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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 Patent Infringement

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1-PA/3547008.1 STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE

OF DIC AND DIAC (No. C 04-1830 CRB (JL)) 

FRANKLIN BROCKWAY GOWDY, SBN 47918 

THOMAS D. KOHLER, SBN 207917 

STEVEN R. DANIELS, SBN 235398 

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 

One Market, Spear Street Tower 

San Francisco, CA 94105-1126 

Tel: 415.442.1000 

Fax: 415.442.1001 

MICHAEL J. LYONS, SBN 202284 

KIRK A. GOTTLIEB, SBN 191032 

STACEY E. STILLMAN, SBN 197459 

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 

2 Palo Alto Square 

3000 El Camino Real, Suite 700 

Palo Alto, CA 94306-2212 

Tel: 650.843.4000 

Fax: 650.843.4001 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

FUNAI ELECTRIC COMPANY, LTD. 

DAVID J. MICLEAN, SBN 115098 

MICHAEL J. CURLEY, SBN 230343 

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 

500 Arguello Street, Suite 500

Redwood City, CA 94063 

Telephone: (650) 839-5070 

Facsimile: (650) 839-5071 

Attorneys for Defendants 

DAEWOO INTERNATIONAL 

CORPORATION and 

DAEWOO INTERNATIONAL 

(AMERICA) CORP. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

Funai Electric Company, Ltd., 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Daewoo Electronics Corporation, 

Daewoo Electronics Company, Ltd., 

Daewoo Electronics America, Inc., 

Daewoo Electronics Corporation of 

America, Inc., Daewoo International 

Corporation, Daewoo International 

(America) Corp. and Daewoo Electric 

Motor Industries Ltd., 

Defendants.

Case No. C 04-1830 CRB (JL) 

STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL 

WITHOUT PREJUDICE OF 

DEFENDANTS DAEWOO 

INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND 

DAEWOO INTERNATIONAL (AMERICA) 

CORP.

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STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE

OF DIC AND DIAC (No. C 04-1830 CRB (JL))

Plaintiff Funai Electric Company, Ltd. (“Funai”) and Defendants Daewoo International 

Corporation (“DIC”) and Daewoo International (America) Corp. (“DIAC”) respectfully submit 

this Stipulation of Dismissal Without Prejudice of Defendants Daewoo International Corporation 

and Daewoo International (America) Corp. pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure.

WHEREAS, Funai filed the complaint (“Complaint”) in this action on May 7, 2004, 

alleging infringement by, inter alia, DIC and DIAC of United States Patent Nos. 6,421,210; 

RE37,332; 6,021,018; 5,815,218; 5,987,209; and 6,064,538 (collectively, the “Patents-in-Suit”); 

WHEREAS, the claims of the Patents-in-Suit generally relate to technology employed in 

VCR (video-cassette player and/or video-cassette recorder), TVCR (television-VCR), DVD-VCR 

(digital video disk player-VCR), and combination VCR (including but not limited to TVCR and 

DVD-VCR) products (“VCR Products”); 

WHEREAS, DIC and DIAC have counterclaimed for declaratory judgment that the 

Patents-in-Suit are invalid, unenforceable, or not infringed. 

WHEREAS, on October 29, 2004, Funai served its First Set of Interrogatories to, inter 

alia, DIC and DIAC, which include Interrogatory No. 1 requesting identification by each 

defendant of every VCR Product it made, sold, offered for sale, used, or imported into the United 

States on or after May 7, 1998; 

WHEREAS, DIC and DIAC represent that their supplemental responses to Funai’s 

Interrogatory No. 1, dated May 24, 2005, disclose all responsive VCR Products; 

WHEREAS, Funai has accused DIC of infringement of the Patents-in-Suit by selling a 

video cassette recorder (VCR) product bearing the product number DVC-3000 (the “DVC-3000 

Product”);

WHEREAS, DIC represents that, from May 7, 1998 to the present, it sold a total of 9,600 

units of the DVC-3000 Product; 

