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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:0271 Patent Infringement

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IPA TECHNOLOGIES INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

KYOCERA INTERNATIONAL, INC.,

Defendant.

IPA TECHNOLOGIES INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

ZTE (USA) INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 17-cv-01307-BAS-JLB

LEAD CASE

AMENDED CASE MANAGEMENT 

ORDER REGULATING DISCOVERY 

AND OTHER PRETRIAL 

PROCEEDINGS IN A PATENT CASE

Case No. 17-cv-01858-BAS-JLB

The district court consolidated the above-captioned cases for pre-trial and discovery 

purposes and directed the assigned magistrate judge to issue a scheduling order in the lead 

case that applies to the consolidated cases. (See ECF Nos. 45, 47.) Accordingly, IT IS 

ORDERED that the following case schedule previously ordered in 17-cv-1858 shall apply 

to the consolidated cases (with the exception of the Claim Construction and tutorial 

hearing, which is reset due to a conflict in the district court’s calendar):

1. On or before November 13, 2017, each party claiming patent infringement 

shall separately serve on all parties a Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Preliminary 

Infringement pursuant to Patent L.R. 3.1 and produce documents as required by Patent L.R. 

3.2. 

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2. On or before January 12, 2018, each party opposing a claim of infringement 

shall serve Invalidity Contentions pursuant to Patent L.R. 3.3 and produce documents as 

required by Patent L.R. 3.4. 

3. On or before January 26, 2018, the parties shall exchange Preliminary Claim 

Constructions pursuant to Patent L.R. 4.1(a) and identify extrinsic evidence as required by 

Patent L.R. 4.1(b). 

4. On or before February 9, 2018, the parties shall exchange Responsive Claim 

Constructions pursuant to Patent L.R. 4.1(c) and identify extrinsic evidence as required by 

Patent L.R. 4.1(d). 

5. On or before February 23, 2018, parties shall complete and file a Joint Claim 

Construction Chart, Joint Claim Construction Worksheet, and Joint Hearing Statement 

pursuant to Patent L.R. 4.2. 

6. The deadline for filing, as of right, Amended Infringement Contentions by a 

party claiming infringement is February 23, 2018. See Patent L.R. 3.6(a). 

7. All discovery intended for use in the Claim Construction Hearing must be 

completed by March 23, 2018. See Patent L.R. 4.3.

8. The deadline for filing, as of right, Amended Invalidity Contentions by the 

party opposing infringement is March 23, 2018. See Patent L.R. 3.6(b)

9. On or before April 6, 2018, the parties must file simultaneously their Opening 

Claim Construction Briefs. See Patent L.R. 4.4(a). 

10. On or before April 20, 2018, the parties must file simultaneously their 

Responsive Claim Construction Briefs. See Patent L.R. 4.4(b).

11. The Claim Construction and tutorial hearing will be held May 8, 2018, at 

10:00 AM. See Patent L.R. 4.5.

12. Not later than thirty (30) days after the filing of the Claim Construction 

Order, any party relying upon advice of counsel as part of a patent-related claim or defense 

for any reason must make the disclosures required by Patent L.R. 3.7

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13. A party asserting infringement must serve final amended infringement 

contentions, within the meaning of Patent L.R. 3.6(a)(1), not later than thirty (30) days

after service of the Court’s Claim Construction Ruling. 

14. A party opposing a claim of infringement must serve final amended invalidity 

contentions, within the meaning of Patent L.R. 3.6(b)(2), not later than fifty (50) days after 

service of the Court’s Claim Construction ruling. 

15. Discovery motions must be filed in the time and manner directed by 

Magistrate Judge Burkhardt (see Judge Burkhardt’s Civil Chambers Rules on Discovery 

Disputes available on the Court’s website). All discovery motions must be filed within 30 

days of the service of an objection, answer, or response which becomes the subject of 

dispute, or the passage of a discovery due date without response or production, and only 

after counsel (and any unrepresented parties) have met and conferred to resolve the dispute 

and complied with Section IV.B. of Judge Burkhardt’s Civil Chambers Rules.

16. The dates and times set forth herein will not be modified except for good cause 

shown.

17. Plaintiff’s counsel shall serve a copy of this order on all parties that enter this 

case hereafter.

18. The parties shall jointly contact the assigned magistrate judge’s chambers 

within three (3) calendar days of the issuance of the Claim Construction Order to notify 

the Court of the need for another Case Management Conference.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 9, 2017

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