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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`VB ASSETS, LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`AMAZON.COM INC., et al.,
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`Defendants.
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`C.A. No. 1:19-cv-01410-MN
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`SCHEDULING ORDER
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`This _____ day of May, 2020, the Court having conducted an initial Rule 16(b) )
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`(cid:25)(cid:87)(cid:75)
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`scheduling conference pursuant to Local Rule 16.1(b), and the parties having determined after
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`discussion that the matter cannot be resolved at this juncture by settlement, voluntary mediation,
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`or binding arbitration; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
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`1.
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`Rule 26(a)(l) Initial Disclosures and E-Discovery Default Standard. Unless
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`otherwise agreed to by the parties, the parties shall make their initial disclosures pursuant to
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`Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1) within fourteen (14) days of the date the Court enters
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`this Order. If they have not already done so, the parties are to review the Court’s Default Standard
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`for Discovery, Including Discovery of Electronically Stored Information (“ESI”), which is posted
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`at http://www.ded.uscourts.gov (see Other Resources, Default Standard for Discovery) and is
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`incorporated herein by reference. Paragraph 3 Disclosures pursuant to the Default Standard for
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`Discovery shall be due thirty (30) days of the date the Court enters this Order. Within thirty (30)
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`days of the date the Court enters this Order, the Parties will meet and confer to discuss in good
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`faith the best way of addressing the timing and scope of exchange of relevant ESI and source
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`2.
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`Joinder of Other Parties and Amendment of Pleadings. All motions to join other
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`parties, and to amend or supplement the pleadings, shall be filed on or before October 23, 2020.
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`Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, any motion to join a party or motion to amend the
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`pleadings shall be made pursuant to the procedures set forth in Paragraphs 8(g) and 9.
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`3.
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`Application to Court for Protective Order. Should counsel find it will be necessary
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`to apply to the Court for a protective order specifying terms and conditions for the disclosure of
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`confidential information, counsel should confer and attempt to reach an agreement on a proposed
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`form of order and submit it to the Court within twenty-one (21) days from the date the Court
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`enters this Order. Should counsel be unable to reach an agreement on a proposed form of order,
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`counsel must follow the provisions of Paragraph 8(g) below.
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`Any proposed protective order must include the following paragraph:
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`Other Proceedings. By entering this order and limiting the
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`disclosure of information in this case, the Court does not intend to
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`preclude another court from finding that information may be
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`relevant and subject to disclosure in another case. Any person or
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`party subject to this order who becomes subject to a motion to
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`disclose another party’s information designated “confidential” [the
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`parties should list any other level of designation, such as “highly
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`confidential,” which may be provided for in the protective order]
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`pursuant to this order shall promptly notify that party of the motion
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`so that the party may have an opportunity to appear and be heard
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`on whether that information should be disclosed.
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`4.
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`Papers Filed Under Seal. In accordance with section G of the Revised
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`Administrative Procedures Governing Filing and Service by Electronic Means, a redacted
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`version of any sealed document shall be filed electronically within seven (7) days of the filing of
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`the sealed document.
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`5.
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`Courtesy Copies. The parties shall provide to the Court two (2) courtesy copies of
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`all briefs and any other document filed in support of any briefs (i.e., appendices, exhibits,
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`declarations, affidavits etc.). This provision also applies to papers filed under seal. All courtesy
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`copies shall be double-sided.
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`6.
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`ADR Process. This matter is referred to a magistrate judge to explore the
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`possibility of alternative dispute resolution.
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`7.
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`Disclosures. Absent agreement among the parties, and approval of the Court:
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`(a)
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`By July 10, 2020, Plaintiff shall identify the accused product(s), including
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`accused methods and systems, and its damages model, as well as the asserted patent(s) that the
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`accused product(s) allegedly infringe(s). Plaintiff shall also produce the file history for each
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`asserted patent.
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`(b)
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`By August 21, 2020, Defendant shall produce core technical documents
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`related to the accused product(s), sufficient to show how the accused product(s) work(s),
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`including but not limited to non-publicly available operation manuals, product literature,
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`schematics, and specifications. Defendant shall also produce sales figures for the accused
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`product(s).
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`(c)
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`By October 7, 2020, Plaintiff shall produce an initial claim chart relating
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`each known accused product to the asserted claims each such product allegedly infringes.
