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LINITED STATES DISTRICT COIJRT

NORTHtrRN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WORLDS.COM INC.,

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Plaintiff, : Civil Action No. 09-01982 MHP

:

: District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel

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Defendant. :

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NCSOFT CORP.,

JOINT STIPULATION REGARDING DISCOVERY PLAN

Worlds.coln lnc. ("Worlds") and NCsoft Corporation ("NCsoft") subrnit the

following stipulation regarding modifications to the joint Discovery Plan to accommodate

ongoing developments during the claim construction proceedings in this case:

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

Event Original Date Stipulated Date

Preliminary Claim Construction

(Patent L.R. 4-2) due

February 19, 2010 April 2,2070 I

Joint Claim Construction and claim

construction expert reports (Patent

L.R. 4-3) due

April 2,2010 Mav 14.2010

Last Day for discovery relating to

Claim Construction (Patent L.R.

4-4)

Mav 10. 2010 June 21,2010

STIPULATION REGARDING DISCOVERY PLAN

Case No. 09-01982 MHP

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Event Original Date Stipulated Date

Opening Claim Construction Brief

(in compliance with Patent L.R.

4-5(a)) due

May 31,2010 Julv 12.2010

Opposing Claim Construction

Brief(s) (in compliance with Patent

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

June 18,2010 Julv 30.2010

Reply Claim Construction Brief(s)

(in compliance with Patent L.R.

4-5(c)) due

June 29,2010 August 10, 2010

Claim Construction Hearing (in

compliance with Patent L.R. 4-6)

July 13,2010, or at the

Court's convenience

August 24,2010, 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)

STIPULATION REGARDING DISCOVERY PLAN

Casc No. 09-01982 MHP

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Event Original Date Stipulated Date

Close of expert discovery (14 weeks afrer close of

fact discovery)

(14 weeks after close of

fact discoverv)

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: Februarv 16. 2010

Respectful ly submitted,

David Commins Stephen F. Roth (pro hac vice)

COMMINS & KNUDSEN, P.C. Russell W. Faegenburg (pro hac vice)

400 Montgomery St., Ste. 200 Keir J. Lolacono Qtro hac vice)

San Francisco, CA 94104 LERNIER, DAVID, LITTENBERG,

Tel: 415.391.6490 KRIJMHOLZ & MENTLIK. r-r-p

Fax: 415.391.6493 600 South Avenue West

Attorneys for PlaintiffWorlds.com Inc. Westfield, NJ 07090

Tel: 908.654.5000

Fax: 908.654 .7 866

Attorneys for Plaintiff Worlds.com Inc.

By: /s/ Russell W. Faegenburg

STIPULATION REGARDING DISCOVERY PLAN

Case No. 09-01982 MHP

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Gabrielle E. Higgins (CSB # 163179)

ROPES & GRAY

1900 lJniversity Avenue, 6th Fl.

East Palo Alto, CA 94303

Tel: 650.617 .4015

Fax: 650.566.4131

Attorneys for Defendant I'{Csoft Corp.

STIPULATION REGARDING DISCOVE,RY PLAN

Case No. 09-01982 MHP

Jesse J. Jenner Qtro 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

I2lI Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036-8104

Tel: 212.596.9000

Fax: 212.596.9090

Attorneys for Defendant lr{Csoft Corp.

By: lsl Brian P. Biddinser

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2/17/2010

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Marilyn H. Patel

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