Motorola Mobility, Inc. v. Apple, Inc.

Filing 211

MOTION to Amend/Correct the Procedural Schedule to Serve Supplemental Invalidity Contentions and Accompanying Memorandum of Law in Support by Motorola Mobility, Inc.. Responses due by 1/17/2012 (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit Cathleen Garrigan, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Exhibit B, # 4 Exhibit C, # 5 Exhibit D, # 6 Exhibit E, # 7 Exhibit F, # 8 Exhibit G, # 9 Exhibit H, # 10 Exhibit I, # 11 Exhibit J, # 12 Exhibit K, # 13 Exhibit L, # 14 Exhibit M, # 15 Exhibit N)(Mullins, Edward)

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

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(c)

A chart identifying where specifically in each alleged item of prior art each limitation of
each asserted claim is found, 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
each item of prior art that performs the claimed function; and

(d)

Any grounds of invalidity based on 35 U.S.C. § 101, indefiniteness under 35 U.S.C. §
112(2) or enablement or written description under 35 U.S.C. § 112(1) of any of the
asserted claims.

3-4. Document Production Accompanying Invalidity Contentions
With the “Invalidity Contentions,” the party opposing a claim of patent infringement shall
produce or make available for inspection and copying:
(a)

Source code, specifications, schematics, flow charts, artwork, formulas, or other
documentation sufficient to show the operation of any aspects or elements of an Accused
Instrumentality identified by the patent claimant in its Patent L.R. 3-1(c) chart; and

(b)

A copy or sample of the prior art identified pursuant to Patent L.R. 3-3(a) which does not
appear in the file history of the patent(s) at issue. To the extent any such item is not in
English, an English translation of the portion(s) relied upon shall be produced.

The producing party shall separately identify by production number which documents
correspond to each category.

3-5. Disclosure Requirement in Patent Cases for Declaratory Judgment of Invalidity
(a)

Invalidity Contentions If No Claim of Infringement. In all cases in which a party files
a complaint or other pleading seeking a declaratory judgment that a patent is invalid
Patent L.R. 3-1 and 3-2 shall not apply unless and until a claim for patent infringement is
made by a party. If the defendant does not assert a claim for patent infringement in its
answer to the complaint, no later than 14 days after the defendant serves its answer, or 14
days after the Initial Case Management Conference, whichever is later, the party seeking
a declaratory judgment of invalidity shall serve upon each opposing party its Invalidity
Contentions that conform to Patent L.R. 3-3 and produce or make available for inspection
and copying the documents described in Patent L.R. 3-4.

(b)

Inapplicability of Rule. This Patent L.R. 3-5 shall not apply to cases in which a request
for a declaratory judgment that a patent is invalid is filed in response to a complaint for
infringement of the same patent.

3-6. Amendment to Contentions
Amendment of the Infringement Contentions or the Invalidity Contentions may be made only
by order of the Court upon a timely showing of good cause. Non-exhaustive examples of
circumstances that may, absent undue prejudice to the non-moving party, support a finding of
good cause include:
(a)

A claim construction by the Court different from that proposed by the party seeking
amendment;

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(b)

Recent discovery of material, prior art despite earlier diligent search; and

(c)

Recent discovery of nonpublic information about the Accused Instrumentality which was
not discovered, despite diligent efforts, before the service of the Infringement
Contentions.

The duty to supplement discovery responses does not excuse the need to obtain leave of court
to amend contentions.

3-7. Advice of Counsel
Not later than 50 days after service by the Court of its Claim Construction Ruling, each party
relying upon advice of counsel as part of a patent-related claim or defense for any reason shall:
(a)

Produce or make available for inspection and copying any written advice and documents
related thereto for which the attorney-client and work product protection have been
waived;

(b)

Provide a written summary of any oral advice and produce or make available for
inspection and copying that summary and documents related thereto for which the
attorney-client and work product protection have been waived; and

(c)

Serve a privilege log identifying any other documents, except those authored by counsel
acting solely as trial counsel, relating to the subject matter of the advice which the party
is withholding on the grounds of attorney-client privilege or work product protection.

A party who does not comply with the requirements of this Patent L.R. 3-7 shall not be permitted
to rely on advice of counsel for any purpose absent a stipulation of all parties or by order of the
Court.

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