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

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For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

Boston Scientific Corporation, et al.,

Plaintiff(s),

 v.

Cordis Corporation,

Defendant(s).

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NO. C 02-01474 JW 

ORDER SCHEDULING HEARING

REGARDING CROSS MOTIONS FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF

VALIDITY/INVALIDITY OF THE '415

PATENT

On February 3, 2005, this Court stayed all proceedings regarding the '385 and '498 Patents. 

(Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendant Cordis's Motion to Stay Proceedings,

hereinafter "February 3, 2005 Order," Docket Item No. 792, at 5:7.) Furthermore, this Court stayed

the trial on the '415 Patent. (February 3, 2005 Order at 5:7-8.) However, this Court permitted four

motions for summary judgment, relating exclusively to the '415 Patent, to proceed. (February 3, 2005

Order at 5:12-17.) These motions are: Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment of Invalidity

(Docket Item No. 676), Plaintiffs' Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment of Validity (Docket Item No.

727), Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment that the Activities of Lawrence Livermore National

Laboratories and/or Cordis Do Not Invalidate the Claims of the '415 Patent (Docket Item No. 712),

and Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment of Validity of Claim 27 of the '415 Patent (Docket Item

No. 707). (February 3, 2005 Order at 5:12-17.)

This Court divided these four motions for summary judgment into two sets and scheduled them

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for hearing on two dates. Specifically, this Court scheduled the hearings regarding Defendant's

Motion for Summary Judgment of Invalidity (Docket Item No. 676) and Plaintiffs' Cross-Motion for

Summary Judgment of Validity (Docket Item No. 727) for March 28, 2005 at 9:00 a.m., and the

hearings regarding Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment that the Activities of Lawrence Livermore

National Laboratories and/or Cordis Do Not Invalidate the Claims of the '415 Patent (Docket Item No.

712), and Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment of Validity of Claim 27 of the '415 Patent (Docket

Item No. 707) for April 25, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. (February 3, 2005 Order at 5:17-6:2.)

On March 23, 2005, this Court, on its own motion, and to provide the parties a more expansive

opportunity for oral argument, continued the March 28, 2005 hearing date to Wednesday, April 6,

2005. (Order Continuing Hearing Regarding Cross Motions for Summary Judgment of

Validity/Invalidity of the '415 Patent, Docket Item No. 795, at 1:16-18.) 

On March 28, 2005, Defendant Cordis filed a Motion for Leave to Amend Final Invalidity

Contentions (Docket Item No. 796) and a Motion to Compel Scheduling of Expert Deposition (Docket

Item No. 798.) This Court referred these motions to Magistrate Judge Seeborg and vacated the April

6, 2005 hearing date because "the issues raised in Cordis's Motion to Compel Scheduling of Expert

Deposition potentially affect the Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment Regarding the

Validity/Invalidity of the '415 Patent . . . ." (Order Vacating April 6, 2005 Hearing Date, hereinafter

"April 6, 2005 Order," Docket Item No. 803, at 1:21-23.) This Court stated that it "will schedule a

new hearing date shortly after Magistrate Judge Seeborg resolves Cordis's motions." (April 6, 2005

Order at 1:24-25.) 

On May 4, 2005, Magistrate Judge Seeborg granted Cordis's Motion to Amend Final Invalidity

Contentions and ordered Cordis to make its expert, Dr. Collins, available for deposition. (Order

Granting Defendant's Motion to Amend its Final Invalidity Contentions, Docket Item No. 814, at 6:10-

14.)

On May 18, 2005, Plaintiffs objected to Magistrate Judge Seeborg's Order. (Plaintiffs'

Objection to Magistrate Judge Seeborg's May 4, 2005 Order Granting Defendant's Motion to Amend

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its Final Invalidity Contentions, Docket Item No. 815.) However, on May 27, 2005, Plaintiffs

withdrew their objection. (Notice of Withdrawal of Plaintiffs' Objection to Magistrate Judge

Seeborg's May 4, 2005 Order Granting Defendant's Motion to Amend its Final Invalidity Contentions,

Docket Item No. 819.)

Accordingly, this Court schedules hearings regarding Defendant's Motion for Summary

Judgment of Invalidity (Docket Item No. 676) and Plaintiffs' Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment of

Validity (Docket Item No. 727) for Monday, September 26, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. This Court will

schedule hearings regarding Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment that the Activities of Lawrence

Livermore National Laboratories and/or Cordis Do Not Invalidate the Claims of the '415 Patent

(Docket Item No. 712) and Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment of Validity of Claim 27 of the

'415 Patent (Docket Item No. 707) after this Court has conducted the hearings regarding Defendant's

Motion for Summary Judgment of Invalidity (Docket Item No. 676) and Plaintiffs' Cross-Motion for

Summary Judgment of Validity (Docket Item No. 727).

Dated: June 10, 2005

02cv1474sch-msj-hrg

/s/James Ware 

JAMES WARE

United States District Judge

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT COPIES OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO:

Amanda Marie Kessel akessel@goodwinprocter.com

Christopher T. Holding cholding@goodwinprocter.com

David T. Pritikin dpritikin@sidley.com

Hugh A. Abrams habrams@sidley.com

J. Anthony Downs jdowns@goodwinprocter.com

Julie Lynn Fieber jfieber@flk.com

Lisa Anne Schneider lschneider@sidley.com

Marc A. Cavan mcavan@sidley.com

Matthew T. Powers mpowers@sidley.com

Michael Francis Kelleher mkelleher@flk.com

Patrick E. Premo ppremo@fenwick.com

Paul F. Ware pware@goodwinprocter.com

Roland Schwillinski rschwillinski@goodwinprocter.com

Stephanie Pauline Koh skoh@sidley.com

Susan E. Bower sbower@sidley.com

Tracy J. Phillips tphillips@sidley.com

Dated: June 10, 2005 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By:/s/JWchambers 

Ronald L. Davis

Courtroom Deputy

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