Softvault Systems, Inc v. Sybase, Inc.

Filing 84

FINAL CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER IN CASE 14-CV-03215-LHK; 14-CV-03223-LHK; 14-CV-03221-LHK; 14-CV-03222-LHK; 14-CV-03212-LHK; 14-CV-01164.. Signed by Judge Lucy Koh on 9/8/2014. (lhklc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/8/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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Plaintiff,
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GENERAL ELECTRIC, INC.,
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SOFTVAULT SYSTEMS, INC.,
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Plaintiff,
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PTC, INC.,
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SOFTVAULT SYSTEMS, INC.,
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Plaintiff,
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TANGOE, INC.,
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Defendant.
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SOFTVAULT SYSTEMS, INC.,

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Case No.: 14-CV-01164-LHK
Related Case Nos.: 14-CV-03215-LHK;
14-CV-03223-LHK; 14-CV-03221-LHK;
14-CV-03222-LHK; 14-CV-03212-LHK
CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

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Case Nos.: 14-CV-01164-LHK; 14-CV-03215-LHK; 14-CV-03223-LHK; 14-CV-03221-LHK; 14-CV-03222-LHK;
14-CV-03212-LHK
CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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SOFTVAULT SYSTEMS, INC.,

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DASSAULT SYSTEMES SOLIDWORKS
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CORPORATION,
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SOFTVAULT SYSTEMS, INC.,
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SOPHOS, INC.,
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SOFTVAULT SYSTEMS, INC.,
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NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORP.,
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The Court vacates the September 10, 2014 case management conferences in all these cases
and continues them to November 12, 2014 at 2 p.m. This Case Management Order is substantively
the exact same as the Court’s proposed case management order filed on September 4, 2014.

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Softvault v. Honeywell, Case No. 14-CV-01164-LHK

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The parties did not comply with this Court’s private mediation deadline of August 29, 2014.
The parties are ordered to file a status report by September 11, 2014 informing the Court of their
new mediation date with Judge Infante. The Court sets a new mediation deadline of November 15,
2014.

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The case schedule remains as set in the Court’s previous Case Management Order, ECF No.
25, with the exception that the time set for trial is now only 4 days because the related case, Case
No. 14-CV-01166, is settling. For the convenience of the parties, the Court sets forth the schedule
below:
Exchange of Initial Disclosures

6/23/2014

Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement
Contentions

7/7/2014

Invalidity Contentions

8/21/2014

Case Nos.: 14-CV-01164-LHK; 14-CV-03215-LHK; 14-CV-03223-LHK; 14-CV-03221-LHK; 14-CV-03222-LHK;
14-CV-03212-LHK
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Parties Exchange Proposed Claim Terms for
construction

9/4/2014

Last Day to Meet and Confer on Proposed Terms

9/18/2014

Parties Exchange Preliminary Claim Constructions
and identify supporting evidence and experts

10/2/2014

Last Day to Meet and Confer on Narrowing Issues
and Joint Claim Construction and prehearing
statement

10/16/2014

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Parties File Joint Claim Construction and
Prehearing Statement

10/27/2014

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Close of Claim Construction Discovery

11/10/2014

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Claim Construction Opening Briefs Due

12/1/2014

Claim Construction Responsive Briefs Due

12/23/2014

Claim Construction Reply Briefs Due

1/6/2015

Technology Tutorial

2/26/2015

Claim Construction Hearing

3/5/2015

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Fact Discovery Cutoff

9/5/2015

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Parties Serve Initial Expert Reports

9/22/2015

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Parties Serve Rebuttal Expert Reports

