JOINT REQUEST TO SEVER AND STAY THE ’844, 

’780, AND ’494 PATENTS

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Juanita R. Brooks (CA SBN 75934) 

brooks@fr.com 

Roger A. Denning (CA SBN 228998) 

denning@fr.com 

Frank J. Albert (CA SBN 247741) 

albert@fr.com 

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 

12860 El Camino Real, Suite 400 

San Diego, CA 92130 

Telephone: (858) 678-5070 

Facsimile: (858) 678-5099 

Additional attorneys on signature page 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

FINJAN LLC 

D. Stuart Bartow (CA SBN 233107) 

dsbartow@duanemorris.com 

DUANE MORRIS LLP 

2475 Hanover Street 

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1194 

Telephone: (650) 847-4146 

Facsimile: (650) 847-4151 

Additional attorneys on signature page 

Attorneys for Defendant 

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

(SAN JOSE DIVISION) 

FINJAN LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability 

Company, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., a California 

Corporation, 

 Defendant. 

Case No. 5:17-cv-00072-BLF 

JOINT REQUEST TO SEVER AND STAY 

THE ’844, ’780, AND ’494 PATENTS 

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To preserve the resources of the parties and in the interest of judicial economy, the parties 

request the Court sever United States Patent Nos. 6,154,844; 6,804,780; and 8,677,494 from this 

matter and stay the litigation, including deferring any trial, as to those three patents pending 

completion of any appellate review of the Court’s amended order (Dkt. No. 869) of March 29, 

2021 in Finjan v. ESET (S.D. Cal Case No. 17-cv-0183). 

Dated: May 3, 2021 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 

By: /s/ Juanita R. Brooks

 Juanita R. Brooks 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

FINJAN, INC. 

Dated: May 3, 2021 DUANE MORRIS LLP 

By: /s/ Matthew C. Gaudet 

 Matthew C. Gaudet 

Attorneys for Defendant 

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 

ATTESTATION PURSUANT TO CIVIL L.R. 5-1(i) 

In accordance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I attest that concurrence in the filing of this 

document has been obtained from any other signatory to this document. 

/s/ Juanita R. Brooks 

Juanita R. Brooks

 

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Additional Counsel: 

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 

Megan A. Chacon (CA SBN 304912); chacon@fr.com 

K. Nicole Williams (CA SBN 291900); nwilliams@fr.com 

Oliver J. Richards (CA SBN 310972); ojr@fr.com 

Jared A. Smith (CA SBN 306576); jasmith@fr.com 

Tucker N. Terhufen (CA SBN 311038); terhufen@fr.com

12860 El Camino Real, Suite 400 

San Diego, CA 92130 

Telephone: (858) 678-5070 

Facsimile: (858) 678-5099 

Aamir Kazi (Admitted Pro Hac Vice); kazi@fr.com 

1180 Peachtree Street NE, 21st Floor 

Atlanta, GA 30309 

Telephone: (404) 892-5005 

Facsimile: (404) 892-5002 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

FINJAN, INC. 

DUANE MORRIS LLP

D. Stuart Bartow (CA SBN 233107); dsbartow@duanemorris.com 

2475 Hanover Street 

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1194 

Telephone: (650) 847-4146 

Facsimile: (650) 847-4151 

L. Norwood Jameson (admitted pro hac vice); wjameson@duanemorris.com 

Matthew C. Gaudet (admitted pro hac vice); mcgaudet@duanemorris.com 

Robin L. McGrath (admitted pro hac vice); rlmcgrath@duanemorris.com 

David C. Dotson (admitted pro hac vice); dcdotson@duanemorris.com 

John R. Gibson (admitted pro hac vice); jrgibson@duanemorris.com 

Jennifer H. Forte (admitted pro hac vice); jhforte@duanemorris.com 

Alice E. Snedeker (admitted pro hac vice); aesnedeker@duanemorris.com 

1075 Peachtree Street, Suite 2000 

Atlanta, GA 30309 

Telephone: (404) 253-6900 

Facsimile: (404) 253-6901 

Joseph A. Powers (admitted pro hac vice); japowers@duanemorris.com 

Jarrad M. Gunther (admitted pro hac vice); jmgunther@duanemorris.com 

30 South 17th Street 

Philadelphia, PA 19103 

Telephone: (215) 979-1000 

Facsimile: (215) 979-1020 

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John M. Desmarais (CA SBN 320875); jdesmarais@desmaraisllp.com 

Peter C. Magic (CA SBN 278917); pmagic@desmaraisllp.com 

101 California Street, Suite 3070 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 573-1900 

Facsimile: (415) 573-1901 

 

Paul A. Bondor (admitted pro hac vice); pbondor@desmaraisllp.com 

Priyanka R. Dev (CA SBN 308363) 

pdev@desmaraisllp.com 

Joze F. Welsh (admitted pro hac vice); jwelsh@desmaraisllp.com 

230 Park Avenue 

New York, NY 10009 

Telephone: (212) 351-3400 

Facsimile: (212) 351-3401 

Attorneys for Defendant 

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 

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