Free Scheduling Order - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:04-cv-01371-JJF Document 264 Filed 05/31/2006 Page 1 012
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC., a :
Delaware corporation, :
Plaintiff, i
v. ; C.A. No. 04-1371-JJF Q
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FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR Q }
INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware:
corporation, and FAIRCHILD :
SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION, a :
Delaware corporation, :
Defendants. E @
O R D E R T
WHEREAS, the Court held a Pretrial Conference in the above— I
captioned action on Wednesday, May 31, 2006, in which the Court Q
and the parties discussed, among other things, the bifurcation of {
infringement and damages from issues related to validity and the
scheduling of respective dates for jury trials on these issues;
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. All damages discovery and expert reports shall be
completed by Friday, August 18, 2006.
2. The parties shall submit a Revised Proposed Pretrial
Order no later than Friday, September 1, 2006.
3. A second Pretrial Conference will be held on Thursday,
September 14, 2006, at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 4B on the 4th
Floor, Boggs Federal Building, Wilmington, Delaware.
4. The issues of infringement and damages will be tried
separately from the issues related to validity. A separate jury

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will be impaneled for each trial. Evidence related to
unenforceability due to inequitable conduct will be presented to
the Court during the second trial on validity; however, the issue
will not be submitted to the jury. The Court will decide the
issue of inequitable conduct post—trial, after the completion of
post-trial briefing on the issue.
5. A Jury Trial on the issues of infringement and damages
will commence on Monday, October 2, 2006. Time allocations for
the trial will be set by the Court after the Second Proposed Join
Pretrial Order is submitted.
6. A Jury Trial on the issue of validity will commence on
Monday, December 4, 2006. Time allocations for the trial will be q
set by the Court after the Second Proposed Join Pretrial Order is §
submitted.
7. The parties shall agree upon a briefing schedule to
address by letter briefs two motions in limine identified in the
First Pretrial Order under Tab 16, Number 2 and Tab 17, Number 1.
8. Any additional motions in limine shall be filed no
later than Monday, September 11, 2006.
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