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`(d)
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`By November 20, 2020, Defendant shall produce its initial invalidity
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`contentions for each asserted claim, as well as the known related invalidating references.
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`(e)
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`Plaintiff shall provide final infringement contentions within thirty (30)
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`days of issuance of the Court’s claim construction order.
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`(f)
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`Defendant shall provide final invalidity contentions within third (30) days
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`of service of Plaintiff’s final infringement contentions.
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`8.
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`Discovery. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court or agreed to by parties, the
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`limitations on discovery set forth in the Federal Rules shall be strictly observed.
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`(a)
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`Discovery Cut Off. All fact discovery in this case shall be initiated so that
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`it will be completed on or before December 10, 2021.
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`(b)
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`Document Production. Document production shall be substantially
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`complete by August 27, 2021.
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`(c)
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`Requests for Admission. A maximum of 75 requests for admission are
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`permitted for each side.
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`(d)
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`Interrogatories.
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`i.
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`A maximum of 25
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`interrogatories,
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`including contention
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`interrogatories, are permitted for each side.
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`ii.
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`The Court encourages the parties to serve and respond to
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`contention interrogatories early in the case. In the absence of agreement among the parties,
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`contention interrogatories, if filed, shall first be addressed by the party with the burden of proof.
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`The adequacy of all interrogatory answers shall be judged by the level of detail each party
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`provides (i.e., the more detail a party provides, the more detail a party shall receive).
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`(e)
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`Depositions.
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`i.
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`Limitation on Hours for Deposition Discovery. Each side is limited
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`to a total of 105 hours of taking testimony by deposition of fact witnesses upon oral examination.
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`Of the 105 hours per side, a maximum of 80 hours may be used for depositions of the other side’s
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`party witnesses. The parties may request additional deposition time upon a showing of good
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`cause. The deposition of each expert who issues a report shall be limited to seven (7) hours of
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`deposition per expert report, and shall not count toward the limitation on party and non-party
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`depositions.
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`ii.
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`Location of Depositions. Any party or representative (officer,
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`director, or managing agent) of a party filing a civil action in this district court must ordinarily
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`be required, upon request, to submit to a deposition at a place designated within this district.
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`Exceptions to this general rule may be made by order of the Court. A defendant who becomes a
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`counterclaimant, cross-claimant, or third-party plaintiff shall be considered as having filed an
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`action in this Court for the purpose of this provision.
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`(f)
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`Disclosure of Expert Testimony.
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`i.
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`Expert Reports. For the party who has the initial burden of proof on
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`the subject matter, the initial Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2) disclosure of expert
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`testimony is due on or before January 21, 2022. The supplemental disclosure to contradict or
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`rebut evidence on the same matter identified by another party is due on or before February 18,
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`2022. Reply expert reports from the party with the initial burden of proof are due on or before
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`March 18, 2022. No other expert reports will be permitted without either the consent of all parties
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`or leave of the Court. Along with the submissions of the expert reports, the parties shall advise of
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`the dates and times of their experts’ availability for deposition. Expert discovery shall close on April
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`8, 2022.
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`ii.
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`Expert Report Supplementation. The parties agree they will permit
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`expert declarations to be filed in connection with motions briefing (including case dispositive
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`motions). However, absent good cause, any such expert opinions shall be limited to the opinions
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`and basis for those opinions set forth in the Fed. R. Civ. P 26(2)(B) report(s) of that expert.
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`iii.
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`Objections to Expert Testimony. To the extent any objection to
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`expert testimony is made pursuant to the principles announced in Daubert v. Merrell Dow
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`Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993), as incorporated in Federal Rule of Evidence 702, it
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`shall be made by motion no later than the deadline for dispositive motions set forth herein, unless
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`otherwise ordered by the Court. Briefing on such motions is subject to the page limits set out in
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`connection with briefing of case dispositive motions.
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`(g)
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`Discovery Matters and Disputes Relating to Protective Orders.
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`i.
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`Any discovery motion filed without first complying with the
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`following procedures will be denied without prejudice to renew pursuant to these procedures.
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`ii.
