Filed: May 02, 2019
Latest Update: May 02, 2019
Summary: STIPULATION REGARDING CERTAIN ASSERTED PATENTS; ORDER HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR. , District Judge . STIPULATION The parties in the above-captioned action ("the Parties") hereby stipulate and agree as follows: WHEREAS, Plaintiffs Koninklijke Philips N.V. and U.S. Philips Corporation (collectively, "Philips") have asserted various patents in this action against Defendants Acer Inc. and Acer America Corporation (collectively, "Acer"), ASUSTek Computer Inc. and ASUS Computer International, Inc.
Summary: STIPULATION REGARDING CERTAIN ASSERTED PATENTS; ORDER HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR. , District Judge . STIPULATION The parties in the above-captioned action ("the Parties") hereby stipulate and agree as follows: WHEREAS, Plaintiffs Koninklijke Philips N.V. and U.S. Philips Corporation (collectively, "Philips") have asserted various patents in this action against Defendants Acer Inc. and Acer America Corporation (collectively, "Acer"), ASUSTek Computer Inc. and ASUS Computer International, Inc. (..
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STIPULATION REGARDING CERTAIN ASSERTED PATENTS; ORDER
HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR., District Judge.
STIPULATION
The parties in the above-captioned action ("the Parties") hereby stipulate and agree as follows:
WHEREAS, Plaintiffs Koninklijke Philips N.V. and U.S. Philips Corporation (collectively, "Philips") have asserted various patents in this action against Defendants Acer Inc. and Acer America Corporation (collectively, "Acer"), ASUSTek Computer Inc. and ASUS Computer International, Inc. (collectively, "ASUS"), HTC Corporation and HTC America, Inc. (collectively, "HTC"), and YiFang USA Inc. d/b/a/E-Fun, Inc. ("YiFang"), and Intervenor/Counterclaim-Defendant Microsoft Corporation and Counterclaim-Defendant Microsoft Mobile Inc. (collectively, "Microsoft"); and
WHEREAS, to simplify the issues and help narrow this case for trial, and in exchange for the Defendants and Microsoft having agreed to narrow the scope of their invalidity defenses, Philips has agreed to dismiss certain infringement claims against certain parties; and
WHEREAS, specifically, Philips has agreed to the following:
(1) To dismiss, without prejudice, its infringement claims under U.S. Patent No. 5,910,797 against Microsoft;1
(2) To dismiss, without prejudice, its infringement claims under U.S. Patent No. 6,522,695 against Acer, ASUS, HTC, YiFang, and Microsoft;
(3) To dismiss, without prejudice, its infringement claims under U.S. Patent No. 6,690,387 against Acer, ASUS, HTC, YiFang, and Microsoft;
(4) To dismiss, without prejudice, its infringement claims under U.S. Patent No. 6,772,114 against Acer, ASUS, HTC, and YiFang;
(5) To dismiss, without prejudice, its infringement claims under U.S. Patent No. 8,543,819 against Acer, ASUS, HTC, and Microsoft; and
(6) To dismiss, with prejudice, its infringement claims under U.S. Patent No. RE44,006 against Acer, ASUS, HTC, and YiFang; and
WHEREAS, additionally, Microsoft has agreed to dismiss, without prejudice, its claims for declaratory judgment of non-infringement regarding U.S. Patent Nos. 6,522,695 and 6,690,387; and
WHEREAS, additionally, with respect to defenses raised under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102-103, each of Acer, ASUS, HTC, YiFang, and Microsoft has agreed to rely on no more than 7 invalidity grounds for each asserted claim in its expert reports.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between the Parties, through their respective counsel, that:
(1) Philips' infringement claims under U.S. Patent No. 5,910,797 against Microsoft are dismissed, without prejudice;
(2) Philips' infringement claims under U.S. Patent No. 6,522,695 against Acer, ASUS, HTC, YiFang, and Microsoft are dismissed, without prejudice;
(3) Philips' infringement claims under U.S. Patent No. 6,690,387 against Acer, ASUS, HTC, YiFang, and Microsoft are dismissed, without prejudice;
(4) Philips' infringement claims under U.S. Patent No. 6,772,114 against Acer, ASUS, HTC, and YiFang are dismissed, without prejudice;
(5) Philips' infringement claims under U.S. Patent No. 8,543,819 against Acer, ASUS, HTC, and Microsoft are dismissed, without prejudice;
(6) Philips' infringement claims under U.S. Patent No. RE44,006 against Acer, ASUS, HTC, and YiFang are dismissed, with prejudice;
(7) Microsoft's claims for declaratory judgment of non-infringement regarding U.S. Patent Nos. 6,522,695 and 6,690,387 are dismissed, without prejudice; and
(8) With respect to defenses raised under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102-103, each of Acer, ASUS, HTC, YiFang, and Microsoft shall rely on no more than 7 invalidity grounds for each asserted claim in its expert reports.
