RPost Holdings Inc et al v. Trend Micro Incorporated

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STIPULATION AND ORDER relating case to 13-cv-5227-VC.. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 7/21/2014. (knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/22/2014)

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MARK D. FOWLER (Bar No. 124235)
[e-mail]
ANDREW P. VALENTINE (Bar No. 162094)
[e-mail]
ROBERT BUERGI (Bar No. 242910)
[e-mail]
ERIK R. FUEHRER (Bar No. 252578)
[e-mail]
JONATHAN H. HICKS (Bar No. 274634)
[e-mail]
DLA PIPER LLP (US)
2000 University Avenue
East Palo Alto, CA 94303-2214
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile:
650.833.2001
Attorneys for Plaintiff
TREND MICRO INCORPORATED

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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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TREND MICRO INCORPORATED,

CASE NO. 3:13-cv-05227-VC

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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RPOST HOLDINGS, INC., and
RPOST COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED,

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER GRANTING TREND MICRO
INCORPORATED’S UNOPPOSED
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO
CONSIDER WHETHER CASES
SHOULD BE RELATED

Defendants.

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WHEREAS, on November 11, 2013, Trend Micro filed a complaint for Declaratory

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Judgment against RPost, alleging non-infringement and invalidity of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,224,913

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(“the ’913 patent”), 8,209,389 (“the ’389 patent”), 8,504,628 (“the ’628 patent”), and 8,468,199

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(“the ’199 patent”) (collectively, the “asserted patents”). Dkt. No. 1.

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WHEREAS, on December 9, 2013, RPost filed the Transferred Action against Trend

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Micro in the Eastern District of Texas (Case No. 2:13-cv-01065), alleging infringement of the

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same four asserted patents in the instant action, together with two additional patents: U.S. Patent

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Nos. 8,484,706 (“the ’706 patent”) and 7,660,989 (“the ’989 patent”).
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STIP AND [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING TREND MICRO’S UNOPPOSED
ADMIN. MOTION TO RELATE CASES / CASE NO. 3:13-CV-05227-VC

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WHEREAS, on January 8, 2014, Trend Micro filed a motion to dismiss/transfer RPost’s
Texas case to the Northern District of California.

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WHEREAS, on May 16, 2014, Judge Gilstrap granted Trend Micro’s motion and
transferred the Texas case to the Northern District of California.

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WHEREAS, on June 18, 2014, the Transferred Action was transferred to the Northern

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District of California, and was filed as 3:14-cv-02824-EDL and the Transferred Action was

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subsequently assigned to Judge Beth Labson Freeman and now bears Case No. 3:14-cv-02824-

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BLF.

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WHEREAS, Judge Freeman issued an Order Instructing Defendant to File Motion to
Consider Whether Cases Should be Related in Case No. 14-cv-02824-BLF.
WHEREAS, counsel for Trend Micro and counsel for RPost Holdings, Inc. and RPost

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Communications Ltd. (collectively, “RPost”) met and conferred and RPost has stated that it does

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not oppose Trend Micro’s administrative motion to relate cases.

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WHEREAS, Trend Micro concurrently herewith submits an unopposed Administrative
Motion To Consider Whether Cases Should Be Related pursuant to Local Rule 3-12.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by the parties that

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for the reasons stated in Trend Micro’s unopposed Administrative Motion To Consider Whether

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Cases Should Be Related, the Transferred Action bearing Case No. 3:14-cv-02824-BLF should be

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related to the above-captioned action pursuant to Local Rule 3-12.

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Dated: July 18, 2014

Respectfully submitted,
By: /s/ Andrew P. Valentine
ANDREW P. VALENTINE
MARK FOWLER
ROBERT BUERGI
ERIK R. FUEHRER
JONATHAN H. HICKS

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Attorneys for Plaintiff
TREND MICRO INCORPORATED

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STIP AND [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING TREND MICRO’S UNOPPOSED
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Dated: July 18, 2014

By: /s/ Lewis E. Hudnell, III
Lewis E. Hudnell, III
Hudnell Law Group P.C.
375 Park Avenue Suite 2607
New York, New York 10152
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants
RPOST HOLDINGS, INC. and
RPOST COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

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DECLARATION UNDER CIVIL LOCAL RULE 5.1

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In compliance with Civil Local Rule 5.1(i), I hereby attest that concurrence in the filing of

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this document has been obtained from each of the other signatories indicated by a “conformed”

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signature (/s/) within this E-Filed document.

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Dated: July 18, 2014

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/s/ Andrew P. Valentine
Andrew P. Valentine

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED:

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Dated: July 21, 2014
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______________________________
JUDGE CHHABRIA
United States District Judge

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