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

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING ORDER ON EXPERT DISCOVERY DISPUTE 

Lead Case No. C08-03129 MMC (Consolidated Case No. C08-04234 MMC)

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John Karl Buche (SBN 239477) 

Sean M. Sullivan (SBN 254372) 

BUCHE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 

875 Prospect, Suite 305 

La Jolla, California 92037 

Telephone: 858.459.9111 

Facsimile: 858.459.9120 

jbuche@buchelaw.com 

ssullivan@buchelaw.com 

Attorneys for Defendants, 

TOTAL VEIN SOLUTIONS, LLC 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP d/b/a 

VNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, 

Plaintiff/Counter-defendants, 

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BIOLITEC, INC., DORNIER MEDTECH 

AMERICA, INC., and NEW STAR LASERS, 

INC., d/b/a COOLTOUCH, INC., 

Defendants/Counterclaimants. 

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LEAD CASE NO. C08-3129-MMC 

(Consolidated Case No. C08-4234-MMC) 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER REGARDING 

CLARIFICATION OF ORDER ON 

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO STRIKE 

DEFENDANT TOTAL VEIN 

SOLUTIONS, LLC’S EXPERT 

REPORTS 

Judge: Hon. Maxine M. Chesney 

TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP d/b/a 

VNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, 

Plaintiff/Counter-defendants, 

v. 

TOTAL VEIN SOLUTIONS, LLC, d/b/a 

TOTAL VEIN SYSTEMS, 

Defendant/Counterclaimants. 

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WHEREAS, Defendant Total Vein Solutions, LLC d/b/a Total Vein Systems (“TVS”) 

submitted expert reports of both Dr. Wayne Gradman (“Gradman”) and David Draper (“Draper”) on 

May 7, 2010; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff Tyco Healthcare Group LP d/b/a VNUS Medical Technologies 

(“VNUS”) objected to certain portions of the Gradman and Draper reports as containing untimely 

opinions on enablement issues; 

WHEREAS, TVS asserted that such opinions were timely in that said portions of the reports 

rebutted VNUS’s own infringement expert report; 

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Local Rules and governing court orders, VNUS and 

TVS submitted a joint statement to Magistrate Judge James Larson concerning the expert discovery 

dispute on May 25, 2010 (Docket No. 174); 

WHEREAS, on June 29, 2010, Magistrate Judge Larson issued an order stating “it is hereby 

ordered that the TVS expert reports of Dr. Gradman and Dr. Draper are stricken, and TVS is 

precluded from relying on them in motions or at trial.” (Docket No. 196); 

WHEREAS, VNUS only sought a court order striking the portions of the Gradman and 

Draper reports relating to enablement issues and precluding TVS from relying on such opinions; 

WHEREAS, the Court’s June 29th order does not specify that only the enablement portions of 

the Gradman and Draper opinions were struck; 

NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby stipulated and agreed by the respective parties by and 

through their counsel of record that TVS is not precluded from relying on the portions of the 

Gradman and Draper reports relating to non-infringement and testimony regarding the noninfringement opinions disclosed in said reports either in motions or at trial. 

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Dated: July 15, 2010 Respectfully Submitted, 

BUCHE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 

 By: /s/ John Karl Buche 

 John Karl Buche (SBN 239477) 

Sean M. Sullivan (SBN 254372) 

Telephone: 858.459.9111 

Facsimile: 858.459.9120 

 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT TOTAL 

VEIN SOLUTIONS, LLC d/b/a TOTAL VEIN 

SYSTEMS 

Dated: July 15, 2010 DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL LLP 

 By: /s/ Chung G. Suh 

 Matthew B. Lehr (SBN 213139) 

Suong T. Nguyen (SBN 237557) 

Chung G. Suh (Bar No. 244889) 

Tel: (650) 752-2000 

Fax: (650) 752-2111 

 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF TYCO 

HEALTHCARE GROUP LP d/b/a VNUS 

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES 

 I hereby attest that I have on file written (or e-mail) permission to sign this stipulation from 

all parties whose signatures are indicated by a “confirmed” signature (/s/) within this e-filed 

document. 

Dated: __07/15/10____ __/s/ John K. Buche ________

 John K. Buche

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: ___________________ _________________________________ 

 HON. JAMES LARSON 

 U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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John Karl Buche (SBN 239477) 

Sean M. Sullivan (SBN 254372) 

BUCHE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 

875 Prospect, Suite 305 

La Jolla, California 92037 

Telephone: 858.459.9111 

Facsimile: 858.459.9120 

jbuche@buchelaw.com 

ssullivan@buchelaw.com 

Attorneys for Defendants, 

TOTAL VEIN SOLUTIONS, LLC 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP d/b/a 

VNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., )

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LEAD CASE NO. C08-03129 MMC 

(Consolidated Case No. C08-04234 MMC) 

PROOF OF SERVICE 

Plaintiff,

v. 

BIOLITEC, INC., DORNIER MEDTECH 

AMERICA, INC., and NEW STAR LASERS, 

INC. d/b/a COOLTOUCH, INC.,

Defendants.

TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP d/b/a 

VNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 

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Plaintiff, 

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TOTAL VEIN SOLUTIONS, LLC d/b/a 

TOTAL VEIN SYSTEMS, 

Defendant. 

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 

I, John Karl Buche, declare: 

I am over the age of 18 years and not a party to this action. My business address is 875 

Prospect, Suite 304, La Jolla, California 92037, which is located in the county where the service 

described below occurred. 

On Thursday, July 15, 2010, at La Jolla, California, I served the following documents entitled: 

• STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CLARIFICATION OF 

ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO STRIKE DEFENDANT TOTAL VEIN 

SOLUTIONS, LLC’S EXPERT REPORTS 

in the following manner: 

I hereby certify that on Thursday, July 15, 2010, I electronically filed the foregoing document 

with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send electronic notification of such 

filing to the following individual(s): 

Attorneys for Plaintiff/Counter-defendant Tyco Healthcare Group LP d/b/a VNUS Medical 

Technologies, Inc.: 

Matthew B. Lehr (matthew.lehr@dpw.com) 

Chung Gyun Suh (gemma.suh@dpw.com) 

Diem-Suong Thi Nguyen (nguyen@dpw.com) 

DAVIS, POLK & WARDWELL 

1600 El Camino Real 

Menlo Park, CA 94025 

Attorneys for Defendant/Counter-claimant Biolitec, Inc.: 

Michael Rader (mrader@wolfgreenfield.com) 

Charles T. Steenburg (csteenburg@wolfgreenfield.com) 

WOLF, GREENFIELD & SACKS, PC 

600 Atlantic Avenue 

Boston, MA 02210 

Attorneys for Defendant/Counter-claimant Dornier Medtech America, Inc.: 

A. Shane Nichols (snichols@kslaw.com) 

Richard W. Miller (rmiller@kslaw.com) 

KING & SPAULDING, LLP 

1180 Peachtree Street NE 

Atlanta, GA 30309-3521 

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Attorneys for Defendant/Counter-claimant New Star Lasers, Inc, d/b/a Cooltouch, Inc.: 

Allan W. Jansen (ajansen@orrick.com) 

James W. Geriak (jgeriak@orrick.com) 

ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE, LLP 

4 Park Plaza, Suite 1600 

Irvine, CA 92614-2558 

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is 

true and correct. 

Executed on Thursday, July 15, 2010, at La Jolla, California. 

__/s/ John Karl Buche _________________ 

JOHN KARL BUCHE 

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