Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-4_14-cv-03640/USCOURTS-cand-4_14-cv-03640-20/pdf.json

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

---

United States District Court 

For the Northern District of California 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

TECHNOLOGY PROPERTIES LIMITED LLC 

and MCM PORTFOLIO LLC, 

 

 Plaintiffs, 

 

 v. 

CANON, INC. et al., 

 Defendants. 

________________________________/ 

No. C 14-3640 CW 

ORDER APPOINTING 

TECHNICAL ADVISOR 

KWAN CHAN 

TECHNOLOGY PROPERTIES LIMITED 

LLC, 

 

 Plaintiff, 

 

 v. 

FALCON COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC., 

 Defendant. 

________________________________/ 

No. C 14-3641 CW 

TECHNOLOGY PROPERTIES LIMITED LLC 

and MCM PORTFOLIO LLC, 

 

 Plaintiffs, 

 

 v. 

HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY, 

 Defendant. 

________________________________/ 

No. C 14-3643 CW 

Case 4:14-cv-03640-CW Document 289 Filed 04/10/15 Page 1 of 6
United States District Court 

For the Northern District of California 

 2 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

TECHNOLOGY PROPERTIES LIMITED 

LLC, 

 

 Plaintiff, 

 

 v. 

NEWEGG INC. et al., 

 Defendants. 

________________________________/ 

No. C 14-3645 CW

TECHNOLOGY PROPERTIES LIMITED 

LLC, 

 

 Plaintiff, 

 

 v. 

SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, et al., 

 Defendants. 

________________________________/ 

No. C 14-3646 CW 

TECHNOLOGY PROPERTIES LIMITED LLC 

and MCM PORTFOLIO LLC, 

 

 Plaintiffs, 

 

 v. 

SHUTTLE, INC., et al., 

 Defendants. 

________________________________/ 

No. C 14-3647 CW 

TECHNOLOGY PROPERTIES LIMITED LLC 

and MCM PORTFOLIO LLC, 

 

 Plaintiffs, 

 

 v. 

SONY CORPORATION, et al., 

 Defendants. 

________________________________/ 

No. C 14-4616 CW 

Case 4:14-cv-03640-CW Document 289 Filed 04/10/15 Page 2 of 6
United States District Court 

For the Northern District of California 

 3 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

As indicated at the Initial Case Management Conference for 

these cases, the Court finds that, due to the complexity of these 

cases and the Patents-in-Suit, it would benefit from the services 

of a technical advisor. The Court instructed the parties to 

consider Mr. Kwan Chan for the position and on December 5, 2014, 

the parties field a joint notice agreeing to Mr. Chan's 

appointment. The Court hereby appoints Mr. Chan in that capacity 

and gives notice of the following proposed terms of the 

appointment. 

INTENDED ORDER OF APPOINTMENT 

 The Court appointment of Mr. Chan as a "Technical Advisor" 

will be under the following terms: 

1. Any advice provided to the Court by Mr. Chan will not be 

based on any extra-record information. 

2. To the extent that the Court may ask Mr. Chan to provide a 

formal written report on technical advice concerning the 

case, a copy of the formal written report prepared by Mr. 

Chan shall be provided to the parties. However, the Court 

reserves the right to have informal written and verbal 

communications with Mr. Chan, including written summaries and 

explanations of his advice to the Court, which are not 

included in any formal reports. 

3. Mr. Chan may attend all case-related court proceedings. 

4. Mr. Chan may review any pleadings, motions or documents 

submitted to the Court. 

5. As a Technical Advisor, Mr. Chan will make no written 

findings of fact and will not supply any evidence to the 

Court. Thus, Mr. Chan will be outside the purview of "expert 

Case 4:14-cv-03640-CW Document 289 Filed 04/10/15 Page 3 of 6
United States District Court 

For the Northern District of California 

 4 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

witnesses" under Fed. R. Evid. 706. As such, the provisions 

in Rule 706 for depositions and questioning of expert 

witnesses will be inapplicable to Mr. Chan. See Reilly v. 

United States, 863 F.2d 149, 155-56 (1st Cir. 1988). 

6. Mr. Chan will have no contact with any of the parties or 

their counsel except for billing purposes. 

7. Each party shall bear the fees and costs of the Technical 

Advisor on a per capita basis, payable in advance. Mr. Chan 

shall establish a trust account for his payments. Within ten 

days of the date of this order, the parties shall contact Mr. 

Chan for the account information and deposit, initially, 

$100,000.00 to cover the anticipated fees and costs. The 

parties may divide this initial deposit requirement as they 

see fit. Mr. Chan shall issue statements to the parties and 

draw from the trust account every fifteen days for his 

performance of the appointment. Mr. Chan will bill at the 

rate of $450.00 per hour. Any dispute pertaining to Mr. 

Chan's fees will be referred to a Magistrate Judge. 

8. Mr. Chan shall report to the Court on a periodic basis, every 

sixty days, regarding the state of his fees and expenses and 

make a recommendation to the Court as to whether the trust 

account needs additional deposits from the parties as the 

case progresses. 

9. Mr. Chan shall file a declaration in the form attached that 

he will adhere to the terms of his appointment. 

CONCLUSION 

 Within fourteen days of the date of this Order, any party may 

file an objection to the terms of the appointment of Mr. Chan as 

Case 4:14-cv-03640-CW Document 289 Filed 04/10/15 Page 4 of 6
United States District Court 

For the Northern District of California 

 5 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

the Court’s technical advisor. The objection shall state the 

grounds of objection and be accompanied by a supporting 

declaration and legal memorandum. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 04/10/2015 

CLAUDIA WILKEN 

United States District Judge 

Case 4:14-cv-03640-CW Document 289 Filed 04/10/15 Page 5 of 6
United States District Court 

For the Northern District of California 

 6 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

 

 I, Kwan Chan, declare that I will adhere to the terms of my 

appointment as Technical Advisor in cases 14-CV-3640, 14-CV-3641, 

14-CV-3643, 14-CV-3645, 14-CV-3646, 14-CV-3647, 14-CV-4616, as set 

forth in the Court's Order Appointing Technical Advisor Kwan Chan. 

Date: ____________________________ 

 Kwan Chan 

 Technical Advisor 

 

Case 4:14-cv-03640-CW Document 289 Filed 04/10/15 Page 6 of 6