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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

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

24/7 CUSTOMER, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

LIVEPERSON, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 15-cv-02897-JST 

ORDER REGARDING THE PARTIES' 

JOINT DISCOVERY LETTER BRIEF; 

AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER

Re: ECF No. 74

The parties in this patent case have submitted a joint discovery letter brief with their 

respective proposals for reducing the number of asserted claims and prior art references in this 

action. ECF No. 74. Having read the parties’ proposals and arguments, the Court adopts the

proposal and schedule offered by 24/7 Customer, Inc. 

The Court hereby sets the following case deadlines:

Event Deadline

Produce accused product source code in N.D. Cal. May 20, 2016

Invalidity contentions June 20, 2016

Exchange proposed terms for construction July 4, 2016

Exchange preliminary claim constructions and extrinsic 

evidence July 25, 2016

Joint claim construction statement August 16, 2016

Close of claim construction discovery September 15, 2016

Reduce asserted claims to 70 (no more than 8 claims per 

patent) September 15, 2016

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Event Deadline

Reduce asserted prior art references to 80 (no more than 10 

references per patent) September 29, 2016

Claim construction opening brief September 30, 2016

Claim construction responsive brief October 14, 2016

Claim construction reply brief October 24, 2016

Tutorial November 8, 2016 at 

2:00 p.m.

Claim construction hearing December 6, 2016 at 

2:00 p.m.

Reduce asserted claims to 30 (no more than 4 claims per 

patent)

28 days before expert 

disclosures

Reduce asserted prior references to 40 (no more than five 

references per patent)

Deadline for expert 

disclosures

Any request to increase the limits contained in this Order must specifically show why the 

inclusion of additional asserted claims or prior art references is warranted. See In re Katz 

Interactive Call Processing Patent Litig., 639 F.3d 1202, 1312–13 (Fed. Cir. 2011). 

Counsel may not modify these dates without leave of court. The parties shall also comply 

with the Court’s standing orders, which are available at cand.uscourts.gov/jstorders.

The parties shall meet and confer regarding the format, scope, and content of both the 

tutorial and the claim construction hearing, including but not limited to the permissible subjects of 

discussion at each, whether experts will testify, and what audio-visual equipment, if any, will be 

needed by the parties. They also shall exchange copies of any audio-visual material at least ten 

court days before they intend to use it in court, and shall bring any disputes regarding the format, 

scope, or content of any tutorial or hearing to the Court’s attention at least five court days before 

the tutorial or hearing. The Court will deem as waived any objection raised less than five court 

days before the tutorial or hearing. The parties shall lodge hard copies of their presentation 

materials with the Court on the day of the tutorial or claim construction hearing.

The Court will reserve no more than two hours on its calendar for the tutorial, including a 

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brief recess. The tutorial will not be reported by a court reporter.

At claim construction, the Court will construe only the terms the parties identify in their 

Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement as “most significant to the resolution of the 

case up to a maximum of 10.” Patent Local Rule 4-3(c). The Court will reserve no more than two

and a half hours on its calendar for the claim construction hearing, including a brief recess. The 

Court prefers that the parties proceed term-by-term, with each party providing its views on each 

term before moving on to the next. The Court’s use of time limits means that the parties may not 

have the opportunity to present oral argument on every term they have submitted for construction, 

and the parties should prioritize their presentations accordingly.

The parties must take all necessary steps to conduct discovery, compel discovery, hire 

counsel, retain experts, and manage their calendars so that they can complete discovery in a timely 

manner and appear on the noticed and scheduled dates. All counsel must arrange their calendars 

to accommodate these dates, or arrange to substitute or associate in counsel who can. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 17, 2016

______________________________________

JON S. TIGAR

United States District Judge

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