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`Should counsel find, after a reasonable effort pursuant to Local
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`Rule 7.1.1 that they are unable to resolve a discovery matter or a dispute relating to a protective
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`order, the parties involved in the discovery matter or protective order dispute shall contact the
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`Court’s Judicial Administrator to schedule an argument.
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`iii.
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`On a date to be set by separate order, generally not less than four
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`(4) days prior to the conference, the party seeking relief shall file with the Court a letter, not to
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`exceed three (3) pages, outlining the issues in dispute and its position on those issues. On a date
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`to be set by separate order, but generally not less than three (3) days prior to the conference, any
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`party opposing the application for relief may file a letter, not to exceed three (3) pages, outlining that
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`party’s reasons for its opposition.
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`iv.
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`The parties shall provide to the Court two (2) courtesy copies of
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`its discovery letter and any other document filed in support of any letter (i.e., appendices,
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`exhibits, declarations, affidavits etc.). This provision also applies to papers filed under seal. All
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`courtesy copies shall be double-sided.
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`v.
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`Should the Court find further briefing necessary upon conclusion
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`of the conference, the Court will order it. Alternatively, the Court may choose to resolve the
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`dispute prior to the conference and will, in that event, cancel the conference.
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`9.
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`Motions to Amend / Motions to Strike.
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`(a)
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`Any motion to amend (including a motion for leave to amend) a pleading
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`or any motion to strike any pleading or other document shall be made pursuant to the discovery
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`dispute procedure set forth in Paragraph 8(g), above.
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`(b)
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`Any such motion shall attach the proposed amended pleading as well as a
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`“redline” comparison to the prior pleading or attach the document to be stricken.
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`10.
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`Technology Tutorials. Although technology tutorials are not required by the
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`Court, they are appreciated and, if any party chooses to file such a tutorial, it shall be submitted
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`on or before the date that the Joint Claim Construction Brief is filed.
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`11.
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`Claim Construction Issue Identification. On December 18, 2020, the parties shall
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`exchange a list of those claim term(s)/phrase(s) that they believe need construction. On January
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`22, 2021, the parties shall exchange their proposed claim construction of those term(s)/phrase(s).
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`These documents will not be filed with the Court. Subsequent to exchanging that list, the parties
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`will meet and confer to prepare a Joint Claim Construction Chart to be submitted three weeks
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`prior to service of the opening claim construction brief (February 12, 2021). The parties’ Joint
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`Claim Construction Chart should identify for the Court the term(s)/phrase(s) of the claim(s) in
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`issue, and should include each party’s proposed construction of the disputed claim language with
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`citation(s) only to the intrinsic evidence in support of their respective proposed constructions. A
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`copy of the patent(s) in issue as well as those portions of the intrinsic record relied upon shall be
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`submitted with this Joint Claim Construction Chart. In this joint submission, the parties shall not
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`provide argument.
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`12.
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`Claim Construction Briefing. The Plaintiff shall serve, but not file, its opening
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`brief, not to exceed 20 pages, on March 5, 2021. The Defendant shall serve, but not file, its
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`answering brief, not to exceed 30 pages, on March 26, 2021. The Plaintiff shall serve, but not
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`file, its reply brief, not to exceed 20 pages, on April 16, 2021. The Defendant shall serve, but not
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`file, its sur-reply brief, not to exceed 10 pages, on May 7, 2021. No later than May 14, 2021, the
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`parties shall file a Joint Claim Construction Brief. The parties shall copy and paste their unfiled
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`briefs into one brief, with their positions on each claim term in sequential order, in substantially
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`the form below.
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`JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION BRIEF
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`I.
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`II.
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`Agreed-Upon Constructions
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`Disputed Constructions
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`[TERM 1]
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`1.
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`2.
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`3.
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`4.
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`Plaintiff’s Opening Position
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`Defendant’s Answering Position
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`Plaintiff’s Reply Position
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`Defendant’s Sur-Reply Position
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`[TERM 2]
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`1.
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`2.
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`3.
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`4.
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`Plaintiff’s Opening Position
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`Defendant’s Answering Position
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`Plaintiff’s Reply Position
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`Defendant’s Sur-Reply Position
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`The parties need not include any general summaries of the law relating to claim construction. If
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`there are any materials that would be submitted in an index, the parties shall submit them in a
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`Joint Appendix.
