Oracle America, Inc. v. Google Inc.

Filing 389

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE ASSIGNOR ESTOPPEL re #387 Stipulation filed by Google Inc.. Signed by Judge Alsup on September 6, 2011. (whalc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/6/2011)

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[counsel listed on signature page]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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ORACLE AMERICA, INC.

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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CASE NO. CV 10-03561 WHA (DMR)
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER REGARDING ORACLE
AMERICA, INC.’S FIRST
AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE –
ASSIGNOR ESTOPPEL

GOOGLE INC.
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Judge: Honorable William H. Alsup
Defendant.

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STIPULATION REGARDING ORACLE AMERICA, INC.’S FIRST AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE – ASSIGNOR ESTOPPEL
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STIPULATION

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WHEREAS, Oracle in its Amended Complaint alleged that “Android (including without

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limitation the Dalvik VM and the Android software development kit) and devices that operate

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Android infringe one or more claims of each of United States Patents Nos. 6,125,447; 6,192,476;

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5,966,702; 7,426,720; RE38,104; 6,910,205” (Dkt. No. 36);
WHEREAS, Google in its Answer to Oracle’s Amended Complaint and Amended

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Counterclaims alleged the invalidity of the seven patents-in-suit (Dkt. No. 51);
WHEREAS, Oracle in its Answer to Google’s Amended Counterclaims alleged that the

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doctrine of assignor estoppel barred Google’s assertion of invalidity based on Google’s

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employment of and being in privity with some of the inventors of the seven patents-in-suit (Dkt.

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No. 60);
WHEREAS, Google filed a précis letter seeking leave of the Court to file a motion for

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partial summary judgment on Oracle America, Inc.’s First Affirmative Defense of assignor

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estoppel (Dkt. No. 309);
WHEREAS, evidence obtained in discovery taken to date shows that Google employs or

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has employed James Gosling, named inventor of U.S. Reissue Patent No. RE38,104; Frank

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Yellin, a named inventor of U.S. Patent No. 6,061,520; and Lars Bak and Robert Greisemer,

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named inventors of U.S. Patent No. 6,910,205;
WHEREAS, based on evidence obtained in discovery taken to date, it appears that none of

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James Gosling, Frank Yellin, Lars Bak, and Robert Greisemer are an executive, officer, or

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substantial shareholder of Google and that none provided substantial “knowledge and assistance

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to develop any aspects of the accused Dalvik Virtual Machine or of the Android SDK that

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allegedly infringe the patents that those inventors assigned to Sun,” as Google wrote in its précis

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letter;

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WHEREAS, Google argued in its précis letter that “[a]ssignor estoppel would be

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appropriate only if Google’s alleged infringement depended upon the engineers’ knowledge and

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assistance;”
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NOW THEREFORE THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE AND AGREE that:
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Oracle’s First Affirmative Defense (Assignor Estoppel) as against Google Inc.

shall be dismissed with prejudice.

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The foregoing stipulation is approved, and IT IS SO ORDERED.

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counsel remain free to negotiate a stipulated resolution of this issue.” (Dkt. No. 325.)

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judgment on plaintiff’s affirmative defense of assignor estoppel, but also noted that “Plaintiff’s

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WHEREAS, the Court granted Google leave to file a motion for partial summary

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Dated: September 2, 2011

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
By: /s/ Marc David Peters

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MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
MICHAEL A. JACOBS (Bar No. 111664)
[e-mail]
MARC DAVID PETERS (Bar No. 211725)
[e-mail]
DANIEL P. MUINO (Bar No. 209624)
[e-mail]
755 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1018
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
DAVID BOIES (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
333 Main Street
Armonk, NY 10504
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
STEVEN C. HOLTZMAN (Bar No. 144177)
[e-mail]
1999 Harrison St., Suite 900
Oakland, CA 94612
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
ORACLE CORPORATION
DORIAN DALEY (Bar No. 129049)
[e-mail]
DEBORAH K. MILLER (Bar No. 95527)
[e-mail]
MATTHEW M. SARBORARIA (Bar No. 211600)
[e-mail]
500 Oracle Parkway
Redwood City, CA 94065
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
ORACLE AMERICA, INC.

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Dated: September 2, 2011

KEKER & VAN NEST LLP
By: /s/ Matthias Kamber

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KEKER & VAN NEST LLP
ROBERT A. VAN NEST (SBN 84065)
[e-mail]
CHRISTA M. ANDERSON (SBN184325)
[e-mail]
710 Sansome Street
San Francisco, CA 94111-1704
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
KING & SPALDING LLP
SCOTT T. WEINGAERTNER (Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
ROBERT F. PERRY
[e-mail]
BRUCE W. BABER (Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
1185 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036-4003
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
KING & SPALDING LLP
DONALD F. ZIMMER, JR. (SBN 112279)
[e-mail]
CHERYL A. SABNIS (SBN 224323)
[e-mail]
101 Second Street - Suite 2300
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
IAN C. BALLON (SBN 141819)
[e-mail]
HEATHER MEEKER (SBN 172148)
[e-mail]
1900 University Avenue
East Palo Alto, CA 94303
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant
GOOGLE INC.

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ATTESTATION

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I, Matthias Kamber, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file this
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING ORACLE AMERICA, INC.’S
FIRST AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE – ASSIGNOR ESTOPPEL. In compliance with General
Order 45, X.B., I hereby attest that Marc David Peters and Matthias Kamber have concurred in
this filing.

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Date: September 2, 2011

/s/ Matthias Kamber

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STIPULATION REGARDING ORACLE AMERICA, INC.’S FIRST AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE – ASSIGNOR ESTOPPEL
CASE NO. CV 10-03561 WHA (DMR)
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