Brixham Solutions LTD v. Juniper Networks, Inc.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING REDUCTION OF CLAIMS AND PRIOR ART. Signed by Judge Joseph C.Spero on 7/17/13. (klhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/17/2013)

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Jeff D. Friedman (173886)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
715 Hearst Avenue, Suite 202
Berkeley, CA 94710
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Steve W. Berman (Pro Hac Vice)
Andrew M. Volk (Pro Hac Vice)
Mark S. Carlson (Pro Hac Vice)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
BRIXHAM SOLUTIONS LTD.

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Jonathan S. Kagan (166039)
IRELL & MANELLA LLP
1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900
Los Angeles, CA 90067-4276
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Rebecca L. Clifford (254105)
Nima Hefazi (272816)
IRELL & MANELLA LLP
840 Newport Center Drive, Suite 400
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT
JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.

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

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BRIXHAM SOLUTIONS LTD., a British Virgin )
Islands International Business Company,
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Plaintiff, )
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JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC., a Delaware
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Civil Action No. C:13-00616-JCS
JOINT STIPULATION AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING
REDUCTION OF CLAIMS AND
PRIOR ART

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
RE: REDUCTION OF CLAIMS AND PRIOR ART
005010-11 607589 V1

Case No. 13-00616-JCS

Pursuant to paragraph 4(b) of this Court’s May 23, 2013 Case Management and Pretrial

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Order (Dkt. 26), plaintiff Brixham Solutions Ltd. (“Brixham”) and Defendant Juniper Networks,

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Inc. (“Juniper”) hereby submit the following stipulation regarding reduction of claims and prior art

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in the above-mentioned case:

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Brixham shall reduce its asserted claims from 142 to 40 or less in its Infringement

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Contentions due on July 22, 2013. Brixham shall reduce the number of asserted claims further by

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October 30, 2013, and further still within two weeks after the Court enters its claim construction

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order.

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Juniper shall reduce the number of prior art references it may assert in its invalidity

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contentions due on October 7, 2013. Juniper shall further reduce the number of prior art references

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by December 2, 2013, and further still within four weeks after the Court enters its claim

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construction order.

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After Juniper has had a chance to review the particular claims asserted by Brixham

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on July 22, 2013, the parties will meet and confer regarding the appropriate limits on the number of

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asserted claims and prior art references at each of the stages discussed above. When the parties

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submit the Updated Case Management Conference Statement on August 23, 2013 (in connection

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with the August 30, 2013 Case Management Conference), the parties will propose numerical limits

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for each of these subsequent stages.

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Dated: July 16, 2013

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP

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___/s/Steve W. Berman______________________
Steve W. Berman (pro hac vice)
Andrew M. Volk (pro hac vice)
Mark S. Carlson (pro hac vice)

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Attorneys for Plaintiff
Brixham Solutions LTD.

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Dated: July 16, 2013

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IRELL & MANELLA LLP
__/Rebecca L. Clifford_____________________
Jonathan S. Kagan
Rebecca L. Clifford
Nima Hefazi

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Attorneys for Defendant
Juniper Networks, Inc.

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ORDER
The above JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING

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REDUCTION OF CLAIMS AND PRIOR ART is approved and all parties shall comply with its

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provisions.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Spero
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