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`13.(cid:3)
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`Hearing on Claim Construction. Beginning at (cid:20)(cid:29)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:3) (cid:83)(cid:17)(cid:80)(cid:17) on JJune (cid:28), 2021,(cid:3) the
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`Court will hear argument on claim construction. The parties need not include any general
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`summaries of the law relating to claim construction in their presentations to the Court. The parties
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`shall notify the Court, by joint letter submission, no later than the date on which their joint claim
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`construction brief is filed: (i) whether they request leave to present testimony at the hearing; and
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`(ii)(cid:3)the amount of time they are requesting be allocated to them for the hearing.
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`Provided that the parties comply with all portions of this Scheduling Order, and any other
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`orders of the Court, the parties should anticipate that the Court will issue its claim construction
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`order within sixty (60) days of the conclusion of the claim construction hearing. If the Court is
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`unable to meet this goal, it will advise the parties no later than sixty (60) days after the conclusion
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`of the claim construction hearing.
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`14.(cid:3)
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`Supplementation. Absent agreement among the parties, and approval of the Court,(cid:3)
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`no later than thirty (30) days of the date the Court enters the claim construction ruling, the parties
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`must finally supplement, inter alia, the identification of all accused products and of all invalidity
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`references.
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`15.
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`Case Dispositive Motions.
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`(a)
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`All case dispositive motions, an opening brief, and affidavits, if any, in
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`support of the motion shall be served and filed on or before May 6, 2022. Oppositions to
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`dispositive motions shall be served and filed on or before (cid:45)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:22)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:21)(cid:21). Replies in support of
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`dispositive motions shall be served and filed on or before (cid:45)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:21)(cid:23)(cid:15)(cid:3) (cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:21)(cid:21). Briefing will be
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`presented pursuant to the Court’s Local Rules. No case dispositive motion under Rule 56 may
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`be filed more than ten (10) days before the above date without leave of the Court.
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`(b)(cid:3)
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`Concise Statement of Facts Requirement. Any motion for summary(cid:3)
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`judgment shall be accompanied by a separate concise statement, not to exceed six (6) pages,
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`which details each material fact which the moving party contends is essential for the Court’s
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`resolution of the summary judgment motion (not the entire case) and as to which the moving
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`party contends there is no genuine issue to be tried. Each fact shall be set forth in a separate
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`numbered paragraph and shall be supported by specific citation(s) to the record.
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`Any party opposing the motion shall include with its opposing papers a response to the
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`moving party’s concise statement, not to exceed six (6) pages, which admits or disputes the
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`facts set forth in the moving party’s concise statement on a paragraph-by-paragraph basis.
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`To the extent a fact is disputed, the basis of the dispute shall be supported by specific citation(s)
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`to the record. Failure to respond to a fact presented in the moving party’s concise statement
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`of facts shall indicate that fact is not in dispute for purposes of summary judgment. The party
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`opposing the motion may also include with its opposing papers a separate concise statement, not
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`to exceed four (4) pages, which sets forth material facts as to which the opposing party contends
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`there is a genuine issue to be tried. Each fact asserted by the opposing party shall also be set
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`forth in a separate numbered paragraph and shall be supported by specific citation(s) to the
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`record.
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`The moving party shall include with its reply papers a response to the opposing party’s
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`concise statement of facts, not to exceed four (4) pages, on a paragraph-by-paragraph basis.
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`Failure to respond to a fact presented in the opposing party’s concise statement of facts shall
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`indicate that fact remains in dispute for purposes of summary judgment.
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`(c)
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`Page limits combined with Daubert motion page limits. Each party is
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`permitted to file as many case dispositive motions as desired provided, however, that each SIDE
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`will be limited to a combined total of 40 pages for all opening briefs, a combined total of 40
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`pages for all answering briefs, and a combined total of 20 pages for all reply briefs regardless of
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`the number of case dispositive motions that are filed. In the event that a party files, in addition to
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`a case dispositive motion, a Daubert motion to exclude or preclude all or any portion of an
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`expert’s testimony, the total amount of pages permitted for all case dispositive and Daubert
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`motions shall be increased to 50 pages for all opening briefs, 50 pages for all answering briefs,
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`and 25 pages for all reply briefs for each SIDE.1
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`16.
