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

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[All counsel listed on signature page]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

3COM CORPORATION,

Plaintiff/Counterdefendant,

v.

D-LINK SYSTEMS INC.,

and

REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR 

CORPORATION

Defendants/Counterplaintiffs.

Case No. Cv-03-02177-VRW 

3COM CORPORATION,

Plaintiff/Counterdefendant,

v.

D-LINK SYSTEMS INC.,

Defendant/Counterplaintiff.

Case No. Cv-05-00098-VRW 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

REGARDING TIMING OF DISCOVERY 

PURSUANT TO PATENT L.R. 3-8

WHEREAS, pursuant to a Case Management Conference held in these matters, the 

parties have agreed to meet-and-confer regarding the timing of Defendants’ submissions under 

Patent Local Rule 3-8, and, if no agreement during such meeting could be reached, submit 

proposals regarding such timing to the Court by April 2, 2007, and

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 Case 3:03-cv-02177-VRW Document 393 Filed 04/06/07 Page 1 of 4
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

REGARDING TIMING OF DISCOVERY PURSUANT TO PATENT L.R. 3-8

Case No. Cv-05-00098-VRW

Case No. Cv-03-02177-VRW

WHEREAS, the parties respectfully request that the court defer consideration of DLink’s Proposal Regarding Timing of Discovery Pursuant to Patent L.R. 3-8, filed April 2, 2007, 

unless and until an agreement among the parties cannot be reached,

NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES STIPULATE AND AGREE and respectfully

request the Court to order as follows:

1. The parties shall meet-and-confer during the week beginning April 9, 2007, at a 

mutually convenient time, to resolve the issue of timing of discovery under Patent L.R. 3-8;

2. If the parties cannot agree on this issue, the parties shall submit to the Court 

proposals regarding this issue by April 17, 2007; and

3. Defendants shall be given a reasonable amount of time, not less than ten days, 

after any decision by the Court on the issues herein to comply with Patent L.R. 3-8, such amount 

of time to be determined by the Court.

Dated: April 3, 2007

SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP

Jeffrey E. Ostrow (CSB No. 213118)

2550 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, California 94304

Telephone: (650) 251-5000

Facsimile: (650) 251-5002

E-mail: jostrow@stblaw.com

Henry B. Gutman (admitted pro hac vice)

Kerry L. Konrad (admitted pro hac vice)

Victor Cole (admitted pro hac vice)

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017-3954

Telephone: (212) 455-2000

Facsimile: (212) 455-2502

E-mail: hgutman@stblaw.com

By: /s/ Kerry L. Konrad

Kerry L. Konrad

(pro hac vice)

Attorneys for Plaintiff/Counterdefendant

3COM CORPORATION

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

REGARDING TIMING OF DISCOVERY PURSUANT TO PATENT L.R. 3-8

Case No. Cv-05-00098-VRW

Case No. Cv-03-02177-VRW

AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP

YITAI HU (CSB No. 248085)

ELIZABETH H. RADER (CSB No. 184963)

SEAN P. DEBRUINE (CSB No. 168071)

MING-TAO YANG (CSB No. 221295)

2 Palo Alto Square, Suite 400

Palo Alto, CA 94306

Telephone:(415) 765-9500

Facsimile: (415) 765-9501

Email:erader@akingump.com

By: /s/Elizabeth H. Rader

Elizabeth H. Rader

(CSB No. 184963)

Attorneys for Defendant/Counterplaintiff

REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

David M. Barkan (CSB No. 160825)

500 Arguello St., Suite 500

Redwood City, CA 94063

Telephone: (650) 839-5070

Facsimile: (650) 839-5071

Email: barkan@fr.com

Joseph V. Colaianni (Admitted pro hac vice)

Ralph A. Phillips (Admitted pro hac vice)

1425 K Street, N.W., Suite 1100

Washington D.C., 20005

Telephone: (202) 783-5070

Facsimile: (202) 783-2331

By: /s/David M. Barkan

David M. Barkan

(State Bar No. 160825)

Attorneys for Defendant/Counterplaintiff

D-LINK SYSTEMS, INC. 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

REGARDING TIMING OF DISCOVERY PURSUANT TO PATENT L.R. 3-8

Case No. Cv-05-00098-VRW

Case No. Cv-03-02177-VRW

Pursuant to General Order No. 45, Section X(B) regarding signatures, I attest under 

penalty of perjury that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from David 

M. Barkan and Elizabeth H. Rader.

SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP

By: /s/ Kerry L. Konrad

Kerry L. Konrad

(pro hac vice)

Attorneys for Plaintiff/Counterdefendant

3COM CORPORATION

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: _______________, 2007 _________________________

Honorable Vaughn R. Walker

United States District Judge

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April 6

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GRANTED

Judge Vaughn R Walker

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