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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:183 Patent Infringement

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STIPULATION REGARDING DISCOVERY PLAN 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

WORLDS.COM INC., 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

NCSOFT CORP., 

 Defendant. 

CASE NO. C 09-01982 MHP 

JOINT STIPULATION REGARDING 

DISCOVERY PLAN 

Judge: Hon. Marilyn H. Patel 

 Courtroom 15, 18th Floor 

Pursuant to the Court’s guidance on December 7, 2009, Worlds.com, Inc. 

(“Worlds.com”) and NCsoft Corporation (“NCsoft”) submit the following stipulation 

regarding the following modifications to the joint Discovery Plan: 

1. Worlds.com shall produce all documents called for by Patent L.R. 3-2, 

including all documents concerning conception/reduction to practice, by December 18, 

2009. 

2. NCsoft shall serve contentions and produce documents pursuant to Patent 

L.R. 3-3 and 3-4 by January 15, 2009. 

3. The remaining discovery schedule shall be amended as follows: 

Event Original Date Stipulated Date 

Proposed Terms for 

Construction (Patent L.R. 4-1) 

due 

December 18, 2009 January 22, 2010 

Preliminary Claim Construction 

(Patent L.R. 4-2) due 

January 15, 2010 February 19, 2010 

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Event Original Date Stipulated Date 

Joint Claim Construction and 

claim construction expert reports 

(Patent L.R. 4-3) due 

February 26, 2010 April 2, 2010 

Last Day for discovery relating 

to Claim Construction (Patent 

L.R. 4-4) 

April 5, 2010 May 10, 2010 

Opening Claim Construction 

Brief (in compliance with Patent 

L.R. 4-5(a)) due 

April 26, 2010 May 31, 2010 

Opposing Claim Construction 

Brief(s) (in compliance with 

Patent L.R. 4-5(b)) due 

May 14, 2010 June 18, 2010 

Reply Claim Construction 

Brief(s) (in compliance with 

Patent L.R. 4-5(c)) due 

May 25, 2010 June 29, 2010 

Claim Construction Hearing (in 

compliance with Patent L.R. 4-

6) 

June 8, 2010, or at the 

Court’s convenience 

July 13, 2010, or at the 

Court’s convenience 

Last day to disclose reliance on 

advice of counsel 

(50 days after Markman

ruling) 

(50 days after Markman

ruling) 

Close of Fact Discovery (75 days after Markman

ruling) 

(75 days after Markman

ruling) 

Expert reports on issues for which a 

party bears the burden of proof 

(4 weeks after close of 

fact discovery) 

(4 weeks after close of 

fact discovery) 

Rebuttal expert reports (10 weeks after close of 

fact discovery) 

(10 weeks after close of 

fact discovery) 

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Event Original Date Stipulated Date 

Close of expert discovery (14 weeks after close of 

fact discovery) 

(14 weeks after close of 

fact discovery) 

Last day to file dispositive motions (16 weeks after close of 

fact discovery) 

(16 weeks after close of 

fact discovery) 

Pre-trial conference (30 weeks after close of 

fact discovery, or at the 

Court’s convenience) 

(30 weeks after close of 

fact discovery, or at the 

Court’s convenience) 

Trial (34 weeks after close of 

fact discovery, or at the 

Court’s convenience) 

(34 weeks after close of 

fact discovery, or at the 

Court’s convenience) 

Dated: December 10, 2009 

Respectfully submitted, 

David Commins 

COMMINS & KNUDSEN, P.C. 

400 Montgomery St., Suite 200 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Tel: 415.391.6490 

Fax: 415.391.6493 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Worlds.com Inc. 

Stephen F. Roth (pro hac vice) 

Russell W. Fagenburg (pro hac vice) 

Keir J. LoIacono (pro hac vice) 

LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG, 

 KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK, LLP

600 South Avenue West 

Westfield, NJ 07090 

Tel: 908.654.5000 

Fax: 908.654.7866 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Worlds.com Inc. 

By: /s/ Russel W. Fagenburg .

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Marilyn H. Patel

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Gabrielle E. Higgins (CSB # 163179)

ROPES & GRAY 

1900 University Avenue, 6th Floor 

East Palo Alto, CA 94303 

Tel: 650.617.4015 

Fax: 650.566.4131 

Attorneys for Defendant NCsoft Corp.

Jesse J. Jenner (pro hac vice) 

Gene W. Lee (pro hac vice) 

David S. Chun (pro hac vice) 

Brian P. Biddinger (CSB # 224604) 

Hanyong Lee (pro hac vice) 

ROPES & GRAY 

1211 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, NY 10036-8704 

Tel: 212.596.9000 

Fax: 212.596.9090 

Attorneys for Defendant NCsoft Corp.

By: /s/ Brian P. Biddinger .

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