Nokia Corporation et al v. AU Optronics Corporation et al

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ORDER Regarding Scheduling in Nokia Action (tf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/11/2010)

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PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP JOHN M. GRENFELL (CA State Bar No. 88500) [e-mail] JACOB R. SORENSEN (CA State Bar No. 209134) [e-mail] FUSAE NARA (pro hac vice) [e-mail] 50 Fremont Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants SHARP CORPORATION and SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORATION [additional counsel listed on signature pages] UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE TFT-LCD (FLAT PANEL) ANTITRUST LITIGATION

Master File No. 3:07-md-1827 SI MDL No. 1827 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING SCHEDULING IN NOKIA ACTION

This Document Relates to Case No. 09CV-5609 SI NOKIA CORPORATION and NOKIA INC., Plaintiffs, v. AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION; AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION AMERICA, INC.; CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.; TATUNG COMPANY; TATUNG COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC.; SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION; EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION; EPSON ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.; HITACHI, LTD.; HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.; HITACHI ELECTRONIC DEVICES (USA), INC.; LG DISPLAY CO. LTD.; PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION; SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; 1
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SAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.; SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.; SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.; SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC.; SHARP CORPORATION; SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORATION; TOSHIBA CORPORATION; TOSHIBA AMERICA ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, INC.; TOSHIBA MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.; and TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC., Defendants.

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WHEREAS plaintiffs Nokia Corporation and Nokia Inc. (jointly, "Nokia") filed the above-captioned lawsuit on November 25, 2009; WHEREAS, pursuant to the Court's order of June 29, 2010, Nokia filed an Amended Complaint for Damages and Injunctive Relief on July 23, 2010; WHEREAS the parties have reached an agreement, pursuant to Civil L.R. 6-1, to extend the time within which defendants must move against, answer or otherwise respond to Nokia's amended complaint; WHEREAS, this extension will not alter the date of any event or any deadline already fixed by the Court; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and among the undersigned counsel, on behalf of their respective clients, Nokia, on the one hand, and defendants AU Optronics Corporation; AU Optronics Corporation America, Inc.; Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.; Tatung Company; Tatung Company of America, Inc.; Seiko Epson Corporation; Epson Imaging Devices Corporation; Epson Electronics America, Inc.; Hitachi, Ltd.; Hitachi Displays, Ltd.; Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA), Inc.; Philips Electronics North America Corporation; Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.; Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.; Samsung Electronics America, Inc.; Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.; Samsung SDI America, Inc.; Sharp Corporation; Sharp Electronics Corporation; Tatung Company;

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Tatung Company of America, Inc.; Toshiba Corporation; Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.; Toshiba Mobile Display Co., Ltd.; and Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. (collectively, "Stipulating Defendants") on the other hand, as follows: 1. Stipulating Defendants will have until August 27, 2010, to move against, answer or otherwise respond to Nokia's amended complaint. 2. Entering into this stipulation does not effect a waiver of any defense under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12. This stipulation does not constitute a waiver of any challenge to personal jurisdiction by any Defendant. IT IS SO STIPULATED: Dated: August 5, 2010. Counsel for Plaintiffs Nokia Corporation and Nokia, Inc. By: /s/ Randall Allen Randall Allen ALSTON + BIRD LLP Two Palo Alto Square 3000 El Camino Real, Suite 400 Palo Alto, California 650-838-2001 Peter Kontio Valarie C. Williams B. Parker Miller ALSTON + BIRD LLP 1201 West Peachtree Street Atlanta, GA 30309 404-881-7000 Richard W. Stimson ALSTON + BIRD LLP Chase Tower, Suite 3601 2200 Ross Avenue Dallas, Texas 75201 214-922-3400

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Counsel for AU Optronics Corporation, AU Optronics Corporation America, Inc.

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/s/ Carl L. Blumenstein Carl L. Blumenstein Christopher A. Nedeau Bryan B. Barnhart Nossaman LLP 50 California Street, 34th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 415-438-7274

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/s/ Joel S. Sanders Joel S. Sanders Rachel S. Brass Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 555 Mission Street, Suite 3000 San Francisco, CA 94105 415-393-8306

Counsel for Seiko Epson Corporation, Epson Imaging Devices Corporation, Epson Electronics America, Inc.

By:

/s/ Stephen P. Freccero Melvin R. Goldman Stephen P. Freccero Derek F. Foran Morrison & Foerster LLP 425 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94105 415-268-9000

Counsel for Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Displays, By: Ltd., Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA), Inc.

/s/ Kent M. Roger Kent M. Roger Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP One Market Spear Street Tower San Francisco, CA 94105 415-442-1140

Counsel for Philips Electronics North America Corporation

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/s/ Garrard R. Beeney Garrard R. Beeney Theodore Edelman Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 125 Broad Street New York, NY 10004-2498 212-558-4000

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Counsel for Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Semiconductor, Inc., Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

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/s/ Derek Ludwin Robert D. Wick Timothy C. Hester Derek Ludwin Covington & Burling LLP 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 202-662-6000

Counsel for Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Samsung SDI America, Inc.

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/s/ Michael W. Scarborough Gary L. Halling James L. McGinnis Michael W. Scarborough Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-4106 415-434-9100

Counsel for Sharp Corporation, Sharp Electronics Corporation

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/s/ John M. Grenfell John M. Grenfell Jacob R. Sorensen Fusae Nara Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 50 Fremont Street San Francisco, CA 94120-7880 415-983-1000

Counsel for Tatung Company, Tatung Company of America, Inc.

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/s/ Patrick J. Ahern Patrick J. Ahern Roxane C. Busey Karen Sewell Baker & McKenzie LLP One Prudential Plaza 130 East Randolph Drive Chicago, IL 60601 312-861-8000

Counsel for Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., Toshiba Mobile Display Co., Ltd., Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.

By:

/s/ John H. Chung Wayne A. Cross John H. Chung White & Case LLP 1155 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 212-819-8200

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Attestation: The filer of this document attests that the concurrence of the other signatories thereto has been obtained.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: ____________________________

_______________________________________ Hon. Susan Illston United States District Judge

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