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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 15:1126 Patent Infringement

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CASE SCHEDULE THROUGH CLAIM CONSTRUCTION 

 CASE NO. 4:14-CV-01009-HSG 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

BRIGHTEDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,

Plaintiff, 

v. 

SEARCHMETRICS GMBH. ET AL., 

Defendants. 

Case No.4:14-cv-01009-HSG

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER REGARDING CASE 

SCHEDULE THROUGH CLAIM 

CONSTRUCTION 

 

 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CASE SCHEDULE THROUGH CLAIM CONSTRUCTION 

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between BrightEdge 

Technologies, Inc. (“BrightEdge”) and Defendants Searchmetrics GmbH and Searchmetrics, Inc. 

(collectively, “Searchmetrics”) through their undersigned counsel, as follows: 

WHEREAS The following events occurred pursuant to the Patent Local Rules, prior to the 

Court staying this case on November 21, 2014 (Dkt. No. 109): 

Date Event Patent L.R. 

6-6-14 BrightEdge disclosed asserted claims, infringement contention, 

and its accompanying document production 

3-1 & 3-2 

8-27-14 Searchmetrics disclosed invalidity contentions and its 

accompanying document production 

3-3 & 3-4 

9-8-14 The parties exchanged proposed terms for construction 4-1 

9-29-14 The parties exchanged preliminary claim constructions and 

extrinsic evidence 

4-2 

10-27-14 The parties filed a joint claim construction and prehearing 

statement 

4-3 

WHEREAS the Patent Local Rules were amended on January 17, 2017 to add additional 

requirements necessitating amendment/supplementation of some of these disclosures as described 

below. 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED that, subject to the Court’s approval, the Parties agree to 

the following case schedule through claim construction: 

Date Event Patent L.R. 

Any time Searchmetrics may file its motion for judgment on the 

pleadings based on 35 U.S.C. § 101 (limited to 25 pages) 

21 days after 

Searchmetrics 

files its § 101 

motion 

BrightEdge files its opposition to Searchmetrics’ motion for 

judgment on the pleadings based on 35 U.S.C. § 101 (limited to 

25 pages) 

10 days after 

BrightEdge 

files its 

opposition to 

Searchmetrics’ 

§ 101 motion 

Searchmetrics files its reply in support of its motion for 

judgment on the pleadings based on 35 U.S.C. § 101 (limited to 

15 pages) 

TBD The Court holds a hearing on Searchmetrics’ motion for 

judgment on the pleadings based on 35 U.S.C. § 101 

10-17-17 

Deadline for the parties to complete meet and confers and 

resubmit only the live portions of prior discovery disputes and 

motion to seal (Dkt. Nos. 105, 106, 107, and 108) to Judge 

James (see Dkt. No. 110) 

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10-24-17 BrightEdge supplements its infringement contentions and 3-1(h) & 3-

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Date Event Patent L.R. 

accompanying document production only to comply with the 

amendments to the Patent Local Rules 

2(f)–(j) 

11-27-17 

Searchmetrics supplements its invalidity contentions and 

accompanying document production only to comply with the 

amendments to the Patent Local Rules 

3-3(a), (c) 

& 3-4(c)–(e)

1-16-18 BrightEdge serves damages contentions 3-8 

2-15-18 Searchmetrics serves responsive damages contentions 3-9 

3-1-18 BrightEdge files its opening claim construction brief 4-5(a) 

3-13-18 

Searchmetrics completes depositions of any expert who offers a 

declaration in support of BrightEdge’ claim construction 

positions 

4-4 

3-15-18 Searchmetrics files its responsive claim construction brief 4-5(b) 

3-20-18 

BrightEdge completes depositions of any expert who offers a 

declaration in support of Searchmetrics’ claim construction 

positions 

4-4 

3-22-18 BrightEdge files its reply claim construction brief 4-5(c) 

4-5-18 The court holds a claim construction hearing 4-6 

DATED: October 12, 2017 Respectfully submitted, 

BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. 

By: /s/ Jon Swenson __

G. HOPKINS GUY (SBN 124811) 

hop.guy@bakerbotts.com 

JON V. SWENSON (SBN 233054) 

jon.swenson@bakerbotts.com 

BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. 

1001 Page Mill Road, Suite 200 

Palo Alto, California 94304 

Telephone: +1-650-739-7500 

Facsimile: +1-650-739-7699 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

BRIGHTEDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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DATED: October 12, 2017 Respectfully submitted, 

DLA PIPER LLP (US)

By: /s/ Carrie Williamson (with permission)

MARK FOWLER 

TIMOTHY LOHSE 

CARRIE L. WILLIAMSON 

DLA PIPER LLP (US) 

2000 University Avenue 

East Palo Alto, CA 94303-2214 

Telephone: 650.833.2000 

Facsimile: 650.833.2001 

Attorneys for Defendants 

SEARCHMETRICS GMBH and 

SEARCHMETRICS, INC. 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CASE SCHEDULE THROUGH CLAIM CONSTRUCTION 

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[PROPOSED ORDER] 

PURSUANT TO THE ABOVE STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 

 _____________________________________ 

Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. 

10/12/2017

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