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

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 This disposition is not designated for publication and may not be cited.

Case No. C 03-05709 JF (HRL)

ORDER OVERRULING DEFENDANTS' OBJECTION TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE LLOYD'S ORDER ON

NANYA'S MOTION TO STRIKE RENESAS’ PRODUCTION OF PATENT PROSECUTION HISTORIES

(JFLC1)

**E-Filed 10/12/05**

NOT FOR CITATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

NANYA TECHNOLOGY, et al.,

 Defendants.

NANYA TECHNOLOGY, et al.,

 Counterclaim Plaintiffs,

 v.

RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.,

 Counterclaim Defendant.

Case Number C 03-05709 JF (HRL)

ORDER1 OVERRULING

DEFENDANTS’ OBJECTION TO

MAGISTRATE JUDGE LLOYD’S

ORDER ON NANYA’S MOTION TO

STRIKE RENESAS’ PRODUCTION

OF PATENT PROSECUTION

HISTORIES

[Docket No. 166]

On September 6, 2005, Defendants / Counterclaim Plaintiffs Nanya Technology Corp.

and Nanya Technology Corporation, USA (collectively, “Nanya”) filed an objection to

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Case No. C 03-05709 JF (HRL)

ORDER OVERRULING DEFENDANTS' OBJECTION TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE LLOYD'S ORDER ON

NANYA'S MOTION TO STRIKE RENESAS’ PRODUCTION OF PATENT PROSECUTION HISTORIES

(JFLC1)

Magistrate Judge Lloyd’s August 26, 2005 “Order on Nanya’s Motion to Strike Renesas’

Production of Patent Prosecution Histories for Failure to Comply with Patent Local Rule 3-2.” 

Plaintiff / Counterclaim Defendant Renesas Technology Corp. (“Renesas”) filed an opposition to

the objection on October 11, 2005.

Nanya objects to what it considers to be the incomplete production of file histories of five

patents related to the seven patents in suit. Renesas offers evidence that it has produced in

discovery all relevant documents in its possession, custody, and control, and that it cannot obtain

the missing documents because the documents have been lost by the United States Patent and

Trademark Office. Having considered the parties’ submissions, the Court is satisfied that in the

context of discovery, there is nothing further Renesas can do to comply with its obligations. 

Accordingly, Magistrate Judge Lloyd’s order is not clearly erroneous. However, although it

agrees with Magistrate Judge Lloyd that Renesas has complied with its discovery obligations 

and that therefore it would be inappropriate to strike Renesas’ responses in their entirety, the

Court notes that the incompleteness of the five file histories in question may support specific

evidentiary objections or motions for issue preclusion in future stages of the instant proceeding. 

Accordingly, the objection to Magistrate Judge Lloyd’s order will be overruled without prejudice

to such objections or motions.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: October 12, 2005

/s/ electronic signature authorized 

JEREMY FOGEL

United States District Judge

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Case No. C 03-05709 JF (HRL)

ORDER OVERRULING DEFENDANTS' OBJECTION TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE LLOYD'S ORDER ON

NANYA'S MOTION TO STRIKE RENESAS’ PRODUCTION OF PATENT PROSECUTION HISTORIES

(JFLC1)

This Order has been served upon the following persons:

R. Tulloss Delk tullossdelk@quinnemanuel.com, alicemckinley@quinnemanuel.com

Stephen M. Geissler sgeissler@jenner.com, jsalla@jenner.com

Donald R. Harris dharris@jenner.com

Reginald J. Hill rhill@jenner.com

Victoria F. Maroulis vfm@quinnemanuel.com, sophiapope@quinnemanuel.com

Joseph Albert Saltiel jsaltiel@jenner.com

Samuel B. Shepherd sbs@quinnemanuel.com, patriciareilly@quinnemanuel.com

Terrence Joseph Truax ttruax@jenner.com

Kaiwen Tseng ktseng@orrick.com, hlee@orrick.com

Ronald L. Wanke rwanke@jenner.com

Eric L. Wesenberg ewesenberg@orrick.com, afreddie@orrick.com

Rowena Y. Young ryoung@orrick.com, aako-nai@orrick.com; jeanchung@orrick.com;

spak@orrick.com; sschultz@orrick.com

Sam Citron O'Rourke

ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP

1000 MARSH ROAD

MENLO PARK, CA 94025

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