MCU Clocking Solutions Inc. v. Freescale Semiconductor Inc.

Filing 76

CASE SCHEDULING ORDER. Signed by Judge Paul S. Grewal on August 12, 2015 re (73) in Case No. 5:15-cv-02213-PSG. (psglc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/12/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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MCU CLOCKING SOLUTIONS, INC.,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.,
Defendant.

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MCU CLOCKING SOLUTIONS, INC.,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.,

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Defendant.

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IT IS ORDERED that the parties’ proposed limits on discovery set forth in their joint case
management statement shall apply to this case.3

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See Case No. 5:15-cv-02213-PSG, Docket No. 73.

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See Case No. 5:15-cv-02213-PSG, Docket No. 75.

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CASE SCHEDULING ORDER

case management conference,2

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Case Nos. 5:15-cv-02213-PSG; 5:15-cv02546-PSG

Based on the parties’ joint case management statement1 and representations at yesterday’s

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Case Nos. 5:15-cv-02213-PSG; 5:15-cv-2546-PSG.
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall present discovery disputes to the court

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through an informal letter briefing process. The parties shall meet and confer and submit a joint

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letter to the court, not to exceed three pages per side. The court shall set a hearing, if necessary, or

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simply decide the matter on the papers.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall engage in private mediation within 90
days of the court’s claim construction order.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the court shall hold a further case management

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conference 15 after the court’s claim construction order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the following schedule and deadlines shall apply to this

United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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case:

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Defendants’ preliminary invalidity contentions
and accompanying document productions .................................................... September 3, 2015

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Parties to exchange proposed terms
and claim elements for construction .................................................................. October 1, 2015

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Parties to exchange preliminary claim constructions
and identify supporting intrinsic and extrinsic evidence ................................. October 23, 2015

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Joint claim construction and prehearing statements ........................................ October 30, 2015

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Parties to identify claim construction experts ............................................... November 6, 2015
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Completion of claim construction delivery ................................................... December 4, 2015

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MCU’s claim construction briefs ................................................................ December 14, 2015

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Defendants’ responsive claim construction briefs ........................................... January 11, 2016

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MCU’s reply claim construction briefs ........................................................... January 25, 2016

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Provision of claim construction tutorial
materials to parties and court ......................................................................... February 16, 2016

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Claim construction tutorial presentations ...................................................... February 24, 2016

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Claim construction hearings .......................................................................... February 27, 2016

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See Case No. 5:15-cv-02213-PSG at Docket No. 73 at 4-7.
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Case Nos. 5:15-cv-02213-PSG; 5:15-cv-2546-PSG.
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Defendants to inform MCU whether they will
rely on advice of counsel as defense to willful
infringement; date by which Defendants shall
produce such opinions of counsel on which
defendants intend to rely ...................................................................................... May 19, 2016
Amendment of pleadings with respect to willful
infringement and inequitable conduct ........................................................... February 15, 2016
Close of fact discovery ......................................................................................... June 30, 2016
Initial Rule 26(a)(2) disclosure of expert testimony........................................... August 2, 2016
Expert disclosures contradicting or rebutting the expert
disclosure of the other party on the same matter ........................................... September 5, 2016

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Reply expert disclosures .................................................................................... October 6, 2016

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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Close of expert discovery ................................................................................ October 20, 2016

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Deadline for case dispositive motions and briefs ........................................ November 21, 2016
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Answering briefs and response to
case dispositive motions ................................................................................ December 7, 2016

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Reply briefs in support of case dispositive motions .................................... December 14, 2016

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Pretrial order draft ............................................................................................... March 7, 2017

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Joint proposed final pretrial order ......................................................................... April 6, 2017

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Pretrial conference .......................................................................... April 17, 2017 at 10:00 AM

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Jury trial for first Defendant ................................................................ May 1, 2017 at 9:30 AM

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Jury trial for second Defendant ......................................................... May 14, 2017 at 9:30 AM

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SO ORDERED.
Dated: August 12, 2015

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PAUL S. GREWAL
United States Magistrate Judge

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Case Nos. 5:15-cv-02213-PSG; 5:15-cv-2546-PSG.
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