ZEP Solar, Inc et al v. Westinghouse Solar, Inc et al

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ORDER GRANTING 24 Stipulation TO STAY PROCEEDINGS PENDING REEXAMINATION OF U.S. PATENT NO. 7,987,641. Signed by Judge Jeffey S. White on 10/3/11. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/3/2011)

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RODERICK M. THOMPSON (State Bar No. 96192)
[e-mail]
JEFFREY M. FISHER (State Bar No. 155284)
[e-mail]
DEEPAK GUPTA (State Bar No. 226991)
[e-mail]
FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL LLP
235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
ZEP SOLAR, INC.; TRINA SOLAR (U.S.), INC.; and
CHANGZHOU TRINA SOLAR ENERGY CO., LTD.

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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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ZEP SOLAR, INC., a California corporation;
TRINA SOLAR (U.S.), INC., a Delaware
corporation; and CHANGZHOU TRINA
SOLAR ENERGY CO., LTD., a People’s
Republic of China Corporation,

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER TO STAY PROCEEDINGS
PENDING REEXAMINATION OF U.S.
PATENT NO. 7,987,641

Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 3:11-CV-03800-JSW

vs.
WESTINGHOUSE SOLAR, INC., (formerly
known as AKEENA SOLAR, INC.), a
Delaware corporation; and ANDALAY
SOLAR, INC., a California corporation,

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Defendants.
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Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-12, Plaintiffs Zep Solar, Inc., Trina Solar (U.S.), Inc., and

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Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd. (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), and Defendants

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Westinghouse Solar, Inc. (formerly known as Akeena Solar, Inc.), and Andalay Solar, Inc.

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(collectively, “Defendants”), hereby stipulate as follows:

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Farella Braun + Martel LLP
235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
[phone]

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER
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STIPULATION

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WHEREAS, on August 2, 2011, Plaintiffs filed this action seeking a declaratory judgment
of non-infringement and invalidity of U.S. Patent No. 7,987,641 (the “‘641 Patent”) (Dkt. 1);

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WHEREAS, on August 5, 2011, Plaintiffs filed with the United States Patent and

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Trademark Office (“PTO”) a request for inter partes reexamination of the ‘641 Patent with

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proposed rejections of all claims of the ‘641 Patent in view of certain prior art (App. Num.

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95/001,704);

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WHEREAS, on September 23, 2011, the PTO granted Plaintiffs’ request for inter partes
reexamination and issued a first office action with non-final rejections of all claims of the ‘641
Patent;

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WHEREAS, this Court has stayed other litigation involving Plaintiff Zep Solar and

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Defendants pending inter partes reexamination of a patent related to the ‘641 Patent and has

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ordered the parties to submit a joint status report regarding the status of those reexamination

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proceedings every 120 days, or sooner if the PTO issues a final decision, until that stay is lifted

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(Case 3:09-cv-05040-JSW, Dkt. 75, pp. 7-8 (involving U.S. Patent No. 7,406,800));

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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by all parties to this action,
through their counsel of record, that,

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1. This action be stayed pending conclusion of reexamination proceedings for the
‘641 Patent;

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2. All case deadlines, including Defendants’ time to respond to the Complaint, the

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Case Management Conference set for October 28, 2011 and related deadlines, and any other

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deadlines, be taken off calendar (Dkts. 20 & 22); and

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3. The parties shall submit a joint status report regarding the status of reexamination

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proceedings every 120 days, or sooner if the PTO issues a final decision, until the stay is lifted.

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235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
[phone]

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Dated: September 30, 2011

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FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL LLP

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By:

/s/ Jeffrey M. Fisher
Jeffrey M. Fisher

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs
ZEP SOLAR, INC.; TRINA SOLAR
(U.S.), INC.; and CHANGZHOU TRINA
SOLAR ENERGY CO., LTD.

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Dated: September 30, 2011

SNELL & WILMER LLP

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By:

/s/ J. Rick Taché
J. Rick Taché

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Attorneys for Defendants
WESTINGHOUSE SOLAR, INC. and
ANDALAY SOLAR, INC.

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ORDER

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED,
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Dated: October 3, 2011

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HONORABLE JEFFREY S. WHITE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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Farella Braun + Martel LLP
235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor
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