CROSS ATLANTIC CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC. v. FACEBOOK, INC. et al

Filing 124

NOTICE by FACEBOOK, INC., THEFACEBOOK, LLC FB Notice of Mtn and Mtn for SJ of Inequitable Conduct (KEEFE, HEIDI)

CROSS ATLANTIC CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC. v. FACEBOOK, INC. et al

Doc. 124

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA CROSS ATLANTIC CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC., Plaintiff, v. FACEBOOK, INC. and THEFACEBOOK, LLC, Defendants. ORAL ARGUMENT REQUESTED FACEBOOK MOTION NO. 2 CIVIL ACTION NO. 07-CV- 02768-JP

FACEBOOK'S NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF INEQUITABLE CONDUCT COME NOW the defendants Facebook, Inc. and Thefacebook, LLC (collectively, "Facebook"), by and through undersigned counsel, and hereby move for summary judgment of inequitable conduct during prosecution of U.S. Patent No. 6,519,629 rendering said patent unenforceable. The grounds for this motion are set forth in the accompanying memorandum, statement of material facts in accordance with the Hon. John R. Padova's Policies and Procedures, attorney declaration and attached exhibits, which are incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein. A certificate of service and proposed order are also supplied herewith in accordance with Local Rules 7.1(a) and (d). Oral argument is hereby requested in accordance with Local Rule 7.1(f).

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WHEREFORE, defendant Facebook respectfully requests that this Court grant its motion for summary judgment of inequitable conduct and enter an order finding the patent unenforceable by virtue of inequitable conduct. Respectfully submitted, Dated: June 20, 2008 By: /s/ Heidi L. Keefe Heidi L. Keefe Mark R. Weinstein Craig W. Clark WHITE & CASE LLP 3000 El Camino Real 5 Palo Alto Square, 9th Floor Palo Alto, CA 94306 Alfred W. Zaher Dennis P. McCooe BLANK ROME LLP 130 N 18th St Philadelphia, PA 19103 Attorneys for FACEBOOK, INC. and THEFACEBOOK, LLC

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to hereby certify that on June 20, 2008, I caused a true and correct copy of the foregoing Facebook's Notice Of Motion and Motion for Summary Judgment of Inequitable Conduct to be served via this Court's Electronic Filing ("ECF") System, upon the following:

Frederick A. Tecce, Esq. McShea/Tecce, P.C. The Bell Atlantic Tower ­ 28th Floor 1717 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 [e-mail] Thomas J. Duffy, Esq. Patrick J. Keenan, Esq. Duffy & Keenan One Liberty Place, 55th Floor 1650 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 [e-mail] Counsel for plaintiff Cross Atlantic Capital Partners, Inc.

/s/ Heidi L. Keefe Heidi L. Keefe

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