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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE DEFENDANTS DESIGNATION OF CONSULTANT PURSUANT TO SECTION

7.4 OF THE STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER; Case No. 5:08-cv-00877 JF

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Timothy P. Walker (SBN 105001)

timothy.walker@klgates.com

L. Howard Chen (SBN 257393)

howard.chen@klgates.com

Harold H. Davis Jr. (SBN 235552)

harold.davis@klgates.com

Jas Dhillon (SBN 252842)

jas.dhillon@klgates.com

K&L GATES LLP

Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 1200

San Francisco, CA 94111-5994

Telephone: (415) 882-8200

Facsimile: (415) 882-8220

Jeffrey M. Ratinoff (SBN 197241)

jeffrey.ratinoff@klgates.com

K&L GATES LLP

630 Hansen Way

Palo Alto, CA 94304

Telephone: (650) 798-6700

Facsimile: (650) 798-6701

Attorneys for Plaintiffs ACER INC., ACER 

AMERICA CORPORATION and GATEWAY, 

INC.

John L. Cooper (SBN 050324)

Stephanie P. Skaff (SBN 183119)

Eugene Y. Mar (SBN 227071)

Farella Braun & Martel LLP 

235 Montgomery Street, 18th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94122

Tel. 415.954.4400 

Fax: 415.954.4480 

Attorneys for Defendants, TECHNOLOGY 

PROPERTIES LIMITED and ALLIACENSE 

LIMITED

Charles T. Hoge (SBN 110696)

Kirby Noonan Lance & Hoge

350 Tenth Avenue, Suite 1300

San Diego, CA 92101

Tel.: 619.231.8666

Fax: 619.231.9593

Attorneys for Defendant, 

PATRIOT SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ACER INC., ACER AMERICA 

CORPORATION AND GATEWAY, INC.

Plaintiffs,

vs.

TECHNOLOGY PROPERTIES LIMITED, 

PATRIOT SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION, 

AND ALLIACENSE LIMITED,

Defendants.

Case No.: 5:08-CV-00877 JF

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER RE PLAINTIFFS OBJECTION

TO DEFENDANTS DESIGNATION OF

CONSULTANT PURSUANT TO 

SECTION 7.4 OF THE STIPULATED 

PROTECTIVE ORDER

AND RELATED CROSS ACTIONS.

** E-filed August 16, 2010 **

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE DEFENDANTS DESIGNATION OF CONSULTANT PURSUANT TO SECTION

7.4 OF THE STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER; Case No. 5:08-cv-00877 JF

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs Acer, Inc., Acer America Corporation, and Gateway, Inc. (collectively, 

Plaintiffs or Acer ), and Defendants Technology Properties Limited, Patriot Scientific

Corporation, and Alliacense Limited (collectively, Defendants ) entered into a Stipulated Protective

Order. Dkt. No. 142.

WHEREAS, per Section 7.4 of the Stipulated Protective Order, on August 2, 2010, Acer filed 

its timely objection to TPL s request to disclose Plaintiffs Highly Confidential Attorneys Eyes

Only information and items to Dr. Vojin Oklobdzija and their use of him as an expert/consultant.

Dkt. No. 172.

WHEREAS, the parties have engaged in further meet and confer discussions over 

Defendants designation of Dr. Oklobdzija and have reached a compromise that would permit 

Defendants to disclose Plaintiffs Highly Confidential Attorneys Eyes Only information in this

action.

WHEREAS, based on the parties agreement below, Acer will withdraw its objection to

Defendants request to disclose Plaintiffs Highly Confidential Attorneys Eyes Only information

and items to Dr. Oklobdzija.

ACCORDINGLY, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED THAT:

1. Dr. Oklobdzija will provide a declaration as agreed by the parties, which will describe 

in detail his work for Acer in Acer Inc. and Acer America Corp. v. Hewlett-Packard Co., Case No. 07 

C 0620 C (W.D. Wis.) ( the Acer v. HP action ) and confirm that:

(a) He did not have any access to and never received any Acer confidential and 

proprietary information and documents relating to its products or any Acer-related attorney-client

privileged or work product information;

(b) He no longer possesses and has destroyed everything related to his work in the 

Acer v. HP action; 

(c) He will continue to abide by the terms of his retainer agreement with Acer s

attorneys in the Acer v. HP action, Dechert LLP, and the terms of the protective order entered in that 

action; and 

(d) He has not and will not disclose or use anything he learned through his work in 

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7.4 OF THE STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER; Case No. 5:08-cv-00877 JF

the Acer v. HP action, or learned about U.S. Patent No. 6,075,686 ( the 686 patent ) or any other

patents asserted by Acer in the Acer v. HP action.

2. Defendants agree that they will not ask, inquire about or use anything that Dr. 

Oklobdzija learned through his work in the Acer v. HP action or learned about the 686 patent;

3. Defendants further agree if the 686 patent or any other patents asserted by Acer in the

Acer v. HP action is ever asserted against them in another action, they will not use Dr. Oklobdzija as 

an expert or consultant in relation to those patents;

4. It is understood and agreed by the parties that by allowing Defendants to use Dr. 

Oklobdzija, Acer and its attorneys have not and are not waiving any claim of confidentiality, 

privilege or work product, including in relation to the 686 patent or Dr. Oklobdzija's work in the

Acer v. HP action. Further, Defendants agree that they will not argue that any such a waiver has 

occurred.

5. Defendants agree not show Dr. Oklobdzija any of Plaintiffs Designated Materials 

until delivery of the declaration from Dr. Oklobdzija that meets the foregoing requirements.

6. Based on the forgoing and Defendants service of a conforming declaration from Dr.

Oklobdzija, Acer agrees to withdraw its objection to Defendants designation of Dr. Oklobdzija under 

the Stipulated Protective Order.

Dated: August 11, 2010 K&L GATES

By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Ratinoff

Jeffrey M. Ratinoff

Attorneys for Plaintiffs ACER, INC., ACER

AMERICA CORPORATION and

GATEWAY, INC.

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Dated: August 11, 2010 FARELLA BRAUN & MARTEL LLP

By: /s/ Eugene Y. Mar

Eugene Y. Mar

Attorneys for Defendants

TECHNOLOGY PROPERTIES LIMITED

and ALLIACENSE LIMITED

Dated: August 11, 2010 KIRBY NOONAN LANCE & HOGE, LLP

By: /s/ Charles T. Hoge

Charles T. Hoge

 Attorneys for Defendant 

PATRIOT SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August ___, 2010

THE HONORABLE HOWARD LLOYD

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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ATTESTATION PER GENERAL ORDER 45

I, Jeffrey M. Ratinoff, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file this 

Stipulation. In compliance with General Order 45, X.B., I hereby attest that Eugene Y. Mar and 

Charles Hoge have concurred with this filing.

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