Google Inc. v. American Blind & Wallpaper Factory, Inc.

Filing 188

Google Inc. v. American Blind & Wallpaper Factory, Inc.

Doc. 188 Att. 6

Case 5:03-cv-05340-JF

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1 Robert N. Philips (SBN 120970)

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.2 HOWRY SIMON AROLD & WHITE, LLP
525 Market street, Suite 3600
'3 'San Francisco, CA .94105

Ethan B. Andelmai (SBN 209101)

Telephone,: .(~i5) 848-4900
. 4 Facsiniile: (41S) 84S-4999
5. David A. R'ammelt (Admitted'

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Pro Hac Vice)

Susan J. Greenspon (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) 6 Dawa lv. Beery (Admitted Prol:fåc Vice)

. KELLEY DRYE & WARN LLP .
7 333 West Wacker Drive,

Suite 2600 .

. Chicago,.IL '60606 . , . 8 Telephone: [phone]

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Attorneys for DefendantlCountér- Plaintiff ...10. .. AMERICAN BLIN AND WALLPAPER FACTOltY, INC.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFURN
. GOOGtE INC., a Delaware coiporation,

Case No. C 03-5340-JF (RS)

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'Plaintiff, .
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AMRICAN BLIND & WALLPAPER
FACTORY, INC.'S'RESPQNSE TO ' PLAINTIFF GOOGLE INC.'S FIRSt SE'T OF REQUESTS FÖR ADMISSION'

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II Fi4~CTûRY, we..., a Dtja~vare. corpo'ration
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AMERICAN BLIN & W ÅLLP MER

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Defendants.

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: 20 . AMERICANINC., a & WALLPAPER BLIN Delaware coiporation FACTORY,
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Counter-Plaintiff,

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GOOGLE, INC., AMRICA ONLIN, INC" . . CAPE COMMUCA nONS .

CORPORATION, COMPUSERVE

INTERACTIVE SERVICES, INC., ASK. JEEVES, INC., ànd EARTHLJN INC.
. Counter-Defendants/ Tb,ird~Pary. Defendants

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. WARREN LLP WACKER DRIVE CHOIIPLA TC/206172.1 . Sum 260 ClilcAGO.ll 606

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1 PROPOUNING PARTY: PLAITIFF GOOGLE INC.
2 RESPONDING

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DEFENDAN/COUNTER~PLAINTIF AMRICAN BLIN &
WALLPAPER

FACTORY? INC. .

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S.ET NUER:

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DefendantlCountel~Plaintiff American Blind & Wallpaper Factory, Inc.

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("American Blind") hereby answers ~laintiff.9~ogle Inc.'~.(Google") First Set OfReq'uests For
Admission To American Blind & Wallpaper Factory, Int. as rollows:

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REQUESTS FOR ADMISSION REQUEST FOR ADMISSION NO, 1:
Admitthat if ai; ad appears on a'()oogl~ searcl: results'

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page when a user searched "ÍQI:

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Blind & Wallpaper Factory?' only because the advertisers has selected "blind" as a
the ad doesnot.n~iude any

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. B~OADMATCH KEYWORD, and that if

variant ofthe ALLEGED. .

. : . AMERICAN BLINS MARS in its text, no ALLEGED AMRlCAN BLINS MARS has
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request for admission (a)-iitipropedy seeks concl~sioiiS' and/or

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admissions of law that do not relate to the facts of this case, (b) presents a hypothetical question
which is not within the puiview ~fFed. R. Civ.. P. 36, (c) improperly se~~s to compel American
Blind to prove Google's legal position in this case; 'anq (d) could not he answered even with reasonable inquiry because 110 information known or Ieadily obtainable by American Blind could.

