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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 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.; 

MAGMA DESIGN AUTOMATION, INC.; 

ALTERA CORPORATION AND MENTOR 

GRAPHICS CORPORATION, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

NARPAT BHANDARI AND VANGUARD 

SYSTEMS, INC. 

 Defendants. 

CASE NO. C07-00823-MHP 

STIPULATION REGARDING 

DEFENDANTS’ AMENDED ANSWER 

TO AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR 

DECLARATORY RELIEF AND 

AMENDED COUNTERCLAIMS 

Hearing Date: May 21, 2007 

Hearing Time: 4:00 p.m. 

Location: Courtroom 15, 18th Fl. 

Judge: Hon. Marilyn H. Patel 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties hereto through their 

respective attorneys of record that Defendants may file an Amended Answer to Amended 

Complaint for Declaratory Relief and Amended Counterclaims, a copy of which is attached 

STIPULATION REGARDING DEFENDANTS’ AMENDED ANSWER TO AMENDED COMPLAINT 

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hereto as Exhibit A. Such amendments include the withdrawal of Defendants’ Affirmative 

Defenses, and the correction of Defendant Vanguard System, Inc.’s state of incorporation. 

IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED that Plaintiffs waive notice and service of the amended 

answer and shall not be required to answer the amendment, and that all denials, responses and 

affirmative defenses contained in Plaintiffs Cadence Design Systems, Inc.; Magma Design 

Automation, Inc.; Altera Corporation; and Mentor Graphics Corporations’ Reply to Defendants’ 

Counterclaims (D.I. No. 21) shall be responsive to the amended answer. 

 

IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD. 

Submitted: May 18, 2007 

Attorneys for Plaintiff CADENCE DESIGN 

SYSTEMS, INC. 

 /s/ Howard G. Pollack 

Frank Scherkenbach (CA Bar No. 142549) 

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 

225 Franklin Street 

Boston, MA 02110-2804 

Telephone: (617) 542-5050 

Facsimile: (617) 542-8906 

Email: scherkenback@fr.com

Howard G. Pollack (CA Bar No. 162897) 

Michael R. Headley (CA Bar No. 220834) 

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 

500 Arguello Street, Suite 500 

Redwood City, CA 94063 

Telephone: (650) 839-5070 

Facsimile: (650) 839-5071 

Email: pollack@fr.com

headley@fr.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff MAGMA DESIGN 

AUTOMATION, INC. 

 /s/ Mark E. Miller 

George A. Riley (CA Bar No. 118304) 

Mark E. Miller (CA Bar No. 130200) 

Luann L. Simmons (CA Bar No. 203526) 

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP 

Embarcadero Center West 

275 Battery Street 

San Francisco, California 94111-3305 

Telephone: (415) 984-8700 

Facsimile: (415) 984-8701 

Email: griley@omm.com 

markmiller@omm.com 

lsimmons@omm.com

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Attorneys for Plaintiff ALTERA 

CORPORATION 

 /s/ Karl J. Kramer 

Karl J. Kramer (CA Bar No. 136433) 

Christopher F. Jeu (CA Bar No. 247865) 

MORRISON & FOERSTER 

755 Page Mill Road 

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1018 

Telephone: (650) 813-5600 

Facsimile: (650) 494-0792 

Email: kkramer@mofo.com

cjeu@mofo.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff MENTOR GRAPHICS 

CORPORATION 

 /s/ Adam R. Alper 

Robert G. Krupka, P.C. (CA Bar No. 196625) 

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 

777 South Figueroa Street 

Los Angeles, California 90017 

Telephone: (213) 680-8400 

Facsimile: (213) 680-8500 

Email: bkrupka@kirkland.com

Adam R. Alper (CA Bar No. 196834) 

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 

555 California Street 

San Francisco, California 94104-1501 

Telephone: (415) 439-1400 

Facsimile: (415) 439-1500 

Email: aalper@kirkland.com

Attorneys for Defendants NARPAT 

BHANDARI and VANGUARD SYSTEMS, 

INC. 

 /s/ Michael E. Dergosits 

Michael Dergosits (CA Bar No. 118206) 1

Teddy K. Joe (CA Bar No. 242589) 

DERGOSITS & NOAH, L.L.P. 

Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 1450 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 705-6377 

Facsimile: (415) 705-6383 

Email: mdergosits@dergnoah.com

tjoe@dergnoah.com

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _____________, 2007 By: ______________________________________ 

 THE HONORABLE MARILYN H. PATEL 

 United States District Court Judge 

1 Filer’s Attestation: Pursuant to General Order No. 45, Section X(B), the filer hereby attests 

that the signatories’ concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained.

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Marilyn H. Patel

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