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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28:1338 Patent Infringement

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THERASENSE, INC. et al.,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

 BECTON, DICKINSON et al.,

Defendant. /

No. C04-02123 MJJ

No. C04-03327 MJJ

No. C04-03732 MJJ

ORDER GRANTING ABBOTT’S 

MOTION FOR EXPEDITED

CONSIDERATION, GRANTING

ABBOTT’S MOTION FOR

CONTINUANCE, AND WITHDRAWING

BD/NOVA’S MOTION FOR PARTIAL

SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Before the Court are Plaintiffs’ Motions For Continuance (Docket No. 244), and Motion For

Expedited Consideration of same (Docket No. 250), seeking to continue the March 6, 2007 hearing

for Defendants’ Motion For Partial Summary Judgment That U.S. Patent No. 6,143,164 Is Invalid

Under 35 U.S.C. § 102. The Court conducted a telephonic conference with the parties on February

20, 2007 regarding Abbott’s request for a continuance. 

Consistent with that telephonic conference, the Court VACATES the March 6, 2007 hearing

date. Defendants’ Motion For Partial Summary Judgment That U.S. Patent No. 6,143,164 Is Invalid

Under 35 U.S.C. § 102 (Docket No. 238) is hereby WITHDRAWN. The parties shall meet and

confer to determine an appropriate date for renewal of the motion for partial summary judgment, and

shall apprise the Court of that date within twenty (20) days of entry of this order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 1, 2007 

MARTIN J. JENKINS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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