WHEREAS, DIC represents that all 9,600 units of the DVC-3000 Product were 

manufactured in their entirety by LG; 

WHEREAS, DIC has obtained a letter from Sung-Yong Kang of LG Electronics (“LG”) 

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STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE

OF DIC AND DIAC (No. C 04-1830 CRB (JL))

to Shin-ichi Mizoo of Funai. The letter indicates that the DVC-3000 products sold by DIC were 

manufactured by LG and are covered by a cross licensing agreement between LG and Funai 

concerning VHS Video Recorders; 

WHEREAS, DIC and DIAC represent that, except as otherwise provided in their 

supplemental responses to Interrogatory No. 1, dated May 24, 2005, they have not participated in 

the manufacture, sale, offer for sale, use or importation into the United States of any VCR 

Product made, used, sold, offered for sale or imported by any other Daewoo entities, including 

but not limited to Daewoo Electronics Corp. (“DEC”), Daewoo Electronics America, Inc. 

(“DEAM”), Daewoo Electronics Company, Ltd. (“DECL”), Daewoo Electronics Corporation of 

America (“DECA”), or Daewoo Electric Motor Industries Ltd. (“DEMI”); 

WHEREAS, Funai represents that it has examined the products identified by DIC and 

DIAC in their supplemental responses to Funai’s Interrogatory No. 1, dated May 24, 2005 and 

has only accused the DVC-3000 Product of infringement. 

WHEREAS, DIC and DIAC represent that they are not liable for damages for the 

manufacture, sale, offer for sale, use or importation into the United States of any VCR Product 

made, used, sold, offered for sale or imported by any other Daewoo entity, including but not 

limited to DEC, DEAM, DECL, DECA, or DEMI; 

WHEREAS, DIC and DIAC represent that they have no relationship with, affiliation to, or 

interest in DEC, DEAM, DECL, DECA, or DEMI; 

WHEREAS, Funai, DIC and DIAC agree that in the event that Funai files any subsequent 

pleading alleging patent infringement by DIC or DIAC of one or more Patents currently asserted 

in this action, and which arises from the conduct, transactions or occurrences set forth or 

attempted to be set forth in the Complaint filed on May 7, 2004, such subsequent pleading will 

relate back to the date of filing of the Complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(c). This provision 

will not apply to any VCR products listed in DIC or DIAC’s supplemental responses to 

Interrogatory No. 1, dated May 24, 2005, provided that DIC and DIAC’s foregoing 

representations are accurate; 

WHEREAS, Funai, DIC and DIAC agree that in the event Funai files any subsequent 

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STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE

OF DIC AND DIAC (No. C 04-1830 CRB (JL))

claim alleging patent infringement by DIC and DIAC of one or more Patents currently asserted in 

this action, and which arises from the conduct, transactions or occurrences set forth or attempted 

to be set forth in the Complaint filed on May 7, 2004, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(c), such 

subsequent claim will be treated as if filed on May 7, 2004 for the purpose of calculating the six 

year damages period specified in 35 U.S.C. § 286; 

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Rule 45(a)(i) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 

and in consideration of the foregoing recitals, Funai hereby voluntarily dismisses, without 

prejudice, the Complaint against DIC and DIAC, and requests that the District Court enter an 

Order dismissing the Complaint against DIC and DIAC without prejudice, Funai, DIC, and DIAC 

to bear their own costs. 

IT IS SO AGREED AND STIPULATED. 

Dated: June 13, 2005 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 

By: /s/ Michael J. Lyons 

Michael J. Lyons 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

FUNAI ELECTRIC COMPANY, LTD. 

Dated: June 13, 2005 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 

By: /s/ David J. Miclean 

David J. Miclean 

Attorneys for Defendants 

DAEWOO INTERNATIONAL 

CORPORATION and DAEWOO 

INTERNATIONAL (AMERICA) CORP. 

IT IS SO ORDERED 

_____________________________________ _______________________________ 

Hon. Charles R. Breyer Date 

United States District Court Judge 

June 16, 2005 U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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APPROVED

A

Charles R. Breyer

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