Iridex Corp. v. Alcon, Inc. et al

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STIPULATION AND ORDER Granting Dismissal re 19 Stipulation. The Clerk shall close this file. Signed by Judge Edward J. Davila on 11/22/2011. (ecg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/22/2011)

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KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP
A. James Isbester (State Bar No. 129820)
Two Embarcadero Center, Eighth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP
Anne M. Rogaski (State Bar No. 184754)
1080 Marsh Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff, IRIDEX CORP.

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WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP
Thomas S. Fletcher (State Bar No. 262693)
725 Twelfth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendants ALCON, INC.,
ALCON LABORATORIES, INC.,
ALCON RESEARCH, LTD.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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IRIDEX CORP., a Delaware corporation,
Plaintiff,

Case No. CV11-02405 EJD (HRL)
JOINT STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL

v.
ALCON, INC., ALCON LABORATORIES,
INC., ALCON RESEARCH LTD. (all
Delaware corporations) and DOES 1-5,
inclusive,
Defendants.

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WHEREAS, Plaintiff IRIDEX Corp. (“IRIDEX”) filed a Complaint for Patent

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Infringement (“Complaint”) against Alcon, Inc., Alcon Laboratories, Inc., and Alcon Research
JOINT STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL
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Ltd. on May 17, 2011;
WHEREAS, Defendants Alcon Laboratories, Inc. and Alcon Research Ltd. filed an
Answer to IRIDEX’s Complaint on November 1, 2011;1 and

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WHEREAS, the parties have reached a settlement of this matter.

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between counsel for Plaintiff IRIDEX Corp. and

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Defendants Alcon Laboratories, Inc. and Alcon Research Ltd., pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P.

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41(a)(1), that this action be dismissed in its entirety with prejudice as to the claims raised by the

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Complaint arising prior to November 14, 2011, and without prejudice as to any claims arising after

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November 14, 2011, with each party to bear its own costs.

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DATED:

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP

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By: /s/ Anne M. Rogaski
A. JAMES ISBESTER
ANNE M. ROGASKI
Attorneys for Plaintiff, IRIDEX CORP.

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DATED:

WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP

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By: /s/ Thomas S. Fletcher
THOMAS S. FLETCHER
Attorneys for Defendants ALCON, INC.,
ALCON LABORATORIES, INC.,
ALCON RESEARCH, LTD.

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
The Clerk shall close this file.
DATED: November 22, 2011

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THE HONORABLE EDWARD J. DAVILA

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As a result of its acquisition by Novartis AG in April 2011, Defendant Alcon, Inc. no

longer exists.
JOINT STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL
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Filer’s Attestation: Pursuant to General Order No. 45, Section X(B), regarding signatures, I attest

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under penalty of perjury that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from

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Thomas S. Fletcher.

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DATED: November 18, 2011

Respectfully submitted,
KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP

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By: /s/ Anne M. Rogaski
A. JAMES ISBESTER
ANNE M. ROGASKI

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Attorneys for Plaintiff, IRIDEX CORP.

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JOINT STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL
CASE NO. CV11-02405 EJD (HRL)

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