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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:145 Patent Infringement

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SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

A Limited Liability Partnership

Including Professional Corporations

NEIL A. SMITH, Cal. Bar No. 63777

DAVID SCHNAPF, Cal. Bar No. 100199

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

dschnapf@sheppardmullin.com

nbruno@smrh.com

Attorneys for NOVA MEASURING

INSTRUMENTS, LTD. and NOVA MEASURING

INSTRUMENTS, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

NANOMETRICS INCORPORATED

Plaintiff,

v.

NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS,

LTD., and NOVA MEASURING

INSTRUMENTS, INC.,

Defendants.

Case No. C06-06318 WHA

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER RE DEFENDANTS'

ACCEPTANCE OF SERVICE OF

COMPLAINT AND EXTENSION OF

TIME TO RESPOND THERETO

Honorable William H. Alsup

United States District Judge

[CIVIL L.R. 6-2 and 7-12]

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STIPULATION

WHEREAS, plaintiff NANOMETRICS INCORPORATED ("Nanometrics") filed

a complaint entitled NANOMETRICS INCORPORATED v. NOVA MEASURING

INSTRUMENTS, LTD. and NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, INC., Northern District of

California (now numbered Case No. C06-06318 WHA) ("Complaint") on or about October 10,

2006;

WHEREAS, counsel for NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, LTD. and

NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, INC. (the "Nova Entities"), Sheppard, Mullin, Richter &

Hampton, LLP (the "Nova Entities' Counsel") is willing accept service of the Complaint on behalf

of the Nova entities subject to the grant of an extension of time for filing a response to the

Complaint;

WHEREAS, Nanometrics is willing to give the Nova Entities an extension of time

in which to respond to the Complaint to avoid the need to effect service of process on Nova

Measuring Instruments, Ltd., in Israel;

WHEREAS, no previous extensions in which to respond to the Complaint have

been requested;

WHEREAS, the requested time modification is not expected to affect the schedule

for the case;

NOW, THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULES 6-2 AND 7-12, IT IS

HEREBY STIPULATED, BY AND BETWEEN THE PARTIES, THROUGH THEIR COUNSEL

OF RECORD, THAT the Nova Entities' Counsel accepts service of the Complaint on behalf of the

Nova Entities effective October 25, 2006, and the Complaint shall be deemed served on the Nova

Entities as of that date, conditioned on the grant of an extension of time to file a response;

IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED THAT the Nova Entities shall have through and

including Monday, December 11, 2006, to respond to the Complaint.

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SO STIPULATED.

Respectfully submitted:

DATED: November 2, 2006

SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

By /s/Nathaniel Bruno

NEIL A. SMITH

DAVID SCHNAPF

NATHANIEL BRUNO

Attorneys for NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS,

LTD. and NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS,

INC.

Respectfully submitted:

DATED: November 2, 2006

BECK, ROSS, BISMONTE, & FINLEY, LLP

By /s/Craig Alan Hansen

JUSTIN T. BECK

RON C. FINLEY

ALFREDO A. BISMONTE

JEREMY M. DUGGAN

CRAIG ALAN HANSEN

Attorneys for NANOMETRICS INCORPORATED

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SIGNATURE ATTESTATION

As the attorney e-filing this document, I hereby attest that opposing counsel (Beck,

Ross, Bismonte, & Finley, LLP) has concurred in this filing.

Respectfully submitted:

DATED: November 2, 2006

SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

By /s/Nathaniel Bruno

NEIL A. SMITH

DAVID SCHNAPF

NATHANIEL BRUNO

Attorneys for NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS,

LTD. and NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS,

INC.

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ORDER

In accordance with the above Stipulation of the parties which is incorporated herein

by reference, and with good cause appearing therefor, the Court orders as follows:

1. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT NOVA MEASURING

INSTRUMENTS, LTD. and NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, INC. are deemed served

with the complaint of NANOMETRICS INCORPORATED in Northern District Case No. C06-

06318 WHA (the "Complaint") as of October 25, 2006.

2. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT NOVA MEASURING

INSTRUMENTS, LTD. and NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, INC. shall have through

and including Monday, December 11, 2006, to respond to the Complaint.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: ____________________ ___________________________________________

The Honorable William H. Alsup

United States District Judge

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge William Alsup

November 6, 2006

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