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

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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1 This court finds the motion appropriate for decision without further oral argument,

as permitted by Civil L.R. 7-1(b) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 78. See also Lake at Las Vegas Investors

Group, Inc. v. Pacific Malibu Dev. Corp., 933 F.2d 724, 729 (9th Cir. 1991) (holding that the

court's consideration of the moving and opposition papers is deemed an adequate substitute

for a formal hearing), cert. denied, 503 U.S. 920 (1992). Accordingly, the September 5, 2007

hearing date is VACATED. 

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED,

Plaintiff, No. C 03-1604 PJH

v. ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO

AMEND SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL

 RHS INC., et al., PRELIMINARY INVALIDITY

CONTENTIONS

Defendants.

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Before this court is defendants’ motion for leave to amend their Second

Supplemental Preliminary Invalidity Contentions Pursuant to Patent L.R. 3-3. Defendants

seek to amend their Preliminary Invalidity Contentions in order to set forth new contentions

stating that the patent at issue is invalid in light of the 1995 TrimFlight User Guide. Having

carefully read the parties’ papers and considered the relevant legal authority, the court

hereby GRANTS1

 defendants’ motion, for the same reasons that led the court to grant

defendants’ motion for leave to amend their Amended Answer and Counterclaims at the

August 15, 2007 hearing. 

Specifically, in view of the facts that (1) defendants have acted reasonably diligently

in securing the 1995 TrimFlight User Guide, and (2) plaintiff’s possession and knowledge of

the relevant TrimFlight documents ensures that plaintiff will suffer no undue prejudice, the

court finds that defendants have sufficiently demonstrated good cause for amendment of

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their Preliminary Invalidity Contentions. See Patent Local Rule 3-7. Accordingly,

defendants shall be allowed to file their final Invalidity Contentions, as requested. 

However, defendants’ corresponding motion to seal their motion for leave to amend,

and exhibits B and H to the supporting Tabesh Declaration is DENIED, as defendants have

failed to establish that a compelling need exists to file the information under seal. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 27, 2007 ______________________________

PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

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