Arteris S.A.S v. Sonics, Inc.
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AMENDED ORDER GRANTING 83 Stipulation requesting cancellation of deposition scheduled pursuant to request for international judicial assistance pursuant to the Hague Convention. Signed by Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler on 1/24/2013. (lblc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/24/2013)
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BRYAN WILSON (CA SBN 138842)
BWilson@mofo.com
KIMBERLY N. VAN VOORHIS (CA SBN 197486)
KVanVoorhis@mofo.com
CHRISTOPHER F. JEU (CA SBN 247865)
CJeu@mofo.com
ZAHRA HAYAT (CA SBN 262605)
ZHayat@mofo.com
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
755 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304-1018
Telephone: 650.813.5600
Facsimile: 650.494.0792
Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant
SONICS, INC.
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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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ARTERIS S.A.S.,
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Case No.
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SONICS, INC.,
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Defendant.
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER REQUESTING
CANCELLATION OF DEPOSITION
SCHEDULED PURSUANT TO
REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL
JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE PURSUANT
TO THE HAGUE CONVENTION
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AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS
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SONICS, INC., a Delaware corporation,
Related to:
Case No. 4:11-05311-SBA (LB)
Plaintiff,
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v.
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ARTERIS, INC., a Delaware corporation,
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Defendant.
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STIP AND [PROP] ORDER REQUESTING CANCELLATION OF DEPO SCHEDULED PURSUANT TO HAGUE CONVENTION
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MARK D. FOWLER (Bar No. 124235)
mark.fowler@dlapiper.com
CHRISTINE CORBETT (Bar No. 209128)
christine.corbett@dlapiper.com
CHANG KIM (Bar No. 273393)
changu.kim@dlapiper.com
DLA PIPER LLP (US)
2000 University Avenue
East Palo Alto, CA 94303-2215
Tel: (650) 833-2000
Fax: (650) 833-2001
GERALD T. SEKIMURA (Bar No. 96165)
gerald.sekimura@dlapiper.com
DLA PIPER LLP (US)
555 Mission Street, Suite 2400
San Francisco, CA 94105
Tel: (415) 836-2500
Fax: (415) 836-2501
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KEVIN C. HAMILTON (Bar No. 269423)
kevin.hamilton@dlapiper.com
DLA PIPER LLP (US)
401 B Street, Suite 1700
San Diego, CA 92101
Tel: (619) 699-2700
Fax: (619) 699-2701
Attorneys for Plaintiff and
Counter-Defendant
ARTERIS S.A.S.
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Defendant and Counterclaimant Sonics, Inc. (“Sonics”) and Plaintiff and Counter-
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Defendant Arteris, S.A.S. (“Arteris”) (collectively, the “Parties”) hereby stipulate and respectfully
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request as follows:
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WHEREAS, on June 28, 2012 the Parties stipulated to a Request for International Judicial
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Assistance for the deposition of Mr. Cesar Douady, who resides and works in France, and is a
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named inventor on both the Arteris Patents-in-Suit.
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WHEREAS, on July 3, 2012 Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore, to whom discovery
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issues in this case were then assigned, granted the Parties’ request, and issued a Request for
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International Judicial Assistance.
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WHEREAS, on or about January 2, 2013, Arteris S.A.S. received notification from the
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French authorities that Mr. Douady’s deposition had been scheduled for January 28, 2013, in
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France.
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WHEREAS, as of December 2012, Arteris S.A.S. has been engaged in meet-and-confer
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communications with Sonics regarding Arteris S.A.S.’s request to dismiss its claims against
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Sonics and Sonics’s related declaratory judgment counterclaims of non-infringement and
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invalidity without prejudice in the Arteris, S.A.S. v. Sonics, Inc. (Case No. 12-CV-00434-SBA)
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lawsuit.
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WHEREAS, in January, 2013, Sonics indicated that it would not agree to a stipulated
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dismissal of Arteris S.A.S.’s claims against Sonics and Sonics’s related declaratory judgment
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counterclaims of non-infringement and invalidity without prejudice; as such, Arteris S.A.S.
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intends to file a motion to dismiss its claims against Sonics and Sonics’s related declaratory
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judgment counterclaims of non-infringement and invalidity without prejudice in the Arteris,
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S.A.S. v. Sonics, Inc. (Case No. 12-CV-00434-SBA) lawsuit.
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WHEREAS, in view of this development, the Parties wish to postpone Mr. Douady’s
deposition to avoid incurring unnecessary expenditure of resources.
WHEREAS, given administrative changes in the French Court system, the French Court
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cannot postpone the deposition at this time but can instead cancel it at the direction of the U.S.
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Courts. See Declaration of Anne Sophie Dufetre in Support of Stipulation and [Prop.] Order
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Requesting Cancellation of Deposition Scheduled Pursuant to Request for International Judicial
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Assistance Pursuant to the Hague Convention, filed herewith.
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WHEREAS, the Parties wish for the deposition to be cancelled, and will request a new
deposition at the appropriate time, if necessary.
WHEREAS, the Request for Cancellation of Deposition from this Court is required
urgently, in light of the fast-approaching scheduled deposition date of January 28, 2013.
WHEREAS, once this Court issues a Request for Cancellation of Deposition, the Parties
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will have it translated and send both the original and the translated versions to the French
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authorities.
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Based on the foregoing, the Parties hereby stipulate and request that the Request for
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Cancellation of Deposition, attached herewith as Exhibit A, be issued at the Court’s earliest
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convenience.
