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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 re ADR 1 Case No. C 06-06495 PJH 

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Henry C. Bunsow (SBN 60707) 

K. T. Cherian (SBN 133967) 

Robert F. Kramer (SBN 181706) 

Constance F. Ramos (SBN 203637) 

Stephanie R. Johnson (SBN 242572) 

HOWREY LLP 

525 Market Street, Suite 3600 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Telephone: (415) 848-4900 

Facsimile: (415) 848-4999 

Email: bunsowh@howrey.com 

 kramerR@howrey.com 

 cheriank@howrey.com 

 ramosc@howrey.com 

 johnsons@howrey.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff BRIDGELUX, INC. 

Additional Attorneys Listed On Next Page 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BRIDGELUX, INC. a California corporation, 

Plaintiff and 

Counterclaim-Defendant,

 v. 

CREE, Inc., a North Carolina corporation, and

TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY, 

Defendants and 

Counterclaim-Plaintiffs. 

Case No. C 06-06495 PJH 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER RELATING TO ADR

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Matthew D. Powers (Bar No. 104795) 

Christopher J. Cox (Bar No. 151650) 

Nicholas A. Brown (Bar No. 198210) 

WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP 

Silicon Valley Office 

201 Redwood Shores Parkway 

Redwood Shores, California 94065 

Telephone: 650-802-3000 

Facsimile: 650-802-3100 

Email: matthew.powers@weil.com 

christopher.cox@weil.com

 nicholas.brown@weil.com 

Attorneys for Defendants and Counterclaim-Plaintiffs 

CREE, INC. AND TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY 

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1. The Court’s Civil Minute Order dated August 16, 2007 provides that the abovecaptioned case is referred to ADR for private mediation to be completed within 150 days of the 

date of the Order, which is January 14, 2008. 

2. The parties have met and conferred and agree that private mediation conducted 

under the auspices of a mutually agreed upon third-party mediator would be productive. 

3. The parties stipulate to participate in private mediation, subject to Judge 

Hamilton’s approval, to be conducted within 45 days after the date that U.S. District Court Judge 

Ronald Clark issues a Claim Construction Order in a related patent infringement case between the 

parties captioned BridgeLux, Inc. v. Cree, Inc., Civil Action No. 9:06-CV-00240-RHC, pending 

in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (“Texas Case”). 

4. Judge Clark conducted a claim construction hearing in the Texas Case on 

September 26, 2007. The claim construction issues are under submission and Judge Clark is 

expected to issue a Claim Construction Order anytime within the next month or months in the 

Texas Case. 

5. The parties shall promptly notify the Court when Judge Clark issues a Claim 

Construction Order in the Texas Case. The parties shall certify to the Court that private 

mediation has been conducted within 45 days after the date that Judge Clark issues a Claim 

Construction Order. 

Pursuant to General Order No. 45, Section X (b) regarding signatures, I attest under 

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penalty of perjury that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from 

Nicholas A. Brown. 

SO STIPULATED this 17th day of January, 2008 

By: s/Robert F. Kramer 

 Robert F. Kramer 

Attorneys for Plaintiff BRIDGELUX, INC. 

By: s/Nicholas A. Brown 

 Nicholas A. Brown 

Attorneys for Defendants CREE, INC. and 

TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED 

DATED: _________________________ ________________________________ 

 Phyllis J. Hamilton 

 United States District Court Judge 

1/18/08

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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