Datatreasury Corporation v. Wells Fargo & Company et al

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***FILED IN ERROR; PER ATTY; PLEASE IGNORE***NOTICE by Wells Fargo & Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Bank of America Corporation, Bank of America, National Association, U.S. Bancorp, U.S. Bank, National Association, BB&T Corporation, Branch Banking and Trust Company, HSBC North America Holdings Inc, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., National City Corporation, National City Bank, Bank of New York Co., Inc., The Bank of New York Co, Inc., Unionbancal Corporation, Union Bank of California National Association, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, LTD, Citizens Financial Group, Inc., City National Corporation, Comerica Incorporated, City National Bank, Comerica Bank & Trust, National Association, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, First Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Keycorp, Keybank National Association, Lasalle Bank Corporation, Lasalle Bank NA, M&T Bank Corporation, M&T Bank, The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., PNC Bank, National Association, Small Value Payments Company, LLC, The Clearing House Payments Company, LLC re #740 MOTION for Summary Judgment for Invalidity Based on Indefiniteness of '868 Patent (Melsheimer, Thomas) Modified on 7/25/2007 (mpv, ).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS MARSHALL DIVISION DATATREASURY CORPORATION, Plaintiff v. WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, ET AL., Defendants 2:06-CV-00072 DF

NOTICE OF JOINDER IN WACHOVIA'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR CLAIM OF INVALIDITY BASED ON INDEFINITENESS OF U.S. PATENT NO. 5,717,868 On July 9, 2007, Defendants Wachovia Corporation and Wachovia Bank, N.A. ("Wachovia") filed a Motion for Summary Judgment to invalidate U.S. Patent No. 5,717,868 based on indefiniteness under 35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶¶ 2 and 6 (Docket Number 740). The undersigned defendants hereby join in that motion.

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Respectfully submitted, Dated: July 24, 2007 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

By: /s/ Thomas M. Melsheimer Thomas M. Melsheimer Texas Bar No. 13922550 1717 Main Street Suite 5000 Dallas, TX 75201 214-747-5070 (Telephone) 214-747-2091 (Telecopy) Robert E. Hillman Fish & Richardson P.C. 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2804 617-542-5070 (Telephone) 617-542-8906 (Telecopy) Robert M. Parker Robert Christopher Bunt Parker & Bunt, P.C. 100 E. Ferguson, Suite 1114 Tyler, Texas 75702 903-531-3535 (Telephone) 903-533-9687 (Telecopy) Michael E. Jones Texas Bar No. 10929400 E. Glenn Thames, Jr. Texas Bar No. 00785097 Potter Minton 500 Plaza Tower 110 North College, Suite 500 Tyler, TX 75702 Attorneys for Defendants BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

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By:/s/ Thomas M. Melsheimer by permission on behalf of the following counsel: E. Danielle T. Williams KILPATRICK STOCKTON LLP 1001 West Fourth Street Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Bill Boice Audra Dial KILPATRICK STOCKTON LLP 1100 Peachtree Street, Suite 2800 Atlanta, Georgia 30309-4530 Kenneth Godlewski Stephen Baskin KILPATRICK STOCKTON LLP 607 14th Street, NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005-2018 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS BB&T CORPORATION, BRANCH BANKING & TRUST CO., COMERICA BANK & TRUST, N.A., COMERICA, INC., M&T BANK, M&T CORPORATION Raymond Sweigart Jack Barufka Scott Pivnick PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP 1650 Tysons Blvd. McLean, VA 22102-4859 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS BANK OF NEW YORK CO., INC., THE BANK OF NEW YORK, UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., UNIONBANCAL CORPORATION David L. Ward, Jr. Donalt J.Eglinton WARD AND SMITH, P.A. 1001 College Court New Bern, NC 28562