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Dated: January 21, 2013
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MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
By: /s/ Kimberly N. Van Voorhis
KIMBERLY N. VAN VOORHIS
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Attorneys for Defendant and
Counterclaimant
SONICS, INC.
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Dated: January 21, 2013
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DLA PIPER LLP (US)
By:
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/s/ Christine K. Corbett
CHRISTINE K. CORBETT
Attorneys for Plaintiff and
Counter-defendant
ARTERIS S.A.S.
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DECLARATION OF CONSENT
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I hereby attest pursuant to General Order 45.X.B. that concurrence in the electronic filing
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of this document has been obtained from the other signatories.
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Dated: January 21, 2013
/s/ Kimberly N. Van Voorhis
Kimberly N. Van Voorhis
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[PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING REQUEST FOR CANCELLATION OF
DEPOSITION SCHEDULED PURSUANT TO REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL
JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO THE HAGUE CONVENTION
The Parties’ request is hereby GRANTED, and the Request for Cancellation of
Deposition, attached herewith as Exhibit A, is ISSUED.
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
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January 24, 2013
Dated: ____________________
Hon. Laurel Beeler
United States Magistrate Judge
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Exhibit A
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BRYAN WILSON (CA SBN 138842)
BWilson@mofo.com
KIMBERLY N. VAN VOORHIS (CA SBN 197486)
KVanVoorhis@mofo.com
CHRISTOPHER F. JEU (CA SBN 247865)
CJeu@mofo.com
ZAHRA HAYAT (CA SBN 262605)
ZHayat@mofo.com
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
755 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304-1018
Telephone: 650.813.5600
Facsimile: 650.494.0792
Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant
SONICS, INC.
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ADDITIONAL ATTORNEYS LISTED
ON NEXT 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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ARTERIS S.A.S.,
Case No.
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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SONICS, INC.,
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REQUEST FOR CANCELLATION OF
DEPOSITION SCHEDULED
PURSUANT TO REQUEST FOR
INTERNATIONAL JUDICIAL
ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO THE
HAGUE CONVENTION
Defendant.
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AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS
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SONICS, INC., a Delaware Corporation,
Related to:
Case No. 4:11-cv-05311 SBA (LB)
Plaintiff,
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v.
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ARTERIS, INC., a Delaware Corporation,
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Defendant.
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REQUEST FOR CANCELLATION OF DEPOSITION SCHEDULED PURSUANT TO THE HAGUE CONVENTION
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MARK D. FOWLER (Bar No. 124235)
mark.fowler@dlapiper.com
CHRISTINE CORBETT (Bar No. 209128)
christine.corbett@dlapiper.com
CHANG KIM (Bar No. 273393)
changu.kim@dlapiper.com
DLA PIPER LLP (US)
2000 University Avenue
East Palo Alto, CA 94303-2215
Tel: (650) 833-2000
Fax: (650) 833-2001
GERALD T. SEKIMURA (Bar No. 96165)
gerald.sekimura@dlapiper.com
DLA PIPER LLP (US)
555 Mission Street, Suite 2400
San Francisco, CA 94105
Tel: (415) 836-2500
Fax: (415) 836-2501
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KEVIN C. HAMILTON (Bar No. 269423)
kevin.hamilton@dlapiper.com
DLA PIPER LLP (US)
401 B Street, Suite 1700
San Diego, CA 92101
Tel: (619) 699-2700
Fax: (619) 699-2701
Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counter-Defendant
ARTERIS S.A.S.
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REQUEST FOR CANCELLATION OF DEPOSITION SCHEDULED PURSUANT TO THE HAGUE CONVENTION
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Sender:
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Central Authority of the
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Person to whom the
executed request is to be
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Office of the Clerk
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
San Francisco Courthouse, Courtroom C - 15th Floor
450 Golden Gate Ave.,
San Francisco, CA 94102
Ministère de la Justice
Direction des Affaires Civiles et du Sceau
Bureau de l’entraide civile et commerciale internationale (D3)
13, Place Vendôme
75042 Paris Cedex 01
France
Tel: + 33 (1) 44 77 64 52
The Hon. Laurel Beeler
U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
San Francisco Courthouse, Courtroom C - 15th Floor
450 Golden Gate Ave.,
San Francisco, CA 94102
On December 28, 2012, pursuant to a Request for International Judicial Assistance from
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the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the French authorities issued a
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notice scheduling Mr. Cesar Douady’s deposition for January 28, 2013, in France. The
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notification is attached herewith as Attachment 1. In light of Arteris S.A.S.’s intention to file a
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motion to dismiss its claims against Sonics (and Sonics’s related declaratory judgment
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counterclaims of non-infringement and invalidity) without prejudice, the Parties respectfully
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request that Mr. Douady’s deposition be cancelled at this time. If it becomes necessary to depose
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Mr. Douady in the future, the Parties will follow the appropriate procedures to request this. The
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Parties also respectfully request that this Request for Cancellation of Deposition be executed as
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expeditiously as possible in light of the fast-approaching scheduled deposition date of January 28,
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2013.
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Based on the foregoing, this Court therefore respectfully directs the French authorities to
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cancel Mr. Douady’s January 28, 2013 deposition as soon as possible.
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Date of Request: January 21, 2013
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Signature and seal of the requesting authority:
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Hon. Laurel Beeler
United States Magistrate Judge
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