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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:145 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

DEX PRODUCTS, INC.,

Plaintiff,

 v.

BARBARA HOUGHTELING, et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 05-05126 SI

ORDER RE: DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO

DISMISS

Oral argument on defendants’ motion to dismiss is currently scheduled for May 19, 2006, at 9:00

a.m. In light of Basic Comfort’s status as the exclusive licensee of the ‘176 patent, the parties should

come prepared to discuss whether Houghteling is an indispensable party to this litigation under Rule

19(b). See, e.g., Intellectual Property Devel., Inc. v. TCI Cablevision of Cal., Inc., 248 F.3d 1333 (Fed.

Cir. 2001); Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. v. CFMT, Inc., 142 F.3d 1266, 1269 (Fed. Cir. 1998); see

also Central Tools, Inc. v. Mitutoyo Corp., 381 F. Supp. 2d 71 (D.R.I. 2005).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 18, 2006 

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

Case 3:05-cv-05126-SI Document 40 Filed 05/19/06 Page 1 of 1