Kelora Systems, LLC v. Target Corporation et al

Filing 332

ORDER Granting 328 Stipulation Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 21 and 15(a)(2) to Add Defendants Hewlett-Packard Company, Zappos.Com, Inc., and Audible, Inc., and to Drop Defendant Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 8/12/2011. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/12/2011)

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MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP
ROBERT D. BECKER (Bar No. CA 160648)
E-mail: [e-mail]
RONALD S. KATZ (Bar No. CA 085713)
E-mail: [e-mail]
SHAWN G. HANSEN (Bar No. CA 197033)
E-mail: [e-mail]
1001 Page Mill Road, Building 2
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1006
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
KELORA SYSTEMS, LLC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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OAKLAND DIVISION

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Kelora Systems, LLC,
Plaintiff,

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vs.
Target Corporation, et al.,
Defendants.

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No. 11-CV-1548-CW
STIPULATION PURSUANT TO FED. R.
CIV. P. 21 AND 15(A)(2) TO ADD
DEFENDANTS HEWLETT-PACKARD
COMPANY, ZAPPOS.COM, INC., AND
AUDIBLE, INC., AND TO DROP
DEFENDANT HEWLETT-PACKARD
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.

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I.

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Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 21 and 15(a)(2) and Civil L.R. 7-12, Plaintiff

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Kelora Systems, LLC (“Kelora”), and Defendants Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

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(“HPDC”), and Amazon.com, Inc. (“Amazon”), hereby stipulate to add and drop certain entities

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related to HPDC and Amazon, as discussed further below. The remaining Defendants and

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Counterclaimants in the above-captioned action do not oppose this Stipulation. The relief sought

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in this Stipulation will not affect any hearing or proceeding on the Court’s calendar.

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INTRODUCTION

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II.

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HPDC represents that it is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard Company

HEWLETT-PACKARD ENTITIES

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(“HP”), is a holding company for Hewlett-Packard Company’s intellectual property rights, and

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has never been involved in the hosting, operation, maintenance, development, or design of any e-

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commerce websites, including the Accused Instrumentality that is identified in Appendix P of

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Kelora’s Patent L.R. 3-1 Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions.

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Consistent with the Court’s guidance provided during the May 31, 2011, Case

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Management Conference (see Tr. at p. 14), Kelora, HPDC, and HP have agreed pursuant to

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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 21 and 15(a)(2) to add HP and drop HPDC as Defendants in this

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case as follows:
(1) HP is responsible for any infringement that may be found regarding the Accused

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Instrumentalities identified in Kelora’s infringement contentions served on HPDC; in this regard

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HP agrees to step into the shoes of HPDC and that HPDC may be treated as the correct entity for

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purposes of the alleged infringement and liability related to such Accused Instrumentalities.

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(2) No defense will be raised that HPDC is a necessary party for such claims.

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(3) Kelora will be entitled to re-instate HPDC as a Defendant if any such defense is

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asserted.

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III.

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Kelora’s infringement contentions regarding Amazon in Appendix K of Kelora’s Patent

AMAZON ENTITIES

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L.R. 3-1 Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions identify five websites:

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www.amazon.com, www.abebooks.com, www.audible.com, www.endless.com, and

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www.zappos.com. Amazon represents that www.abebooks.com, www.audible.com (“Audible”),

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and www.zappos.com (“Zappos”), are not operated by Amazon.com, Inc. As Audible and

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Zappos are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Amazon, Kelora and Amazon agree that Audible and

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Zappos will be added as Defendants and subject to the corresponding infringement contentions in

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Appendix K of Kelora’s Patent L.R. 3-1 Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement

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Contentions.

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M ANATT , P HELPS &
P HILLIPS , LLP
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
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VI.

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Submitted herewith as Exhibit A is Kelora’s proposed Second Amended Complaint

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reflecting the changes to the parties discussed herein. Defendants that have been dismissed since

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the filing of Kelora’s First Amended Complaint have been omitted in the draft Second Amended

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Complaint. No other substantive changes have been made with respect to the allegations

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regarding other Defendants.

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PROCEDURAL MATTERS

To avoid unnecessary filings on the Court’s docket, pleadings responsive to Kelora’s

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Second Amended Complaint need only be filed by the new parties, Audible and Zappos. As HP

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will be stepping into the shoes of HPDC, HP will adopt HPDC’s Answer and Counterclaims

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(Docket No. 279). The previously filed Answers and Counterclaims of Defendants Target

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Corporation (Docket No. 281), OfficeMax Incorporated (Docket No. 285), Rockler Companies,

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Inc. (Docket No.280) , 1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. (Docket No. 283), Amazon.com, Inc. (Docket

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No. 286), Dell, Inc. (Docket No. 272), Office Depot, Inc. (Docket No. 282), Newegg Inc. (Docket

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No. 275), Costco Wholesale Corporation (Docket No. 284), and CircuitCity.com Inc. (Docket No.

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276), will be deemed filed in response to Kelora’s proposed Second Amended Complaint.

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Kelora, HP, Audible, and Zappos will meet and confer regarding dates for initial
disclosures and Patent L.R. 3-4(a) document productions by HP, Audible, and Zappos.

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DATED:

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By: /s/ Robert D. Becker
Robert D. Becker
Ronald S. Katz
Shawn G. Hansen
MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP
1001 Page Mill Road, Building 2
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

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August 11, 2011
By: __/s/ Richard S. Zembek ___________
Dan D. Davison
Richard S. Zembek
Daniel S. Leventhal
FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI L.L.P.
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 2800
Dallas, Texas 75201-2784
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

Attorneys for Plaintiff
KELORA SYSTEMS, LLC

Gilbert A. Greene
FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI, LLP

98 San Jacinto Blvd., Suite 1100
Austin, TX 78701-4255
Telephone: [phone]

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Email: [e-mail]

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John A. O’Malley
FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI LLP
555 South Flower Street, 41st Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants
AMAZON.COM, INC., AND HEWLETTPACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY,
L.P.

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SIGNATURE ATTESTATION

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Pursuant to General Order No. 45(X)(B), I hereby certify that concurrence in the filing of
this document has been obtained from the other signatory shown above.
/s/Robert D. Becker

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: 8/11/2011
Hon. Claudia Wilken
U.S. District Judge

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned hereby certifies that on August 11, 2011, all counsel of record who are

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deemed to have consented to electronic service are being served, via the Court’s CM/ECF system

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pursuant to Civil L.R. 5-4 and General Order 45, with a copy of the foregoing STIPULATION

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PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 21 AND 15(A)(2) TO ADD DEFENDANTS HEWLETT-

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PACKARD COMPANY, ZAPPOS.COM, INC., AND AUDIBLE, INC., AND TO DROP

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DEFENDANT HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.

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By: /s/ Robert D. Becker
Robert D. Becker

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