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Parties Involved:
Research In Motion Corporation
Counter-claimant
Research in Motion Limited
Counter-claimant
Visto Corporation
Counter-claimant

Document Text:

Case Management and Docket Control Order 1 Case No. C-07-3177 (MMC) 

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Robert D. Becker (Bar No. 160648) 

E-mail: rbecker@manatt.com 

Eugene L. Hahm (Bar No. 167596) 

E-mail: ehahm@manatt.com

Shawn G. Hansen (Bar No. 197033) 

E-mail: shansen@manatt.com 

MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP 

1001 Page Mill Road, Building 2 

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1006 

Telephone: (650) 812-1300 

Facsimile: (650) 213-0260 

Attorneys for Defendant 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

VISTO CORPORATION, 

 Defendant. 

Case No. C-07-3177 (MMC) 

CASE MANAGEMENT AND DOCKET 

CONTROL ORDER 

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS 

Pursuant to the Case Management Conference held on September 28, 2007, Defendant and 

Counterclaimant Visto Corporation (“Visto”) and Plaintiff and Counterdefendant Research In 

Motion Limited, Counterdefendant Research In Motion Corporation (collectively referred to as 

“Plaintiff”) hereby submit this Case Management and Docket Control Order. 

ADR

The parties are ordered to private mediation. 

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Case Management and Docket Control Order 2 Case No. C-07-3177 (MMC) 

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Claim Construction

The parties are limited to eight (8) claim terms to be construed at the Claim Construction 

Hearing. The Claim Construction hearing will be held on Monday, June 16, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. Each 

party will have two hours to present its proposed construction. No expert testimony will be allowed, 

but experts may be present to advise. 

Further Status Conference

A further status conference will be held on August 1, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. The parties shall 

file an updated joint case management statement by July 25, 2008. 

EVENT DATE 

Initial Case Management Conference September 28, 2007 

Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Preliminary Infringement 

Contentions and Materials Identified (Patent L.R. 3-1 and 3-2) 

October 19, 2007 

Disclosure of Preliminary Invalidity Contentions and Materials 

Identified (Patent L.R. 3-3 and 3-4) 

December 11, 2007 

Exchange of Proposed Terms for Claim Construction (Patent 

L.R. 4-1) 

December 21, 2007 

Exchange of Preliminary Claim Constructions (Patent L.R. 4-2) January 10, 2008 

Last Day to Amend Pleadings January 29, 2008 

Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement (Patent 

L.R. 4-3) 

February 11, 2008 

Completion of Claim Construction Discovery (Patent L.R. 4-4) March 12, 2008 

Plaintiff’s Opening Claim Construction Brief (Patent L.R. 4-

5(a)) 

April 17, 2008 

Defendant’s Responsive Claim Construction Brief (Patent L.R. 

4-5(b)) 

May 8, 2008 

Plaintiff’s Reply Claim Construction Brief (Patent L.R. 4-5(c)) May 22, 2008 

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Case Management and Docket Control Order 3 Case No. C-07-3177 (MMC) 

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EVENT DATE 

Claim Construction Hearing (Patent L.R. 4-6) June 16, 2008, 9:00 a.m. 

Claim Construction Ruling (Estimated to allow for subsequent 

dates to be provided) 

July 16, 2008 

Final Infringement Contentions (Patent L.R. 3-6(a)) August 15, 2008 

Final Invalidity Contentions (Patent L.R. 3-6(b)) September 4, 2008 

Defendant to Disclose and Produce Patent Opinions (Patent 

L.R. 3-8) 

September 4, 2008 

Fact Discovery Cutoff October 17, 2008 

Willfulness Discovery Cutoff October 17, 2008 

Last Day to File Motion to Compel Fact or Willfulness 

Discovery (Civ. L.R. 26) 

October 31, 2008 

Initial Expert Reports (based on burden of proof) October 17, 2008 

Rebuttal Expert Reports (based on burden of proof) November 17, 2008 

Expert Discovery Cutoff December 17, 2008 

Last Day to File Motion to Compel Expert Discovery (Civ. 

L.R. 26) 

December 31, 2008 

Last Day to Hear Dispositive and Daubert Motions February 25, 2009 

Joint Pretrial Order March 10, 2009 

Pretrial Conference March 17, 2009; 3:00 p.m. 

TRIAL March 30, 2009; 9:00 a.m. 

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Case Management and Docket Control Order 4 Case No. C-07-3177 (MMC) 

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DATED: October 1, 2007 MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS LLP 

By: /s/ Michelle Gillette 

Robert D. Becker 

Eugene L. Hahm 

Michelle Gillette 

Attorneys For 

VISTO CORPORATION 

APPROVED AS TO FORM: 

DATED: October 1, 2007 KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 

By: /s/ Marc H. Cohen 

Robert G. Krupka, P.C. 

Marc H. Cohen 

Philip T. Chen 

Attorneys for 

RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED and 

RESEARCH IN MOTION CORPORATION 

Filer’s Attestation: Pursuant to General Order No. 45, Section X(B) regarding signatures, Michelle 

Gillette hereby attests that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained.

90000562.1 

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