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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

WACO DIVISION

EXAFER LTD.,

Plaintiff,

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§ CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:19-cv-00687-ADA

MICROSOFT CORPORATION,

Defendant.

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JOINT STIPULATION TO TRANSFER VENUE TO THE AUSTIN DIVISION

WHEREAS, the above-captioned action was filed by Plaintiff Exafer Ltd. (“Exafer”) 

against Defendant Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) in the United States District Court for 

the Western District of Texas, Waco Division on December 4, 2019;

WHEREAS, in the above-captioned action, Exafer alleges that Microsoft’s Azure 

Platform (the “Accused Product”) infringes U.S. Patent Nos. 8,325,733 and 8,971,335 

(collectively, the “Asserted Patents”); Microsoft denies those allegations; 

NOW, THEREFORE, Exafer and Microsoft, through each party’s respective counsel, 

hereby jointly stipulate to the entry of an Order transferring the above-captioned action to the 

United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division, for the 

convenience of the parties and witnesses and in the interest of justice, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 

1404(b). Exafer and Microsoft request that an Order be entered directing the Clerk of the Court 

to transfer the above-captioned case to the Austin Division but to remain on the docket of this 

Court.

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DATED: February 3, 2020

Respectfully Submitted,

By: /s/ M. Brett Johnson

M. Brett Johnson

Texas Bar No. 00790975

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP

2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 900

Dallas, TX 75201

Tel. (214) 453-6500

Fax (214) 453-6400

mbjohnson@winston.com

Katherine Vidal (admitted pro hac vice)

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP

275 Middlefield Road, Suite 205

Menlo Park, CA 94025

Tel. (650) 858-6500

Fax (650) 858-6550

kvidal@winston.com

Samantha M. Lerner (admitted pro hac vice)

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP

35 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 4100

Chicago, IL 60601

Tel. (312) 558-5600

Fax (312) 558-5700

slerner@winston.com

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT 

MICROSOFT CORPORATION

By: /s/ Raymond W. Mort, III

Raymond W. Mort, III

Texas Bar No. 00791308

THE MORT LAW FIRM, PLLC

100 Congress Avenue, Suite 2000

Austin, TX 78701

Tel./Fax (512) 865-7950

raymort@austinlaw.com

Ronald M. Daignault (pro hac vice forthcoming)

Chandran B. Iyer (pro hac vice forthcoming)

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Oded Burger (pro hac vice forthcoming)

Jason Charkow (pro hac vice forthcoming)

GOLDBERG SEGALLA LLP

711 Third Avenue, Suite 1900

New York, New York 10017

Tel. (646) 292-8700

rdaignault@goldbergsegalla.com

ciyer@goldbergsegalla.com

oburger@goldbergsegalla.com

jcharkow@goldbergsegalla.com

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF EXAFER LTD.

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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

I hereby certify that the parties met and conferred via email on January 31, 2020, and that 

Exafer and Microsoft agreed to request the relief sought herein.

/s/ M. Brett Johnson

M. Brett Johnson

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned hereby certifies that on this 3rd day of February, 2020 a true and correct 

copy of the Joint Stipulation to Transfer Venue to the Austin Division was electronically filed 

with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which sends notifications of such filing to 

all counsel of record who have consented to accept service by electronic means.

/s/ M. Brett Johnson

M. Brett Johnson

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