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

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28 STIPULATION REGARDING O2 MICRO COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL CLAIM 

Case No. C 04-2000 CW (EDL) 

DM_US:20457242_1

COUNSEL LISTED ON SIGNATURE PAGE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC., a 

Delaware corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

O2 MICRO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, 

a Cayman Islands corporation, 

Defendant. 

CASE NO. C 04-2000 CW (EDL) 

[CONSOLIDATED WITH C 06-2929] 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

RELATING TO O2 MICRO’S 

COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL CLAIM 

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS AND 

CROSS-CLAIMS. 

 

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STIPULATION REGARDING O2 MICRO COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL CLAIM 

Case No. C 04-2000 CW (EDL) 1.

 O2 Micro International Ltd. (“O2 Micro”) and Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (“MPS”) 

hereby stipulate as follows: 

 On May 15, 2007, the jury in the above entitled consolidated actions returned a verdict, 

finding that (a) none of the asserted claims was literally infringed; (b) two of the asserted claims 

(12 and 14) were infringed under the doctrine of equivalents; (c) all of the asserted claims are 

invalid in light of the on sale bar; and (d) all of the asserted claims are invalid as obvious. 

 Because of this verdict, and absent entry by the Court of judgment as a matter of law in 

favor of O2 Micro on the invalidity findings, or reversal of judgment of invalidity by the appellate 

courts, the parties agree that O2 Micro’s claim regarding collateral estoppel is moot. 

 Accordingly, the parties HEREBY STIPULATE THAT O2 Micro’s collateral estoppel 

claim has become moot and that this claim will not be tried to the Court at this time, but O2 

Micro reserves the right to raise that defense if this Court enters judgment as a matter of law in 

favor of O2 Micro on the invalidity findings, or if the appellate courts reverse any judgment of 

invalidity and remand the case for a new trial. 

JOINTLY SUBMITTED: 

Dated: May 23, 2007 HOWREY LLP 

 By: /s/ Duane H. Mathiowetz

 Duane H. Mathiowetz 

Henry C. Bunsow (SBN 060707) 

bunsowh@howrey.com 

K.T. Cherian (SBN 133967) 

cheriank@howrey.com 

Duane H. Mathiowetz (SBN 111831) 

mathiowetzd@howrey.com 

Henry C. Su (SBN 211202) 

suh@howrey.com 

HOWREY LLP 

525 Market Street, Suite 3600 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Telephone: (415) 848-4900 

Facsimile: (415) 848-4999 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

O2 Micro International Limited 

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STIPULATION REGARDING O2 MICRO COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL CLAIM 

Case No. C 04-2000 CW (EDL) 2.

Dated: May 23, 2007 COOLEY GODWARD KRONISH LLP 

By: /s/ Matthew J. Brigham

Matthew J. Brigham 

THOMAS J. FRIEL, JR. (80065) 

(tfriel@cooley.com) 

MATTHEW J. BRIGHAM (191428) 

(mbrigham@cooley.com) 

COOLEY GODWARD KRONISH LLP 

3000 El Camino Real 

Five Palo Alto Square 

Palo Alto, CA 94306 

Telephone: (650) 843-5000 

Facsimile: (650) 857-0663 

JAMES P. BROGAN (155906) 

(jbrogan@cooley.com) 

COOLEY GODWARD KRONISH LLP 

380 Interlocken Crescent, Suite 900 

Broomfield, CO 80021-8023 

Telephone: (720) 566-4000 

Facsimile: (720) 566-4099 

BRIAN E. MITCHELL (190095) 

(bmitchell@cooley.com) 

COOLEY GODWARD KRONISH LLP 

101 California Street, 5th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111-5800 

Telephone: (415) 693-2000 

Facsimile: (415) 693-2222 

LATHAM & WATKINS 

ROBERT STEINBERG (126407) 

(bob.steinberg@lw.com) 

MARK A. FLAGEL (110635) 

(mark.flagel@lw.com) 

LATHAM & WATKINS 

633 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000 

Los Angeles, California 90071-2007 

Telephone: (213) 485-1234 

Facsimile: (213) 891-8763 

DEAN G. DUNLAVEY (115530) 

(dean.dunlavey@lw.com) 

LATHAM & WATKINS 

650 Town Center Drive, 20th Floor 

Costa Mesa, California 92626-1925 

Telephone: (714) 540-1235 

Facsimile: (714) 755-8290 

Attorneys for Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 

 

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STIPULATION REGARDING O2 MICRO COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL CLAIM 

Case No. C 04-2000 CW (EDL) 3.

Filer’s Attestation: Pursuant to General Order No. 45, § X(B), I attest under penalty of 

perjury that concurrence in the filing of the document has been obtained from its signatory. 

Dated: May 23, 2007 By /s/ Matthew J. Brigham

ORDER 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: May _____, 2007 ______________________________________

 Hon. Claudia Wilken 

 United States District Judge 

753787 v1/PA 

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