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Larry Carlson David Taylor BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. 2001 Ross Avenue Dallas, TX 75201-2980 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT FIRST CITIZENS BANK & TRUST CO. Glen Boudreaux Tim Leonard Edward J. Nicholas BOUDREAUX LEONARD HAMMOND CURCIO 2 Houston Center 909 Fannin Street, Suite 2350 Houston, TX 77010 Irah Donner WILMER, CUTLER, PICKERING, HALE & DORR 399 Park Ave. New York, NY 10022 ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANTS HSBC NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS, INC., HSBC BANK USA, N.A. Sam Baxter Lead Attorney Texas Bar No. 01938000 [e-mail] McKOOL SMITH, P.C. 505 East Travis Street, Suite 105 Marshall, Texas 75670 903-927-2111 (Telephone) 903-927-2622 (Telecopy) Theodore Stevenson, III Texas Bar No. 19196650 [e-mail] L. David Anderson Texas Bar No. 00796126 [e-mail] McKOOL SMITH P.C. 300 Crescent Court, Suite 1500 Dallas, TX 75201 214-978-4000 (Telephone) 214-978-4044 (Telecopy)

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Peter J. Ayers Texas Bar No. 24009882 [e-mail] Geoffrey L. Smith Texas Bar No. 24041939 [e-mail] McKOOL SMITH P.C. 300 W. 6th Street, Suite 1700 Austin, Texas 78701 512-692-8700 (Telephone) 512-692-8744 (Telecopy) ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC., PNC BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, KEYCORP, AND KEYBANK NA Edward G. Poplawski (Pro Hac Vice) [e-mail] Jeffrey A. Finn (Pro Hac Vice) [e-mail] Carissa A. Tener (Pro Hac Vice) [e-mail] SIDLEY AUSTIN L.L.P. 555 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000 Los Angeles, California 90013 213-896-6000 (Telephone) 213-896-6600 (Telecopy) S. Calvin Capshaw State Bar No. 03783900 Elizabeth L. DeRieux State Bar No. 05770585 Andrew M. Spangler State Bar No. 24041960 BROWN McCARROLL LLP 1127 Judson Road, Suite 220 P.O. Box 3999 (75606-3999) Longview, Texas 75601-5157 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] E-mail: [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD., LASALLE BANK CORPORATION AND LASALLE BANK NA

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Melvin R. Wilcox, III [e-mail] SMEAD, ANDERSON & DUNN LLP 2110 Horseshoe Lane P.O. Box 3343 Longview, TX 75606 903-232-1892 (Telephone) 903-232-1881 (Telecopy) Of Counsel: John J. Feldhaus [e-mail] Anthony H. Son [e-mail] FOLEY & LARDNER LLP 3000 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20007 202-672-5300 (Telephone) ATTORNEYS FOR U.S. BANCORP, U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL CITY CORPORATION AND NATIONAL CITY BANK Jeffrey Standley [e-mail] STANDLEY LAW GROUP LLP 495 Metro Place South, Suite 210 Dublin, OH 43017 614-792-5555 (Telephone) 614-792-5536 (Telecopy) Claude Welch [e-mail] 115 W. Shepherd Ave. Lufkin, TX 75904-3808 936-639-3311 (Telephone) 936-639-3049 (Telecopy) ATTORNEYS FOR CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. Preston W. McGee Flowers Davis P.L.L.C. 1021 ESE Loop 323 Suite 200 Tyler, TX 75701 [phone]

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James H. Carter James T. Williams Jane Jaang SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP 125 Broad Street New York, New York 10004-2493 Lawrence F. Scinto Ronald A. Clayton Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto 30 Rockefellar Plaza New York, New York 10112-3801 [phone] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT THE CLEARINGHOUSE PAYMENTS CO., L.L.C. F/K/A SMALL VALUE PAYMENTS CO., L.L.C. John G. Flaim Brian Hurst Brian C. McCormack BAKER & MCKENZIE 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 2300 Dallas, TX 75201-0800 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Kurt M. Sauer Stacy L. Zoern DAFFER McDANIEL, LLP 700 Lavaca Street, Suite 720 Austin, Yexas 78701 512-476-1400 Fax: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION AND CITY NATIONAL BANK

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing document has been served on July 24, 2007 to all counsel of record pursuant to the Court's CM/ECF system. /s/ M. Brett Johnson M. Brett Johnson

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