LoganTree LP v. FitBit Inc.

Filing 74

STIPULATION AND ORDER re 73 to vacate scheduling order and stay proceedings. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 1/12/17. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/12/2017)

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H. Arnold Shokouhi (CA Bar No. 284144)
[e-mail]
Everett S. Hinchcliffe (Ca Bar No. 61508)
[e-mail]
MCCATHERN, PLLC
3710 Rawlins, Suite 1600
Dallas, Texas 75219
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 214.741.4717

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William H. Mandir (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Chandran Iyer (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
SUGHRUE MION, PLLC
2100 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W.
Washington, DC 20037
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 202.293.7860

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Counsel for Plaintiff LoganTree, LP

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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LOGANTREE LP,
Plaintiff,

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Civil Action No. 16-cv-02443-RS

v.
FITBIT INC.
Defendant.

STIPULATED REQUEST TO
VACATE SCHEDULING ORDER
AND STAY PROCEEDINGS
PENDING DISMISSAL AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER

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WHEREAS on October 2, 2015, Plaintiff Logantree L.P. (“Logantree”) filed this case in the

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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas seeking damages, injunctive, and other

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relief, and alleging that Defendant Fitbit Inc. (“Fitbit”) directly or indirectly infringed U.S. Patent

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No. 6,059,576 (“‘576 patent”);

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WHEREAS on March 18, 2016, Fitbit filed its Counterclaims and Answer to Logantree’s

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Complaint asserting counterclaims of non-infringement and invalidity for each of the asserted patent;

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WHEREAS on May 6, 2016, Judge Rodney Gilstrap of the United States District Court for

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the Eastern District of Texas granted Fitbit’s motion to transfer this litigation to the Northern District

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of California;

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WHEREAS on August 4, 2016, this Court entered a Case Management Scheduling Order
[Docket No. 61] in this case;

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WHEREAS Fitbit filed petitions for inter partes review (“IPR”) of the ‘576 patent with the

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Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on

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November 11, 2016 (IPR2017-00256) and November 12, 2016 (IPR2017-00258);

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WHEREAS Plaintiff and Defendant settled this matter on November 16, 2016;

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WHEREAS pursuant to the parties’ settlement, the parties have agreed to dismiss this action

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with prejudice and to terminate IPR proceedings before the PTAB;
WHEREAS on December 13, 2016, the parties jointly requested authorization from the
PTAB to file papers terminating the IPR;
WHEREAS the parties are awaiting assignment of a PTAB panel to FitBit’s IPR in order to
file papers terminating the IPR;

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THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by Plaintiff and Defendant, through their

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designated counsel, that the Case Management and Scheduling Order should be vacated and that all

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proceedings in this action should be stayed until such time as the parties are able to dismiss this

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action and to terminate the IPR pursuant to the terms of their settlement.

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Dated: January 11, 2017

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/s/ H. Arnold Shokouhi
MCCATHERN, PLLC
H. Arnold Shokouhi (CA Bar No. 284144)
[e-mail]
Everett S. Hinchcliffe (CA Bar No. 61508)
STIPULATED REQUEST TO VACATE SCHEDULING ORDER AND STAY PROCEEDINGS
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[e-mail]
3710 Rawlins, Suite 1600
Dallas, Texas 75219
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 214.741.4717

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SUGHRUE MION, PLLC
William H. Mandir (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Chandran Iyer (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
2100 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W.
Washington, DC 20037
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 202.293.7860

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Attorneys for Plaintiff Logantree, L.P.

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Dated: January 11, 2017

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/s/ Clement S. Roberts ___________________
DURIE TANGRI LLP
Clement S. Roberts (CA Bar No. 209203)
[e-mail]
Timothy C. Saulsbury (CA Bar No. 281434)
[e-mail]
James S. Tsuei (CA Bar No. 285530)
[e-mail]
217 Leidesdorff Street
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.236.6300

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Attorneys for Defendant Fitbit, Inc.
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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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1/12/17
Dated: __________________________

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Honorable Richard Seeborg
United States District Court Judge
Northern District of California

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STIPULATED REQUEST TO VACATE SCHEDULING ORDER AND STAY PROCEEDINGS
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