Microsoft Corporation v. Motorola, Inc, et al
Filing
40
Filed (ECF) Appellants General Instrument Corporation and Motorola Mobility, Inc. citation of supplemental authorities. Date of service: 08/16/2012. [8288978] (KMS)
quinn emanuel
trial lawyers | new york
51 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor, New York, New York 10010-1601 | TEL: (212) 849-7000 FAX: (212) 849-7100
WRITER’S DIRECT DIAL NO.
(212) 849-7327
WRITER’S INTERNET ADDRESS
kathleensullivan@quinnemanuel.com
August 16, 2012
VIA ECF
Molly C. Dwyer
Clerk of the Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
James R. Browning Courthouse
95 7th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Re:
Microsoft Corp. v. Motorola, Inc. et al., No. 12-35352
Argument Scheduled for September 11, 2012
Dear Ms. Dwyer:
Defendants-Appellants (“Motorola”) hereby respond to Microsoft’s 28(j) letter of August 6,
2012, which quoted Motorola’s motion for partial summary judgment below. Contrary to
Microsoft’s interpretation, Motorola did not there concede that the district court properly enjoined
Motorola from enforcing its German patents in German courts. Motorola argued below, as here, that
no injunction may issue absent a finding that Motorola breached its RAND licensing obligations.
No such breach has been found, nor can one be found based simply on what Microsoft contends was
too high a preliminary offer by Motorola. Motorola Br. 29-32; Reply Br. 9-12.
Moreover, nothing in the motion below concedes the district court’s authority to enjoin the
enforcement of a foreign patent infringement judgment, now or later. The German proceedings
concern Microsoft’s current and continuing patent infringement absent a license, a problem that will
persist unless and until the proceedings below determine that Microsoft is entitled to a license.
quinn emanuel urquhart & sullivan, llp
LOS ANGELES | 865
South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90017-2543 | TEL (213) 443-3000 FAX (213) 443-3100
California Street, 22nd Floor, San Francisco, California 94111-4788 | TEL (415) 875-6600 FAX (415) 875-6700
SILICON VALLEY | 555 Twin Dolphin Drive, 5th Floor, Redwood Shores, California 94065-2139 | TEL (650) 801-5000 FAX (650) 801-5100
CHICAGO | 500 W. Madison Street, Suite 2450, Chicago, Illinois 60661-2510 | TEL (312) 705-7400 FAX (312) 705-7401
SAN FRANCISCO | 50
WASHINGTON, DC | 1299
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 825, Washington, District of Columbia 20004-2400 | TEL (202) 538-8000 FAX (202) 538-8100
Old Bailey, London EC4M 7EG, United Kingdom | TEL +44 20 7653 2000 FAX +44 20 7653 2100
TOKYO | NBF Hibiya Building, 25F, 1-1-7, Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0011, Japan | TEL +81 3 5510 1711 FAX +81 3 5510 1712
MANNHEIM | Mollstraße 42, 68165 Mannheim, Germany | TEL +49 621 43298 6000 FAX +49 621 43298 6100
MOSCOW | Paveletskaya Plaza, Paveletskaya Square, 2/3, 115054 Moscow, Russia | TEL +7 499 277 1000 FAX +7 499 277 1001
LONDON | 16
HAMBURG |
An der Alster 3, 20099 Hamburg, Germany | TEL +49 40 89728 7000
FAX +49
40 89728 7100
Motorola Br. 26-29; Reply Br. 12-14. And any permanent injunction would be limited to Motorola’s
U.S. patents, as foreign patents are subject exclusively to the laws and courts of the issuing country.
Reply Br. 24-25. Motorola’s position on this point is of record below. See Dist Ct. Dkt No. 248 at
16 (“[E]ven if the Court were to find for Microsoft on the merits and determine it was proper to issue
an Order enjoining Motorola from refusing to license sales in the United States at particular rates[,]
... Microsoft points to nothing to rebut the strong presumption against courts projecting their
authority extraterritorially ....”).
Finally, even if an injunction after trial might square with comity, the preliminary injunction
here does not, for it bases its finding of irreparable harm to Microsoft on its denigration of
Germany’s Orange Book procedures. Motorola Br. 37-41; Reply Br. 18-19. Nor would this
injunction be occasioned after trial: if Microsoft secures a license, that would itself constitute a
complete defense before the German court. Motorola Br. 7-9.
For these reasons and consistent with its positions here, Motorola does not concede any basis
for enjoining enforcement of the German patents.
Respectfully submitted,
Kathleen M. Sullivan
cc: Counsel for Microsoft Corp. via ECF
2
Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia.
Why Is My Information Online?