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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28:1338 Patent Infringement

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28 Case No.06cv0684

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

MICROSOFT CORP.,

Defendants.

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MICROSOFT CORP.,

Counter Claimant,

v.

LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,

Counter Defendant.

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Civil No: 06-CV-0684

ORDER FOR LEAVE TO AMEND

AND TO ADD PARTY

MULTIMEDIA PATENT TRUST

On January 3, 2007, the Court held a status conference with the parties in a related

case, 02cv2060. At that time, the Court was informed that Lucent had created a Delaware

Statutory Trust (“the Multimedia Patent Trust”) and assigned certain patents to that trust. 

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Among the patents assigned was U.S. Patent No. 5,227,878 (“the ‘878 patent”) at issue in

the instant case..

As a result of this new information and its potential effects on the instant case, the

Court grants leave to all parties wishing to amend and/or supplement their pleadings with

respect to this new issue. Additionally, the Court grants leave to Lucent to add Multimedia

Patent Trust as a party under Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(c).

Parties shall have 20 days from the date of this order to amend and/or supplement

their pleadings. Parties shall plead in response to the amended pleadings within 10 days

after service of the amended pleadings.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: January 8, 2007 

Hon. Rudi M. Brewster

United States Senior District Judge

cc: Hon. Cathy Ann Bencivengo

 United States Magistrate Judge

 All Counsel of Record

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