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

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC., et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 08-00986 SI

ORDER RE: ADMISSIBILITY OF

CERTAIN DOCUMENTS PRODUCED

BY SAMSUNG

Plaintiff AMD has filed a request for an order declaring that certain documents produced during

discovery by defendant Samsung shall be admissible at trial if offered by AMD to prove infringement

of two of the patents at issue in this case, the ’434 and ’200 patents. AMD asserts that the documents

at issue should be ruled admissible because Samsung has relied on these documents as supposed proof

of non-infringement and has admitted their authenticity, and because the documents are relevant, nonhearsay evidence. 

Samsung opposes the request on the grounds it is procedurally improper and premature. The

Court agrees. Even if Samsung has relied to some extent on the documents at issue, for example by

referring to some of the documents in its interrogatory responses, the Court is not prepared to rule at this

time that the entire body of documents covered by AMD’s request will be admissible at trial, thus

effectively preempting any objection that may arise in the eleven months currently remaining before

trial. As the trial draws nearer and AMD is able to identify the specific documents it seeks to offer, it

may seek to obtain a stipulation from Samsung or alternatively may move the Court for an order

regarding the admissibility of the specific documents at that time.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 17, 2010 

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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