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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:145 Patent Infringement

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER (1) ENTERING 

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND (2) NINETY DAY STAY

CASE NO. C-07-4033 JSW 

Stephen F. Sherry (pro hac vice) 

Brain C. Bianco (pro hac vice) 

MCANDREWS, HELD & MALLOY, LTD. 

500 West Madison Street, 34th Floor 

Chicago, Illinois 60661 

Telephone: (312) 775-8000 

Facsimile: (312) 775-8100 

Igor Shoiket (190066) 

TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW LLP 

Two Embarcadero Center, 8th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: (415) 576-0200 

Facsimile: (415) 576-0300 

Counsel for Plaintiff Grundfos Pumps 

Manufacturing Corporation 

G. Peter Albert, Jr. (211248) 

FOLEY & LARDNER LLP 

11250 El Camino Real 

Suite 200 

San Diego, California 92130 

Telephone: 858-847-6700 

Facsimile: 858-792-6773 

Counsel for Defendant Laing Thermotech, Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

GRUNDFOS PUMPS 

PUMPS MANUFACTURING CORP., 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

LAING THERMOTECH, INC., 

Defendant. 

Case No. C-07-4033 JSW 

STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER (1) 

ENTERING PRELIMINARY 

INJUNCTION and (2) NINETY 

DAY STAY 

Hon. Jeffrey S. White 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER (1) ENTERING 

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND (2) NINETY DAY STAY

CASE NO. C-07-0433 JSW 

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Pursuant to Northern District Civil Local Rules 7-1(a)(5) and 7-12, as well as 

Fed.R.Civ.P. 65, Plaintiff, Grundfos Pumps Manufacturing Corporation 

(“GRUNDFOS”), and defendant, Laing Thermotech, Inc. (“LAING”), jointly submit 

this stipulation requesting an Order from this Court (1) entering a preliminary 

injunction and (2) staying this litigation for ninety (90) days while the parties pursue 

efforts to settle this matter. 

BACKGROUND

This is a patent infringement action commenced on August 6, 2007 by 

GRUNDFOS against defendant LAING involving two patents. The patents-in-suit 

relate generally to water control valves and pumps for use in home or industrial water 

distribution systems that supply water to various fixtures at different temperatures 

through different pipe systems. More specifically, the patented technology relates to 

such water control valves that are adaptable for use with a pump and bypass valve so 

as to bypass cold or tepid water away from the associated fixture until it reaches the 

desired temperature. 

LAING manufactures, uses, sells, and offers for sale in the United States its 

AUTOCIRC2 SYSTEM which incorporates a water pump and bypass valve 

combination, and provides installation and operating instructions to purchasers of that 

system. GRUNDFOS alleges that the LAING AUTOCIRC2 SYSTEM infringes the 

patents in suit. 

LAING has answered the complaint and served a counterclaim. GRUNDFOS 

has replied to the LAING counterclaim. 

GRUNDFOS and LAING are presently exploring various options for resolving 

their dispute and settling this matter. 

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Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(f) and this Court’s “Order Setting Case 

Management Conference and Requiring Joint Case Management Conference 

Statement” (filed August 10, 2007 (Doc. 8)), the parties are currently obligated to: 

(1) Conduct a Rule 26(f) Conference no later than October 25, 2007; 

(2) Submit a Joint Case Management Conference Statement to the Court no 

later than November 9, 2007; and 

(3) Appear before the Court for the Initial Case Management Conference on 

November 16, 2007 at 1:30 pm. 

STIPULATION REGARDING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the parties, and through their 

respective attorneys of record that: 

(1) this Court shall issue a preliminary injunction ordering that defendant 

LAING along with its directors, officers, employees, successors, and assigns, are 

restrained, enjoined and prohibited from further manufacturing, importing, using, 

selling, and/or offering for sale the AUTOCIRC2 water pump and bypass valve system 

in the United States, however LAING’s wholesalers, distributors, resellers, and other 

entities in the distribution chain are allowed to resell and otherwise dispose of the 

AUTOCIRC2 products which had already left LAING’s possession prior to the 

effective date of this preliminary injunction; 

(2) the preliminary injunction shall be effective seven (7) calendar days 

following the date of the order entered by this Court; 

(3) the preliminary injunction shall remain in effect for the duration of this case, 

unless otherwise dissolved by written agreement of the parties or further judicial order; 

and 

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(4) the parties further agree that security as specified by Fed.R.Civ.P. 65(c) is 

not necessary nor required for the issuance of the stipulated preliminary injunction 

order. 

STIPULATION REGARDING NINETY DAY STAY

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the parties, and through their 

respective attorneys of record that: 

(1) subject to approval by this Court, this litigation should be stayed for the next 

ninety (90) days while the parties pursue further settlement discussions; and 

(2) GRUNDFOS shall have the right to request that this stay be lifted 

immediately should LAING violate the Court’s preliminary injunction order. 

Dated: October 26, 2007 

Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ Stephen F. Sherry 

Dated: October 26, 2007 

Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ G. Peter Albert, Jr. 

Stephen F. Sherry 

MCANDREWS, HELD & 

MALLOY, LTD. 

500 West Madison Street 

34th Floor 

Chicago, Illinois 60661 

Telephone: (312) 775-8000 

Facsimile: (312) 775-8100 

G. Peter Albert, Jr. (211248) 

FOLEY & LARDNER LLP 

11250 El Camino Real 

Suite 200 

San Diego, California 92130 

Telephone: 858-847-6700 

Facsimile: 858-792-6773 

Igor Shoiket (190066) 

TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND 

AND CREW LLP 

Two Embarcadero Center, 8th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: (415) 576-0200 

Facsimile: (415) 576-0300 

Atttorneys for Plaintiff Attorney for Defendant 

Grundfos Pumps Mfg. Corp. Laing Thermotech, Inc.

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Pursuant to Stipulation and Fed.R.Civ.P. 65, 

(1) defendant LAING along with its directors, officers, employees, successors, 

and assigns, are preliminarily restrained, enjoined and prohibited from further 

manufacturing, importing, using, selling, and/or offering for sale the AUTOCIRC2 

water pump and bypass valve system in the United States, however LAING’s 

wholesalers, distributors, resellers, and other entities in the distribution chain are 

allowed to resell and otherwise dispose of the AUTOCIRC2 products which had 

already left LAING’s possession prior to the effective date of this preliminary 

injunction; 

(2) the preliminary injunction shall be effective seven (7) calendar days 

following the date of this order; 

(3) the preliminary injunction shall remain in effect for the duration of this case, 

unless otherwise dissolved by written agreement of the parties or further judicial order; 

(4) security as specified by Fed.R.Civ.P. 65(c) is not necessary nor required for 

the issuance of the stipulated preliminary injunction order; 

(5) this litigation is stayed for ninety (90) days following the date of this order 

while the parties pursue further settlement discussions; and 

(6) GRUNDFOS shall have the right to request that this stay be lifted 

immediately should LAING violate the Court’s preliminary injunction order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED, 

Dated: 

JEFFERY S. WHITE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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(7) Unless the Court receives a stipulation of dismissal beforehand, the parties shall file 

a joint status report ninety (90) days from entry of this Order informing the Court of the 

status of the matter.

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