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`Applications by Motion. Except as otherwise specified herein, any application to
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`the Court shall be by written motion. Any non-dispositive motion should contain the statement
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`required by Local Rule 7.1.1.
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`17. Motions in Limine. Motions in limine shall not be separately filed. All in limine
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`requests and responses thereto shall be set forth in the proposed pretrial order. Each SIDE shall
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`be limited to three (3) in limine requests, unless otherwise permitted by the Court. The in limine
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`1 The parties must work together to ensure that the Court receives no more than a total of 250 pages (i.e., 50 + 50
`+ 25 regarding one side’s motions, and 50 + 50 + 25 regarding the other side’s motions) of briefing on all case
`dispositive motions and Daubert motions that are covered by this scheduling order and any other scheduling order
`entered in any related case that is proceeding on a consolidated or coordinated pretrial schedule.
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`request and any response shall contain the authorities relied upon; each in limine request may be
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`supported by a maximum of three (3) pages of argument, may be opposed by a maximum of three
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`(3) pages of argument, and the side making the in limine request may add a maximum of one (l)
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`additional page in reply in support of its request. If more than one party is supporting or opposing
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`an in limine request, such support or opposition shall be combined in a single three (3) page
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`submission (and, if the moving party, a single one (1) page reply), unless otherwise ordered by
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`the Court. No separate briefing shall be submitted on in limine requests, unless otherwise
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`permitted by the Court.
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`18.
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`(cid:21)(cid:23)
`Pretrial Conference. On October _____, 2022, the Court will hold a pretrial
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`(cid:21)(cid:29)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:17)(cid:80)(cid:17)
`conference in Court with counsel beginning at __________. Unless otherwise ordered by the
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`Court, the parties should assume that filing the pretrial order satisfies the pretrial disclosure
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`requirement of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3). The parties shall file with the Court the
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`joint proposed final pretrial order in compliance with Local Rule 16.3(c) and the Court’s
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`Preferences and Procedures for Civil Cases not later than seven (7) days before the pretrial
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`conference. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the parties shall comply with the timeframes
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`set forth in Local Rule 16.3(d)(1)-(3) for the preparation of the joint proposed final pretrial order.
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`The parties shall provide the Court two (2) double-sided courtesy copies of the joint
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`proposed final pretrial order and all attachments. The proposed final pretrial order shall contain
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`a table of contents.
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`19.
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`Jury Instructions, Voir Dire, and Special Verdict Forms. Where a case is to be
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`tried to a jury, pursuant to Local Rules 47.1(a)(2) and 51.1 the parties should file (i) proposed
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`voir dire, (ii) preliminary jury instructions, (iii) final jury instructions, and (iv) special verdict
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`forms three (3) business days before the final pretrial conference. This submission shall be
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`accompanied by a courtesy copy containing electronic files of these documents, in Microsoft
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`Word format, which may be submitted by e-mail to mn_civil@ded.uscourts.gov.
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`20.
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`Trial. This matter is scheduled for a seven (7) day(cid:13) trial beginning at 9:30 a.m. on(cid:3)
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`(cid:50)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3) (cid:22)(cid:20), 2022, with the subsequent trial days beginning at 9:00 a.m. Until the case is
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`submitted to the jury for deliberations, the jury will be excused each day at 4:30 p.m. The trial
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`will be timed, as counsel will be allocated a total number of hours in which to present their
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`respective cases.
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`21.
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`Judgment on Verdict and Post-Trial Status Report. Within seven (7) days after a(cid:3)
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`jury returns a verdict in any portion of a jury trial, the parties shall jointly submit a form of order
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`to enter judgment on the verdict. At the same time, the parties shall submit a joint status report,
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`indicating among other things how the case should proceed and listing any post-trial motions
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`each party intends to file.
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`22.
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`Post-Trial Motions. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, all SIDES are limited(cid:3)
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`to a maximum of 20 pages of opening briefs, 20 pages of answering briefs, and 10 pages of reply
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`briefs relating to any post-trial motions filed by that side, no matter how many such motions are
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`filed.
