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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 DENYING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF SUBJECT-MATTER JURISDICTION—MDL-1423

JAH

E-filed on 11-17-06

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

IN RE CYGNUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS

TECHNOLOGY, LLC, PATENT

LITIGATION

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THIS ORDER RELATES TO: 

All Actions

No. MDL-1423

This Order Applies to All Actions

 C-02-00142 RMW

 C-02-00145 RMW

 C-02-05437 RMW

 C-03-03378 RMW

 C-03-03594 RMW 

 C-03-03596 RMW

 C-03-04003 RMW

 C-04-03001 RMW

 C-04-03365 RMW

 C-04-04247 RMW

 C-04-04359 RMW

 C-06-03843 RMW

 C-06-04295 RMW

 C-06-06479 RMW

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS'

MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF

SUBJECT-MATTER JURISDICTION

Defendants assert that Cygnus does not own the patents-in-suit and move to dismiss these

consolidated actions for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. Although troubled by the

inconsistencies in the evidence pertaining to the assignment of the patents to Cygnus, the court is

satisfied that Cygnus has shown by a preponderance of the evidence that the assignment set forth in

the September 1997 operating agreement is genuine. Cygnus's explanation that the representations

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ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF SUBJECT-MATTER JURISDICTION—MDL-1423

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in Paragon's May 1998 petition to the Federal Circuit regarding the '984 application (case no. 98-

547) and Wyatt's April 1998 declaration filed with the PTO in connection with the '115 application

regarding Paragon's ownership of the applications occurred through inadvertence seems logical in

light of the facts that Cygnus paid the issuance fees for the patents and represented to the PTO that

an assignment had taken place, has acted as the owner of the patents since their issuance, and the

September 1997 assignment was between entities both controlled by Wyatt. However, since

Cygnus's counsel admittedly failed to record the assignment, failed to produce evidence of an

assignment until October 2006, and filed two documents stating that Paragon was the owner of the

patents after the date of the assignment, the court would consider a motion for reasonable fees and

expenses incurred by defendants in pursuit of this motion. The motion to dismiss is denied.

DATED: 11/17/06

RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

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ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF SUBJECT-MATTER JURISDICTION—MDL-1423

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A copy of this order was mailed on to:

Counsel for Plaintiff:

John P. Sutton

2421 Pierce Street

San Francisco, CA 94115-1131

Counsel for Defendants:

Alan M. Weisberg, Steven M. Greenberg 

Christopher & Weisberg, P.A. 

200 E. Las Olas Avenue 

Suite 2040 

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 

John C. Carey 

Rodriguez Greenberg & Paul

1395 Brickell Ave, Suite 700

Miami, FL 33131 

Felice B. Galant, Gregory B. Wood 

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. 

865 South Figueroa Street 

Twenty-Ninth Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90017 

Joseph P. Zammit 

Fulbright & Jaworski 

666 Fifth Avenue 

New York, NY 10103 

John F. Mardula, Jon L. Roberts 

Roberts Mardula & Wertheim, LLC 

11800 Sunrise Valley Drive 

Suite 1000 

Reston, VA 20191-5302 

Richard B. Sheldon 

Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP 

11377 West Olympic Boulevard 

Los Angeles, CA 90064-1683 

Jeffrey L. Silvestrini, Brian F. Roberts 

Cohne Rappaport & Segal 

P.O. Box 11008 

Salt Lake City, UT 84147-0008 

Raymond J. Etcheverry 

Parsons, Behle & Latimer 

One Utah Center 

201 South Main Street, 

Suite 1800, Post Office Box 45898 

Salt Lake City, UT 84145

Kieran Patrick Fallon 

436 SW 8th Street 

Miami, FL 33130-2814 

Matthew Francis McGahren 

Baum & McGahren 

6171 Crooked Creek Road 

Norcross, GA 30092 

Lori D. Greendorfer, Maxim H. Waldbaum 

Schiff Hardin LLP 

623 Fifth Avenue 

28th Floor 

New York, NY 10022 

Thomas T. Tamlyn 

Yeskoo Hogan & Tamlyn, LLP 

535 Fifth Avenue 

New York, NY 10017 

Peter S. Canelias 

Law Offices of Peter S. Canelias 

420 Lexington Avenue 

Suite 2148 

New York, NY 10170 

Elizabeth E. Green, R. Scott Shuker 

Gronek & Latham, LLP 

390 N. Orange Avenue 

Suite 600 

Orlando, FL 32801 

Gregory J. Nelson 

Nelson & Roediger 

3333 E Camelback Road, Suite 212 

Phoenix, AZ 85018 

Peter Neil Greenfeld 

Greenfeld Law Group 

3333 E Camelback Road, Suite 212 

Phoenix, AZ 85018-2324 

Matthew McGahren

Baum, McGahren & Chiu, LLC

6171 Crooked Creek Road

Norcross, GA 30092

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Courtesy Copy:

Clerk of the Panel

Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation

Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building

One Columbus Circle, N.E.

Room G-255, North Lobby

Washington, DC 20002-8004

Counsel is responsible for distributing copies of this order to co-counsel, as necessary.

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