Danisco US, Inc v. Novozymes A/S et al

Filing 60

CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER. Claims Construction and Motion Hearing set for 5/1/2015 09:30 AM. Tutorial Hearing set for 4/24/2015 10:00 AM. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 10/9/14. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/9/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DANISCO US, INC,

Case No. 12-cv-04502-RS

Plaintiff,
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v.

CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING
ORDER

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NOVOZYMES A/S, et al.,
Defendants.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Pursuant to Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the parties attended a Case

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Management Conference on October 9, 2014. After considering the Joint Case Management

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Statement submitted by the parties and consulting with the attorneys of record for the parties and

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good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

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1.

DISCOVERY.

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Discovery shall be limited as follows: (a) ten (10) non-expert depositions per party; (b)

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twenty-five (25) interrogatories per party, including all discrete subparts; (c) a reasonable number

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of requests for production of documents or for inspection per party; and (d) a reasonable number

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of requests for admission per party.

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DISCOVERY DISPUTES.

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Discovery disputes will be referred to a Magistrate Judge. After the parties have met and

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conferred, the parties shall prepare a joint letter of not more than 8 pages explaining the dispute.

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Up to 12 pages of attachments may be added. The joint letter must be electronically filed under

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the Civil Events category of "Motions and Related Filings >Motions--General > Discovery Letter

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Brief." The Magistrate Judge to whom the matter is assigned will advise the parties of how that

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Judge intends to proceed. The Magistrate Judge may issue a ruling, order more formal briefing, or

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set a telephone conference or a hearing. After a Magistrate Judge has been assigned, all further

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discovery matters shall be filed pursuant to that Judge’s procedures.
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FURTHER SCHEDULING. A tutorial shall be held on April 24, 2015 at 10:00

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a.m. A joint hearing on claim construction and motions for summary judgment on written

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description shall be held on May 1, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. Both proceedings shall take place in

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Courtroom 3, 17th Floor, United States Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco,

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California. The case shall proceed through claim construction as follows:

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Date
December 17, 2014

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January 7, 2015
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United States District Court
Northern District of California

January 21, 2015
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February 13, 2015
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March 13, 2015

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March 27, 2015

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April 10, 2015

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April 17, 2015
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April 24, 2015 at
10:00 a.m.
May 1, 2015 at 9:30
a.m.

Event
Last day to serve Invalidity Contentions and comply with
Patent L.R. 3-3 and 3-4
Last day for simultaneous exchange of proposed terms and
claim elements for construction and comply with Patent L.R.
4-1
Last day for parties to exchange Proposed Claim Constructions
and provide preliminary identification of extrinsic evidence
and comply with Patent L.R. 4-2
Last day for parties to file Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement and comply with Patent L.R. 4-3
Last day to take discovery relating to claim construction and
comply with Patent L.R. 4-4 for all patents-in-suit
Last day to file opening claim construction briefs and
supporting evidence and comply with Patent L.R. 4-5(a); last
day to file opening summary judgment briefs on written
description
Last day to file responsive claim construction briefs and
supporting evidence and comply with Patent L.R. 4-5(b); last
day to file responsive summary judgment briefs on written
description
Last day to file reply claim construction briefs and
supporting evidence; last day to file reply summary judgment
briefs on written description
Tutorial
Hearing on Claim Construction and Summary Judgment
on Written Description

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CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER
CASE NO. 12-cv-04502-RS

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: October 9, 2014
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RICHARD SEEBORG
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER
CASE NO. 12-cv-04502-RS

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