Hypermedia Navigation LLC v. Facebook, Inc.

Filing 69

ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting 64 Stipulation Staying Litigation Pending Inter Partes Reviews. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/24/2018)

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M. ELIZABETH DAY (SBN 177125)
[e-mail]
DAVID ALBERTI (SBN 220265)
[e-mail]
MARC BELLOLI (SBN 244290)
[e-mail]
FEINBERG DAY ALBERTI LIM &
BELLOLI LLP
1600 El Camino Real, Suite 280
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
NI, WANG & MASSAND, PLLC
Hao Ni (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
8140 Walnut Hill Lane Suite 500
Dallas, TX 75231
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

Heidi Lyn Keefe (SBN 178960)
[e-mail]
Mark R. Weinstein (SBN 193043)
[e-mail]
Lowell D. Mead (SBN 223989)
[e-mail]
Daniel J. Knauss (SBN 267414)
[e-mail]
Azadeh Morrison (SBN 311046)
[e-mail]
COOLEY LLP
3175 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, California 94304
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT
FACEBOOK, INC.

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
HYPERMEDIA NAVIGATION 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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HYPERMEDIA NAVIGATION LLC.
Plaintiff,

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v.
FACEBOOK, INC.,
Defendant.

Case No. 4:17-cv-05383-HSG
STIPULATION [AND PROPOSED
ORDER] STAYING LITIGATION
PENDING INTER PARTES
REVIEWS
Judge: Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.

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Case No. 4:17-cv-05383-HSG

STIPULATION/PROP ORDER STAYING LITIGATION
PENDING INTER PARTES REVIEWS

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WHEREAS Plaintiff Hypermedia Navigation LLC (“Hypermedia”) filed a Complaint

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against Defendant Facebook, Inc. (“Facebook”) alleging infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,383,323,

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7,383,324, 7,424,523, 7,478,144, 7,769,830, 8,250,173, and 9,083,672 (collectively the “Original

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Complaint Patents-in-Suit”) (Dkt. No. 1);

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WHEREAS Hypermedia filed an Amended Complaint against Facebook alleging

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infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 9,772,814, and 9,864,575 (collectively the “Amended Complaint

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Patents-in-Suit”) (Dkt. No. 59);

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WHEREAS Facebook filed Petitions for Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) of each of the
Original Complaint Patents-in-Suit;
WHEREAS Facebook will file Petitions for IPR of both of the Amended Complaint Patentsin-Suit from within 30 days of entry of this Stipulation as an Order by the Court;

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WHEREAS pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §§ 313-314 and 37 C.F.R. § 42.107(b), the Patent Trial

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and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) must determine whether to institute an IPR proceeding within six

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months of the accorded filing date of a Petition;

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WHEREAS Hypermedia and Facebook have met and conferred and discussed ways to
conserve judicial and party resources and promote judicial economy;

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WHEREAS this case is still in its early stages, very limited substantive written discovery

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has taken place, no depositions have been noticed or taken, no expert discovery has occurred, claim

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construction briefing is in early stages, and no Markman hearing has taken place or Markman order

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issued; and

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WHEREAS the parties agree to stay all deadlines pending issuance of institution decisions
by the PTAB on Facebook’s Petitions for IPR;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between
the undersigned counsel for the parties and subject to the approval of the Court, that:
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All deadlines and hearings in this action are STAYED until further order of the Court

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pending issuance of the institution decisions under 35 U.S.C. § 314 in Facebook’s Petitions for IPR

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of all Patents-in-Suit;

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Within 30 days of issuance of institution decisions in Facebook’s Petitions for IPR of

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STIPULATION/PROP ORDER STAYING LITIGATION
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all Patents-in-Suit, Facebook and Hypermedia will meet and confer to discuss next steps in light of

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the PTAB institution decisions and submit a Case Management update to the Court; and

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Facebook agrees to file Petitions for IPR of the Amended Complaint Patents-in-Suit

within 30 days of entry of this Stipulation as an Order by the Court.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED, through Counsel of Record.

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Dated: October 15, 2018

NI, WANG & MASSAND, PLLC

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/s/ Hao Ni
Hao Ni
Attorneys for Plaintiff
HYPERMEDIA NAVIGATION LLC

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Dated: October 15, 2018

COOLEY LLP

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/s/ Heidi L. Keefe
Heidi L. Keefe
Attorneys for Defendant
FACEBOOK, INC.

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FILER'S ATTESTATION

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 5.1(i)(3), I attest that concurrence in the filing of this document
has been obtained from each of the other signatories above.

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Dated: October 15, 2018

/s/ Heidi L. Keefe
Heidi L. Keefe

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ORDER

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Pursuant to Stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: October 24, 2018
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Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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