U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC v. Acer, Inc. et al

Filing 880

ORDER by Judge Claudia Wilken Granting 872 Request for Judicial Assistance Letter Rogatory. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/30/2013)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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OAKLAND

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U.S. Ethernet Innovations LLC,

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Case No. 4:10-cv-03724-CW

Plaintiff,

REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL
ASSISTANCE LETTER
ROGATORY

v.

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Acer, Inc.; Acer America Corporation; Apple,
Inc.; ASUS Computer International;
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.; Dell Inc.; Fujitsu
Ltd.; Fujitsu America, Inc.; Gateway, Inc.;
Hewlett Packard Co.; HP Development
Company LLC; Sony Corporation; Sony
Corporation of America; Sony Electronics
Inc.; Toshiba Corporation; Toshiba America,
Inc.; and Toshiba America Information
Systems, Inc.,
Defendants.

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Intel Corp., Nvidia Corp., Marvell
Semiconductor, Inc., Atheros Communications,
Inc. and Broadcom Corp.,

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Intervenors,
ASUSTeK Computer Inc. and ASUS Computer
International,
Third-Party Plaintiffs,

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v.

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Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.,

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Third-Party Defendants.

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LETTER ROGATORY
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TO THE APPROPRIATE JUDICIAL AUTHORITY OF TAIWAN:
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The United States District Court for the Northern District of California in Oakland,

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California, U.S.A. presents its compliments to the appropriate judicial authority of the Kaohsiung

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Branch Office, and requests, international judicial assistance to effect service of process of

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ASUSTEK Computer Inc.’s and ASUS Computer International’s First Amended Third-Party

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Complaint against Silicon Integrated Systems Corp., and execution of summons to be used in a

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civil proceeding before this court in the above-captioned matter. The complaint and summons are

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to be served upon Silicon Integrated Systems, Corp., No. 180, Sec. 2, Gongdao 5th Road, Hsinchu

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City 30070, Taiwan. The United States District Court for the Northern District of California

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further offers reciprocal assistance to the Appropriate Judicial Authority of Taiwan if and when

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presented with letters rogatory pursuant to applicable U.S. law and regulations.

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ASUSTeK Computer Inc. and ASUS Computer International have filed the First

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Amended Third-Party Complaint against Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. pursuant to FED. R.

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CIV. P. 14 for breach of warranties and obligations to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless for

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any and all claims by U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC of infringement of U.S. Patent No.

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5,307,459 (the “‘459 patent”), U.S. Patent No. 5,434,872 (the “‘872 patent”), U.S. Patent No.

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5,732,094 (the “‘094 patent”), and U.S. Patent No. 5,299,313 (the “‘313 patent”) (collectively,

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“the USEI Asserted Patents”). The law governing the matter before this Court is the United

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States patent statute, 35 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. and necessary related claims pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §

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1367.

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ASUSTeK Computer Inc. and ASUS Computer International will reimburse the

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Appropriate Judicial Authority of Taiwan for costs incurred in executing this letter rogatory

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within a reasonable time from receipt of an invoice from the Appropriate Judicial Authority of

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Taiwan. Please direct all invoices to counsel for ASUSTeK Computer Inc. and ASUS Computer

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International:

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Matt Brigham
Cooley LLP
[e-mail]
5 Palo Alto Square, 4th Floor
3000 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, California 94306
T: 650.843.5677

F: 650.849.7400
This Letter Rogatory is signed and sealed by Order of the Court made on
Dated: 8/30/2013
Oakland, California
__________________________
Claudia Wilken
United States Chief District Judge

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