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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 15:1126 Patent Infringement

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

Acacia Media Technologies Corp.,

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

New Destiny Internet Group, et al.,

 Defendants.

 

And All Related and/or Consolidated

Actions.

 /

NO. C 05-01114 

ORDER REQUIRING ADDITIONAL

BRIEFING BEFORE THE FEBRUARY 24,

2006 HEARING DATE

In this MDL litigation, Plaintiff Acacia Media Technologies has filed a "Motion for Entry of

Judgment of NonInfrigement and Invalidity for Indefiniteness of U.S. Patent No. 6,144,702 and

Certification Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ P. 54(b)." The Motion is scheduled to be heard on February

24, 2006 at 9 a.m. 

To date the Court has not received any response by any defendant to the motion. On before

February 13, 2006, the Court directs each party to file and served a Memorandum of Law

addressing the following issues:

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1. Whether the Court should regard the pending motion as one in which Acacia is moving

for partial summary judgment against Acacia and in favor of all Defendants on all claims of

infringement of the '707 patent on the following ground: Based on the Court's December 7, 2005

Order, the affirmative defense of invalidity is sustained as a matter of law;

2. Whether the Court should also regard the pending motion as one in which Acacia is

moving for partial summary judgment against Acacia and in favor of all Defendants on the ground

that the accused products of the Defendants do not infringe the '702 patent. The Court notes that it

has not adjudicated what are the accused products or whether they infringe the '702 patent. 

However, the pending motion is one seeking a partial summary judgment of "noninfringement." 

The Court directs the parties to address any ground for judgment of noninfringement of the '702

patent;

3. In view of the pending motion to separate further litigation of the '702 patent from all

other patents, the Court directs each party to state that party's position with respect to whether any of

the issues involved in the '702 patent are present in any of the other patents involved in the MDL

case such that the appellate court will not be required to decide the same issues more than once if

there are subsequent appeals.

Immediately following the hearing on the pending motion, the Court will conduct a Case

Management Conference to establish a schedule for further proceedings in the case. On or before

February 17, 2006 the parties shall file a Further Case Management Statement which combines

their respective positions with respect to what claims must be construed and a schedule for those

proceedings. The parties are directed to confer with one another to coordinate the submission of the

Further Case Management Statement.

Pursuant to General Order 45.VI.G., a paper copy of all the e-filed submissions must be

lodged with the Chambers of Judge Ware. 

Dated: February 3, 2006 

JAMES WARE

United States District Judge

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT COPIES OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO:

Alan P. Block blocka@hbdlawyers.com

Alfredo A. Bismonte abismonte@mount.com

Annamarie A. Daley aadaley@rkmc.com

Bobby T. Shih bshih@mount.com

Bradford P. Lyerla blyerla@marshallip.com

Daniel Harlan Fingerman dfingerman@mount.com

Daralyn J. Durie djd@kvn.com

David A. York david.york@lw.com

David J. Silbert djs@kvn.com

David P. Pearson dpearson@winthrop.com

Emmett J. McMahon ejmcmahon@rkmc.com

Harold J. McElhinny HmcElhinny@mofo.com

J. Timothy Nardell EfilingJTN@cpdb.com

James Michael Slominski jslominski@hh.com

Jan J. Klohonatz jklohonatz@tcolaw.com

Jason A. Crotty jcrotty@mofo.com

Jeffrey D. Sullivan jeffrey.sullivan@bakerbotts.com

Jeffrey H. Dean jdean@marshallip.com

Jonathan E. Singer singer@fr.com

Juanita R. Brooks brooks@fr.com

Kevin D. Hogg khogg@marshallip.com

Kevin I. Shenkman shenkmank@hbdlawyers.com

Maria K. Nelson mknelson@jonesday.com

Marsha Ellen Mullin memullin@jonesday.com

Michael J. McNamara michael.mcnamara@bakerbotts.com

Mitchell D. Lukin mitch.lukin@bakerbotts.com

Morgan William Tovey mtovey@reedsmith.com

Patrick J. Whalen pwhalen@spencerfane.com

Paul A. Friedman pafriedman@mofo.com

Rachel Krevans rkrevans@mofo.com

Richard R. Patch rrp@cpdb.com

Robert F. Copple rcopple@lrlaw.com

Roderick G. Dorman dormanr@hbdlawyers.com

Sean David Garrison sgarrison@lrlaw.com

Stephen E. Taylor staylor@tcolaw.com

Stephen P. Safranski spsafranski@rkmc.com

Todd Glen Miller miller@fr.com

Todd R. Tucker ttucker@rennerotto.com

Victor de Gyarfas vdegyarfas@foley.com

Victor George Savikas vgsavikas@jonesday.com

William J. Robinson wrobinson@foley.com

William R. Overend woverend@reedsmith.com

William R. Woodford woodford@fr.com

Dated: February 3, 2006 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: /s/ JW Chambers Melissa Peralta

Courtroom Deputy

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