Implicit Networks Inc. v. International Business Machines Corporation et al

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ORDER REASSIGNING CASE., ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE CASES to 09-201. Signed by Judge ILLSTON on 3/31/09. (ts, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/1/2009)

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SPENCER HOSIE (CA Bar No. 101777) [e-mail] BRUCE WECKER (CA Bar No. 078530) [e-mail] GEORGE F. BISHOP (CA Bar No. 89205) [e-mail] HOSIE RICE LLP 188 The Embarcadero, Suite 750 San Francisco, CA 94105 [phone] Tel. [phone] Fax

Attorneys for Defendant/Counter-claimant 8 IMPLICIT NETWORKS, INC.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION SUN MICROSYSTEMS INCORPORATED, Case No. CV 09-0201 SI Plaintiff/Counter-defendant, v. IMPLICIT NETWORKS, INC. Defendant/Counter-claimant. STIPULATED MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE CASES PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 42(A) AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES 23 CORPORATION, ORACLE CORPORATION, SAP AMERICA, INC., AND ADOBE 24 SYSTEMS INCORPORATED, v. IMPLICIT NETWORKS, INC., Plaintiff, Case No. CV 09-1342 BZ

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STIPULATED MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE CASES CASE NO. CV 09-0201 SI

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between all parties to the two above-captioned

2 actions, by their counsel of record, as follows: 3
WHEREAS the action entitled Sun Microsystems, Incorporated v. Implicit Networks,

4 Inc., Case No. CV 09-0201 SI ("Sun v. Implicit") is pending in this Court, and whereas the 5 6 7 8
01080, was transferred from the Western District of Washington pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § action entitled Implicit Networks, Inc. v. International Business Machines Corporation, Oracle Corporation, SAP America, Inc. and Adobe Systems Incorporated, Case No. C08-

9 1404(a) by order of that court dated March 19, 2009, for purposes of consolidation with Sun 10 v. Implicit (and has been assigned Case Number C 091342 BZ by the Northern District of 11 California); and 12 13 14
conflicting results if the cases are conducted before different Judges, and WHEREAS all parties agree that these cases are related pursuant to Local Rule 3-12, such that there would be an unduly burdensome duplication of labor and expense or

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WHEREAS all parties to the above-captioned actions agree that these two actions

17 should be consolidated pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 42(a), because these two actions are, 18 respectively, a patent declaratory relief action and a patent damages action, both of which are 19 based upon the same two U.S. Patents and are likely to involve similar claims, issues and 20 defenses; 21 THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED that the two above captioned actions 22 are consolidated, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 42(a), for all purposes including trial. 23 24 25 Dated: March 27, 2009 26 27 28
STIPULATED MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE CASES

HOSIE RICE LLP /s/ George F. Bishop________________________ Spencer Hosie [e-mail]

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Dated: March 27, 2009 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Date: March 27, 2009 25 26 27 28
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Bruce Wecker [e-mail] George F. Bishop [e-mail] HOSIE RICE LLP 188 The Embarcadero, Suite 750 San Francisco, California 94105 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorney for Defendant/Counter-claimant Implicit Networks, Inc. in CV 09-0201 and Attorney for Plaintiff/Counter-defendant in CV09-1342

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. /s/ Katherine Kelly Lutton____________________ Katherine Kelly Lutton (CA Bar No. 194971) [e-mail] Robert J. Kent (CA Bar No. 250905) [e-mail] FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 500 Arguello Street, Suite 500 Redwood City, California 94063-1526 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Barbara A. Benoit (Pro Hac Vice) FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 1425 K Street, N.W., Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20005 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Attorney for Plaintiff/Counter-defendant Sun Microsystems Incorporated

_/s/ Frank E. Scherkenbach_____________________ Frank E. Scherkenbach (CA Bar No. 142549) FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2804 Telephone: [phone]

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Date: March 27, 2009 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Date: March 27, 2009 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
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Email: [e-mail] Jason W. Wolff (CA Bar No. 215819) FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 12390 El Camino Real San Diego, CA 92130 Telephone: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Attorney for Defendant Adobe Systems, Incorporated

_/s/ Katherine Kelly Lutton______________________ Katherine Kelly Lutton (CA Bar No. 194971) Robert J. Kent (CA Bar No. 250905) FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 500 Arguello Street, Suite 500 Redwood City, California 94063 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]; [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendant SAP America Inc.

_/s/ Amy H. Candido________________________ Amy H. Candido (CA Bar. No. 237829) QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART OLIVER & HEDGES, LLP 50 California Street, 22nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Robert W. Stone (CA Bar No. 163513) Doug Colt (CA Bar No. 210915) QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART OLIVER & HEDGES, LLP 555 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 560 Redwood Shores, California 94065 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]; [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant International Business Machines Corporation

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO GENERAL ORDER 45 Pursuant to General Order 45X.B, I, George Bishop, attest that the above signatories have concurred and consented to the filing of this document.

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/s/George F. Bishop____________ George F. Bishop

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION IT IS SO ORDERED Dated: _____________ ________________________________ Honorable Susan Illston JUDGE OF THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Janine DeAndre, am a citizen of the United States and am employed in the

3 County of San Francisco, State of California. I am over the age of 18 years and am not a 4 party to the within action. My business address is Hosie Rice LLP, 188 The Embarcadero, 5 6 7 8 9 10
Katherine Kelly Lutton (CA Bar No. 194971) 11 [e-mail] Robert J. Kent (CA Bar No. 250905) 12 [e-mail] 13 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 500 Arguello Street, Suite 500 14 Redwood City, California 94063-1526 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] STIPULATED MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE CASES PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 42(A) AND [PROPOSED] ORDER by E-mail at San Francisco, California, addressed to the following parties: Suite 750, San Francisco, California, 94105. On March 27, 2009, I served the following attached:

16 Barbara A. Benoit (Pro Hac Vice) FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 17 1425 K Street, N.W., Suite 1100 18 Washington, DC 20005 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] 20 21 Attorney for Plaintiff/Counter-defendant Sun Microsystems Incorporated 22 23 Frank E. Scherkenbach (CA Bar No. 142549) FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 24 225 Franklin Street 25 Boston, MA 02110-2804 Telephone: [phone] Email: [e-mail] 27 28
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Jason W. Wolff (CA Bar No. 215819) FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 12390 El Camino Real San Diego, CA 92130 Telephone: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Attorney for Defendant Adobe Systems, Incorporated

7 Katherine Kelly Lutton (CA Bar No. 194971) Robert J. Kent (CA Bar No. 250905) 8 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 9 500 Arguello Street, Suite 500 Redwood City, California 94063 10 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]; [e-mail] 12 Attorneys for Defendant SAP America Inc. 13 14
Amy H. Candido (CA Bar. No. 237829) 15 QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART OLIVER & HEDGES, LLP 50 California Street, 22nd Floor 16 San Francisco, CA 94111 17 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

19 Robert W. Stone (CA Bar No. 163513) Doug Colt (CA Bar No. 210915) 20 QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART OLIVER & HEDGES, LLP 21 555 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 560 22 Redwood Shores, California 94065 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]; [e-mail] 24 25 Attorneys for Defendant International Business Machines Corporation 26 27 28
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I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the

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DATED: March 27, 2009 __/s/ Janine DeAndre __ _______________ Janine DeAndre

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