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

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W02-WEST:6NB1\400248005.1 [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING NOVA'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE 

RENEWED MOTION TO STRIKE ON SHORTENED TIME

Case No. C05 00986 MMC (BZ)

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SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

A Limited Liability Partnership 

Including Professional Corporations 

NEIL A. SMITH, Cal. Bar No. 63777 

MAURICIO A. FLORES, Cal. Bar No. 93304 

NATHANIEL BRUNO, Cal. Bar No. 228118 

Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94111-4106 

Telephone: 415-434-9100 

Facsimile: 415-434-3947 

Electronic mail: nsmith@sheppardmullin.com

 mflores@sheppardmullin.com

 nbruno@sheppardmullin.com

SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

DARREN M. FRANKLIN, Cal. Bar No. 210939 

333 South Hope Street, 48th Floor 

Los Angeles, California 90071-1448 

Telephone: 213-620-1780 

Facsimile: 213-620-1398 

Electronic mail: dfranklin@sheppardmullin.com

Attorneys for NOVA MEASURING 

INSTRUMENTS LTD. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS 

LTD.,

Plaintiff, 

v.

NANOMETRICS INC., 

Defendant.

 Case No. C05 00986 MMC (BZ) 

ORDER GRANTING NOVA'S MOTION 

FOR LEAVE TO FILE RENEWED 

MOTION TO STRIKE DEFENDANT’S 

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT 

OF INVALIDITY UNDER 35 USC 

SECTION 112(1) ON SHORTENED TIME

[Civil L.R. 6-1 and 6-3; Civil L.R. 7-11 and 

Judge Chesney's Standing Order at ¶ 6.] 

Honorable Maxine M. Chesney 

Courtroom 7, 19th Floor 

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PROPOSED ORDER

The Court having considered plaintiff’s MOION FOR LEAVE TO FILE 

RENEWED MOTION TO STRIKE DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT 

OF INVALIDITY UNDER 35 USC SECTION 112(1) ON SHORTENED TIME, and defendant’s 

opposition thereto, orders as follows: 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Nova is granted leave to file its Renewed 

Motion To Strike Defendant's Motion For Summary Judgment Of Invalidity Under 35 U.S.C. 

Section 112(1) ("Nova's Motion to Strike") within two court days of entry of this Order. Nova's 

Motion to Strike shall be heard by this Court on April 20, 2007 at 9:00 a.m.

IT IS FURTHER HEREBY ORDERED that defendant Nanometrics, Inc. shall 

have through and including April 6, 2007 to file any opposition to Nova's Motion to Strike. 

IT IS FURTHER HEREBY ORDERED that Nova shall have through and 

including April 10, 2007 to file a reply to any opposition filed by Nanometrics. Any such reply by 

Nova shall not exceed four pages of substantive text. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 29, 2007

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 MAXINE M. CHESNEY 

United States District Judge 

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