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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:44 Trademark Infringement

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VIJAY K. TOKE (CA Bar No. 215079)

(vijay@cobaltlaw.com)

MATTHEW S. SLEVIN (CA Bar No. 287968)

(matt@cobaltlaw.com)

COBALT LLP

918 Parker Street, Bldg. A21

Berkeley, CA 94710

Telephone: (510) 841-9800

Facsimile: (510) 295-2401

JOEL T. BERES (CA Bar No. 125890)

(jberes@stites.com)

AMY CAHILL (admitted pro hac vice)

(acahill@stites.com)

STITES & HARBISON PLLC

400 West Market Street, Suite 1800

Louisville, KY 40202-3352

Telephone: (502) 587-3400

Facsimile: (502) 587-6391

MARI-ELISE TAUBE (admitted pro hac vice)

(mtaube@stites.com)

STITES & HARBISON PLLC

1199 North Fairfax St., Suite 900

Alexandria, VA 22314

Telephone: (703) 837-3932

Facsimile: (703) 518-2952

Attorneys for Plaintiff

PIXELS.COM, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PIXELS.COM, LLC, an Illinois limited liability 

company,

Plaintiff,

v.

INSTAGRAM, LLC, a Delaware limited liability 

company,

Defendant.

Case No.: 3:15-cv-03610-VC

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO EXTEND TIME TO 

RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND SET 

MODIFIED BRIEFING SCHEDULE

 

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-1(a), Plaintiff Pixels.com, LLC (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant 

Instagram, LLC (“Defendant”) and, by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby 

stipulate as follows:

WHEREAS, Plaintiff served its Complaint for declaratory relief and antitrust violations

(“Complaint”) on August 11, 2015;

WHEREAS, Defendant currently has until September 1, 2015 to respond to the Complaint;

WHEREAS, Defendant has requested and Plaintiff has consented to an additional 20 days 

for Defendant to respond to the Complaint;

WHEREAS, the Parties believe an additional 20 days for Defendant’s response to the

Complaint will not alter the date of any event or any deadline already fixed by Court order;

WHEREAS, this is the first extension of Defendant’s deadline to respond to the Complaint 

by the Parties;

WHEREAS, Defendant has indicated it is considering whether to file a response to the 

complaint that will require a response from Plaintiff; 

WHEREAS, due to pre-planned travel schedules for Plaintiff’s counsel, the Parties have 

agreed to a modified briefing and hearing schedule for any such submission filed by Defendant;

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties, through 

their respective counsel, that:

(1) Defendant shall answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint by September 21, 

2015.

(2) If Defendant files a pleading other than an Answer, requiring a response from 

Plaintiff:

a. Plaintiff shall have up to and including October 12, 2015 to file a response to 

such submission.

b. Defendant will have up to and including October 19, 2015 to file a reply brief if 

it chooses to do so.

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c. The hearing on such submission shall be heard on November 5, 2015 or such 

other date thereafter as the Court sets based on its schedule and convenience.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: August 26, 2015 COBALT LLP

By: /s/ Vijay K. Toke____________

Vijay K. Toke

STITES & HARBISON PLLC 

By: /s/ Amy Cahill____________

Amy Cahill (admitted pro hac vice)

Joel T. Beres

Mari-Elise Taube (admitted pro hac vice)

Attorneys for Plaintiff,

PIXELS.COM, LLC 

Dated: August 26, 2015 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP

By: /s/ James G. Gilliland, Jr. ____________ James G. Gilliland, Jr.

Attorneys for Defendant, INSTAGRAM, LLC 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Defendant may have until September 21, 2015 to answer Plaintiff’s complaint. If Defendant 

files a pleading other than an Answer, requiring a response from Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s opposition is 

due on October 12, 2015 and Defendant’s reply to the opposition is due on October 19, 2015. The 

hearing on such a submission shall be held on November 5, 2015.

Dated:

Hon. Vince Chhabria

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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ATTESTATION OF CONCURRENCE

I, Vijay K. Toke, attest that I am one of the attorneys for Plaintiff Pixels.com, LLC, an 

Illinois limited liability company, and, as the ECF user and filer of this document, I attest that, 

pursuant to United States District Court, Northern District of California Civil L.R. 5-1(i)(3), 

concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from James Gilliland, the above 

signatory.

Dated: August 26, 2015 By: /s/ Vijay K. Toke

Vijay K. Toke 

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