Avago Technologies Fiber IP (Singapore) PTE. Ltd. v. IPtronics Inc. et al

Filing 765

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER. Signed by Judge Paul S. Grewal on September 24, 2015 re 737 . (psglc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/24/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SAN JOSE DIVISION
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AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES, U.S. INC.,
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP
(SINGAPORE) PET. LTD., AVAGO
TECHNOLOGIES TRADING LTD., AVAGO
TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES
PTE. LTD., AND AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES
FIBER IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.,
Plaintiff and Counterclaim Defendants,
vs.
IPTRONICS INC., MELLANOX
TECHNOLOGIES DENMARK APS,
MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. and
MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, INC,
Defendants and Counterclaimants.

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Plaintiffs Avago Technologies U.S. Inc., Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.,

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Avago Technologies Trading Ltd., and Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Ltd. (collectively,

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“Avago”), and Defendants IPtronics Inc., Mellanox Technologies Denmark APS, Mellanox

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Technologies, Inc., and Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (collectively “Defendants”) by and through their

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respective counsel of record, hereby jointly submit the following Stipulation in the above-entitled action,

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with regard to Avago’s Motion to Compel the Production of Documents (D.N. 737):

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1. The parties agree that, by September 4th, Defendants will produce, in the East Palo Alto office
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of Alston & Bird, all full, complete hierarchical netlists for the accused products (except for

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transistor model information from STMicro) in the possession custody or control of defendants

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in standard SPICE or SPECTRE modeling format, as .scs or other text-format native files. If

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Defendants’ production occurs after September 4th, then Avago and Defendants stipulate that the

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deadline for Avago’s technical experts to serve their reports addressing the accused products

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should be extended by that same number of days, and the parties stipulate that they shall seek

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such leave from the Court by stipulation. Defendants will load these files onto a computer

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provided by Avago, onto which Avago will have loaded software to perform simulation and

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modeling of the accused products. Avago’s technical expert, Mr. Peterson, will then use this

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Avago-provided computer to perform modeling and simulation analyses using the netlists. Mr.

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Peterson will be permitted to load additional software onto the Avago-provided computer after it

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has been provided to Alston & Bird, should he desire to do so. Mr. Peterson will be permitted to

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create .pdf files reflecting his simulation and modeling analyses and their results, but not the net

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lists themselves. Defendants’ counsel will transfer those .pdf files to a portable memory drive

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that will be provided to Mr. Peterson before he leaves the inspection facility that day. These .pdf

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files will be retained by Mr. Peterson and can be removed from the inspection facility, and will

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be retained as Highly Confidential information in accordance with the Protective Order. The

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existing computer containing the documents that Defendants have previously presented for

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inspection will also be available to Mr. Peterson for his continued inspection simultaneous with,

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and in the same room at Alston & Bird as, his simulation and modeling analyses described

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above.

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2. The parties agree that Avago’s counsel and experts will be permitted to continue to inspect the

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documents Defendants have previously presented for inspection, and the documents described

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above, and to perform the simulation and modeling work described above, throughout the period

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ending two weeks after the deposition of Defendants’ technical expert or experts who opine on

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infringement, or two weeks after the close of expert discovery, whichever is sooner.

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conclusion of this period, Defendants shall retain custody of the Avago-provided computer and
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retain all data stored thereon, through trial and any appeal, but Defendants shall not use the

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modeling and simulation software installed on that computer by Avago.

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3. Avago also seeks from Defendants the production of circuit-component device models in a

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conventional format (BSIM 3v3 if available, for the MOS models; HICUM models if available

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for the bipolar devices), in native format, and in conventional format (SPICE if available, for

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diode models, etc.). Defendants contend that they cannot produce this information, absent

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STMicro’s consent, which STMicro has refused to provide, or a court order. The parties wish to

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present this issue to the Court this afternoon.

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NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties, after conferring, hereby stipulate to, and jointly request that

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the Court order the relief specified above.

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Respectfully submitted,
Dated: September 1, 2015

FOLEY & LARDNER LLP

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By:

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/s/ Richard S. Florsheim
Richard S. Florsheim
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS
Avago Technologies U.S. Inc., Avago
Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.,
Avago Technologies Trading Ltd., and Avago
Technologies International Sales Pte. Ltd

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Dated: September 1, 2015

ALSTON & BIRD
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/s/ Michael S. Connor
Michael S. Connor
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
Mellanox Technologies Denmark ApS, IPtronics,
Inc., Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. and Mellanox
Technologies, Inc.

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DECLARATION OF CONSENT
The undersigned filer attests, pursuant to Civil Local Rile 5-1(i)(3), that the concurrence in the
filing of the document has been obtained from the other signatories to this document.

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Dated: September 1, 2015

By:

/s/ Richard S. Florsheim
Richard S. Florsheim

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Pursuant to the Stipulation, and GOOD CAUSE APPEARING,

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Date: September 24, 2015
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Hon. Paul S. Grewal
United States Magistrate Judge

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing

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document has been served on September 1, 2015, to all counsel of record who are deemed to have

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consented to electronic service via the Court’s CM/ECF system per Civil Local Rule 5.1.

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By:

/s/ Richard S. Florsheim
Richard S. Florsheim

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Shawn E. McDonald (State Bar No. 237580)
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
email: [e-mail]
975 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1013
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Nancy L. Stagg (State Bar No. 157034)
Ary Chang (State Bar No. 244247)
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
email: [e-mail]
email: [e-mail]
3579 Valley Centre Drive, Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92130
Telephone: [phone]
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John C. Vetter (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
email: [e-mail]
Two South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1900
Miami, FL 33131
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Richard S. Florsheim (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
email: [e-mail]
777 E Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Telephone: [phone]
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Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Counter-Defendants
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES U.S. INC., AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE)
PTE. LTD., AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES TRADING LTD., AND AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES
INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE. LTD.
Xavier Brandwajn (State Bar No. 246218)
email: [e-mail]
Timothy Watson (State Bar No. 293774)
[e-mail]
ALSTON & BIRD LLP th
1950 University Avenue, 5 Floor
East Palo Alto, CA 94303
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
Randall L. Allen (State Bar No. 264067)
[e-mail]
B. Parker Miller (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
ALSTON & BIRD LLP
1201 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
Thomas W. Davison (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
Alston & Bird LLP
950 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 2004-1404
Attorneys for Defendants and Counter-Claimants
IPTRONICS INC., MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES DENMARK APS, MELLANOX
TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. and MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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