11/6/2015

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Close Expert Discovery

12/6/2015

Last Day to File Dispositive Motions

1/5/2016

Hearing on Dispositive Motions

3/3/2016 at 1:30pm

Final Pretrial Conference

7/28/2016 at 1:30pm

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Jury Trial

8/22/2016 at 9am

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Length of Trial

4 days

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United States District Court
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All other newly related cases: Case Nos. 14-CV-03215-LHK; 14-CV-03223-LHK; 14-CV-03221LHK; 14-CV-03222-LHK; 14-CV-03212-LHK
The Court refers the parties in all these cases to private mediation with a deadline of
December 18, 2014.
Each side may file only one dispositive motion in each respective case.
The Court adopts the parties’ proposed discovery limits set forth in their respective Joint
Case Management Statements in each case, as follows:
Case No. 14-CV-03215-LHK:
 Each party is limited to 25 interrogatories.
 Each party is limited to 50 requests for admission, not including requests for admission for
the purpose of authenticating documents.
 Each party is limited to 80 requests for production.
Case Nos.: 14-CV-01164-LHK; 14-CV-03215-LHK; 14-CV-03223-LHK; 14-CV-03221-LHK; 14-CV-03222-LHK;
14-CV-03212-LHK
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United States District Court
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The limits set forth in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure shall apply to depositions.
Depositions taken pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6) shall be limited to 14 total hours per
side.
 Each party is limited to 7 total hours of expert witness deposition testimony for each expert
retained by the opposing party.
14-CV-03223-LHK:
 Each party is limited to 25 interrogatories.
 Each party is limited to 50 requests for admission, not including requests for admission for
the purpose of authenticating documents.
 Each party is limited to 100 requests for production.
 Each party is limited to 7 total hours of expert witness deposition testimony for each expert
retained by the opposing party. However, should an expert issue more than one expert
report, the opposing party is entitled to 7 additional hours of expert witness deposition
testimony for each additional expert report issued by the particular expert.
 Each party is limited to 10 total fact witness depositions and 70 total hours of fact witness
deposition testimony. Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6) depositions are included in the 70 total hours,
and the 30(b)(6) testimony shall be limited to 14 total hours per side.
 In no event shall any single deposition of a witness exceed 7 hours, with the exception that
expert witnesses may be deposed for 7 hours per report provided, and 30(b)(6) witnesses
can be deposed pursuant to the 14 hour limitation above. However, notwithstanding the
foregoing exceptions, no deposition of a witness shall exceed 7 hours in a single day unless
otherwise agreed.
14-CV-03221-LHK:
 Each party is limited to 25 interrogatories.
 Each party is limited to 50 requests for admission, not including requests for admission for
the purpose of authenticating documents.
 Each party is limited to 80 requests for production.
 The limits set forth in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure shall apply to depositions.
 Each party is limited to 7 total hours of expert witness deposition testimony for each expert
retained by the opposing party. However, should an expert issue more than one expert
report, the opposing party is entitled to 4 additional hours of expert witness deposition
testimony for each additional expert report issued by the particular expert. Notwithstanding
the foregoing exception, no deposition of an expert shall exceed 7 hours in a single day
unless otherwise agreed.
14-CV-03222-LHK:
 Each party is limited to 25 interrogatories.
 Each party is limited to 50 requests for admission, not including requests for admission for
the purpose of authenticating documents.
 Each party is limited to 80 requests for production.
 Each party is limited to 7 total hours of expert witness deposition testimony for each expert
retained by the opposing party. However, should an expert issue more than one expert
report, the opposing party is entitled to 7 additional hours of expert witness deposition
testimony for each additional expert report issued by the particular expert.
 Each party is limited to 10 total fact witness depositions and 70 total hours of fact witness
deposition testimony. Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6) depositions are included in the 70 total hours,
and the 30(b)(6) testimony shall be limited to 14 total hours per side.
 In no event shall any single deposition of a witness exceed 7 hours, with the exception that
expert witnesses may be deposed for 7 hours per report provided, and 30(b)(6) witnesses
can be deposed pursuant to the 14 hour limitation above. However, notwithstanding the
foregoing exceptions, no deposition of a witness shall exceed 7 hours in a single day unless
otherwise agreed.

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Case Nos.: 14-CV-01164-LHK; 14-CV-03215-LHK; 14-CV-03223-LHK; 14-CV-03221-LHK; 14-CV-03222-LHK;
14-CV-03212-LHK
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14-CV-03212-LHK:
 Each party is limited to 25 interrogatories.
 Each party is limited to 60 requests for admission, not including requests for admission for
the purpose of authenticating documents.
 Each party is limited to 80 requests for production.
 Each party is limited to 7 total hours of expert witness deposition testimony for each expert
retained by the opposing party. However, should an expert issue more than one expert
report, the opposing party is entitled to 7 additional hours of expert witness deposition
testimony for each additional expert report issued by the particular expert.
 Each party is limited to 10 total fact witness depositions and 70 total hours of fact witness
deposition testimony. Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6) depositions are included in the 70 total hours,
and the 30(b)(6) testimony shall be limited to 14 total hours per side.
 In no event shall any single deposition of a witness exceed 7 hours, with the exception that
expert witnesses may be deposed for 7 hours per report provided, and 30(b)(6) witnesses
can be deposed pursuant to the 14 hour limitation above. However, notwithstanding the
foregoing exceptions, no deposition of a witness shall exceed 7 hours in a single day.

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For the Northern District of California

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The Court sets the case schedule in all the newly related cases as follows:

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Exchange of Initial Disclosures

10/3/2014

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Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement
Contentions

10/17/2014

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Invalidity Contentions

12/5/2014

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Parties Exchange Proposed Claim Terms for
construction

12/19/2014

Last Day to Meet and Confer on Proposed Terms

1/5/2015

Parties Exchange Preliminary Claim Constructions
and identify supporting evidence and experts

1/16/2015
1/30/2015

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Last Day to Meet and Confer on Narrowing Issues
and Joint Claim Construction and prehearing
statement

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Parties File Joint Claim Construction and
Prehearing Statement

2/13/2015

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Close of Claim Construction Discovery

2/27/2015

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Claim Construction Opening Briefs Due

3/20/2015

Claim Construction Responsive Briefs Due

4/10/2015

Claim Construction Reply Briefs Due

4/24/2015

Technology Tutorial

6/11/2015 at 1:30 pm

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Claim Construction Hearing

6/18/2015 at 1:30 pm

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Fact Discovery Cutoff

12/18/2015

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Parties Serve Initial Expert Reports

1/8/2016

Parties Serve Rebuttal Expert Reports

2/8/2016

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Case Nos.: 14-CV-01164-LHK; 14-CV-03215-LHK; 14-CV-03223-LHK; 14-CV-03221-LHK; 14-CV-03222-LHK;
14-CV-03212-LHK
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Close Expert Discovery

3/4/2016

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Last Day to File Dispositive Motions

4/1/2016

Hearing on Dispositive Motions

5/19/2016 at 1:30 pm

Final Pretrial Conference

8/18/2016 at 1:30 pm

Jury Trial

9/26/2016 at 9am

Length of Trial

20 days (4 days per defendant)

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: September 8, 2014
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LUCY H. KOH
United States District Judge

United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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Case Nos.: 14-CV-01164-LHK; 14-CV-03215-LHK; 14-CV-03223-LHK; 14-CV-03221-LHK; 14-CV-03222-LHK;
14-CV-03212-LHK
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