Motorola Mobility, Inc. v. Apple, Inc.

Filing 197

RESPONSE in Support re 178 MOTION to Strike Motorola's Supplemental Infringement Contentions filed by Apple, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit Haskett Declaration, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3, # 5 Exhibit 4)(Pace, Christopher)

EXHIBIT 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
Northern District of California
PATENT LOCAL RULES

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SCOPE OF RULES ..................................................................................................................... PAT-1
1-1. Title .................................................................................................................................. PAT-1
1-2. Scope and Construction .................................................................................................... PAT-1
1-3. Modification of these Rules ............................................................................................. PAT-1
1-4. Effective Date ................................................................................................................... PAT-1
GENERAL PROVISIONS .......................................................................................................... PAT-2
2-1. Governing Procedure........................................................................................................ PAT-2
(a)
Initial Case Management Conference ................................................................... PAT-2
2-2. Confidentiality .................................................................................................................. PAT-2
2-3. Certification of Disclosures .............................................................................................. PAT-2
2-4. Admissibility of Disclosures ............................................................................................ PAT-2
2-5. Relationship to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ............................................................ PAT-2
PATENT DISCLOSURES .......................................................................................................... PAT-4
3-1. Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions ........................................ PAT-4
3-2. Document Production Accompanying Disclosure ........................................................... PAT-4
3-3. Invalidity Contentions ...................................................................................................... PAT-5
3-4. Document Production Accompanying Invalidity Contentions ......................................... PAT-6
3-5. Disclosure Requirement in Patent Cases for Declaratory Judgment of Invalidity ........... PAT-6
(a) Invalidity Contentions If No Claim of Infringement .............................................. PAT-6
(b) Inapplicability of Rule ............................................................................................ PAT-6
3-6. Amendment to Contentions .............................................................................................. PAT-6
3-7. Advice of Counsel ............................................................................................................ PAT-7
CLAIM CONSTRUCTION PROCEEDINGS ............................................................................ PAT-8
4-1. Exchange of Proposed Terms for Construction................................................................ PAT-8
4-2. Exchange of Preliminary Claim Constructions and Extrinsic Evidence .......................... PAT-8
4-3. Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement ........................................................ PAT-8
4-4. Completion of Claim Construction Discovery ................................................................. PAT-9
4-5. Claim Construction Briefs ................................................................................................ PAT-9
4-6. Claim Construction Hearing ........................................................................................... PAT-10
4-7. Good Faith Participation ................................................................................................ PAT-10

USDC Patent Local Rules – Revised December 1, 2009

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3. PATENT DISCLOSURES
3-1. Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions
Not later than 14 days after the Initial Case Management Conference, a party claiming patent
infringement shall serve on all parties a “Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement
Contentions.” Separately for each opposing party, the “Disclosure of Asserted Claims and
Infringement Contentions” shall contain the following information:
(a)

Each claim of each patent in suit that is allegedly infringed by each opposing party,
including for each claim the applicable statutory subsections of 35 U.S.C. §271 asserted;

(b)

Separately for each asserted claim, each accused apparatus, product, device, process,
method, act, or other instrumentality (“Accused Instrumentality”) of each opposing party
of which the party is aware. This identification shall be as specific as possible. Each
product, device, and apparatus shall be identified by name or model number, if known.
Each method or process shall be identified by name, if known, or by any product, device,
or apparatus which, when used, allegedly results in the practice of the claimed method or
process;

(c)

A chart identifying specifically where each limitation of each asserted claim is found
within each Accused Instrumentality, including for each limitation that such party
contends is governed by 35 U.S.C. § 112(6), the identity of the structure(s), act(s), or
material(s) in the Accused Instrumentality that performs the claimed function.

(d)

For each claim which is alleged to have been indirectly infringed, an identification of any
direct infringement and a description of the acts of the alleged indirect infringer that
contribute to or are inducing that direct infringement. Insofar as alleged direct
infringement is based on joint acts of multiple parties, the role of each such party in the
direct infringement must be described.

(e)

Whether each limitation of each asserted claim is alleged to be literally present or present
under the doctrine of equivalents in the Accused Instrumentality;

(f)

For any patent that claims priority to an earlier application, the priority date to which
each asserted claim allegedly is entitled; and

(g)

If a party claiming patent infringement wishes to preserve the right to rely, for any
purpose, on the assertion that its own apparatus, product, device, process, method, act, or
other instrumentality practices the claimed invention, the party shall identify, separately
for each asserted claim, each such apparatus, product, device, process, method, act, or
other instrumentality that incorporates or reflects that particular claim.

(h)

If a party claiming patent infringement alleges willful infringement, the basis for such
allegation.

3-2. Document Production Accompanying Disclosure
With the “Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions,” the party claiming
patent infringement shall produce to each opposing party or make available for inspection and
copying:

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