Lycos, Inc. v. Tivo, Inc. et al

Filing 40

Lycos, Inc. v. Tivo, Inc. et al

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Case 1:07-cv-11469-MLW

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

LYCOS, INC., Plaintiff, v. TIVO, INC., NETFLIX, INC., and BLOCKBUSTER, INC. Defendants. Civil Action No. 1:07-cv-11469-PBS

NOTICE OF RELATED CASES

Defendant Blockbuster, Inc. ( Blockbuster ) hereby provides notice that this is a related case, pursuant to Local District Court Rule 40.1(G). Blockbuster explains as follows: 1. On April 30, 2007 ChoiceStream, Inc. ( ChoiceStream ) filed an action in this

Court seeking declaratory judgment that certain patents owned by Plaintiff Lycos, Inc. ( Lycos ) are not infringed and invalid. That case, Civil Action No. 1:07cv10824 - MLW, is now pending before Chief Judge Wolf. 4. This action and the action before Chief Judge Wolf concern the same patents,

common questions of fact and law, the same or similar claims and defenses and overlapping parties. Accordingly they are related actions as defined in LR 40.1(G).

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Respectfully submitted, BLOCKBUSTER, INC. By its attorneys, Dated: August 10, 2007 /s/ Michael Zeliger_________ Michael E. Zeliger (BBO# 633654) Jeffrey L. Snow (BBO# 566388) George S. Haight (BBO# 660935) Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP State Street Financial Center One Lincoln Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110-2950 Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone]

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that this document filed through the ECF system will be sent electronically on July 10, 2007. /s/ Michael E. Zeliger Michael E. Zeliger

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