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

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WEST\249001066.1 STIP AND [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING TREND MICRO’S UNOPPOSED 

ADMIN. MOTION TO RELATE CASES / CASE NO. 3:13-CV-05227-VC 

MARK D. FOWLER (Bar No. 124235)

mark.fowler@dlapiper.com 

ANDREW P. VALENTINE (Bar No. 162094) 

andrew.valentine@dlapiper.com 

ROBERT BUERGI (Bar No. 242910) 

robert.buergi@dlapiper.com 

ERIK R. FUEHRER (Bar No. 252578) 

erik.fuehrer@dlapiper.com 

JONATHAN H. HICKS (Bar No. 274634) 

jonathan.hicks@dlapiper.com 

DLA PIPER LLP (US) 

2000 University Avenue 

East Palo Alto, CA 94303-2214 

Telephone: 650.833.2000 

Facsimile: 650.833.2001 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

TREND MICRO INCORPORATED

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

TREND MICRO INCORPORATED,

Plaintiff, 

v. 

RPOST HOLDINGS, INC., and 

RPOST COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED, 

Defendants. 

CASE NO. 3:13-cv-05227-VC

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER GRANTING TREND MICRO 

INCORPORATED’S UNOPPOSED 

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO 

CONSIDER WHETHER CASES 

SHOULD BE RELATED 

 WHEREAS, on November 11, 2013, Trend Micro filed a complaint for Declaratory 

Judgment against RPost, alleging non-infringement and invalidity of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,224,913 

(“the ’913 patent”), 8,209,389 (“the ’389 patent”), 8,504,628 (“the ’628 patent”), and 8,468,199 

(“the ’199 patent”) (collectively, the “asserted patents”). Dkt. No. 1. 

WHEREAS, on December 9, 2013, RPost filed the Transferred Action against Trend 

Micro in the Eastern District of Texas (Case No. 2:13-cv-01065), alleging infringement of the 

same four asserted patents in the instant action, together with two additional patents: U.S. Patent 

Nos. 8,484,706 (“the ’706 patent”) and 7,660,989 (“the ’989 patent”). 

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WEST\249001066.1 STIP AND [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING TREND MICRO’S UNOPPOSED 

ADMIN. MOTION TO RELATE CASES / CASE NO. 3:13-CV-05227-VC 

WHEREAS, on January 8, 2014, Trend Micro filed a motion to dismiss/transfer RPost’s 

Texas case to the Northern District of California. 

WHEREAS, on May 16, 2014, Judge Gilstrap granted Trend Micro’s motion and 

transferred the Texas case to the Northern District of California. 

WHEREAS, on June 18, 2014, the Transferred Action was transferred to the Northern 

District of California, and was filed as 3:14-cv-02824-EDL and the Transferred Action was 

subsequently assigned to Judge Beth Labson Freeman and now bears Case No. 3:14-cv-02824-

BLF. 

WHEREAS, Judge Freeman issued an Order Instructing Defendant to File Motion to 

Consider Whether Cases Should be Related in Case No. 14-cv-02824-BLF. 

WHEREAS, counsel for Trend Micro and counsel for RPost Holdings, Inc. and RPost 

Communications Ltd. (collectively, “RPost”) met and conferred and RPost has stated that it does 

not oppose Trend Micro’s administrative motion to relate cases. 

WHEREAS, Trend Micro concurrently herewith submits an unopposed Administrative 

Motion To Consider Whether Cases Should Be Related pursuant to Local Rule 3-12. 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by the parties that 

for the reasons stated in Trend Micro’s unopposed Administrative Motion To Consider Whether 

Cases Should Be Related, the Transferred Action bearing Case No. 3:14-cv-02824-BLF should be 

related to the above-captioned action pursuant to Local Rule 3-12. 

Dated: July 18, 2014 Respectfully submitted, 

By: /s/ Andrew P. Valentine 

ANDREW P. VALENTINE 

MARK FOWLER 

ROBERT BUERGI 

ERIK R. FUEHRER 

JONATHAN H. HICKS 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

TREND MICRO INCORPORATED 

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WEST\249001066.1 STIP AND [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING TREND MICRO’S UNOPPOSED 

ADMIN. MOTION TO RELATE CASES / CASE NO. 3:13-CV-05227-VC 

Dated: July 18, 2014 By: /s/ Lewis E. Hudnell, III

 Lewis E. Hudnell, III 

Hudnell Law Group P.C. 

375 Park Avenue Suite 2607 

New York, New York 10152

Tel: 212.634.6866 

Fax: 347.772.3034 

lewis@hudnelllaw.com 

Attorneys for Defendants 

RPOST HOLDINGS, INC. and 

RPOST COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 

DECLARATION UNDER CIVIL LOCAL RULE 5.1 

 In compliance with Civil Local Rule 5.1(i), I hereby attest that concurrence in the filing of 

this document has been obtained from each of the other signatories indicated by a “conformed” 

signature (/s/) within this E-Filed document. 

Dated: July 18, 2014 /s/ Andrew P. Valentine 

 Andrew P. Valentine 

 PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED: 

Dated: ______________________________ 

 JUDGE CHHABRIA 

 United States District Judge 

July 21, 2014

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