Netflix, Inc. v. Rovi Corporation et al

Filing 141

ORDER FOR SUPPLEMENTAL SUBMISSION RE: JOINT DISCOVERY LETTER. Signed by Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu on 03/24/15. (dmrlc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/24/2015)

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1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 NETFLIX, INC., Case No. 11-cv-06591-PJH (DMR) Plaintiff, 8 v. 9 10 ROVI CORPORATION, et al., Defendants. ORDER FOR SUPPLEMENTAL SUBMISSION RE: JOINT DISCOVERY LETTER Re: Dkt. No. 122 United States District Court Northern District of California 11 12 13 Before the court is a joint discovery letter filed by Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant 14 Netflix Inc. and Defendant/Counterclaim Plaintiff Rovi. [Docket No. 122.] In the letter, Netflix 15 moves to strike “the definitions of and all references thereafter to ‘Netflix Hardware,’ ‘Netflix 16 Software,’ and ‘Netflix Hardware/Software’” from Rovi’s proposed Infringement Contentions 17 Letter at 2. 18 Netflix has only identified a handful of specific instances in which these terms appear in 19 the Infringement Contentions: (1) the introductory definition of those terms in Rovi’s 20 Infringement Contentions, see Letter Ex. 1 at 4; (2) the identification of all “Netflix 21 Hardware/Software” as the Accused Instrumentalities for the ’929 Patent, see Letter Ex. 1 at 4; (3) 22 the contention that “Netflix Hardware/Software” meets the “receiver” limitation of Claim 1 of the 23 ’929 Patent, see Letter Ex. 1-A at 1; (4) the contention that “Netflix Hardware/Software” meets 24 the “processor” limitation of Claim 1 of the ’929 Patent, see Letter Ex. 1-A at 4; (5) the contention 25 that “Netflix Hardware/Software” meets the “method for use in a client-server interactive 26 television program guide system for tracking a user’s viewing history” limitation of Claims 1 and 27 6 of the ’762 Patent, see Letter Ex. 1-B at 2; and (6) the contention that “Netflix 28 Hardware/Software” meets the “method . . . wherein the media is stored in a media-on-demand 1 ser rver” limitati of the ’906 Patent, se Letter Ex . 1-C at 13. ion ee 2 It uncle whether Netflix move to strike o ear N es only these or all instance of the term “Netflix r es ms 3 Ha ardware,” “N Netflix Softw ware,” or “Ne etflix Hardw ware/Softwar from Rov proposed amended re” vi’s d 4 Inf fringement Contentions, including, e.g., the iden C e ntification of all “Netflix Hardware/S f Software” as 5 the Accused In e nstrumentalit for the ’7 ’906, ’9 ties 762, 962, and ’70 Patents, se Letter Ex 1 at 4-11, 09 ee x. 6 and other instances of the terms in the claim charts It is also u d t s. unclear whet ther Netflix m moves to 7 stri the introd ike ductory definition of tho terms in Rovi’s Infrin ose ngement Co ontentions. 8 By March 25, 2015 at 3:00 p.m Netflix s 5 m., shall file a list of every in nstance of th terms he “N Netflix Hardw ware,” “Netfl Software or “Netfli Hardware flix e,” ix e/Software” t it seeks to strike, that 10 wit citations to Rovi’s pro th t oposed Infrin ngement Con ntentions. N Netflix shall simultaneou lodge usly 11 United States District Court Northern District of California 9 wit the court, and provide a copy to Rovi, of unre th e R edacted copie of only th pages in th es he he 12 Inf fringement Contentions in which the terms app C i ese pear. If it is not clear fro the page alone, om 13 Ne etflix shall pr rovide context or annota ation as appro opriate so th court may determine w he y which claim 14 of which paten the content w nt tions accuse. 15 Netflix shall also in ndicate whether there are any uses of those terms in Rovi’s I e f s Infringement t 16 Contentions that it does no find object ot tionable. If so, Netflix s shall provide citations (a e and 17 unr redacted cop lodged with chambe to five ex pies w ers) xamples of s such uses so that the cou has o urt 18 con ntext to bette evaluate whether and under what circumstanc the terms are inappro er w ces s opriate. 19 20 21 IT IS SO ORDER S RED. 22 23 24 25 Da ated: March 24, 2015 2 ___ __________ ___________ __________ ________ Donna M. Ryu Un nited States M Magistrate J Judge 26 27 28 2

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