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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNIRAM TECHNOLOGY, INC.,

Plaintiff(s),

 vs.

MONOLITHIC SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY,

INC, et al.,

Defendant(s). /

No. C 04-1268 VRW (MEJ)

ORDER REQUESTING FURTHER

BRIEFING

On January 17, 2007, the parties in the above-captioned matter filed a joint discovery dispute

letter. (Doc. #334.) In the letter, defendant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

("TSMC") seeks to compel plaintiff UniRAM Technology, Inc. ("UniRAM") to respond to its

Interrogatories Nos. 22 and 23, which seek information regarding the conception and reduction to

practice of UniRAM's alleged trade secrets. UniRAM argues that these interrogatories are irrelevant

to the only remaining claims in the case (the trade secret misappropriation claims) because

conception and reduction to practice are relevant only in the patent context. As TSMC does not

address this argument in its portion of the letter, the Court requests further briefing on the issue. 

Accordingly, within one week from the date of this Order, TSMC shall file a supplemental letter

addressing UniRAM's argument regarding the relevancy of its requests in the trade secret context. 

TSMC's letter shall be no more than three pages and include appropriate legal authority. UniRAM

may file a response, limited to three pages, within one week from the date TSMC files its letter.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 23, 2007 

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

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