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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:101 Copyright Infringement

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Joint (Proposed) Order

Case No. 3:13-cv-02965-MMC (DMR)

Robert A. Mittelstaedt (SBN 60359)

ramittelstaedt@jonesday.com

Patrick T. Michael (SBN 169745)

pmichael@jonesday.com

Krista S. Schwartz (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

ksschwartz@jonesday.com

Joe C. Liu (SBN 237356)

jcliu@jonesday.com

JONES DAY

555 California Street, 26th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: (415) 626-3939

Facsimile: (415) 875-5700

Attorneys for Plaintiff

SYNOPSYS, INC.

Paul Alexander (#49997)

ARNOLD & PORTER LLP

1801 Page Mill Road, Suite 110

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1216

Telephone: (650) 798-2920

Fax: (650) 798-2999

E-Mail: paul.alexander@aporter.com

Martin R. Glick (#40187)

Daniel B. Asimow (#165661) 

Willow White Noonan (#277584)

ARNOLD & PORTER LLP

Three Embarcadero Center, 7th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111-4024

Telephone: (415) 471-3100

Fax: (415) 471-3400

E-Mail: Marty.Glick@aporter.com

E-Mail: Daniel.Asimow@aporter.com

E-Mail: Willow.Noonan@aporter.com

Denise McKenzie (#193313)

Ryan Nishimoto (#235208)

ARNOLD & PORTER LLP

777 South Figueroa Street

Forty-Fourth Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90017-5844

Telephone: (213) 243-4000

Fax: (213) 243-4199

E-Mail: Denise.McKenzie@aporter.com

E-Mail: Ryan.Nishimoto@aporter.com

Attorneys for Defendant

ATOPTECH, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

SYNOPSYS, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

ATOPTECH, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 3:13-cv-02965-MMC (DMR)

[JOINT PROPOSED] ORDER 

REGARDING DEADLINES AND 

DISCOVERY LIMITS FOR

SYNOPSYS’ PATENT CLAIMS 

(COUNTS II–V)

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- 1 - Joint (Proposed) Order 

Case No. 3:13-cv-02965-MMC (DMR)

Pursuant to the Court’s Order to submit a joint proposed order regarding patent deadlines 

(ECF No. 267) and the parties agreement to propose additional discovery limits relating to 

Synopsys’ patent claims when the stay of Synopsys’ patent claims is lifted (ECF No. 172), the 

parties jointly submit the following proposed deadlines and discovery limits relating to Synopsys’ 

patent claims (Counts II–V). 

I. Proposed Schedule for Synopsys’ Patent Claims: 

DEADLINE EVENT 

May 4, 2015 Filing of any amendment to Answer to Synopsys’ 

patent claims.

May 15, 2015 Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement 

Contentions, and Production of Related 

Documents (PLR 3-1, 3-2)

Jun 30, 2015 Disclosure of Invalidity Contentions and 

Production of Related Documents (PLR 3-3, 3-4)

Jul 14, 2015 Exchange Proposed Terms and Claim Elements 

for Construction (PLR 4-1(a))

Aug 4, 2015 Exchange Preliminary Claim Constructions, 

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Evidence (PLR 4-2)

Aug 31, 2015 Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing 

Statement (PLR 4-3)

Sep 30, 2015 Completion of Claim Construction Discovery 

(PLR 4-4)

Oct 15, 2015 Opening Claim Construction Brief (PLR 4-5(a))

Oct 29, 2015 Responsive Claim Construction Brief (PLR 4- 5(b))

Nov 5, 2015 Reply Claim Construction Brief (PLR 4-5(c))

Dec 7, 2015 Claim Construction Hearing (PLR 4-6)

Jan 19, 2016 Ruling on Claim Construction (Estimated)

July 15, 2016 Close of Fact Discovery 

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- 2 - Joint (Proposed) Order 

Case No. 3:13-cv-02965-MMC (DMR)

DEADLINE EVENT 

Aug 15, 2016 Opening Expert Reports

Sep 15, 2016 Rebuttal Expert Reports

Oct 15, 2016 Expert Discovery Cutoff

Dec 15, 2016 Motions for Summary Judgment Deadline

Feb 15, 2017 Pre-Trial Conference

Mar 1, 2017 Trial 

II. Proposed Discovery Limits for Synopsys’ Patent Claims:

DISCOVERY LIMITS 

Interrogatories 25

Fact Witness Depositions 

(including 30(b)(6) depositions)

80 hours – with a maximum of 15 witnesses

Expert Witness Depositions –

Infringement and Invalidity 

Issues

7 hours for each expert report submitted for up 

to 2 patents; and 3 additional hours for each 

additional patent addressed in each expert 

report.

Expert Witness Depositions –

Damages Issues

7 hours for each expert report submitted.

Dated: April 24, 2015 Respectfully submitted,

JONES DAY

By: /s/ Patrick T. Michael

Patrick T. Michael

Attorneys for Plaintiff

SYNOPSYS, INC.

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- 3 - Joint (Proposed) Order 

Case No. 3:13-cv-02965-MMC (DMR)

ARNOLD & PORTER

By: /s/ Paul Alexander

Paul Alexander

Attorneys for Defendant

ATOPTECH, INC.

[JOINT PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING DEADLINES AND DISCOVERY 

LIMITS RELATING TO SYNOPSYS’ PATENT CLAIMS

The above joint proposed deadlines and discovery limits relating to Synopsys’ patent 

claims (Counts II–V) is approved and all parties shall comply with its provisions. 

IT SO ORDERED.

Dated: _________________________ By: 

Hon. Maxine Chesney 

United States District Judge 

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