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Parties Involved:
Carmanah Technologies Corp.
Plaintiff
Solar Outdoor Lighting, Inc.
Defendant

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REQUEST TO EXTEND THE TIME LIMIT FOR SERVICE OF THE COMPLAINT AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

CASE NO. C 07-03450 WDB -1-

TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW LLP 

Theodore T. Herhold (State Bar No. 122895) (ttherhold@townsend.com) 

Steven C. Kam (State Bar No. 238412) (sckam@ townsend.com) 

379 Lytton Avenue 

Palo Alto, California 94301 

Telephone: (650) 326-2400 

Facsimile: (650) 326-2422 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

CARMANAH TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

CARMANAH TECHNOLOGIES CORP., 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

SOLAR OUTDOOR LIGHTING, INC., 

Defendant. 

 Case No. C 07-03450 WDB 

REQUEST TO EXTEND THE TIME LIMIT 

FOR SERVICE OF THE COMPLAINT AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

 

 Plaintiff Carmanah Technologies Corp. (“Carmanah”) hereby requests the court to extend the 

time limit for the service of its summons and complaint against Defendant Solar Outdoor Lighting, 

Inc. by ninety days, and submits a [Proposed] Order to that effect. 

 This case is an action for patent infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,355,989 and U.S. Patent No. 

6,621,177. Carmanah filed its complaint on July 2, 2007 against Defendant. Application of Federal 

Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) provides that the deadline for service in this case is, by default, October 

30, 2007. Rule 4(m) also provides, however, that the court shall extend the time for service for an 

appropriate period should the plaintiff show good cause. 

 Though the complaint has not yet been formally served upon the Defendant, the parties are 

presently engaged in negotiations related to settlement and possible licensing of the patents at issue. 

Defendant is well aware that the action is pending. The parties have expressed a mutual optimism for 

an out-of-court resolution to the dispute. No prejudice to Defendant will occur as a result of this 

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REQUEST TO EXTEND THE TIME LIMIT FOR SERVICE OF THE COMPLAINT AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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extension. The extension will preserve the cooperative posture presently shared by the parties in their 

negotiations. If the deadline for service were not extended, both parties would be forced to commence 

litigation which, given the ongoing settlement negotiations, would be against the best interests of both 

sides. 

DATED: October 25, 2007 TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW LLP 

By: /s/ Steven C. Kam 

Theodore T. Herhold 

Steven C. Kam 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff Carmanah Technologies Corp. 

ORDER

 After consideration of Plaintiff Carmanah Technologies Corporation's request and good cause 

being shown, this Court hereby orders that the time limit for service of the summons and complaint 

currently expiring October 30, 2007 at 4 p.m. be extended to January 28, 2008 at 4 p.m. under the 

provisions of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m). 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _________ ______________________________________ 

Wayne D. Brazil 

United States District Court Magistrate Judge 

61189698 v1

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