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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER ON 

TIME TO TAKE EXPERT DEPOSITIONS CASE NO. C 04-2000-CW (EDL) 

McDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP 

Terrence P. McMahon (State Bar No. 71910) 

tmcmahon@mwe.com

Stephen J. Akerley (State Bar No. 160757) 

sakerley@mwe.com

Bijal V. Vakil (State Bar No. 192878) 

bvakil@mwe.com

Shamita D. Etienne (State Bar No. 202090) 

setienne@mwe.com

3150 Porter Drive 

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1212 

Telephone: 650.813.5000 

Facsimile: 650.813.5100 

HOWREY LLP 

Korula T. Cherian (State Bar No. 133967) 

cheriank@howrey.com

Duane H. Mathiowetz (State Bar No. 111831) 

mathiowetzD@howrey.com

525 Market Street, Suite 3600 

San Francisco, CA 94150 

Telephone: 415.848.4900 

Facsimile: 415.848.4999 

Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant 

O2 MICRO INTERNATIONAL LTD. 

COOLEY GODWARD LLP 

Thomas J. Friel, Jr. (State Bar No 80065) 

tfriel@cooley.com 

Matthew J. Brigham (State Bar No 191428) 

mbrigham@cooley.com 

3000 El Camino Real 

Five Palo Alto Square 

Palo Alto, CA 94306 

Telephone: 650. 843-5000 

Facsimile: 650. 857-0663 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and CounterDefendant Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 

and Counter-Defendant ASMC 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, 

INC., a California Corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

O2 MICRO INTERNATIONAL LTD., a 

Cayman Islands corporation, 

Defendant. 

CASE NO. C 04-2000-CW (EDL) 

ELECTRONIC CASE FILING 

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

EXTENDING TIME TO TAKE 

EXPERT DEPOSITIONS 

AND COUNTERCLAIMS 

 

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MCDERMOTT 

WILL 

& EMERY LLP 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

PALO ALTO

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER ON 

EXPERT DEPOSITIONS - 2 - CASE NO. C 04-2000-CW (EDL) 

 O2 Micro International, Ltd. (“O2 Micro”), Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (“MPS”), and 

ASMC jointly submit the following stipulation regarding the taking of expert depositions in this 

case. 

 WHEREAS O2 Micro has filed a Motion to Strike MPS’ Expert Reports on Issues 

Outside the Scope of the Case, presently scheduled to be heard by Judge Laporte on August 1, 

2006; and 

 WHEREAS MPS has filed a Motion for Leave to Amend Its Answer and Preliminary 

Invalidity Contentions, hearing not presently set; and 

 WHEREAS the Court’s ruling on these motions will impact the scope of the issues to be 

addressed in the expert depositions to be taken in this case; and 

 WHEREAS fact and expert discovery is scheduled to close on June 30, 2006. 

 It is hereby STIPULATED and AGREED that O2 Micro and MPS will schedule and take 

expert depositions after the Court rules on O2 Micro’s Motion to Strike MPS’ Expert Reports on 

Issues Outside the Scope of the Case and MPS’ Motion for Leave to Amend Its Answer and 

Preliminary Invalidity Contentions. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: June 21, 2006 Respectfully submitted, 

McDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP 

By: /s/ Bijal V. Vakil 

 Bijal V. Vakil 

Attorneys for Defendant and Counter-Plaintiff 

O2 Micro International Ltd. 

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MCDERMOTT 

WILL 

& EMERY LLP 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

PALO ALTO

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER ON 

EXPERT DEPOSITIONS - 3 - CASE NO. C 04-2000-CW (EDL) 

Dated: June 21, 2006 Respectfully submitted, 

COOLEY GODWARD LLP 

By: /s/ Matthew J. Brigham 

 Matthew J. Brigham 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and CounterDefendant Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 

and Counter-Defendant ASMC 

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MCDERMOTT 

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& EMERY LLP 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER ON 

EXPERT DEPOSITIONS - 4 - CASE NO. C 04-2000-CW (EDL) 

ORDER

FOR GOOD CAUSE BEING SHOWN IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that O2 Micro, MPS, and 

ASMC will schedule expert depositions in this matter once the Court has ruled on (1) O2 Micro’s 

Motion to Strike MPS’ Expert Reports on Issues Outside the Scope of the Case; and (2) MPS’ 

Motion for Leave to Amend Its Answer and Preliminary Invalidity Contentions. 

 /s/ CLAUDIA WILKEN 

Dated: July 7, 2006 _________________________ 

 Honorable Claudia Wilken 

 United States District Court Judge 

MPK 110802-1.073254.0011 

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