin, Texas 78746-5546
Telephone: 512.338.5400
Facsimile: 512.338.5499
JAMES C. YOON (CA SBN 177155)
JYoon@wsgr.com
CHRISTOPHER P. GREWE (CA SBN 245938)
CGrewe@wsgr.com
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304-1050
Telephone: 650.493.9300
Facsimile: 650.565.5100
JAMES P. BENNETT (CA SBN 65179)
JBennett@mofo.com
MICHAEL A. JACOBS (CA SBN
111664)
MJacobs@mofo.com
BROOKS M. BEARD (CA SBN 181271)
BBeard@mofo.com
RICHARD S.J. HUNG (CA SBN 197425)
RHung@mofo.com
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
425 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94105-2482
Telephone: 415.268.7000
Facsimile: 415.268.7522
Attorneys for Plaintiff
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
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NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
Plaintiff,
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v.
ABBYY USA SOFTWARE HOUSE, INC., a
California corporation, ABBYY SOFTWARE,
LTD., a Cyprus corporation, ABBYY
PRODUCTION, LLC, a Russian corporation, and
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC., a
Delaware corporation,
Case No.
C 08-02912 JSW MEJ
STIPULATION AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER
REGARDING SUPPLEMENTAL
TRADE DRESS EXPERT
REPORTS
Defendants.
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STIPULATION RE: SUPPLEMENTAL TRADE DRESS EXPERT REPORTS
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Pursuant to Civil L.R. 6-2, Plaintiff Nuance Communications, Inc. (“Nuance”), and
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Defendants ABBYY Software House, Inc., ABBYY Software, Ltd., ABBYY Production, LLC
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(collectively, “ABBYY Defendants”), and Lexmark International, Inc. (“Lexmark”), file this joint
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stipulation regarding supplemental trade dress expert reports.
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WHEREAS, Nuance moved for discovery sanctions against the ABBYY Defendants for
late production of documents in August 2012 (Dkt. No. 499);
WHEREAS, Magistrate Judge James issued an order relating to Nuance’s request for
sanctions (Dkt. No. 571);
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WHEREAS, in January 2013, the Court granted Nuance “an extension of eight weeks for
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discovery limited to the discrete issues relating to the ABBYY Defendants’ later production and
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require[d] the ABBYY Defendants to timely re-produce relevant witnesses[,]” (Dkt. No. 582);
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WHEREAS, after completing the additional depositions, Nuance’s trade dress expert,
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Dr. Frazier, prepared a supplemental expert report, a copy of which was provided to Defendants
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on April 15, 2013;
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WHEREAS, the parties had numerous meet and confer discussions, including one in
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person meeting, to discuss whether Defendants would agree to permit Dr. Frazier’s supplemental
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report to be added to the case, set a due date for a supplemental rebuttal report from Dr. Simonson
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(one of Defendants’ trade dress experts), and identify dates for potential follow-up depositions;
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WHEREAS, the parties reached agreement on these issues during the meet and confer
process;
WHEREAS, the Court’s April 2, 2013 Order Setting Schedule (Dkt. No. 649) set the
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Pretrial Conference for July 22, 2013, at 2:00 p.m., Jury Selection for August 7, 2013, at
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8:00 a.m., and Trial for August 12, 2013, at 8:00 a.m;
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WHEREAS, the agreements set forth in this stipulation, if adopted by the Court via an
order, will have no effect on the remaining schedule for the case.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED and agreed to by and between the
parties, through their respective counsel, as follows:
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Dr. Frazier’s supplemental expert report is deemed timely disclosed pursuant to
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Rule 26 without requiring a motion for leave, but without prejudice to the ABBYY
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Defendants’ ability to seek to strike the report, in whole or in part, on grounds
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other than timeliness;
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Dr. Simonson’s supplemental rebuttal expert report will be provided to Nuance on
May 20, 2013;
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if Defendants so request, Dr. Simonson will have up to one additional week to
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provide Nuance with his supplemental rebuttal expert report (by no later than
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Monday, May 27, 2013);
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if Dr. Simonson’s supplemental rebuttal expert report is timely provided to
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Nuance, it will be deemed timely disclosed pursuant to Rule 26 without requiring a
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motion for leave, but without prejudice to Nuance’s ability to seek to strike the
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report, in whole or in part, on grounds other than timeliness;
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if Defendants decide to conduct a follow-up deposition of Dr. Frazier, it will take
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place in Los Angeles on a date to be determined by the parties, will proceed for no
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more than two hours on-the-record, and questioning will be limited to the subject
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matter of Dr. Frazier’s supplemental expert report; and
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if Nuance decides to conduct a follow-up deposition of Dr. Simonson, it will take
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place in New York on June 3, 2013, starting at 9:30 am, will proceed for no more
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than two hours on-the-record, and questioning will be limited to the subject matter
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of Dr. Simonson’s supplemental expert report
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IT IS SO STIPULATED.
Dated: May 20, 2013
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
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By: /s/ Brooks M. Beard
BROOKS M. BEARD
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Attorneys for Plaintiff
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS,
INC.
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Dated: May 20, 2013
FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP
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By:
/s/ Erik R. Puknys
Erik R. Puknys
Attorneys for Defendants
ABBYY USA SOFTWARE HOUSE,
INC., ABBYY SOFTWARE, LTD.,
ABBYY PRODUCTION, LLC, and
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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ORDER
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Pursuant to stipulation,
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: May21, 2013
Honorable Jeffrey S. White
United States District Judge
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