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

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LASER DESIGN INTERNATIONAL, LLC;

NORWOOD OPERATING COMPANY,

Plaintiffs,

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BJ CRYSTAL, INC, a California corporation;

CASHMAN PHOTO ENTERPRISES OF

NEVADA, a Nevada corporation; CRYSTAL

MAGIC, INC., a Florida Corporation; U.C.

LASER, INC., a New Jersey corporation;

VITRO LASER GROUP U.S.A., INC., a

Nevada corporation; JIMAC MARKETING

INC., a Canadian corporation; CONCORD

INDUSTRIES, INC., a Connecticut

corporation; C. STIEFELMAYER GMBH &

Co. KG, a German limited partnership;

CERION GMBH, a German limited liability

company; CRYSTAL CAPTURE INC., a

Texas corporation; CRYSTAL CAPTURE

INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a Nevada limited

liability company; G.W. PARTNERS

INTERNATIONAL, INC., a California

corporation; HIRSCH GIFT INC., a Texas

corporation; VISIONS IN CRYSTAL, INC., a

California corporation; VITRO LASER

GMBH, a German limited liability company,

Defendants.

 

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS 

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Lead Case No. C 03-1179 JSW

Consolidated with No. C 03-3905 JSW

ORDER GRANTING

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR

LEAVE TO FILE AMENDED

FINAL INVALIDITY

CONTENTIONS

Now before the Court is Defendants’ motion for leave to file amended final invalidity

contentions pursuant to Patent Local Rule 3-7. The Court finds that this matter is appropriate 

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for disposition without oral argument and the matter is deemed submitted. See Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). 

Accordingly, the hearing set for May 19, 2006 is VACATED. Having carefully considered the

parties’ arguments and the relevant legal authority, the Court finds that Defendants have made a

sufficient showing of good cause for the amendment and thus GRANTS Defendants’ motion for

leave. The Court DENIES Plaintiffs’ motion to strike.

To alleviate any potential prejudice flowing from Defendants’ amendment, the Court is

HEREBY EXTENDING the discovery deadline to August 18, 2006 to allow the parties to

conduct discovery with respect to the newly asserted items of prior art. The Court FURTHER

ORDERS that the following dates are CONTINUED as follows:

(1) Last day to file dispositive motions: October 13, 2006. 

(2) Last day to hear dispositive motions: December 8, 2006 at 9:00 a.m.

(3) Pretrial Conference: February 29, 2007 at 2:00 p.m.

(3) Trial: March 19, 2007 at 8:30 a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 16, 2006 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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