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

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ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO DISMISS WITHOUT PREJUDICE Case No.: 3:09-cv-02535

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SPH AMERICA, LLC, a Virginia 

company, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

ACER, INC., a Taiwanese company; ACER 

AMERICA CORPORATION, a California 

company; AMAZON.COM, INC., a Delaware 

company; APPLE, INC., a California 

company; DELL INC., a Delaware company; 

FUJITSU AMERICA, INC., a California 

company; FUJITSU LTD., a Japanese 

company; FUTUREWEI TECHOLOGIES, 

INC., a Texas company; GENERAL 

DYNAMICS ITRONIX CORPORATION, a 

Delaware company; HEWLETT PACKARD 

CO., a Delaware company; HUAWEI 

TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., a Chinese 

company; LENOVO GROUP LTD., a 

Chinese (Hong Kong) company; LENOVO 

HOLDING COMPANY, INC., a Delaware 

company; LENOVO (United States) INC., a 

Delaware company; MOTOROLA, INC., a 

Delaware company; NOKIA 

CORPORATION, a Finnish company; 

NOKIA INC., a Delaware company; 

NOVATEL WIRELESS INC., a Delaware 

company; NOVATEL WIRELESS 

SOLUTIONS, INC., a Delaware company; 

NOVATEL WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY, 

INC., a Delaware company; OPTION NV, a 

Belgian company; OPTION WIRELESS 

Case No.: 3:09-cv-02535-JAH-AJB 

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED 

ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION 

TO DISMISS WITHOUT PREJUDICE 

PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 

41(a)(2)

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USA, INC., a Delaware company; PALM,, 

INC., a Delaware company; PANASONIC 

CORPORATION, a Japanese company; 

PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH 

AMERICA, a Delaware company; 

PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS 

DEVICES, LLC, a Delaware company; 

PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS 

DEVICES HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware 

company; SIERRA WIRELESS, INC., a 

Canadian company; SIERRA WIRELESS 

AMERICA, INC., a Delaware company; 

SONY CORPORATION, a Japanese 

company; SONY CORPORATION OF 

AMERICA, a New York company; SONY 

ELECTRONICS INC., a Delaware company; 

SONY ERICSSON MOBILE 

COMMUNICATIONS AB, a Swedish 

company; SONY ERICSSON MOBILE 

COMMUNICATIONS (USA) INC., a 

Delaware company; UTSTARCOM, INC., a 

Delaware company; ZTE CORPORATION, a 

Chinese company; and ZTE (USA) INC., a 

New Jersey company, 

Defendants. 

LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC., a 

Delaware company; LENOVO HOLDING 

COMPANY, INC., a Delaware company, 

Counterclaimant, 

v. 

SPH AMERICA, LLC, a Virginia 

company, 

Counterdefendant. 

Having considered the Joint Motion to Dismiss filed by Plaintiff SPH America, LLC 

(“SPH America”) and Defendants Lenovo Group Limited, Lenovo (United States) Inc., and 

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Lenovo Holding Company, Inc. (collectively “Lenovo Defendants”), it is hereby ordered that 

pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2): 

(1) All claims that SPH America asserts against Lenovo Defendants in the abovecaptioned action are dismissed without prejudice; 

(2) All claims or counterclaims that Lenovo Defendants asserts against SPH America 

in the above-captioned action are dismissed without prejudice; and 

(3) The Parties shall bear their own costs and attorneys’ fees. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January 5, 2010 ______________________________ 

JOHN A. HOUSTON 

United States District Judge 

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