Free Stipulation - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:04-cv-00204-JJF

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE KYPHON INC., Plaintiff, v. DISC-O-TECH MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD., and DISC ORTHOPAEDIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Defendants. Civil Action No. 04-204-JJF

STIPULATION AND ORDER ON DEPENDENT CLAIMS AND INDIRECT INFRINGEMENT To streamline the issues for the trial starting on June 20, 2005, and consistent with the parties' positions taken in this case, Plaintiff Kyphon, Inc. ("Kyphon") and Defendants Disc-O-Tech Medical Technologies, Ltd. and Disc Orthopaedic Technologies, Inc. (collectively, "DOT"), by and between the undersigned attorneys for the respective parties, stipulate as follows: 1. If judgment is entered that DOT infringes independent claim 17 of U.S.

Patent No. 6,235,043, then DOT agrees that at the same time judgment may be entered that it also infringes asserted claims 20, 24 and 26, which depend from claim 17. 2. DOT does not contest that if the use of the accused SKy Bone Expander

System infringes the asserted claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 4,969,888, 5,108,404 and 6,235,043, DOT induces infringement and contributes to the infringement of those claims, and agrees that judgment may be entered on inducement and contributory infringement, if and when judgment is entered on infringement. 3. This stipulation will not be read to the jury or used in any way at the trial

commencing on June 20, 2005.

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This stipulation is made without prejudice to DOT's rights to appeal the

claim constructions and rulings of Special Master Popitti, which have been adopted by the District Court.

Respectfully Submitted,

/s/ Thomas L. Halkowski _________________________________ Thomas L. Halkowski, (#4099) FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 919 N. Market Street, Suite 1100 P.O. Box 1114 Wilmington, DE 19899-1114 Tel: (302) 652-5070 Frank E. Scherkenbach 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2804 Tel: (617) 542-5070 Karen I. Boyd Limin Zheng 500 Arguello Street, Suite 500 Redwood City, CA 94063 Tel: (650) 839-5070 Attorneys for Plaintiff Kyphon Incorporated Dated: June 19, 2005

/s/ Maryellen Noreika ___________________________________ Maryellen Noreika (#3208) MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL 201 N. Market Street Post Office Box 1347 Wilmington, Delaware 19899 (302) 658-9200 Of Counsel: Eric J. Lobenfeld Jonathan M. Sobel Arlene A. Chow Robert J. Demento Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. 875 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 (212) 918-3000 Attorneys for Defendants Disc-O-Tech Medical Technologies, Ltd. and Disc Orthopaedic Technologies, Inc.

IT IS SO ORDERED this ______ day of _________, 2005. ___________________________________ United States District Judge

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