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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28:1338 Patent Infringement

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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

GENERAL ATOMICS, DIAZYME

LABORATORIES DIVISION,

Plaintiff,

 v.

 AXIS-SHIELD ASA,

Defendant. /

No. C 05-04074 SI

PRETRIAL PREPARATION ORDER

It is hereby ORDERED pursuant to F.R.C.P. and the Local Rules of this Court:

RESERVED FOR PLAINTIFF’S SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION: May 19, 2006 at 9:00 a.m.

(file motion: 4/14/06, file opposition: April 28, 2006, file reply 5/5/06)

FURTHER CASE MANAGEMENT: June 23, 2006 at 2:30 p.m.

Counsel must file a joint case management statement seven days in advance of the conference.

TUTORIAL: September 13, 2006 at 3:30 p.m. (2 hrs)

CLAIM CONSTRUCTION HEARING: September 14, 2006 at 3:30 p.m. (2 hrs)

DISCOVERY PLAN: Per F.R.Civ.P and Local Rules, subject to any provisions below.

NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF is December 15, 2006.

DESIGNATION OF EXPERTS: 1/12/07; REBUTTAL: 2/2/07. Parties SHALL conform to Rule 26(a)(2).

EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF is April 27, 2007.

DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS SHALL be filed by May 11, 2007; 

Opp. Due May 25, 2007; Reply Due June 1, 2007;

 and set for hearing no later than June 15, 2007 at 9:00 AM.

PRETRIAL CONFERENCE DATE: July 17, 2007 at 3:30 PM.

JURY TRIAL DATE: July 30, 2007 at 8:30 AM., Courtroom 10, 19th floor.

TRIAL LENGTH is estimated to be days.

SPECIAL DISCOVERY AND PRETRIAL PROVISIONS:

The parties will be filing a stipulated protective order during the week of February 21, 2006.

See attached Patent Schedule.

The pretrial conference SHALL be attended by trial counsel prepared to discuss all aspects of the case,

including settlement. Parties SHALL conform to the attached instructions. Plaintiff is ORDERED to

serve a copy of this order on any party subsequently joined in this action.

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Dated: 2/21/06

 SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

3/3/06 Disclosure of Asserted Claims and

Preliminary Infringement Contentions

(Pat.L.R. 3-1 &2) by deft.

4/17/06 Serve Preliminary Invalidity Contentions

(Pat.L.R. 3-3 &4) by pltf.

5/1/06 Parties Exchange Proposed Terms & Claim

Elements (Pat.L.R. 4-1)

5/22/06 Parties Exchange Preliminary Claim

Construction & Extrinsic Evidence (Pat.L.R.

4-2)

6/16/06 File Joint Claim Construction & Prehearing

Statement (Pat.L.R. 4-3)

7/14/06 Completion of Claim Construction Discovery

(Pat.L.R. 4-4)

7/31/06 - by deft File Opening Brief on Claim Construction

(Pat.L.R. 4-5)

8/14/06 - by pltf File Responsive Brief on Claim Construction

(Pat.L.R. 4-5)

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