Enplas Display Device Corporation et al v. Seoul Semiconductor Company, Ltd.

Filing 513

ORDER RE: FURTHER POST-TRIAL BRIEFING. Signed by Judge Nathanael Cousins on 6/13/2016. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/13/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ENPLAS DISPLAY DEVICE
CORPORATION, et al.,

United States District Court
Northern District of California

Plaintiffs,
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v.

Case No.13-cv-05038 NC
ORDER RE: FURTHER POSTTRIAL BRIEFING

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SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR
COMPANY, LTD.,
Defendant.

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In light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse

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Electronics, Inc., et. al., 579 U.S. __ (2016), the Court finds that supplemental briefing on

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SSC’s motion for a willfulness finding is necessary. The Court VACATES the hearing on

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all other post-trial motions and will take the motions under submission. The Court will

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hold a telephonic case management conference on June 16, 2016, at 1:00 p.m.

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The Court notes that Halo Electronics relies on the same case law articulated by the

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Supreme Court in Octane Fitness, LLC v. Icon Health & Fitness, Inc., 572 U.S. __ (2014),

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which sets forth the standard for an award of attorneys’ fees in a patent case. In light of

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this overlap, the Court finds it appropriate to accelerate the parties’ briefing on attorneys’

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fees. Thus, the Court tentatively adopts the following briefing schedule:

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1. SSC must submit its brief for attorneys’ fees and supplemental brief on willfulness

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on June 22. SSC is limited to 15 pages total and may choose to brief the two issues
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together or in separate documents.
2. EDD may respond by June 29 to both the attorneys’ fees request and SSC’s
supplemental brief on willfulness. EDD’s response is also limited to 15 pages total.
3. SSC may reply by July 6. The reply must be no more than 5 pages total.
The Court reminds the parties that it has reviewed the parties’ initial briefing on
willfulness and does not need them repeated.
The parties should be prepared to discuss the above schedule at the case
management conference.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Dated: June 13, 2016

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NATHANAEL M. COUSINS
United States Magistrate Judge

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