Sprint Communications Company LP v. Vonage Holdings Corp., et al

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MOTION to Exclude the Opinions of Vonage's Expert Joel Halpern Regarding the Disclosure-Dedication Rule and the All-Limitations Rule by Plaintiff Sprint Communications Company LP. (Seitz, Adam)

Sprint Communications Company LP v. Vonage Holdings Corp., et al

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THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP., ) VONAGE AMERICA, INC., ) ) Defendants. ) ) ) ) )

Case No. 05-2433-JWL

SPRINT'S MOTION TO EXCLUDE THE OPINIONS OF VONAGE'S EXPERT JOEL M. HALPERN REGARDING THE DISCLOSURE-DEDICATION RULE AND THE ALL-LIMITATIONS RULE Pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and the Supreme Court's decision in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its progeny, Plaintiff Sprint Communications Company L.P. ("Sprint") respectfully moves to exclude the opinions of Defendants' designated non-infringement expert, Joel M. Halpern, regarding the legal doctrines known as the disclosurededication rule and the all-limitations rule. For the reasons set forth in the accompanying Brief in Support, Mr. Halpern impermissibly attempts to invade the province of the Court by offering pure legal conclusions under the guise of expert testimony. The Court should exercise its authority as a gatekeeper to exclude such improper testimony, opinions, and reports.1

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The present motion is made in the alternative to Sprint's pending motion to exclude the testimony of Mr. Halpern in its entirety due to Mr. Halpern's failure to qualify as one of ordinary skill in the art. See Doc. No. 196. In the event Mr. Halpern is permitted to testify at all, his testimony should be limited as detailed herein.

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Respectfully submitted,

Dated: August 7, 2007

_/s/ _Adam P. Seitz_______________ B. Trent Webb, KS Bar No. 15965 Eric A. Buresh, KS Bar No. 19895 Adam P. Seitz, KS Bar No. 21059 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. 2555 Grand Boulevard Kansas City, Missouri 64108-2613 [phone] Telephone [phone] Facsimile Attorneys for Plaintiff SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS L.P. COMPANY

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 7th day of August, 2007, a true and accurate copy of the above and foregoing SPRINT'S MOTION TO EXCLUDE THE OPINIONS OF VONAGE'S EXPERT JOEL M. HALPERN was e-filed with the Court, which sent notice to the following: Don R. Lolli Patrick J. Kaine Dysart Taylor Lay Cotter & McMonigle P.C. 4420 Madison Avenue Kansas City, Missouri 64111 Patrick D. McPherson Patrick C. Muldoon Barry Golob Duane Morris LLP 1667 K. Street N.W. Washington, DC 20006-1608 Attorneys for Defendants Vonage Holdings Corp. and Vonage America, Inc. _/s/ Adam P. Seitz__________________________ Attorneys for Sprint Communications Company L.P.

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