Masterobjects, Inc. v. Yahoo! Inc.

Filing 32

ORDER GRANTING 31 STIPULATION TO AMEND CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE. Signed by Judge JEFFREY S. WHITE on 3/22/12. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/22/2012)

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SPENCER HOSIE (CA Bar No. 101777)
[e-mail]
DIANE S. RICE (CA Bar No. 118303)
[e-mail]
GEORGE F. BISHOP (CA Bar No. 89205)
[e-mail]
HOSIE RICE LLP
Transamerica Pyramid
600 Montgomery Street, 34th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
[phone] Tel.
[phone] Fax

8 Attorneys for Plaintiff
9 MASTEROBJECTS, INC.

CHARLES K. VERHOEVEN (CA Bar No. 170151)
[e-mail]
JENNIFER A. KASH (CA Bar No. 203679)
[e-mail]
KEVIN A. SMITH (CA Bar No. 250814)
[e-mail]
QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART &
SULLIVAN, LLP
50 California Street, 22nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-4788
[phone] Tel.
[phone] Fax
Attorneys for Defendant
YAHOO!, INC.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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MASTEROBJECTS, INC.,
Case No. C 11-2539 JSW

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Plaintiff,
v.
YAHOO!, INC.,

STIPULATION TO AMEND CASE
MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER

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Defendant.

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SCHEDULE AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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Plaintiff MasterObjects, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) and defendant Yahoo!, Inc. (“Defendant”),

2 hereby stipulate through their respective counsel of record as follows:
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WHEREAS, on or about May 25, 2011, Plaintiff served its Original Complaint upon

4 Defendant; Plaintiff’s Complaint alleges counts for patent infringement, including direct
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infringement, induced infringement, contributory infringement, and willful infringement;
WHEREAS, Defendant filed its Amended Answer and Counterclaims on or about

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August 8, 2011, and Plaintiff filed its Answer to Amended Counterclaims on or about August

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WHEREAS, on December 9, 2011, the Court, pursuant to stipulation, granted

11 plaintiff leave to amend its complaint to add claims for infringement of two patents that
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amended case management schedule;

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WHEREAS, Defendant and Plaintiff have agreed and further stipulated to amending

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the current case management schedule so as to extend by 14 days the dates for only (a) the

17 P.L.R. 4.2 Exchange of Preliminary Claim Constructions and Preliminary Identifications of
18 Extrinsic Evidence, to April 9, 2012, and (b) the P.L.R. 4.3 filing of the Joint Claim Chart,
19 Worksheet and Hearing Statement, to May 4. 2012;
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WHEREAS, the requested amendment would not change any other date on the
current case management schedule, and would still leave more than a month from filing of

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the Joint Claim Chart before the filing of the Opening Claim Construction Brief, on June 5,
2012; and
WHEREAS the parties agree that the extension of dates requested herein would

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facilitate the parties’ good faith efforts to narrow the issues for claim construction (P.L.R.

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WHEREFORE IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED BY THE PARTIES HERETO that

4 the Amended Case Management Order, entered on December 9, 2011, is hereby amended so
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that the due dates for the following activities are as set forth below:

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P.L.R. 4.2 Exchange of Preliminary Claim
April 9, 2012
Constructions and Preliminary Identifications
of Extrinsic Evidence
P.L.R. 4.3 Filing of the Joint Claim Chart,
May 4. 2012
Worksheet and Hearing Statement

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Dated: March 21, 2012

Respectfully submitted:

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By:__/s/ George F. Bishop___________________
George F. Bishop
Attorneys for Plaintiff
MasterObjects, Inc.

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By:__/s/ Kevin A. Smith______________________
Kevin A. Smith
Attorneys for Defendant
Yahoo!, Inc.

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I hereby attest pursuant to General Order 45.X.B. that concurrence in the electronic

22 filing of this document has been obtained from the other signatories.
23 DATED: March 21, 2012
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__/s/ George F. Bishop_____________
George F. Bishop

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION IT IS ORDERED THAT

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The parties’ stipulated motion to amend the Case Management Schedule is

3 GRANTED. The due dates for the following activities are now as set forth below:
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P.L.R. 4.2 Exchange of Preliminary Claim
April 9, 2012
Constructions and Preliminary Identifications
of Extrinsic Evidence
P.L.R. 4.3 Filing of the Joint Claim Chart,
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Worksheet and Hearing Statement

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Dated: March ___, 2012

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Honorable Jeffrey S. White
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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