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

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W02-SF:5SD\61485514.1 [PROPOSED] ORDER RE NOVA'S

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

Case No. C05 00986 MMC (BZ)

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SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

A Limited Liability Partnership

Including Professional Corporations

NEIL A. SMITH, Cal. Bar No. 63777

DAVID SCHNAPF, Cal. Bar No. 100199

Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor

San Francisco, California 94111-4106

Telephone: 415-434-9100

Facsimile: 415-434-3947

Electronic mail: nsmith@sheppardmullin.com

dschnapf@sheppardmullin.com

M. Norman Goldberger (pro hac vice)

Laura E. Krabill (pro hac vice)

WOLF, BLOCK, SCHORR & SOLIS-COHEN LLP

1650 Arch Street, 22nd Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Telephone: (215) 977-2000

Facsimile: (215) 977-2740

Attorneys for NOVA MEASURING

INSTRUMENTS LTD.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS

LTD.,

Plaintiff,

v.

NANOMETRICS INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. C05 00986 MMC (BZ)

[PROPOSED] ORDER RE PLAINTIFF

NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS

LTD.'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE

FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

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Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.s ("Nova") Motion For Leave To File First Amended

Complaint, having been duly presented to the Honorable Judge Maxine M. Chesney, and after

considering the papers and the arguments of counsel, Nova's motion is GRANTED as follows:

1. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT Nova is granted leave to file its First Amended

Complaint in the form attached to its motion as Exhibit 1. The First Amended Complaint shall be

filed and served through the Northern District of California's Electronic Case Filing system by no

later than ten (10) days following the entry of this Order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: ____________________ ___________________________________________

The Honorable Judge Maxine M. Chesney

Respectfully submitted:

DATED: March 31, 2006

SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

By /s/David Schnapf

NEIL A. SMITH

DAVID SCHNAPF

Attorneys for NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS

LTD.

motion and defendant's statement of non-opposition

April 18, 2006

2. The May 5, 2006 hearing is hereby VACATED.

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