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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28:1338 Patent Infringement

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THERASENSE, INC. et al.,

 Plaintiffs,

 v.

 BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY,

Defendants et al.. /

No. C04-02123 MJJ

No. C05-03117 MJJ

No. C04-03732 MJJ

No. C04-03327 MJJ

ORDER REGARDING CLAIMS

CONSTRUCTION LIMITS

On September 23, 2005 the Court related patent cases 04-2123 and 05-3117. The parties to

these two matters each seek separate claims constructions from the Court. Pursuant to the Court’s

Patent Standing Order Rule 3, the Court will, as an initial matter, construe no more than 10 patent

claims total. The Parties to Case Nos. 04-2123 and 05-3117 are hereby ORDERED to revise their

claims construction requests so that each requires the Court to construe no more than 5 claims

apiece, for a total of 10 claims. 

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By default, the parties to Cases No. 04-2123 and 05-3117 shall be permitted up to 5 claims

apiece. However, the parties may meet and confer and stipulate to a different allocation between the

two claims construction requests for the Court to construe such that the total amount of claims

construed by the Court does not exceed 10 claims. The parties shall submit their revised claims

construction requests by March 30, 2006. If a party has previously submitted claims construction

statements or briefs, that party should submit revised briefs or claims construction statements by

March 30, 2006; these revised papers shall reflect those claims that the parties have chosen. Should

it prove necessary, the Court will construe additional claims at a later time.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 16, 2006 

MARTIN J. JENKINS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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