Chocoladefabriken Lindt and Sprungli Ag et al v. The Hershey Company et al

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ORDER re 5 Stipulation, filed by Chocoladefabriken Lindt and Sprungli Ag. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 1/12/09. (rssec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/12/2009)

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MICHAEL O. WARNECKE (IL. Bar No. 2942291) mwarnecke@perkinsco ie.com (Pro Hac Vice Application Pending) DEBRA R. BERNARD (IL. Bar No. 6191217) dbernard@perkinsco ie.co m (Pro Hac Vice Application Pending) PERKINS COIE LLP 131 S. Dearborn Street, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60603-5559 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 312.324.9400 JASON A. YURASEK (CA. Bar No. 202131) jyurasek@perkinsco ie.com PERKINS COIE LLP Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 2400 San Francisco, CA 94111-4131 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 415.344.7050 Attorneys for Plaintiffs CHOCOLADEFABRIKEN LINDT & SPRUNGLI AG and GHIRARDELLI CHOCOLATE COMPANY THOMAS A. SMART [e-mail] (Pro Hac Vice To Be Filed) PAUL C. LLEWELLYN [e-mail] (Pro Hac Vice To Be Filed) KAYE SCHOLER LLP 425 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys For Defendants THE HERSHEY COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, and HERSHEY CHOCOLATE & CONFECTIONARY CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation

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ATON ARBISSER, (Bar No. 150496) aton@kayescho ler.com KAYE SCHOLER LLP 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1700 Los Angeles, California 90067 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys For Defendants THE HERSHEY COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, and HERSHEY CHOCOLATE & CONFECTIONARY CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CASE NO. CV-08-5354 RS
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CHOCOLADEFABRIKEN LINDT & SPRUNGLI AG, a Swiss corporation, and GHIRARDELLI CHOCOLATE COMPANY, a California corporation, Plaint iffs, v. THE HERSHEY COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, and HERSHEY CHOCOLATE & CONFECTIONARY CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, Defendants.

Case No. CV-08-5354 RS

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE SERVICE OF PROCESS AND EXTENSION OF TIME FOR DEFENDANTS TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO PLAINTIFFS' FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

Plaint iffs CHOCOLADEFABRIKEN Lindt & Sprungli AG, and Ghirardelli Chocolate Company ("Plaintiffs") and Defendants The Hershey Company, and Hershey Chocolate & Confectionary Corporation ("Defendants"), by and through counsel, hereby stipulate as follows: WHEREAS, Plaintiffs filed an initial Complaint in this action on November 26th, 2008; WHEREAS, an order setting initial case management conference and ADR deadlines was filed on November 26th, 2008; WHEREAS, the initial case management conference in this case was set for March 25th, 2009; WHEREAS, Plaintiffs filed a First Amended Complaint in this action on December 8th, 2008; WHEREAS, Defendants agreed to acknowledge receipt and accept service of the First Amended Complaint through their counsel listed above in exchange for Plaintiffs' agreeing to extend Defendants' time to answer or otherwise respond to Defendants' First Amended Complaint to and including January 30, 2009. NOW THEREFORE, the parties through their undersigned counsel hereby stipulate as follows:

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Defendants acknowledge receipt and accept service of the First Amended Complaint through their counsel listed above, and Defendants shall answer or otherwise respond to the First Amended Complaint on or before January 30, 2009. IT IS SO STIPULATED: DATED: January 9, 2009 PERKINS COIE LLP By: /s/ Jason A. Yurasek Attorneys for Plaintiffs CHOCOLADEFABRIKEN LINDT & SPRUNGLI AG and GHIRARDELLI CHOCOLATE COMPANY

DATED: January 9, 2009

KAYE SCHOLER LLP By: /s/ Aton Arbisser Attorneys for Defendants THE HERSHEY COMPANY and HERSHEY CHOCOLATE & CONFECTIONERY CORPORATION [PROPOSED] ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. January 12 Dated: ______________, 2009 _________________________________ Honorable Richard Seeborg United States District Court Magistrate Judge

ATTESTATION I hereby attest that express concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from the other signatory whose conformed signature appears on this efiled document. DATED: January 9, 2009 PERKINS COIE LLP By: /s/ Jason A. Yurasek

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