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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

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RED PINE POINT LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

APPLE INC, et al.,

Defendants.

Case Nos. 14-cv-03639-RS, 14-cv-03493-

RS

ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE 

EARLY MOTION FOR SUMMARY 

JUDGMENT

In these related patent infringement suits, defendants Apple Inc., Magnolia Pictures, LLC

(“Magnolia”), and The Weinstein Company LLC (“Weinstein”) seek leave to file an early motion 

for summary judgment. Although seriatim motions are generally disfavored, considerations of 

judicial economy weigh in favor of permitting defendants to file a single summary judgment 

motion prior to claim construction in this case. Filing such a motion will not preclude defendants 

from filing one additional motion for summary judgment at a later stage in these proceedings. 

If they choose to file an early motion for summary judgment, defendants will be confined 

to addressing one issue. Magnolia and Weinstein may seek a finding that the claims against them 

are barred by res judicata based on plaintiff’s voluntarily dismissal of other actions alleging 

infringement of the same patents. See Red Pine Point LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc. et al., 14-cv3494-RS (N.D. Cal. Oct. 27, 2014); Red Pine Point LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc. et al., 14-cv-4528-

EJD (N.D. Cal. Oct. 27, 2014). Defendants will not, however, be permitted to raise any other 

arguments in an early summary judgment motion. While plaintiff’s claim regarding the ‘601 

Patent may be impacted by resolution of the res judicata issue, defendants have not shown that the 

additional defenses they seek to assert can be properly resolved without the benefit of claim 

construction. Likewise, defendants’ arguments regarding the indefiniteness of the ‘048 Patent will 

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ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION

CASE NO. 14-cv-03639-RS

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not be entertained prior to claim construction. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 5, 2015

______________________________________

RICHARD SEEBORG

United States District Judge

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