Asia Vital Components Co., Ltd. v. Asetek Danmark A/S

Filing 70

STIPULATION AND ORDER re 68 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER to Extend Time to Disclose Invalidity Contentions and Subsequent Due Dates filed by Asia Vital Components Co., Ltd. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on June 12, 2017. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/12/2017)

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Hubert H. Kuo (SBN 204036)
ARDENT LAW GROUP, PC
2301 Dupont Dr., Ste. 510
Irvine, CA 92612
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO., LTD.

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William L. Buus (SBN 180059)
SCHIFFER & BUUS, APC
3070 Bristol St., Ste. 530
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Robert F. McCauley (SBN 162056)
[e-mail]
Jacob A. Schroeder (SBN 264717)
[e-mail]
FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP
3300 Hillview Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1203
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant ASETEK DANMARK A/S

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Arpita Bhattacharyya (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP
Two Seaport Ln., 6th Fl.
Boston, MA 02210-2001
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO.,
LTD., a Taiwan R.O.C. corporation,

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Plaintiff,
vs.
ASETEK DANMARK A/S,

Case No.: 3:16-CV-07160-JST
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER TO EXTEND TIME TO
DISCLOSE INVALIDITY
CONTENTIONS AND SUBSEQUENT
DUE DATES

Defendant.

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Declaratory Judgment Plaintiff ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO., LTD.

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(“AVC”) recently substituted in new counsel for AVC in this action (see Dkt. No.

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67 filed March 18, 2017). AVC recently asked Defendant ASETEK DANMARK

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A/S (“Asetek”) to agree that AVC may have additional time to prepare and serve its

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Invalidity Contentions and Document Productions Accompanying Same
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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(collectively “Invalidity Contentions”). With the Court’s permission, and noting

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that this stipulation (if granted) will not affect the Court’s previously scheduled

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dates for the tutorial and claim construction hearings in this action, AVC and

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Asetek hereby stipulate and request an order extending the due date for the

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Invalidity Contentions by 30 days, as well as subsequent disclosures and events as

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provided in the following table:

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Original
Deadline

Event

New Deadline

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Invalidity Contentions

May 30, 2017

June 30, 2017

Exchange of Proposed Terms for
Construction

June 13, 2017

August 4, 2017

Exchange of Preliminary Claim
Constructions and Extrinsic Evidence

August 4, 2017

August 18, 2017

Deadline to file Joint Claim Construction
and Prehearing Statement

August 15, 2017

August 25, 2017

Damages Contentions

July 19, 2017

September 1,
2017

Claim Construction Discovery Cutoff

September 14,
2017

Same as
Original
Deadline

Deadline to file Opening Claim Construction September 29,
Brief
2017

Same as
Original
Deadline

Responsive Damages Contentions

August 18, 2017

September 29,
2017

Deadline to file Responsive Claim
Construction Brief (Local Rule - 14 Days
after Opening Brief)

October 13,
2017

Same as
Original
Deadline

Deadline to file Reply in Support of
Opening Claim Construction Brief (Local
Rule - 7 days after Responsive Brief)

October 20,
2017

Same as
Original
Deadline

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

Claim Construction Hearing

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November 7,
2017 - 1:30 pm

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Same as
Original
Deadline

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The requested extension of time will provide AVC and its new counsel

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additional time to prepare and complete the Invalidity Contentions. Moreover, at

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the request of Asetek, the schedule proposed above avoids having the Exchange of

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Proposed Terms for Construction and other work during July, when a counsel for

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Asetek will be preparing for the California Bar Exam. There have been no previous

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time modifications in this case.

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Respectfully submitted,

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ARDENT LAW GROUP, PC

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Dated: May 24, 2017

By:

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FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP

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/s/ Hubert H. Kuo
Hubert H. Kuo
Attorneys for Plaintiff ASIA VITAL
COMPONENTS CO., LTD.

Dated: May 24, 2017

By:

/s/ Robert F. McCauley
Robert F. McCauley
Attorneys for Attorneys for Defendant
ASETEK DANMARK A/S

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, THE PARTIES’ STIPULATION IS

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GRANTED. IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: June 12, 2017
Hon. Jon S. Tigar
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

CERTIFICATE OF SIGNATURE APPROVAL

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I, Hubert H. Kuo, attest that the above listed signatories on whose behalf this

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document is being filed, have concurred in the filing’s content and have authorized

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the filing.

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/s/ Hubert H. Kuo
Hubert H. Kuo

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