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`Exhibit A
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`Case 1:15-cv-00319-AT Document 25 Filed 08/28/15 Page 1 of 3
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
`ATLANTA DIVISION
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`EMERSON ELECTRIC CO., et al.,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`v.
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`SIPCO LLC, et al.,
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`Defendants.
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`CIVIL ACTION NO.
`1:15-CV-0319-AT
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`SCHEDULING ORDER
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`Upon review of the information contained in the Joint Preliminary
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`Planning Report and Discovery Plan form completed by the parties, ("JPR", Doc.
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`22), the Court ORDERS that the time limits for adding parties amending the
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`pleadings, filing motions, completing discovery, and discussing settlement are as
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`stated in JPR, except as modified on Exhibit A attached hereto.
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`IT IS SO ORDERED this 28th day of August, 2015.
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`Amy To 'rfberfig"gi
`UnitedStates istrict Judge
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`EXH B T A
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`EventiDescription
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`Rule 26(a)(1) Initial Disclosures due (LR 26.1)
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`Begin discovery (LR 26.2(A))
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`Date
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`August 26, 2015
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`August 26, 2015
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`Parties to file Joint Preliminary Report and Discovery Plan
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`August 26, 2015
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`Parties to file Stipulated Protective Order of Confidentiality
`(see LPR 2.2)
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`September 9, 2015
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`Plaintiff must serve Disclosure of Invalidity Contentions
`for patent claims it asserted in the complaint (including
`copies of all prior art identified but not in file histories)
`(LPR 4.3 & 4.4a)
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`Defendant must serve Disclosure of Infringement
`Contentions (LPR 4.1 & 4.4b)
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`October 26, 2015
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`November 25, 20.16
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`Plaintiff must serve Response to Infringement Contentions
`(LPR 4.2 & 4.4c)
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`December 15, 2015
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`Plaintiff must serve Disclosure of Invalidity Contentions
`for patent claims asserted by Defendants in the Disclosure
`of Infringement Contentions not addressed by Plaintiffs'
`first Disclosure of Invalidity Contentions
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`Each party to simultaneously exchange a list of claim
`terms, phrases or clauses that should be construed by Court,
`and identify any IPF claim elements (Proposed Tains,
`for Construction") (LPR 6.1)
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`December 23, 2015
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`December 23, 2015
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`Even /Description
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`Parties to meet and confer on Proposed Terms for
`Construction (LPR 6.1b)
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`Parties shall simultaneously exchange a preliminary
`proposed construction for each claim term, phrase, or
`clause and exchange preliminary identification of extrinsic
`evidence supporting construction (dictionary definitions,
`treatise cites, prior art, proposed testimony) (LPR 6.2)
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`Parties to meet and confer to narrow claim construction
`issues and finalize Joint Claim Construction Statement
`(LPR 6.2c)
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`Parties shall file a Joint Claim Construction Statement
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`Date
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`After
`December 23, 2015
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`January 12, 2016
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`After
`January 12, 2016
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`February 2, 2016
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`Complete claim construction discovery (LPR 6.4)
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`February 17, 2016
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`Opening claim construction brief (LPR 6.5)
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`Responsive claim construction brief (LPR 6.5)
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`Plaintiff must serve advice of counsel and related
`information rebutting a willfulness charge (LPR 5.2)
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`Fact Discovery Closes
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`Initial Rule 26 Expert Witness disclosures due on issues
`that a party bears the burden of proof (for non-claim
`construction issues) (LPR 7.1)
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`Second Rule 26 Expert Witness disclosures due on issues
`that opposing party bears the burden of proof (for non-
`claim constriction issues) (LPR 7.1)
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`March 3, 2016
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`March 23, 2016
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`May 27, 2016
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`June 27, 2016
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`July 27, 2016
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`August 26, 2016
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`Rebuttal expert disclosures (when permitted by Rule 26)
`(LPR 7.1)
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`September 6, 2016
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`Expert depositions (LPR 7.2)
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`Summary Judgment Motions due (LR 56.1D)
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`September 13-
`October 13, 2016
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`November 14, 2016
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`Briefs Opposing Summary Judgment due (LR 7.1B)
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`December 7, 2016
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`Reply Briefs for Summary Judgment (LR 7.1C)
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`December 21, 2016
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