Entangled Media, LLC v. Dropbox, Inc.

Filing 131

FURTHER ORDER by Magistrate Judge Virginia K. DeMarchi re 120 , 130 August 9, 2024 Discovery Dispute re Dropbox Interrogatory No. 5. (vkdlc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/28/2024)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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ENTANGLED MEDIA, LLC,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Case No. 23-cv-03264-PCP (VKD)

DROPBOX INC.,
Defendant.

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FURTHER ORDER RE AUGUST 9,
2024 DISCOVERY DISPUTE RE
DROPBOX INTERROGATORY NO. 5
Re: Dkt. Nos. 120, 130

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The Court has reviewed the parties’ joint status report regarding their respective proposals

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for resolution of the dispute regarding Dropbox’s Interrogatory No. 5. See Dkt. Nos. 120, 126,

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130. The Court has also reviewed the asserted patents. Both patents claim priority to the same

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provisional application, and they share substantially the same specification. See Dkt. No. 102,

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Exs. 1, 2.

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Given these considerations, the Court orders as follows:

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1. Within three court days of this order, Dropbox may identify five invalidity contention

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charts per asserted patent, each with a single prior art reference per chart (for a total of 10

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invalidity contention charts); however, four of the prior art references must be the same/overlap as

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between the two patents, with only one unique prior art reference per patent.

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2. Within three court days of this order, Dropbox may identify no more than seven total

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terms or phrases across both patents for which Dropbox asserts an invalidity challenge under 35

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U.S.C. § 112.

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3. Within 30 days of receiving Dropbox’s identification pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2
above, Entangled Media will serve a supplemental response to Interrogatory No. 5 addressing how

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the asserted claims of the asserted patents are valid in view of Dropbox’s identified invalidity

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contentions and challenges.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: August 28, 2024

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Virginia K. DeMarchi
United States Magistrate Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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