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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 [PROPOSED] ORDER ALTERING DEADLINE RELATED TO 

PATENT L.R. 4-4 

CASE NO. CV 14-00876 RS 

Alfredo A. Bismonte (Cal. Bar. No. 136154) 

Kimberly P. Zapata (Cal. Bar. No. 138291)

Jeremy M. Duggan (Cal. Bar No. 229854)

Beck, Bismonte & Finley, LLP 

150 Almaden Blvd, 10th Floor 

San Jose, CA 95113 

Tel: (408) 938-7900 

Fax: (408) 938-0790 

Email: abismonte@beckllp.com 

 kzapata@beckllp.com 

 jduggan@beckllp.com 

Wesley W. Whitmyer, Jr. (pro hac vice)

Benjamin J. Lehberger (pro hac vice) 

Benjamin C. White (pro hac vice)

ST. ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS LLC 

986 Bedford Street 

Stamford, Connecticut 06905 

Tel: (203) 324-6155 

Fax: (203) 327-1096 

Email: wwhitmyer@ssjr.com 

blehberger@ssjr.com 

bwhite@ssjr.com

 litigation@ssjr.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff, Karl Storz 

Endoscopy-America, Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY- )

AMERICA, INC., )

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 Plaintiff, )

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 v. )

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STRYKER CORPORATION and )

STRYKER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., )

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 Defendants. )

Case No. CV 14-00876 RS 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER ALTERING DEADLINE 

RELATED TO PATENT L.R. 4-4

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER ALTERING DEADLINE RELATED TO 

PATENT L.R. 4-4 2

CASE NO. CV 14-00876 RS 

Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-1(b) and 7-12, Plaintiff Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. 

(“KSEA”) and Defendants Stryker Corporation and Stryker Communications, Inc. (collectively, 

“Stryker”), by and through their respective undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate to and jointly 

request that the deadline for taking discovery relating to claim construction and complying with 

Patent L.R. 4-4 be extended to March 31, 2015. The accompanying declaration of Michael A. Lavine 

sets forth all requirements of Civil Local Rule 6-2, including identifying all previous time 

modifications in the case. For the Court’s convenience, the Parties will not repeat all information 

contained in Mr. Lavine’s declaration, but the Parties do note as follows: 

1. Under the current schedule, the deadline for the Parties to complete discovery relating 

to claim construction pursuant to Patent L.R. 4-4 is February 27, 2015. (Doc. 110.) Now that the 

deadline for the parties to file responsive claim construction briefs has been continued to April 8, 

2015 (Doc. 124), the Parties jointly request that the schedule be modified to provide the Parties with 

additional time to complete discovery relating to claim construction, which will include several 

expert depositions. This will make the claim construction discovery period more efficient, allow the 

Parties more flexibility to accommodate the schedules of their expert witnesses, and potentially avoid 

the expense of taking the depositions in the event that the Court grants Stryker’s Motion to Stay. 

Accordingly, the Parties jointly request that the deadline for claim construction discovery be moved 

to March 31, 2015. Thus, the Parties’ request would extend the deadline for claim construction 

discovery by four weeks and four days. 

2. This stipulated extension will not alter any other deadlines currently set by the Court. 

3. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-2(a), this stipulation is accompanied by the Declaration 

of Michael A. Lavine setting forth (1) the reasons for the requested enlargement of time; (2) all 

previous time modifications in this case; and (3) the effect of the requested enlargement of time. 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER ALTERING DEADLINE RELATED TO 

PATENT L.R. 4-4 3

CASE NO. CV 14-00876 RS 

Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: February 25, 2015 REED SMITH LLP 

/s/ William R. Overend _____________ 

William R. Overend (SBN 180209) 

 Attorneys for Defendants, 

 STRYKER CORPORATION and 

 STRYKER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 

Dated: February 25, 2015 BECK, BISMONTE & FINLEY, LLP 

/s/ Alfredo A. Bismonte1 ____________ 

Alfredo A. Bismonte 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff, 

 KARL-STORZ ENDOSCOPY AMERICA, INC. 

1 In compliance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i), I hereby attest that concurrence in the filing of this 

document has been obtained from each of the other signatories hereto. 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER ALTERING DEADLINE RELATED TO 

PATENT L.R. 4-4 4

CASE NO. CV 14-00876 RS 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED: 

x The Parties have until March 31, 2015 to take discovery relating to claim construction 

and to comply with Patent L.R. 4-4. 

Dated: , 2015 _ 

 Honorable Richard G. Seeborg 

 United States District Judge 

February 26

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