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

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STIPULATION AND JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT 

STATEMENT AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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James D. Petruzzi (Bar No. 115175)

THE PETRUZZI LAW FIRM 

4900 Woodway Dr., Suite 745 

Houston, TX77056 

Telephone: (713) 840-9993 

Facsimile: (713) 877-9100 

jdpetruzzi@gmail.com 

Martin J. Siegel 

700 Louisiana, Suite 2300 

Houston, TX 77002 

Telephone: (713) 226-8566 

Martin@Siegelfirm.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Marc H. Cohen (Bar No. 168773)

Lien K. Dang (Bar No. 254221) 

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 

3330 Hillview Avenue 

Palo Alto, CA94304 

Telephone: (650) 859-7000 

Facsimile: (650) 859-7500 

marc.cohen@kirkland.com 

lien.dang@kirkland.com 

Attorneys for Defendants. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

DR. SHAUN L.W. SAMUELS, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

TRIVASCULAR, INC., et al. 

Defendant. 

Case No. 3:13-CV-02261-EMC

STIPULATION AND JOINT CASE 

MANAGEMENT STATEMENT AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING 

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

TRIVASCULAR, INC., 

 Counter-Claimant, 

 vs. 

DR. SHAUN L. W. SAMUELS, 

 Counter-Defendant. 

Pursuant to Civil L.R. 16-9, Plaintiff and Counter-Defendant, Dr. Shaun L.W. Samuels 

(“Samuels”) and Defendant and Counter-Claimant, TriVascular, Inc. (“TriVascular”) and 

Defendants Chobotov, Humphrey and Whirley respectfully submit this Stipulation and Joint Case 

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Management Statement and [Proposed] Order Continuing Case Management Conference. An initial 

Joint Case Management Statement was filed on March 3, 2015 (Dkt. No. 50) setting forth the 

various requirements under Civil L.R. 16-9 and Patent L.R. 2-1(b), and Rule 26(f) of the Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedure. As set forth below, the Parties are currently preparing a stipulation that 

will place the case in a position to appeal based on a final judgment of non-infringement, and 

therefore request a continuation of the currently scheduled Case Management Conference currently 

scheduled for December 10, 2015. 

BACKGROUND AND STATUS OF LITIGATION 

This is a patent infringement action brought by Samuels against TriVascular, Michael A. 

Chobotov, Robert G. Whirley, and Joseph W. Humphrey. Samuels filed this patent litigation action 

against TriVascular on May 17, 2013. See Dkt. No. 1. Samuels filed a Second Amended Complaint 

on August 13, 2015 adding the Individual Defendants. See Dkt. No. 77. The Defendant TriVascular 

filed an Answer, Affirmative Defenses and Counterclaims to Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint 

on August 27, 2015 (Dkt. No. 78), and the Individual Defendants filed their Answer and Affirmative 

Defenses on August 27, 2015 (Dkt. No. 79). TriVascular’s pending counterclaims are patent 

counterclaims of non-infringement (First Counterclaim) and invalidity (Second Counterclaim), as 

well as counterclaims for breach of contract and promissory estoppel (Third, Fourth and Fifth 

Counterclaims). 

On November 12, 2015, this Court construed certain claim terms found in U.S. Patent No. 

6,007,575 patent. (Claim Construction Order, Dkt. No. 92). In view of that construction, Plaintiff 

does not believe it can prove infringement of the accused device and intends to appeal the Claim 

Construction Order. 

STIPULATION FOR APPEAL 

 The Parties are currently preparing a stipulation that will place the case in a position to 

appeal based on a final judgment of non-infringement. The Court’s Claim Construction Order (Dkt. 

No. 92) construed certain claim terms such that Plaintiff does not believe it can prove infringement. 

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The parties have tentatively agreed to file a request and stipulation providing that the Court issue a 

final judgment dismissing Plaintiff’s patent infringement claims and certify them for appeal under 

Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b). 

 The parties have agreed a postponement of the upcoming status conference would be 

beneficial to provide them time to finalize and file the stipulation. The parties anticipate they will be 

able to do so before December 15, 2015. 

 

 IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the parties, by and through their respective 

attorneys of record, that the Case Management Conference currently scheduled for December 10, 

2015 be continued to a date at least 45 days hence to permit the parties to prepare and file a 

stipulation as described above. 

DATED: December 2, 2015 

/s/ James D. Petruzzi /s/ Marc H. Cohen 

James D. Petruzzi 

THE PETRUZZI LAW FIRM 

4900 Woodway Dr., Suite 745 

Houston, TX 77056 

Telephone: (713) 840-9993 

Facsimile: (713) 877-9100 

jdpetruzzi@gmail.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Marc H. Cohen 

Lien K. Dang 

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 

3330 Hillview Avenue 

Palo Alto, CA 94304 

Telephone: (650) 859-7000 

Facsimile: (650) 859-7500 

marc.cohen@kirkland.com 

lien.dang@kirkland.com 

Attorneys for Defendants 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE CASE NO. 3:13-cv-02261-EMC 

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ATTESTATION OF CONCURRENCE IN FILING 

I, Marc H. Cohen, am the ECF User whose identification and password are being used to file 

this Joint Stipulation. In compliance with Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that James D. Petruzzi 

of THE PETRUZZI LAW FIRM has concurred in this filing. 

DATED: December 2, 2015 /s/ Marc H. Cohen 

 Marc H. Cohen 

Lien K. Dang 

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 

3330 Hillview Avenue 

Palo Alto, California 94304 

Telephone: (650) 859-7000 

Facsimile: (650) 859-7500 

marc.cohen@kirkland.com 

lien.dang@kirkland.com 

Attorneys for Defendants. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED:________________ ________________________________ 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

Further CMC is reset from 12/10/15 

to 2/4/16 at 10:30 a.m. An updated 

joint CMC statement shall be filed 

by 1/28/16. 

12/4/15

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I HEREBY CERTIFY that on December 2, 2015 that a copy of the foregoing document is 

being electronically filed with the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Northern District 

of California by using the CM/ECF system, which will send notice of such filing to all counsel of 

record. 

DATED: December 2, 2015 /s/ Marc H. Cohen 

 Marc H. Cohen 

Lien K. Dang 

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 

3330 Hillview Avenue 

Palo Alto, California 94304 

Telephone: (650) 859-7000 

Facsimile: (650) 859-7500 

marc.cohen@kirkland.com 

lien.dang@kirkland.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

TRIVASCULAR, INC. 

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