Capella Photonics, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc.

Filing 176

ORDER approving stipulation to reschedule CMC from 4/7/16 to 9/15/16. Case Management Statement due by 9/1/2016. Further Case Management Conference set for 9/15/2016 10:30 AM in Courtroom 5, 17th Floor, San Francisco. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 3/31/16. (bpf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/31/2016)

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[Counsel information listed on signature page]

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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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CAPELLA PHOTONICS, INC.,
Plaintiff,

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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.,
Defendant.
CAPELLA PHOTONICS, INC.,

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v.
FUJITSU NETWORK
COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
Defendant.
CAPELLA PHOTONICS, INC.,

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v.
TELLABS OPERATIONS, INC. AND
CORIANT (USA) INC.,
Defendants.
CAPELLA PHOTONICS, INC.,

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Case No. 3:14-CV-03351-EMC
(related case)

Plaintiff,

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Case No. 3:14-CV-03350-EMC
(related case)

Plaintiff,

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Case No. 3:14-CV-03349-EMC
(related case)

Plaintiff,

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UPDATED JOINT STATUS REPORT,
STIPULATED REQUEST TO
CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT
CONFERENCE, AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER

v.

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Case No. 3:14-CV-03348-EMC

v.
CIENA CORPORATION,
Defendant.

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JOINT STATUS REPORT, STIPULATION AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE CMC

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Lead counsel for Plaintiff Capella Photonics, Inc. (“Capella” or “Plaintiff”), and

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Defendants Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”), Ciena Corporation (“Ciena”),

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Communications, Inc. (“FNC”), Coriant Operations, Inc. (formerly Tellabs Operations, Inc.), and

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Coriant (USA) Inc. (Coriant entities collectively “Coriant”) (collectively “Defendants”) (together

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with Plaintiff, “the parties”) submit this Updated Joint Status Report for the above-captioned

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cases (collectively, the “Related Actions”) pursuant to the Court’s March 6, 2015 Order staying

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the Related Actions (Dkt. No. 172) and the November 5, 2015 Clerk’s Notice (Dkt. No. 174).

Fujitsu Network

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Pursuant to the Court’s March 6, 2015 Order, the Related Actions are “stayed in their

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entirety pending final exhaustion of the relevant review proceedings, including any appeals.”

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(Dkt. No. 172 at 6). The parties hereby apprise the Court of the status of the inter partes review

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proceedings initiated by Cisco and additional inter partes review proceedings concerning the

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Patents in Suit pending in the United States Patent & Trademark Office (Patent Office).

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I.

STATUS OF THE IPR PROCEEDINGS

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On July 15, 2014, Cisco filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR2014-01166) on the

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’368 patent. Cisco filed a petition (IPR2014-01276) on the ’678 patent less than a month later.

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The two IPR petitions addressed every asserted claim against each of the Defendants. The Patent

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Office joined Ciena, FNC, and Coriant in these two IPR proceedings. The Patent Office issued

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Final Written Decisions on January 28, 2016 in IPR2014-01166 and on February 17, 2016 in

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IPR2014-01276. The Patent Office found unpatentable every claim asserted in this litigation.

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Capella has filed requests for rehearing in both IPRs.

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On August 24, 2015, the Patent Office instituted FNC’s inter partes review (IPR2015-

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00726) involving the ’368 patent and FNC’s inter partes review (IPR2015-00727) involving the

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’678 patent. Ciena and Coriant moved to join these IPRs on September 24, 2015. The Patent

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Office on March 21, 2016 joined Ciena and Coriant in FNC’s IPR2015-00727 involving the ’678

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patent. The Patent Office’s decision on Ciena and Coriant’s motion to join FNC’s IPR2015-

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00726 involving the ’368 patent is due by March 30, 2016. Under the current schedule, the Patent

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Office will issue Final Written Decisions in these IPRs by August 24, 2016.

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On August 25, 2015, the Patent Office instituted inter partes review (IPR2015-00731) for

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JOINT STATUS REPORT, STIPULATION AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE CMC

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the ’368 patent and inter partes review (IPR2015-00739) for the ’678 patent based on petitions

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filed by non-party JDS Uniphase Corporation (JDSU) (now called “Lumentum”). The Patent

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Office joined Cisco, Ciena, FNC, and Coriant in these two IPR proceedings. Under the current

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schedule, the Patent Office will issue Final Written Decisions in these IPRs by August 25, 2016.

