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

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Case No. C 14-03348-EMC 1 JOINT STATUS REPORT, STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE CMC

[Counsel information listed on signature page]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

CAPELLA PHOTONICS, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 3:14-CV-03348-EMC 

UPDATED JOINT STATUS REPORT, STIPULATED REQUEST TO 

CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE, AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER

CAPELLA PHOTONICS, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

FUJITSU NETWORK 

COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 3:14-CV-03349-EMC 

(related case)

CAPELLA PHOTONICS, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

TELLABS OPERATIONS, INC. AND

CORIANT (USA) INC.,

Defendants.

Case No. 3:14-CV-03350-EMC 

(related case)

CAPELLA PHOTONICS, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

CIENA CORPORATION,

Defendant.

Case No. 3:14-CV-03351-EMC 

(related case)

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Case No. C 14-03348-EMC 2 JOINT STATUS REPORT, STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE CMC

Lead counsel for Plaintiff Capella Photonics, Inc. (“Capella” or “Plaintiff”), and 

Defendants Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”), Ciena Corporation (“Ciena”), Fujitsu Network 

Communications, Inc. (“FNC”), Coriant Operations, Inc. (formerly Tellabs Operations, Inc.), and 

Coriant (USA) Inc. (Coriant entities collectively “Coriant”) (collectively “Defendants”) (together 

with Plaintiff, “the parties”) submit this Updated Joint Status Report for the above-captioned 

cases (collectively, the “Related Actions”) pursuant to the Court’s March 6, 2015 Order staying 

the Related Actions (Dkt. No. 172) and the November 5, 2015 Clerk’s Notice (Dkt. No. 174).

Pursuant to the Court’s March 6, 2015 Order, the Related Actions are “stayed in their 

entirety pending final exhaustion of the relevant review proceedings, including any appeals.” 

(Dkt. No. 172 at 6). The parties hereby apprise the Court of the status of the inter partes review 

proceedings initiated by Cisco and additional inter partes review proceedings concerning the 

Patents in Suit pending in the United States Patent & Trademark Office (Patent Office).

I. STATUS OF THE IPR PROCEEDINGS

On July 15, 2014, Cisco filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR2014-01166) on the 

’368 patent. Cisco filed a petition (IPR2014-01276) on the ’678 patent less than a month later.

The two IPR petitions addressed every asserted claim against each of the Defendants. The Patent 

Office joined Ciena, FNC, and Coriant in these two IPR proceedings. The Patent Office issued 

Final Written Decisions on January 28, 2016 in IPR2014-01166 and on February 17, 2016 in 

IPR2014-01276. The Patent Office found unpatentable every claim asserted in this litigation. 

Capella has filed requests for rehearing in both IPRs. 

On August 24, 2015, the Patent Office instituted FNC’s inter partes review (IPR2015-

00726) involving the ’368 patent and FNC’s inter partes review (IPR2015-00727) involving the 

’678 patent. Ciena and Coriant moved to join these IPRs on September 24, 2015. The Patent 

Office on March 21, 2016 joined Ciena and Coriant in FNC’s IPR2015-00727 involving the ’678 

patent. The Patent Office’s decision on Ciena and Coriant’s motion to join FNC’s IPR2015-

00726 involving the ’368 patent is due by March 30, 2016. Under the current schedule, the Patent 

Office will issue Final Written Decisions in these IPRs by August 24, 2016. 

On August 25, 2015, the Patent Office instituted inter partes review (IPR2015-00731) for 

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Case No. C 14-03348-EMC 3 JOINT STATUS REPORT, STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE CMC

the ’368 patent and inter partes review (IPR2015-00739) for the ’678 patent based on petitions 

filed by non-party JDS Uniphase Corporation (JDSU) (now called “Lumentum”). The Patent 

Office joined Cisco, Ciena, FNC, and Coriant in these two IPR proceedings. Under the current 

schedule, the Patent Office will issue Final Written Decisions in these IPRs by August 25, 2016. 

II. STIPULATED REQUEST TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE

Given the status of the IPR proceedings, the Parties propose and stipulate to continuing 

the Case Management Conference, currently scheduled for April 7, 2016 (Dkt. No. 174), until 

September 15, 2016, or such other date as the Court may wish. The Parties further propose and 

stipulate to filing an updated joint status report on September 1, 2016. A [Proposed] Order 

continuing the Case Management Conference in light of the foregoing stipulation is attached 

hereto.

