Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al v. Apple, Inc.

Filing 14

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal and Intent to Pursue Patent Infringement Claims as Counterclaims in the Apple Action by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC (Maroulis, Victoria) (Filed on 6/30/2011)

1 QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP
Charles K. Verhoeven (Cal. Bar No. 170151)
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50 California Street, 22nd Floor
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Telephone: [phone]
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5 Kevin P.B. Johnson (Cal. Bar No. 177129)
[e-mail]
6 Victoria F. Maroulis (Cal. Bar No. 202603)
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Redwood Shores, California 94065
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Michael T. Zeller (Cal. Bar No. 196417)
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865 S. Figueroa St., 10th Floor
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Telephone: [phone]
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13 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Samsung Electronics Co.,
Ltd. and Samsung Telecommunications America,
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN JOSE DIVISION

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., a
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA,
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Plaintiffs,
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vs.
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APPLE INC., a California corporation,
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Defendant.
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CASE NO. 11-cv-02079-LHK
PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE PURSUANT TO
FED. R. CIV. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i) AND
NOTICE OF INTENT TO PURSUE
PATENT INFRINGEMENT CLAIMS AS
COUNTERCLAIMS IN THE APPLE
ACTION

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WHEREAS, on May 23, 2011, the Court granted Samsung’s motion and ordered this

2 action related to Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., et al., No. 11-cv-01846-LHK (N.D.
3 Cal.), a pending action brought by Apple Inc. (“Apple”) against Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.,
4 Samsung Electronics America, Inc., and Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC (the
5 “Samsung entities”) in this district (the “Apple action”) (D.N. 13);
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WHEREAS, concurrently with the filing of this Notice, the Samsung entities are filing in

7 the Apple Action their Answer and Counterclaims, which Counterclaims include patent
8 infringement claims asserted in this action;
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WHEREAS, during the June 17, 2011 hearing in the Apple Action, the Court suggested

10 that an appropriate course of action would be for the Samsung entities to raise patent infringement
11 claims in the Apple Action, which would render this separate action unnecessary since the
12 Samsung entities could pursue their patent infringement claims in the Apple Action; and
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WHEREAS, it would be in the interest of judicial and administrative efficiency for

14 Plaintiffs Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC to
15 dismiss without prejudice their complaint for patent infringement in this case and instead pursue
16 those claims for patent infringement as Counterclaims in the Apple Action;
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

18 41(a)(1)(A)(i), Plaintiffs Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Telecommunications
19 America, LLC hereby notice a voluntary dismissal, without prejudice, of their complaint in this
20 case and instead will pursue their claims for patent infringement as Counterclaims in the Apple
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QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART &
SULLIVAN, LLP

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By /s/ Victoria F. Maroulis
Charles K. Verhoeven
Kevin P.B. Johnson
Victoria F. Maroulis
Michael T. Zeller
Attorneys for SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,
LTD. and SAMSUNG
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC

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