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allow it to fairly admit or deny the request. _ Furthermore, this request contains vague

ambiguous wording which fails to comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 36 in that it does not present
simple conci.se statements of facts which would allow American Blind to" fairly admit or deny tht

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statements without explanation or qualificati0!l_

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. REQUEST FOR ADMISSION No, 2

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WARREN.LLP

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WACKER DRIVE CHO LIP LA TCI206172. l SUIT 2600

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"american blind,"the user has no way to detenine for certain wheiler the ad's appearance was
triggered by the phrase "american. blind" or soine other word or phrase.

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RESPONSE: Objection. This request for admissìon (a) presents a h)yothetical question
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which'is no.t within the.purvi~w of Fed. R. Civ. P. 36, and.

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reason~ble inquiry because no infòrmation known or readily obtainabIe 'by. Amercan Blind

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allow it to fairly admit or deny the request. Furtermore, this. requ~st con.taIns vague and
anibiguous .w?rding which fails to comply with Fed. R. Civ: P. 36 in that it does not'present
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statements wÎthöut explanàtion or qllalificatioh.
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concise staterneiltsoffacts which would allow American Blind to fairly admit or deny the

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KELLEY DRYE & WARRN LLP .

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BY;_~~ .'
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David A. RaineIt '
Susan J. Greenspon

KELLEY DRYE 8! WARN LLP" . 3~3 West Wacker Drive, Suite 2600 .

Dawn M. Beery .

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. Chicago, IL 60606 .
:Rabert N. Philips '
Eth~B. Andelman
HOWRY SIMON AROLD

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WHITE, LLP 525 Market Street, Suite 3600 San Francisco, CA 94105
TeIephone: [phone]
Facsimile: (415) 848-499'9

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Attorneys for DefendantlCounter-

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P'laintiff AMERICAN BLIN .
AND WALLPAPER FACTORY, INC.

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. KELLEY DRYE 8: WARREN LLP 33 WfSWAClER DRIVE 'CHOI/PLA TC/206172.1
SUITE 2600 CHICAGO, IL 60606

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I am'a Citizen of

PROOF OF SERVICE
the United States and a resident of

the State ofIlJnois. I am .

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the bar of this Court, at employed:~!l Cook County, State of Ilinois, in the office of a member of who~e direction the service was:made. I am over the age of eighteen years, and not a pary to the within action, My businéss address is 333 W. Wacker Dnve, Suite 2aOO, Chicago, IL 60606. On.:

. the:date s~t 'forth b~low, I serve.d the document(s) described below in the maner described .

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AMERICAN BLIND AND WALLPAPER FACTORY, INC.'S RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF GOOGLE INC.'S'FIRST SET nF REQUESTS FOR ADl\SSION

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Márk A. ;Lemley

Klaus H. Ham .
Ajay S. Krshnan ,. Kéker& Van Nest, LLP
710 Sansome Street

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San Franciscò, CA 94111

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Kelley Diye & Waren, LLP for collection and processing of document(s) to be transmitted. by facsimile 'ard I caused suc~ document( s) on this date to be transÏiitted'by' facsimile to the offices .
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ofaddressee(s) at the J?umbëls 11stedbelow.

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(BY FEDERAL EXPRESS) I am personally and reaçiily familiar with the busiriess Kelley Drye & Warren, LLP for collection arid processing of cOrrespondence for overnight delivery, and I caused such document( s) described herein to be depasited for delivery to a facility regularly maintained by Federal Express for overnght delivery.
(BY MESSENGER SERVICE) byconsignip,gthe dócwnent(s) to an

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courier and/or process server fOT hand delivery.on this date. .

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XX(BY U.S. MAIL) I am personally and readily farliar. with the business practice of . Kelley brye & Warren, LLP for collection and processing of correspondence for mailing with the United' States -Postal Service, and I caiisen such envelope(s)" with postage thereon fully prepaid to
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K-ELLEY DRYE &

Caroline C. Plater

333 WES WACKR DRive CHO i /PLA TC/206 L72.l
SUITE 2600 CHICAGO.IL 6ll06

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