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Case No. C 14-03348-EMC 4 JOINT STATUS REPORT, STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE CMC

Dated: March 24, 2016 MANATT, PHELPS, & PHILLIPS, LLP

By: /s/ Robert D. Becker w/ permission

Robert D. Becker

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Capella Photonics, Inc.

Dated: March 24, 2016 COOLEY LLP

/s/ Sarah J. Guske

Wayne O. Stacy (pro hac vice)

Sarah J. Guske (SBN 232467) 

380 Interlocken Crescent, Suite 900

Broomfield, CO 80021

Telephone: (720) 566-4000

Facsimile: (720) 566-4099

Attorneys for Defendant CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

/s/ Nathaniel T. Browand w/ permission

Mark C. Scarsi (SBN 183926)

mscarsi@milbank.com

Ashlee Lin (SBN 275267)

ashlee.lin@milbank.com

MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY

 & McCLOY LLP

601 South Figueroa Street, 30th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90017

Tel: (213) 892-4459 

Fax: (213) 629-5063 

Nathaniel T. Browand*

nbrowand@milbank.com

MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY

 & McCLOY LLP 

28 Liberty Street

New York, NY 10005

Tel: (212) 530-5000

Fax: (212) 530-5219

* admitted pro hac vice

Attorneys for Defendant, 

Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.

By: /s/ J. Pieter van Esw/ permission

PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP 

COLIN T. KEMP (SBN 215408) 

colin.kemp@pillsburylaw.com 

STEPHEN E. BERGE (SBN 274329) 

stephen.berge@pillsburylaw.com 

4 Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor 

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Case No. C 14-03348-EMC 5 JOINT STATUS REPORT, STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE CMC

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 983-1000 

Facsimile: (415) 983-1200 

BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. 

V. BRYAN MEDLOCK, JR.* 

bmedlock@bannerwitcoff.com 

J. PIETER VAN ES (CBN 250524) 

pvanes@bannerwitcoff.com 

THOMAS K. PRATT* 

tpratt@bannerwitcoff.com 

TIMOTHY J. RECHTIEN* 

trechtien@bannerwitcoff.com 

10 South Wacker Drive, Suite 3000 

Chicago, IL 60606 

Telephone: (312) 463-5000 

Facsimile: (312) 463-5001 

* admitted pro hac vice 

Attorneys for Defendants Coriant Operations, Inc. 

(formerly Tellabs Operations, Inc.) and Coriant (USA) 

Inc.

/s/ Michelle P. Woodhouse w/ permission

Michelle P. Woodhouse (Bar No. 260669)

E-mail: michelle.woodhouse@lw.com

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP

140 Scott Drive

Menlo Park, CA 94025

Matthew Moore*

E-mail: matthew.moore@lw.com

Elizabeth Johnson*

E-mail: elizabeth.johnson@lw.com

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP

555 Eleventh Street, NW, Suite 1000

Washington, DC 20004

202-637-2200

Clement Naples*

E-mail: clement.naples@lw.com

Chi Cheung*

E-mail: chi.cheung@lw.com

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP

885 Third Ave

New York, NY 10022

212-906-1200

* pro hac vice

Attorneys for Defendant Ciena Corporation

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Case No. C 14-03348-EMC 6 JOINT STATUS REPORT, STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE CMC

Pursuant to Local Rule 5-1(i)(3) regarding signatures, I, Sarah J. Guske, attest that 

concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from each of the other signatories. I 

declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing 

is true and correct. 

Executed Thursday, March 24, 2016.

/s/ Sarah J. Guske 

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Case No. C 14-03348-EMC 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

CAPELLA PHOTONICS, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 3:14-CV-03348-EMC 

[PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING 

CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE

CAPELLA PHOTONICS, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

FUJITSU NETWORK 

COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 3:14-CV-03349-EMC 

(related case)

CAPELLA PHOTONICS, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

TELLABS OPERATIONS, INC. AND

CORIANT (USA) INC.,

Defendants.

Case No. 3:14-CV-03350-EMC 

(related case)

CAPELLA PHOTONICS, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

CIENA CORPORATION,

Defendant.

Case No. 3:14-CV-03351-EMC 

(related case)

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Case No. C 14-03348-EMC 2

Pursuant to the Parties’ stipulated request to continue the April 7, 2016 Case Management 

Conference, and for good cause appearing, it is so Ordered. 

1. The Case Management Conference is continued until September 15, 2016. 

2. The parties shall submit an updated joint status report on September 1, 2016.

Dated: ________________ __________________________________

HON. EDWARD CHEN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

March 31, 2016

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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