Opinion
NO. C 08-04990 JW
06-06-2012
Mformation Techs., Inc., Plaintiff, v. Research in Motion Ltd., et al., Defendants.
ORDER REQUIRING JOINT
PRODUCTION OF PRETRIAL
MATERIALS
This case is scheduled for a Final Pretrial Conference on June 11, 2012, with jury selection set to take place on June 14, 2012. In order to prepare for the upcoming trial, the Court ORDERS the following:
(1) On or before June 11, 2012, the parties shall meet and confer and produce a joint timeline showing the undisputed facts in this case.
(2) On or before June 11, 2012, the parties shall meet and confer and produce a joint chart showing the remaining claims and defenses to be tried. The entries on the chart shall each include citations to the docket. Below is an example of the type of chart required:
The timeline shall depict the chronology along a horizontal axis.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦Stipulated ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Patent ¦ ¦Accused ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Construction/ ¦Product as ¦ ¦Defense ¦Factual ¦ ¦Claim/ ¦ ¦to Each ¦Damages ¦Asserted ¦Basis for ¦ ¦Elements ¦Court ¦Defendant ¦ ¦ ¦Defense ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Construction ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+----------------+---------------+----------+-----------+----------¦ ¦'000 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Patent, ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Claim 1 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+----------------+---------------+----------+-----------+----------¦ ¦an ¦apparatus means:¦Riverside Model¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦apparatus ¦"a device which.¦2 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦comprising¦. ." ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+----------------+---------------+----------+-----------+----------¦ ¦1. a ¦"handle" means a¦Riverside ¦ ¦the product¦ ¦ ¦handle ¦part held by the¦ ¦ ¦lacks a ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦human hand ¦Model 2 ¦ ¦handle ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
As to each essential limitation of the claims remaining for trial, Plaintiff shall identify the component of the accused product that allegedly infringes each limitation. Further, as to each limitation and each component, Plaintiff shall identify whether the alleged infringement is direct or indirect, and if indirect, whether it is inducing or contributing.
Plaintiff shall indicate, as to each Defendant, whether the damages alleged are based on reasonable royalties, lost profits, or both.
Defendants shall identify each ground upon which they contend that the patent is invalid. Insofar as Defendants contend that the patent is invalid on the basis of anticipation, Defendants shall identify each prior art reference pertinent to that claim. Further, insofar as Defendants contend that the patent is invalid on the basis of obviousness, Defendants shall identify each reference pertinent to that claim.
As to each Defendant, Plaintiff shall identify whether it alleges that the Defendant willfully infringed.
As to any allegation that the accused product does not infringe an essential limitation of the claim, Defendants shall identify the limitation and summarize why they contend that the accused product does not infringe.
In addition, upon review of the pleadings, it appears that Defendants have asserted counterclaims that have never been subject to any motion practice. Insofar as the parties believe that any counterclaims remain to be tried, the parties shall indicate such counterclaims. Otherwise, Defendants shall confirm that no counterclaims remain to be tried.
The parties shall lodge the original and bring five (5) copies of the requested materials to the June 11 Conference.
______________________
JAMES WARE
United States District Chief Judge
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT COPIES OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO:
Aaron D. Charfoos acharfoos@kirkland.com
Allen A. Arntsen aarntsen@foley.com
Amardeep Lal Thakur athakur@foley.com
Christopher R. Liro christopher.liro@kirkland.com
Eugene Goryunov egoryunov@kirkland.com
Jessica Christine Kaiser jessica.kaiser@kirkland.com
Justin E. Gray jegray@foley.com
Linda S. DeBruin ldebruin@kirkland.com
Lisa Marie Noller lnoller@foley.com
Marc Howard Cohen marc.cohen@kirkland.com
Maria A. Maras maria.maras@kirkland.com
Meredith Zinanni meredith.zinanni@kirkland.com
Michael Anthony Parks mparks@thompsoncoburn.com
Michael Daley Karson michael.karson@kirkland.com
Michael S Feldberg michael.feldberg@allenovery.com
Shawn Edward McDonald SEMcDonald@foley.com
Tiffany Patrice Cunningham tiffany.cunningham@kirkland.com
Richard W. Wieking, Clerk
By: ______________________
William Noble
Courtroom Deputy