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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`DEMARAY LLC,
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`Defendant.
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`Case No. 20-cv-09341-EJD (NC)
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`CASE MANAGEMENT
`SCHEDULING ORDER
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`After considering the case schedules proposed by the parties, at ECF 116, the Court
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`RECOMMENDS that Judge Edward J. Davila set the following deadlines in this case1:
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`1. FURTHER CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE: August 25, 2022, at
`10:00 a.m. The parties must file a joint case management statement by August
`18, 2022, in accordance with Civil L.R. 16-10(d).
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`2. DISCLOSURE OF ASSERTED CLAIMS & INFRINGEMENT
`CONTENTIONS (PATENT L.R. 3-1): October 14, 2022.
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`3. INVALIDITY CONTENTIONS (PATENT L.R. 3-3): November 28, 2022.
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`4. DAMAGES CONTENTIONS (PATENT L.R. 3-8): January 17, 2023.
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`5. RESPONSIVE DAMAGES CONTENTIONS (PATENT L.R. 3-9): February
`16, 2023.
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`6. PROPOSED TERMS FOR CONSTRUCTION (PATENT L.R. 4-1): November
`18, 2022.
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`1 The Court does not propose deadlines for filing a protective order and a motion for leave
`to amend, as these events have already occurred. ECF 123; ECF 133. The Court does not
`propose a deadline for targeted discovery, as the Court denied that request. See ECF 155.
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`Case 5:20-cv-09341-EJD Document 156 Filed 07/14/22 Page 2 of 2
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`7. PRELIMINARY CLAIM CONSTRUCTIONS & EXTRINSIC EVIDENCE
`(PATENT L.R. 4-2): December 9, 2022.
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`8. JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION PREHEARING STATEMENT & EXPERT
`REPORTS (PATENT L.R. 4-3): January 27, 2023.
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`9. COMPLETION OF CLAIM CONSTRUCTION DISCOVERY: February 27,
`2023.
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`10. OPENING CLAIM CONSTRUCTION BRIEF: March 13, 2023.
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`11. RESPONSIVE CLAIM CONSTRUCTION BRIEF: March 27, 2023.
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`12. REPLY CLAIM CONSTRUCTION BRIEF: April 3, 2023.
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`13. SUR REPLY CLAIM CONSTRUCTION BRIEF: April 10, 2023.
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`14. CLAIM CONSTRUCTION HEARING: April 27, 2023, at 9:00 a.m.
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`15. POST-CLAIM CONSTRUCTION STATUS CONFERENCE: June 1, 2023,
`10:00 a.m..
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`16. ADVICE OF COUNSEL (PATENT L.R. 3-7): June 1, 2023.
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`17. LAST DAY TO MOVE OR AMEND PLEADINGS OR ADD PARTIES: June
`1, 2023.
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`18. JOINT TRIAL SETTING CONFERENCE: July 13, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. The
`parties must file a joint trial setting conference statement by July 3, 2023.
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`19. FACT DISCOVERY: Fact discovery must be completed by August 14, 2023.
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`20. EXPERT WITNESSES:
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`o Disclosure of expert testimony and reports under Federal Rule of Civil
`Procedure 26(a)(2) must be made by September 11, 2023.
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`o Disclosure of rebuttal expert reports must be made by October 9, 2023.
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`o Parties must complete all discovery of expert witnesses under Federal
`Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(4) by November 6, 2023.
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`21. DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS: Parties must file and serve all dispositive motions
`by December 4, 2023.
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`22. PRETRIAL DEADLINES: The deadlines for pretrial disclosures, objections,
`motions in limine, and pretrial filings will be set at the Trial Setting Conference.
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`IT IS SO ORDERED.
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`Dated: July 14, 2022
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`NATHANAEL M. COUSINS
`United States Magistrate Judge
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