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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

APPLERA CORPORATION-APPLIED

BIOSYSTEMS GROUP, a Delaware

corporation,

Plaintiff,

 v.

ILLUMINA, INC., a Delaware corporation,

SOLEXA INC., a Delaware corporation,

and STEPHEN C. MACEVICZ, an

individual

Defendants. /

No. C 07-02845 WHA

ORDER RE PENDING MOTION TO

BIFURCATE

With respect to plaintiff’s pending motion to bifurcate, the defendants shall please file

their opposition by MARCH 28, 2008, AT NOON. Any reply should be filed by APRIL 1, 2008,

AT NOON. In the opposition and reply please address the feasibility of a trial starting May 12

on all plaintiff’s ownership claims and defendants’ affirmative defenses, including the statute

of limitations defense. There would be no further summary judgment practice on these issues. 

The final pretrial conference would be one week before. This is not an indication on how the

Court is going to rule on the pending motions for summary judgment.

Dated: March 25, 2008. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 3:07-cv-02845-WHA Document 168 Filed 03/25/08 Page 1 of 1