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II.

STIPULATED REQUEST TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT

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CONFERENCE

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Given the status of the IPR proceedings, the Parties propose and stipulate to continuing

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the Case Management Conference, currently scheduled for April 7, 2016 (Dkt. No. 174), until

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September 15, 2016, or such other date as the Court may wish. The Parties further propose and

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stipulate to filing an updated joint status report on September 1, 2016. A [Proposed] Order

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continuing the Case Management Conference in light of the foregoing stipulation is attached

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hereto.

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JOINT STATUS REPORT, STIPULATION AND
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Dated: March 24, 2016

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MANATT, PHELPS, & PHILLIPS, LLP
By: /s/ Robert D. Becker w/ permission
Robert D. Becker
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Capella Photonics, Inc.

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Dated: March 24, 2016

COOLEY LLP

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/s/ Sarah J. Guske
Wayne O. Stacy (pro hac vice)
Sarah J. Guske (SBN 232467)
380 Interlocken Crescent, Suite 900
Broomfield, CO 80021
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

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/s/ Nathaniel T. Browand w/ permission
Mark C. Scarsi (SBN 183926)
[e-mail]
Ashlee Lin (SBN 275267)
[e-mail]
MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY
& McCLOY LLP
601 South Figueroa Street, 30th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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Nathaniel T. Browand*
[e-mail]
MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY
& McCLOY LLP
28 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10005
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
* admitted pro hac vice

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Attorneys for Defendant,
Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.

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By: /s/ J. Pieter van Es w/ permission
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP
COLIN T. KEMP (SBN 215408)
[e-mail]
STEPHEN E. BERGE (SBN 274329)
[e-mail]
4 Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor

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JOINT STATUS REPORT, STIPULATION AND
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San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD.
V. BRYAN MEDLOCK, JR.*
[e-mail]
J. PIETER VAN ES (CBN 250524)
[e-mail]
THOMAS K. PRATT*
[e-mail]
TIMOTHY J. RECHTIEN*
[e-mail]
10 South Wacker Drive, Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60606
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
* admitted pro hac vice
Attorneys for Defendants Coriant Operations, Inc.
(formerly Tellabs Operations, Inc.) and Coriant (USA)
Inc.

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/s/ Michelle P. Woodhouse w/ permission
Michelle P. Woodhouse (Bar No. 260669)
E-mail: [e-mail]
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
140 Scott Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025

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Matthew Moore*
E-mail: [e-mail]
Elizabeth Johnson*
E-mail: [e-mail]
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
555 Eleventh Street, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004
202-637-2200

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Clement Naples*
E-mail: [e-mail]
Chi Cheung*
E-mail: [e-mail]
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
885 Third Ave
New York, NY 10022
212-906-1200
* pro hac vice
Attorneys for Defendant Ciena Corporation

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JOINT STATUS REPORT, STIPULATION AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE CMC

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Pursuant to Local Rule 5-1(i)(3) regarding signatures, I, Sarah J. Guske, attest that
concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from each of the other signatories. I
declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing
is true and correct.
Executed Thursday, March 24, 2016.

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/s/ Sarah J. Guske

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JOINT STATUS REPORT, STIPULATION AND
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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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CAPELLA PHOTONICS, INC.,
Plaintiff,

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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.,
Defendant.
CAPELLA PHOTONICS, INC.,

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v.
FUJITSU NETWORK
COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
Defendant.
CAPELLA PHOTONICS, INC.,

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v.
TELLABS OPERATIONS, INC. AND
CORIANT (USA) INC.,
Defendants.
CAPELLA PHOTONICS, INC.,

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Case No. 3:14-CV-03351-EMC
(related case)

Plaintiff,

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Case No. 3:14-CV-03350-EMC
(related case)

Plaintiff,

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Case No. 3:14-CV-03349-EMC
(related case)

Plaintiff,

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[PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING
CASE MANAGEMENT
CONFERENCE

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CIENA CORPORATION,
Defendant.

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COOLEY LLP
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SAN FRA NCI S CO

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Pursuant to the Parties’ stipulated request to continue the April 7, 2016 Case Management
Conference, and for good cause appearing, it is so Ordered.

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1. The Case Management Conference is continued until September 15, 2016.

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2. The parties shall submit an updated joint status report on September 1, 2016.

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