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`(cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:69)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:48)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:92)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:49)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:76)(cid:78)(cid:68)(cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:75)(cid:75)(cid:75)(cid:75)(cid:75)(cid:75)(cid:75)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:72) (cid:43)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:81) (cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:69)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:48)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:92)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:49)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:76)(cid:78)(cid:68)
`
`(cid:56)(cid:81)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:39)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:45)(cid:88)(cid:71)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:56) (cid:76)(cid:87) (cid:71) (cid:54)(cid:87) (cid:87) (cid:39)(cid:76) (cid:87) (cid:76) (cid:87) (cid:45) (cid:71)
`
`(cid:13)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:58)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:87)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:3)(cid:71)(cid:68)(cid:92)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:77)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:88)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:81)(cid:88)(cid:80)(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:71)(cid:68)(cid:92)(cid:86)
`(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:80)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:17)
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`13
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`Case 1:19-cv-01410-MN Document 32 Filed 05/06/20 Page 14 of 15 PageID #: 944
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`EVENT
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`DEADLINE
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`Rule 26(a)(l) Initial Disclosures
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`Proposed Protective Order
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`Paragraph 3 Disclosures, Default Standard
`for Discovery
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`Within ten (14) days of the date the
`Court enters this Order
`Within twenty-one (21) days of the
`date the Court enters this Order
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`Within thirty (30) days of the date
`the Court enters this Order
`
`Paragraph 4(a) Disclosures, Default Standard for
`Discovery (plaintiff identify accused products, etc.)
`
`July 10, 2020
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`Paragraph 4(b) Disclosures, Default Standard for
`Discovery (defendant produce core technical
`documents, etc.)
`
`Paragraph 4(c) Disclosures, Default Standard for
`Discovery (plaintiff produce initial claim charts)
`
`Joinder of Parties and Motions to Amend
`or Supplement Pleadings
`
`Paragraph 4(d) Disclosures, Default Standard for
`Discovery (defendant produce invalidity
`contentions, etc.)
`
`Exchange of Lists of Proposed Terms for
`Claim Construction
`
`Exchange of Proposed Constructions for
`Identified Terms
`
`Joint Claim Construction Chart
`
`Plaintiff Opening Claim Construction Brief
`
`Defendant Answer Claim Construction Brief
`
`Plaintiff Reply Claim Construction Brief
`
`Defendant Sur-Reply Claim Construction Brief
`
`August 21, 2020
`
`October 7, 2020
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`October 23, 2020
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`November 20, 2020
`
`December 18, 2020
`
`January 22, 2021
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`February 12, 2021
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`March 5, 2021
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`March 26, 2021
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`April 16, 2021
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`May 7, 2021
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`

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`Case 1:19-cv-01410-MN Document 32 Filed 05/06/20 Page 15 of 15 PageID #: 945
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`File Joint Claim Construction Brief
`
`Claim Construction Hearing
`
`Supplementation of Accused Products and
`Invalidity References
`
`May 14, 2021
`
`June (cid:28), 2021 (cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:29)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:17)(cid:80)(cid:17)
`Within thirty (30) days of the date
`the Court enters the claim
`construction ruling
`
`Substantially Complete Document Production
`
`August 27, 2021
`
`Final Infringement Contentions
`
`Final Invalidity Contentions
`
`Fact Discovery Closes
`
`Opening Expert Report
`
`Rebuttal Expert Report
`
`Reply Expert Report
`
`Expert Discovery Closes
`
`Case Dispositive Motions
`Opposition to Dispositive Motions
`Reply to Dispositive Motions
`Pretrial Conference
`
`(cid:45)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:92)(cid:3)Trial (seven days) (cid:13)
`
`Within 30 days of issuance of claim
`construction order
`
`Within 30 days of service of final
`infringement contentions
`
`December 10, 2021
`
`January 21, 2022
`
`February 18, 2022
`
`March 18, 2022
`
`April 8, 2022
`May 6, 2022
`June 3, 2022
`June 24, 2022
`
`October (cid:21)(cid:23), 2022 (cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:29)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:17)(cid:80)(cid:17)
`
`(cid:50)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:22)(cid:20), 2022
`
`(cid:13) (cid:58)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:87)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:3)(cid:71)(cid:68)(cid:92)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:77)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:88)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:81)(cid:88)(cid:80)(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:71)(cid:68)(cid:92)(cid:86)
`(cid:90)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:80)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:17)
`
`