Acco Brands, Inc. v. PC Guardian Anti-Theft Products, Inc. et al
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ORDER dismissing affirmative defenses for failure to state a claim and patent misuse. Signed by Judge Illston on 9/29/08. (ts, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/29/2008)
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John M. McCormack (State Bar No. 143194) Peter E. Heuser (State Bar No. 111600) Elizabeth A. Tedesco (State Bar No. 221162) Michael R. Langer (admitted pro hac vice) Thomas J. Romano (admitted pro hac vice) KOLISCH HARTWELL, P.C. 260 Sheridan Avenue, Suite 200 Palo Alto, California 94306 Telephone: (650) 325-8673 Facsimile: (650) 325-5076 Attorneys for Defendants PC GUARDIAN ANTI-THEFT PRODUCTS, INC. and FELLOWES, INC. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
ACCO BRANDS, INC. d/b/a KENSINGTON TECHNOLOGY GROUP, Plaintiff, v. PC GUARDIAN ANTI-THEFT PRODUCTS, INC. and FELLOWES, INC., Defendants.
No. 04-03526 SI STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER DISMISSING WITH PREJUDICE DEFENDANTS' AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM AND PATENT MISUSE
Plaintiff ACCO Brands, Inc. d/b/a/ Kensington Technology Group and Defendants PC Guardian Anti-Theft Products, Inc. and Fellowes, Inc., parties to this legal action, by and through their attorneys, do hereby stipulate and the Court does hereby order as follows: 1. Defendants' affirmative defense of failure to state a claim, in Paragraph 11 of Defendants' Amended Answer, Affirmative Defenses, Counterclaims, and Demand for Jury Trial, against U.S. Patent No. 6,553,794 is dismissed with prejudice.
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2. Defendants' affirmative defense of patent misuse, in Paragraphs 17 through 19 of Defendants' Amended Answer, against the `794 patent is dismissed with prejudice. 3. Each party is to bear its own costs and attorneys fees with respect to these two affirmative defenses and the entry of this Stipulation and Order.
DATED: September 25, 2008
/s/ Brian Smith Brian Smith HOWREY LLP 525 Market Street, Suite 3600 San Francisco, CA 94105 Telephone: 415-848-4900 Facsimile: 415-848-4999 Email: smithbrian@howrey.com Michael Q. Eagan Michael J. Avenatti EAGAN O'MALLEY & AVENATTI, LLP Three Embarcadero, 8th floor San Francisco, CA 94111 Telephone: 415-765-4600 Attorneys for Plaintiff ACCO BRANDS INC., d/b/a KENSINGTON TECHNOLOGY GROUP
DATED: September 25, 2008
/s/ Thomas J. Romano Thomas J. Romano KOLISCH HARTWELL, P.C. 520 SW Yamhill Street, Suite 200 Portland, Oregon 97204 Telephone: 503-224-6655 Facsimile: 503-295-6679 Email: tromano@khpatent.com Attorneys for Defendants, PC GUARDIAN ANTI-THEFT PRODUCTS, INC. and FELLOWES, INC.
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IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: Honorable Susan Illston United States District Court Judge
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