Function Media, L.L.C. v. Google, Inc. et al

Filing 241

RESPONSE to Motion re 189 SEALED MOTION for Summary Judgment That Any Alleged Infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,446,045, 7,240,025, and 7,249,059 Was Not Willful filed by Function Media, L.L.C.. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Grinstein, Joseph)

Function Media, L.L.C. v. Google, Inc. et al

Doc. 241

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT F'OR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS MARSHALL DIVISION

FIINCTION MEDIA, L.L.C.
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cooGLE, INC. AND YAHOO, INC.
Defendants.

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

PLAINTIFFOS RESPONSE TO GOOGLE'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT THAT ANY ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OF' U.S. PATENT NOS.6.446.045.7.240.025 AND 7.249059 WAS NOT WILLFUL

At the time Google fited its motion for summary judgment on willfulness, FM was
asserting three patents: the '045, the '025, and the '059. On October 9,2009, this Court issued
its Markman order, wherein it held the asserted claims of the '045 to be indef,rnite.

Following the Marhnan order, two FM patents therefore remain in the case, the '025 and the '059. Although the '045 patent issued in2002, the '025 and the '059 patents issued shortly before FM hled

suit. Accordingly,

àny willfulness claim by FM as to these patents would

necessarily focus on post-lawsuit activity by Google. As such, FM does not intend to pursue any

post-lawsuit willfulness theories.
Therefore, reserving all appellate rights, FM agrees to forego any willfulness claim as to

Google's infringement of the '025 and'059 patents. Because the Court has already dismissed
the '045 from the case, Google's willfulness motion as to the '045 is moot.

This Court should therefore deny Google's motion for summary judgment on willfulness
as moot.

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Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Joseph S. Grinstein Max L. Tribble, Jr. State Bar No. 20213950 Email : mtribble@susmangodfrey. com SUSMAN GODFREY LLP 1000 Louisiana, Suite 5100 Houston, Texas, 77002 Telephone : [phone] Facsimile: (7 13) 654-6666 Lead Attomey for Plaintiff

OF COUNSEL: Joseph S. Grinstein State Bar No. 24002188 Aimée Robert State Bar No.24046729 SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P. 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 5100 Houston, Texas 77 002-5096 Telephone : [phone] Fax: [phone] j grinstein@ susmangodfrey. com arobert@ susman godfrey. com

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on November 3,2009,I electronically filed the foregoing document with the clerk of the court for the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, using the electronic filing system of the court. The electronic case filing system sent a "Notice of Electronic Filing" to the attomeys of record who have consented in writing to accept this Notice
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