Skyhook Wireless, Inc. v. GOOGLE, INC.

Filing 70

MOTION to Strike by Skyhook Wireless, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Lu, Samuel)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
SKYHOOK WIRELESS, INC.,
Plaintiff and CounterclaimDefendant,
v.
GOOGLE INC.,
Defendant and
Counterclaimant.

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Civil Action No. 1:10-cv-11571-RWZ

SKYHOOK WIRELESS, INC.'S EMERGENCY MOTION TO STRIKE

I.

INTRODUCTION
Skyhook brings this emergency motion to strike Slide Nos. 3, 4, and 90 of Google's

planned Technology Tutorial graphics.1 These slides are not meant to provide the Court with an
objective tutorial regarding the technology at issue in this case. Instead, these slides raise
arguments regarding Google's prior art defenses, Google's indefiniteness defenses, what the
patent claims cover, and claim construction.

1

The parties exchanged tutorial graphics this morning. The tutorial is scheduled for
tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. A copy of the parties' correspondence today concerning Skyhook's
objections is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.

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II.

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SLIDE NO. 90
Skyhook obje to Slide No. 90, repr
ects
roduced belo
ow:

In particu
ular, Skyhoo objects to the followin language :
ok
ng
•

Radio based locat
o
tion techniqu are not n
ues
new

•

Wi-Fi location sys
i
stems are no new
ot

•

Increm
mental impro
ovements in Wi-Fi locat
tion are claim with ter that the
med
rms
parties dispute as to their clari and scop e
ity

The first two bullet points address Go
T
s
oogle's prior art defenses and presen argument that
r
s,
nt
"radio ba
ased location techniques are not new and "Wi-F location sy
n
w"
Fi
ystems are n new." (O
not
Other
slides in Google's pla
anned Techn
nology Tutor graphics characterize the technology in
rial
s
e
Skyhook patents in suit as a rad based loc
k's
dio
cation techni
ique and a W
Wi-Fi locatio system.) S
on
Such
prior art arguments are not appro
a
opriate for what is meant to be an obj
w
t
jective tutor
rial.

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The third bull point add
T
let
dresses the sc
cope of Skyh
hook's paten character
nts,
rizing them a
as
only claim
ming "increm
mental improvements in Wi-Fi locat
n
tion." Argum
ments regard
ding what th
he
patents claims cover are not appr
ropriate for what is mean to be an objective tuto
w
nt
orial. Googl is
le
free to ra such arg
aise
guments at th Markman hearing in t case, wh is sched
he
this
hich
duled for
Novembe 9.
er
III.

SLIDE NOS. 3 AND 4
Skyhook also objects to Slide No. 4, reproduced b
o
S
r
below:

e
G
uments that Skyhook's pa
S
atent claims are invalid b
because of
This slide presents Google's argu
indefinite
eness. Many of these de
y
efenses are pure legal iss
p
sues that hav no relevan to an
ve
nce
objective tutorial.
e

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Similarly, Sky
yhook objec to Slide No. 3, reprod
cts
N
duced below
w:

This slide identifies the disputed claim terms at issue in t case.
e
t
s
this
Arguments re
A
egarding indefiniteness and claim co
a
onstruction a not appro
are
opriate for w
what
is meant to be an objective tutori Again, Google is fre to raise su argumen at the
ial.
G
ee
uch
nts
Markman hearing in this case, wh is sched
n
hich
duled for No
ovember 9.
IV.

CONCLUSION
C
For the forego
oing reasons Skyhook objects to Sli Nos. 3, 4 and 90 of Google's
s,
o
ide
4,

T
aphics and re
espectfully re
equests that the Court gr Skyhook's
rant
planned Technology Tutorial gra
motion to strike these graphics.
o
e

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Respectfully submitted,
SKYHOOK WIRELESS, INC.,
By its attorneys

Of counsel:
Thomas F. Maffei (BBO 313220)
Douglas R. Tillberg (BBO 661573)
GRIESINGER, TIGHE & MAFFEI, LLP
176 Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
[phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

/s/ Samuel K. Lu________________
Samuel K. Lu (pro hac vice)
IRELL & MANELLA LLP
1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900
Los Angeles, California 90067-4276
[phone]
[e-mail]

Morgan Chu (pro hac vice)
John C. Hueston (pro hac vice)
Samuel K. Lu (pro hac vice)
Glenn K. Vanzura (pro hac vice)
Lina F. Somait (pro hac vice)
IRELL & MANELLA LLP
1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900
Los Angeles, California 90067-4276
[phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Dated: October 20, 2011

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Certificate of Service
I, Samuel K. Lu, hereby certify that this document filed through the ECF system will be
sent electronically to the registered participants as identified on the Notice of Electronic Filing
(NEF) on October 20, 2011.
/s/ Samuel K. Lu
Samuel K. Lu

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