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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1114 Trademark Infringement

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STIPULATION RE FILING OF AMENDED Printed on Recycled Paper

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MICHAEL J. BETTINGER, (State Bar No. 122196)

RACHEL R. DAVIDSON, (State Bar No. 215517)

K&L GATES

55 Second Street, Suite 1700

San Francisco, California 94105-3493

Telephone: (415) 882-8200

Facsimile: (415) 882-8220

J. MICHAEL KEYES (Pro Hac Vice)

K&L GATES 

601 West Riverside Avenue, Suite 1400

Spokane, WA 99201

Telephone: (509) 624-2100

Facsimile: (509) 456-0146

mike.keyes@klgates.com

Attorneys for Defendants

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH TRADING CO.

TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW LLP

GREGORY S. GILCHRIST (State Bar No. 111536)

GIA L. CINCONE (State Bar No. 141668)

Two Embarcadero Center, 8th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 576-0200

Facsimile: (415) 576-0300

gsgilchrist@townsend.com; 

glcincone@townsend.com

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LEVI STRAUSS & CO.,

Plaintiff,

v.

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH TRADING CO.,

Defendant.

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Case No. C 07-03752 JSW

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER RE FILING OF DEFENDANT 

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH TRADING 

CO.’S AMENDED ANSWER, 

AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES AND 

COUNTERCLAIMS

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Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a) and the parties’ meet and confer 

correspondence, plaintiff Levi Strauss & Co. (“LS&CO.”) agrees not to oppose defendant 

Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Co.’s (“A&F”) request for leave to file an Amended Answer, 

Affirmative Defenses and Counterclaims which are attached hereto as Exhibit A. A&F agrees that 

LS&Co. may have 30 days from the date of filing to respond.

Respectfully submitted,

DATED: February 6, 2008 KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART PRESTON GATES ELLIS LLP

/s/

By_____________________________

Michael J. Bettinger

J. Michael Keyes

Rachel R. Davidson

Attorneys for Defendants

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH TRADING CO.

DATED: February 6, 2008 TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW LLP

/s/

By___________________________

Gregory S. Gilchrist

Attorneys for Plaintiff

LEVI STRAUSS & CO.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: ____________________ ________________________________

Hon. Jeffrey S. White

United States District Judge

February 7, 2008

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