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

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SPENCER HOSIE (CA Bar No. 101777) JUANITA R. BROOKS (CA Bar No. 75934)

shosie@hosielaw.com brooks@fr.com

DIANE S. RICE (CA Bar No. 118303) JASON W. WOLFF (CA Bar No. 215819)

drice@hosielaw.com wolff@fr.com

LYNDSEY C. HEATON (CA Bar No. 262883) FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

lheaton@hosielaw.com 12390 El Camino Real

DARRELL R. ATKINSON (CA Bar No. 280564) San Diego, CA 92130

datkinson@hosielaw.com (858) 678-5070 Tel.

HOSIE RICE LLP (858) 678-5099 Fax

600 Montgomery Street, 34th Floor Attorneys for Defendant Microsoft Corp.

San Francisco, CA 94111 

(415) 247-6000 Tel. 

(415) 247-6001 Fax

Attorneys for Plaintiff LookSmart Group, Inc.

Additional attorneys listed on signature page.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

LOOKSMART GROUP, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

MICROSOFT CORPORATION,

Defendant.

Case No.: 17-cv-04709-JST

JOINT STIPULATION TO AMEND 

ANSWER AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER THEREON

Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 15(a)(2)

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WHEREAS, Plaintiff LookSmart Group, Inc. (“LookSmart”) filed its Complaint in

this action on August 15, 2017; 

WHEREAS, Defendant Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) filed its Answer on 

October 13, 2017; 

WHEREAS, Microsoft wishes to amend its Answer to plead a Fifth Defense of 

unenforceability and has prepared a proposed Amended Answer, which is attached hereto 

as Exhibit A; and

WHEREAS, LookSmart has reviewed Microsoft’s proposed Amended Answer; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(2), LookSmart

consents that Microsoft may file the proposed Amended Answer; and 

WHEREAS, Microsoft’s proposed amendment will not affect the Court’s schedule.

NOW, THEREFORE Microsoft and LookSmart, by and through their counsel,

hereby stipulate that Microsoft may file the Amended Answer attached hereto as Exhibit 

A.

Dated: September 25, 2018

Respectfully submitted,

/s/Eric J. Enger /s/ Andrew M. Goldberg 

SPENCER HOSIE (CA Bar No. 101777) 

shosie@hosielaw.com 

DIANE S. RICE (CA Bar No. 118303) 

drice@hosielaw.com 

LYNDSEY C. HEATON (CA Bar No. 

262883) 

lheaton@hosielaw.com 

DARRELL R. ATKINSON (CA Bar No. 

280564) 

datkinson@hosielaw.com 

HOSIE RICE LLP

600 Montgomery Street, 34th Floor San 

Francisco, CA 94111 

Juanita R. Brooks (SBN 75934 / 

brooks@fr.com)

Jason W. Wolff (SBN 215819 / 

wolff@fr.com)

Madelyn S. McCormick (SBN 320063 

/ mmccormick@fr.com)

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

12390 El Camino Real

San Diego, CA 92130

Telephone: (858) 678-5070

Facsimile: (858) 678-5099

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Telephone: (415) 247-6000

Facsimile: (415) 247-6001

Leslie V. Payne

TX State Bar No. 00784736 (pro hac vice)

lpayne@hpcllp.com

Eric J. Enger

TX State Bar No. 24045833 (pro hac vice)

eenger@hpcllp.com

R. Allan Bullwinkel 

TX State Bar No. 24064327 (pro hac vice)

abullwinkel@hpcllp.com

HEIM, PAYNE & CHORUSH, LLP

1111 Bagby St. Ste. 2100

Houston, Texas 77002

Telephone: (713) 221-2000

Facsimile: (713) 221-2021

Derek Gilliland

TX State Bar No. 24007239 (pro hac vice)

dgilliland@nixlawfirm.com

NIX PATTERSON & ROACH, L.L.P.

205 Linda Drive

Daingerfield, TX 75638

Telephone: (903) 645-7333

Facsimile: (903) 645-5389

ATTORNEYS FOR LOOKSMART

GROUP, INC.

Betty H. Chen (SBN 290588 / 

bchen@fr.com)

Andrew M. Goldberg (SBN 307254 / 

goldberg@fr.com)

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

500 Arguello Street, Suite 500

Redwood City, California 94063

Telephone: (650) 839-5070

Facsimile: (650) 839-5071

Karan Jhurani 

GA State Bar No. 290326 (pro hac 

vice)

jhurani@fr.com

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

1180 Peachtree Street, 21st Floor

Atlanta, GA 30309

Telephone: (404) 892-5005

Facsimile: (404) 892-5002

ATTORNEYS FOR MICROSOFT

CORPORATION

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED that Microsoft shall file 

its Amended Answer within two days of the date of this Order.

DATED:

Judge Jon S. Tigar

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

September 26, 2018

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