C&C Jewelry Mfg Inc v. Trent West

Filing 76

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO AMEND PLAINTIFF C&C JEWELRY MFG., INC.'S PATENT L.R. 3-3 INVALIDITY CONTENTIONS re 75 . Signed by Judge Jeremy Fogel on 4/15/10. (dlm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/15/2010)

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DURIE TANGRI LLP DARALYN J. DURIE (Bar No. 169825) RYAN M. KENT (Bar No. 220441) 217 Leidesdorff Street San Francisco, CA 94111 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] STORM LLP John G. Fischer (pro hac vice) Paul V. Storm (pro hac vice) 901 Main Street, Suite 7100 Dallas, Texas 75202 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiff C&C JEWELRY MANUFACTURING, INC. Edward Vincent King, Jr. (SBN 085726) Alvin B. Lindsay (SBN 220236) KING & KELLEHER, LLP Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant TRENT WEST UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION C&C JEWELRY MANUFACTURING, INC., a California corporation, Plaintiff and Counter-Defendant, v. TRENT WEST, Defendant and Counter-claimant. Case No. 5:09-cv-01303-JF-HRL STIPULATION TO AMEND PLAINTIFF C&C JEWELRY MFG., INC.'S PATENT L.R. 3-3 INVALIDITY CONTENTIONS

STIPULATION TO AMEND PLAINTIFF C&C'S INVALIDITY CONTENTIONS

CASE NO. 5:09-CV-01303-JF-HRL

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Declaratory Judgment Plaintiff, C&C Jewelry Manufacturing, Inc. ("C&C") and Defendant Trent West ("West"), by and through their undersigned counsel of record, have agreed and stipulated to an amendment of C&C's Patent L.R. 3-3 Invalidity Contentions under Patent L.R. 3-6. C&C recently discovered three prior art references--U.S. Patent Nos. 4,574,011 ("Bonjour") and 4,606,767

("Nagato"), and Great Britain Patent No. 2,081,741 ("Shibata")--that C&C asserts are material to the patentability of the patents asserted in this case. (By entering into this stipulation, West does not admit to the materiality of the above referenced patents). C&C's ongoing search for references recently led to the discovery of Bonjour, Nagato, and Shibata; due to certain nuaces of these disclosures and of the prosecution history, they were not previously discovered by C&C search professionals. C&C advised West of its recent discovery of these prior art references, and by and through this stipulation, West agrees that C&C should be permitted to amend its contentions to add contentions related to these prior art references. Furthermore, C&C and West agree that this amendment will cause no undue prejudice to West. Accordingly, C&C and West respectfully request that the Court issue an Order, for good cause shown, permitting C&C to amend its Invalidity Contentions in the manner requested above. Respectfully stipulated to by: STORM LLP By: /s/ John G. Fischer John G. Fischer KING & KELLEHER, LLP By: /s/ Alvin B. Lindsay Alvin B. Lindsay

Attorneys for Plaintiff C&C Jewelry Mfg., Inc. Date: April 13, 2010

Attorneys for Defendant Trent West Date: April 13, 2010

FILERS ATTESTATION Pursuant to General Order No. 45, Section X (B) regarding signatures, I, John G. Fischer, attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained. /s/ John G. Fischer John G. Fischer 1
STIPULATION TO AMEND PLAINTIFF C&C'S INVALIDITY CONTENTIONS CASE NO. 5:09-CV-01303-JF-HRL

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: 4/15/10 ____________, 2010 Hon. Jeremy Fogel United States District Judge Northen District of California

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that all counsel of record is being served on April 13, 2010 with a copy of this document via the Court's CM/ECF system.

[e-mail] [e-mail] By: /s/ John G. Fischer John G. Fischer

Attorneys for Plaintiff C&C JEWELRY MANUFACTURING, INC.

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STIPULATION TO AMEND PLAINTIFF C&C'S INVALIDITY CONTENTIONS CASE NO. 5:09-CV-01303-JF-HRL