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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 Patent Infringement

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JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO CONSIDER CASES RELATED AND TO SCHEDULE INITIAL CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE FOR AUGUST 11, 2015 

CASE NO. 5:15-cv-02212-PSG 

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[Counsel Listed on Signature Block] 

MCU CLOCKING SOLUTIONS, INC., 

 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

ATMEL CORPORATION, 

 Defendant.

Case No. 5:15-cv-02212-PSG 

MCU CLOCKING SOLUTIONS, INC., 

 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC., 

 Defendant. 

Case No. 5:15-cv-02213-PSG 

MCU CLOCKING SOLUTIONS, INC., 

 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Case No. 5:15-cv-02546-PSG

JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO CONSIDER CASES RELATED AND TO 

SCHEDULE INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE FOR AUGUST 11, 2015 

Pursuant to Civil L.R. 3-12, the parties in Case Nos. 5:15-cv-02212-PSG, 5:15-cv-02213-

PSG, and 5:15-cv-02546-PSG (“Proposed Related Actions”) submit this joint administrative motion 

to consider these cases related to each other. The parties further propose, pursuant to Civil Local 

Rule 6-2(a), that the Case Management Conferences in all three Proposed Related Actions be 

scheduled for August 11, 2015. 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY 

All three Proposed Related Actions were recently transferred by stipulation to the United 

States District Court for the Northern District of California from the United States District Court for 

the District of Delaware, and have all been assigned to Magistrate Judge Paul Singh Grewal. The 

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Plaintiff in all three Proposed Related Actions is MCU Clocking Solutions, Inc. (“MCU”), and all 

three actions involve U.S. Patent No. 6,292,045. Two of the three Proposed Related Actions, Case 

Nos. 5:15-cv-02213-PSG and 5:15-cv-02546-PSG, also involve U.S. Patent No. 7,296,170. The Case 

Management Conferences in Case Nos. 5:15-cv-02212 and 5:15-cv-02213 are currently both 

scheduled for June 30, 2015, whereas the Case Management Conference in Case No. 5:15-cv-02546 

has not yet been scheduled. 

BRIEF STATEMENT OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CASES

The Proposed Related Actions meet the criteria for related cases under Civil L.R. 3-12. MCU 

alleges that the named Defendants in each of the actions infringe one or both asserted patents by 

making, using, offering for sale, selling, and/or importing microcontrollers that embody every 

element of at least one Claim of either or both of the asserted patents. Discovery, motion practice, 

and hearings, therefore, are likely to concern many of the same issues. Furthermore, the parties 

believe that proceeding with uncoordinated cases before separate judges would cause an unduly 

burdensome duplication of labor and expense. While the parties recognize that there may be separate 

trials in each of the three separate cases, respectively, they believe coordination of pre-trial matters 

will be beneficial. 

Additionally, the parties believe that a single Case Management Conference for all three 

Proposed Related Actions would avoid a needless duplication of effort and expense by the parties, 

and would also serve the interests of judicial economy by allowing the Court to conduct a single Case 

Management Conference rather than multiple conferences. 

CONCLUSION 

For the reasons stated above, the parties respectfully request that the Proposed Related 

Actions all be deemed to be related to each other. The parties further propose that, pursuant to Civil 

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Local Rule 6-2(a), a single Case Management Conference for all three Proposed Related Actions be 

scheduled for August 11, 2015, with the parties filing a Joint Case Management Statement by August 

4, 2015. 

Dated: June 17, 2015 Respectfully Submitted, 

 By: /s/ Vasilios E. Sanios

 Edward C. Flynn (pro hac vice) 

Vasilios E. Sanios (pro hac vice) 

 COHEN & GRACE, LLC 

 105 Braunlich Drive, Suite 300 

 Pittsburgh, PA 15237 

 Tel: (412) 847-0300 

 Facsimile: (412) 847-0307 

 Email: eflynn@cohengrace.com 

 vsanios@cohengrace.com 

 

Christopher D. Banys (State Bar No.230038) 

Christopher J. Judge (State Bar No. 230038) 

Jennifer Lu Gilbert (State Bar No. 255820) 

BANYS, P.C. 

