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

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STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL

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ROBERT P. FELDMAN, State Bar No. 69602 

WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 

Professional Corporation 

650 Page Mill Road 

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050 

Telephone: (650) 493-9300 

Facsimile: (650) 565-5100 

E-Mail: rfeldman@wsgr.com 

Attorneys for Defendant-Counterclaimant TOWNSHEND 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, L.L.C., and Defendant BRENT 

TOWNSHEND 

JAMES POOLEY, State Bar No. 58041 

MILBANK TWEED HADLEY & McCLOY, LLP 

5 Palo Alto Square, 7th Floor 

Palo Alto, CA 94306 

Telephone: 650-739-7000 

Facsimile: 650-739-7100 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant 

ESS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

IN RE TOWNSHEND PATENT LITIGATION 

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This document relates to: 

ESS TECHNOLOGY, INC., a California 

corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

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BRENT TOWNSHEND, an individual, and 

TOWNSHEND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, 

L.L.C., a California L.L.C., 

Defendants. 

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS 

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Master File Number: C-02-4833-JF 

(PVT) 

This document relates to: No. C-01-

1300-JF (PVT) 

STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL 

WITH PREJUDICE BY AND 

BETWEEN TOWNSHEND 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 

L.L.C., BRENT TOWNSHEND, AND 

ESS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 

 

**E-filed 1/12/06**

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between Townshend Intellectual 

Property, L.L.C., Brent Townshend, and ESS Technology, Inc., through their respective counsel, 

as follows: 

1. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a), the action ESS Technology, Inc. v. Townshend, 

No. 01-1300-JF (PVT), consolidated for pretrial purposes as In re Townshend Patent Litigation, 

No. CV-02-4833-JF (PVT), including all claims and counterclaims, is hereby DISMISSED with 

prejudice. 

2. Each party shall bear its own attorneys’ fees and costs. 

 

DATED: January 2, 2006 WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 

 Professional Corporation 

 By /s/ .

 Maura L. Rees 

 

 Attorneys for Defendant-Counterclaimant 

TOWNSHEND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, 

L.L.C., and Defendant BRENT TOWNSHEND 

DATED: January 2, 2006 MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & McCLOY LLP 

 

 By /s/ .

 L. Scott Oliver 

 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant 

ESS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 

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ORDER

PURSUANT TO THE ABOVE STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: ____________________ ___________________________________

Hon. Jeremy Fogel 

United States District Court Judge 

1/12/06

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Jeremy Fogel

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DECLARATION OF CONSENT

Pursuant to General Order No. 45, Section X(B) regarding signatures, I attest under 

penalty of perjury that concurrence in the filing of the document was obtained from each of the 

other signatories. 

DATED: January 2, 2006 WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 

 Professional Corporation 

 By /s/ .

 Maura L. Rees 

 

 Attorneys for Defendant-Counterclaimant 

TOWNSHEND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, 

L.L.C., and Defendant BRENT TOWNSHEND 

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