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`KING & SPALDING LLP
`David K. Willingham, SBN 198874
` dwillingham@kslaw.com
`Jeanne A. Fugate, SBN 236341
` jfugate@kslaw.com
`633 West Fifth Street, Ste. 1600
`Los Angeles, California 90071
`Telephone: (213) 443-4355
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON,
` FARABOW, GARRETT &
` DUNNER, LLP
`Parmanand K. Sharma (pro hac vice)
` parmanand.sharma@finnegan.com
`Rajeev Gupta (pro hac vice)
` raj.gupta@finnegan.com
`901 New York Avenue, NW
`Washington, DC 20001
`Telephone: (202) 408-4000
`Maximilienne Giannelli, SBN 241361
` max.giannelli@finnegan.com
`Two Freedom Square
`11955 Freedom Drive
`Reston, VA 20190
`Telephone: (571) 203-2700
`Jeffrey D. Smyth, SBN 280665
`Jeffrey.smyth@finnegan.com
`3300 Hillview Avenue
`Palo Alto, California 94304
`Telephone: (650) 849-6600
`Attorneys for Plaintiff UPL NA Inc.
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`Christopher S. Marchese, SBN 170239
`marchese@fr.com
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`555 West Fifth Street, 26th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90013
`Telephone: (213) 533-4240
`Facsimile: (877) 417-2378
`Thad C. Kodish (pro hac vice)
`tkodish@fr.com
`Jacqueline Tio (pro hac vice)
`tio@fr.com
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`1180 Peachtree Street, N.E., 21st Floor
`Atlanta, GA 30309
`Telephone: (404) 892-5005
`Facsimile: (404) 892-5002
`Bailey Benedict (pro hac vice)
`benedict@fr.com
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`1221 McKinney Street, Suite 2800
`Houston, TX 77010
`Telephone: (713) 654-5300
`Facsimile: (713) 652-0109
`Attorneys for Defendants
`TIDE INTERNATIONAL (USA),
`INC.,
`ZHEJIANG TIDE CROPSCIENCE
`CO., LTD.,
`and NINGBO TIDE IMP. & EXP.
`CO., LTD.
`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN DIVISION
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`UPL NA INC.
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
`TIDE INTERNATIONAL (USA), INC.,
`ZHEJIANG TIDE CROPSCIENCE CO.,
`LTD., NINGBO TIDE IMP. & EXP. CO.,
`LTD.
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`Defendants.
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`Case No.: 8:19-CV-01201-RSWL-KS
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`JOINT STIPULATION
`CONCERNING THE CASE
`SCHEDULE
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`IPR2020-01113
`Ex. 3002
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`JOINT STIPULATION
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`Case 8:19-cv-01201-RSWL-KS Document 100 Filed 01/19/21 Page 2 of 4 Page ID #:2335
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`Plaintiff UPL NA Inc. (“UPL NA”) and Defendants Tide International
`(USA), Inc., Zhejiang Tide CropScience Co., Ltd., and Ningbo Tide Imp. & Exp.
`Co., Ltd. (collectively, “Tide”) jointly submit this stipulation and respectfully
`request an order modestly extending several of the case deadlines as set forth
`below. The parties’ requested schedule modifications impact only discovery
`deadlines and would not alter the dates for the cut-off for the submission of
`dispositive motions, the final pre-trial conference, or trial.
`On September 1, 2020, the Court issued an order setting a revised schedule
`for this case. ECF No. 93. In that Order, the Court indicated that that parties may
`submit a joint request to alter the dates, if so required. Id.
`As noted in the parties’ joint submission dated August 25, 2020, Defendants
`have filed a petition with the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to
`institute Inter Partes Review (IPR) of the patent-in-suit in this action. ECF No. 91.
`The deadline for the PTAB to institute the IPR is January 25, 2021. Defendants
`have indicated that if an IPR is instituted, they will seek a stay of the present lawsuit
`pending resolution of that proceeding. Plaintiff UPL NA will oppose Defendants’
`motion. Subject to the Court’s approval, the parties have agreed to brief
`Defendants’ potential motion on an expedited basis, as set forth below. The
`agreement to expedite the potential motion is intended to minimize the amount of
`work the parties would have to do in the expert phase of this litigation if the Court
`were to grant the motion.
`The parties also jointly request an extension of certain discovery deadlines,
`none of which will require modifying or delaying the Court’s deadlines pertaining
`to dispositive motions or trial. These modifications are intended, in part, to
`accommodate the fact that one of Tide’s expert witnesses was recently diagnosed
`with Covid-19 and admitted to the hospital, and has been unable to work.
`Additionally, these modifications will allow the parties time to receive the Court’s
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`order regarding the deposition of one of the inventors named on the patent-in-suit,
`Mr. Shroff, who is located in India (see D94, D95, and D99), and to take that
`deposition within the fact discovery period. Specifically, the parties respectfully
`request that the case schedule be modified as shown in the following chart:
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`Current due date Proposed due date
`Jan. 26, 2021
`Feb. 16, 2021
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`All Parties Serve Final
`Infringement/Invalidity contentions
`Feb. 23, 2021
`Feb. 2, 2021
`Fact Discovery Cut-Off
`Mar. 12, 2021
`Feb. 16, 2021
`Opening expert reports
`Apr. 13, 2021
`Mar. 23, 2021
`Rebuttal expert reports
`Apr. 30, 2021
`Apr. 20, 2021
`Expert discovery cut-off
`May 18, 2021 (same)
`May 18, 2021
`Dispositive motion cut-off
`Jul. 6, 2021 (same)
`Jul. 6, 2021
`Final pre-trial conference
`Aug. 3, 2021 (same)
`Aug. 3, 2021
`Jury trial
`Further, the parties agree that briefing on Defendants’ anticipated motion
`requesting a stay of the case pending IPR will be submitted in an expedited fashion
`as follows:
`1. Should the PTAB Institute an IPR proceeding, Defendants will file their
`motion to stay;
`2. Plaintiff will submit its opposition brief to Defendants’ motion no later
`than five business days after Defendants’ motion is filed;
`3. Defendants will submit their reply brief in support of their motion no later
`than two business days after Plaintiff submits its opposition brief;
`The parties also respectfully request that, if the PTAB institutes the IPR, a
`hearing (if necessary) on Defendants’ motion to stay be conducted three weeks after
`filing the motion (or as soon thereafter as possible), subject to the Court’s
`availability.
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`Dated: January 19, 2021
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`Dated: January 19, 2021
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`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
` GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP
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`By: /s/ Jeffrey D. Smyth
`Jeffrey D. Smyth
`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`UPL NA Inc.
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`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
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`By: /s/ Thad C. Kodish
`Thad C. Kodish
`Attorneys for Defendants
`TIDE INTERNATIONAL (USA), INC.,
`ZHEJIANG TIDE CROPSCIENCE CO.,
`LTD., and NINGBO TIDE IMP. & EXP.
`CO., LTD.
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`ATTESTATION
`Counsel for Plaintiff UPL NA, Inc. hereby attests by the signature below that
`concurrence in the filing of this document was obtained from counsel for
`Defendants Tide International (USA), Inc., Zhejiang Tide CropScience Co., Ltd.
`and Ningbo Tide Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd.
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`Dated: January 19, 2021
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`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
` GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP
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`By: /s/ Jeffrey D. Smyth
`Jeffrey D. Smyth
`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`UPL NA Inc.
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