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

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REQUESTING EXTENSION OF TIME FOR 

DEFENDANT GORE TO DECLARE ITS RELIANCE ON OPINIONS OF COUNSEL

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MARK J. LINDERMAN (State Bar No. 

144685)

mlinderman@sonnenschein.com

HILLARY NOLL KALAY (State Bar No. 

233173)

hkalay@sonnenschein.com

SONNENSCHEIN NATH & ROSENTHAL 

525 Market Street, 26th Floor

San Francisco, California 94105-2708

Telephone: (415) 882-5000

Facsimile: (415) 882-0300

DAVID H. PFEFFER (pro hac vice)

dpfeffer@morganfinnegan.com

CHRISTOPHER K. HU (pro hac vice)

chu@morganfinnegan.com

GERARD A. HADDAD (pro hac vice)

ghaddad@morganfinnegan.com

JENNIFER BIANROSA (pro hac vice)

jbianrosa@morganfinnegan.com

MORGAN & FINNEGAN, L.L.P.

3 World Financial Center

New York, New York 10281-2101

Telephone: (212) 415-8700

Facsimile: (212) 415-8701

Attorneys For Defendant

W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.

James J. Elacqua (CSB No.: 187897)

james.elacqua@dechert.com

Noemi C. Espinosa (CSB No.: 116753)

nicky.espinosa@dechert.com

Ellen J. Wang (CSB No.: 215478)

ellen.wang@dechert.com

Joshua C. Walsh-Benson (CSB No.: 229983)

joshua.walsh-benson@dechert.com

DECHERT LLP

2440 W. El Camino Real, Suite 700

Mountain View, California 94040

Telephone: (650) 813-4800

Facsimile: (650) 813-4848

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

MEDTRONIC, INC., MEDTRONIC USA, 

INC., AND MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, 

INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

MEDTRONIC, INC., MEDTRONIC USA, 

INC. and MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, 

INC.,

Plaintiffs,

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W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.,

Defendant.

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JOINT STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER REQUESTING 

EXTENSION OF TIME FOR 

DEFENDANT W.L. GORE & 

ASSOCIATES, INC. TO DECLARE ITS 

RELIANCE ON OPINIONS OF 

COUNSEL

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Pursuant to Civil L.R. 6-2, W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (“Gore”), and Medtronic, 

Inc., Medtronic USA, Inc. and Medtronic Vascular, Inc. (“Medtronic”) jointly submit this 

Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order. The parties hereby stipulate that Defendant W.L. 

Gore has an extension of time until Friday, January 25, 2008 within which to declare Gore’s 

reliance on opinions of counsel and produce opinions and related documents pursuant to Pat. 

L.R. 3-8. This stipulation does not alter the date of any event or any deadline already fixed by 

Court order and is hereby filed promptly pursuant to Civil L.R. 5.

Declaring reliance on opinion of counsel in a patent case is a very important decision 

to a party. Gore seeks this three-day extension of time because access to key decision makers 

recently at Gore has been limited, and Gore wants to ensure that its decision is fully 

considered by key executives within the company.

This time modification will not alter any other court-ordered dates or the schedule for 

this case.

SO STIPULATED:

MORGAN & FINNEGAN, LLP

Dated: January 22, 2008 /s

David H. Pfeffer (pro hac vice)

Christopher K. Hu (pro hac vice)

John T. Gallagher (pro hac vice)

Gerard A. Haddad (pro hac vice)

Jennifer BianRosa (pro hac vice)

3 World Financial Center

New York, New York 10281-2101

Telephone (212) 415-8700

Mark J. Linderman (State Bar No. 144685)

John Querio (State Bar No. 235524)

Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal

525 Market Street, 26th Floor

San Francisco, California 94105-2708

Telephone: (415) 882-5000

Attorneys for Defendant

W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. 

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Dated: January 22, 2008 DECHERT LLP

 /s

James J. Elaqua

Noemi C. Espinosa

Ellen J. Wang

1117 California Avenue

Palo Alto, California 94304 

Telephone: (650) 813-4800

Facsimile: (650) 813-4848

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Medtronic, Inc., Medtronic USA, Inc. and 

Medtronic Vascular, Inc.

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

Previously, the parties have stipulated to extend the time for defendant W.L. Gore & 

Associates, Inc. to declare its reliance on opinions of counsel pursuant to Pat. L.R. 3-6 until 

January 25, 2008.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED:

Dated: __________________, 2008

Honorable Jeffrey S. White

United States District Judge

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