1032 Elwell Court, Suite 100 

Palo Alto, California 94303 

Telephone: (650) 308-8505 

Facsimile: (650) 353-2202 

Email: cdb@banyspc.com 

 cjj@banyspc.com 

jlg@banyspc.com 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff, 

 MCU CLOCKING SOLUTIONS, INC. 

By: /s/ Ahren C. Hsu-Hoffman

Michael Lyons (State Bar No. 202284) 

Ahren C. Hsu-Hoffman (State Bar No. 250469) 

Walter Scott Tester (State Bar No. 287228) 

MORGAN, LEWIS, & BOCKIUS LLP 

2 Palo Alto Square 

3000 El Camino Real, Suite 700 

Palo Alto, CA 94306 

Tel: (650) 843-4000 

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Facsimile: (650) 843-4001 

Email: mlyons@morganlewis.com 

 ahsu-hoffman@morganlewis.com 

 stester@morganlewis.com 

 

Attorneys for Defendant, 

ATMEL CORPORATION

 By: /s/ Thomas W. Ritchie

 David L. Witcoff (pro hac vice) 

 Timothy J. Heverin (pro hac vice) 

 Thomas W. Ritchie (pro hac vice) 

 JONES DAY 

 77 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 3500 

 Chicago, IL 60601-1692 

 Tel: (312) 782-3939 

 Fax: (312) 782-8585 

 Email: dlwitcoff@jonesday.com 

 tjheverin@jonesday.com 

 twritchie@jonesday.com 

 

Patrick T. Michael (State Bar No. 169745) 

JONES DAY 

555 California Street, 26th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Tel: (415) 875-5893 

Facsimile: (415) 875-5700 

Email: pmichael@jonesday.com 

 Attorneys for Defendant, 

 FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 

By: /s/ Brian C. Banner

Brian C. Banner (pro hac vice forthcoming) 

Bruce W. Slayden , II (pro hac vice forthcoming) 

SLAYDEN GRUBERT BEARD PLLC 

823 Congress Avenue, Suite 525 

Austin, TX 78701 

Tel: (512) 402-3550 

Facsimile: (512) 402-6865 

Email: bbanner@sgb-ip.com 

 bslayden@sgb-ip.com 

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Ryan R. Smith (State Bar No. 229323) 

WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 

650 Page Mill Road 

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050 

Telephone: (650) 493-9300 

Facsimile: (650) 565-5100 

Email: rsmith@wsgr.com 

Attorneys for Defendant, 

MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY, INC. 

ATTESTATION OF CONCURRENCE IN FILING 

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that concurrence in the filing of this 

document has been obtained from each of the Signatories listed above. 

/s/ Vasilios E. Sanios 

Vasilios E. Sanios 

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PROOF OF SERVICE 

I, Vasilios E. Sanios, Esquire, hereby certify that on the 17th day of June, 2015, I served the 

above JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO CONSIDER CASES RELATED AND TO 

SCHEDULE THE INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE FOR AUGUST 11, 2015, via 

email, to the following addresses: 

Michael Lyons 

Ahren C. Hsu-Hoffman 

Walter Scott Tester 

mlyons@morganlewis.com 

ahsu-hoffman@morganlewis.com 

stester@morganlewis.com 

Attorneys for Defendant, 

ATMEL CORPORATION 

David L. Witcoff (pro hac vice) 

Timothy J. Heverin (pro hac vice) 

Thomas W. Ritchie (pro hac vice) 

Patrick T. Michael 

dlwitcoff@jonesday.com 

tjheverin@jonesday.com 

twritchie@jonesday.com 

pmichael@jonesday.com 

Attorneys for Defendant,

FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 

Brian C. Banner (pro hac vice forthcoming) 

Bruce W. Slayden , II (pro hac vice forthcoming) 

Ryan R. Smith 

bbanner@sgb-ip.com 

bslayden@sgb-ip.com 

rsmith@wsgr.com 

Attorneys for Defendant,

MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY, INC. 

 By: /s/ Vasilios E. Sanios 

 Vasilios E. Sanios 

 Attorney for Plaintiff, 

 MCU CLOCKING SOLUTIONS, INC.

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