Dated: May 1, 2019 Respectfully submitted,
Chris Holland (SBN 164053) /s/Michael P. Sandonato
Lori L. Holland (SBN 202309) Michael P. Sandonato (admitted pro hac vice)
HOLLAND LAW LLP John D. Carlin (admitted pro hac vice)
220 Montgomery Street, Suite 800 Christopher S. Gerson (admitted pro hac vice)
San Francisco, CA 94104 Natalie D. Lieber (admitted pro hac vice)
Telephone: (415) 200-4980 Jonathan M. Sharret (admitted pro hac vice)
Fax: (415) 200-4989 Daniel A. Apgar (admitted pro hac vice)
cholland@hollandlawllp.com Sean M. McCarthy (admitted pro hac vice)
lholland@hollandlawllp.com Robert S. Pickens (admitted pro hac vice)
Joyce L. Nadipuram (admitted pro hac vice)
Caitlyn N. Bingaman (admitted pro hac vice)
VENABLE LLP
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York, 10104
+1 (212) 218-2100
+1 (212) 218-2200 facsimile
philipsprosecutionbar@venable.com
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Koninklijke Philips
N.V. and U.S. Philips Corporation
/s/Matthew S. Warren
Bruce Genderson (pro hac vice) Matthew S. Warren (Bar No. 230565)
Kevin Hardy (pro hac vice) Patrick M. Shields (Bar No. 204739)
Aaron Maurer (pro hac vice) Patrick A. Fitch (Bar No. 321493)
David Krinsky (pro hac vice) Erika H. Warren (Bar No. 295570)
Andrew Trask (pro hac vice) Amy M. Bailey (Bar No. 313151)
Kyle Thomason (pro hac vice) WARREN LEX LLP
Christopher A. Suarez (pro hac vice) 2261 Market Street, No. 606
WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP San Francisco, California, 94110
725 Twelfth Street, N.W. +1 (415) 895-2940
Washington, D.C., 20005 +1 (415) 895-2964 facsimile
+1 (202) 434-5000 18-1885@cases.warrenlex.com
+1 (202) 434-5029 facsimile
viceroy@wc.com
Attorneys for Defendants Acer, Inc., Acer America Corp., ASUSTeK Computer Inc., and ASUS
Computer International
Kai Tseng (Bar No. 193756) Michael J. Newton (Bar No. 156225)
Hsiang ("James") H. Lin (Bar No. 241472) Sang (Michael) Lee (pro hac vice)
Craig Kaufman (Bar No. 159458) ALSTON & BIRD LLP
TECHKNOWLEDGE LAW GROUP LLP 2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 2300
100 Marine Parkway, Suite 200 Dallas, Texas, 75201
Redwood Shores, California, 94065 +1 (214) 922-3400
+1 (650) 517-5200 +1 (214) 922-3899 facsimile
+1 (650) 226-3133 facsimile asus-philips@alston.com
acer.philips-tklgall@tklg-llp.com
Attorneys for Defendants ASUSTeK Computer
Attorneys for Defendants Acer, Inc. Inc. and ASUS Computer International
and Acer America Corporation
/s/Ryan McBrayer
John Schnurer (Bar No. 185725) Ryan McBrayer (pro hac vice)
Kevin Patariu (Bar No. 256755) Jonathan Putman (pro hac vice)
Ryan Hawkins (Bar No. 256146) Antoine McNamara (Bar No. 261980)
Louise Lu (Bar No. 256146) Stevan Stark (pro hac vice to be filed)
Vinay Sathe (Bar No. 256146) PERKINS COIE LLP
PERKINS COIE LLP 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
11988 El Camino Real, Suite 350 Seattle, Washington, 98101
San Diego, California, 92130 +1 (206) 359-8000
+1 (858) 720-5700 +1 (206) 359-9000 facsimile
+1 (858) 720-5799 facsimile
htc-philipsperkinsservice@perkinscoie.com
Attorneys for Defendants HTC Corp. and HTC America, Inc.
Judith Jennison (Bar No. 165929) Tiffany P. Cunningham (pro hac vice)
Christina McCullough (Bar No. 245944) PERKINS COIE LLP
PERKINS COIE LLP 131 South Dearborn, Suite 1700
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900 Chicago, Illinois, 60603
Seattle, Washington, 98101 +1 (312) 324-8400
+1 (206) 359-8000 +1 (312) 324-9400 facsimile
+1 (206) 359-9000 facsimile msft-philipsteam@perkinscoie.com
/s/Patrick McKeever
Chad Campbell (Bar No. 258723) Patrick McKeever
PERKINS COIE LLP PERKINS COIE LLP
2901 North Central Avenue, Suite 2000 11452 El Camino Real, Suite 300
Phoenix, Arizona, 85012 San Diego, California, 92130-2080
+1 (602) 351-8000 +1 (858) 720-5722
+1 (602) 648-7000 facsimile +1 (858) 720-5822 facsimile
Attorneys for Intervenor-Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendants-in-Intervention Microsoft Corp. and
Microsoft Mobile, Inc.
/s/Lucian C. Chen
Lucian C. Chen (pro hac vice) Michael Song (Bar No. 243675)
Wing K. Chiu (pro hac vice) LTL ATTORNEYS LLP
LUCIAN C. CHEN, ESQ. PLLC 300 South Grand Avenue, 14th Floor
One Grand Central Place Los Angeles, California, 90071
60 East 42nd Street, Suite 4600 +1 (213) 612-8900
New York, New York, 10165 +1 (213) 612-3773 facsimile
+1 (212) 710-3007 michael.song@ltlattorneys.com
+1 (212) 501-2004 facsimile
lucianchen@lcclegal.com
Attorneys for Defendant YiFang USA, Inc. D/B/A E-Fun, Inc.
CIVIL L.R. 5-1(i) ATTESTATION
I, Chris Holland, hereby attest that I have been authorized by counsel for the parties listed above to execute this document on their behalf.
Dated May 1, 2019 /s/Chris Holland
Chris Holland
ORDER
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
