Polaris IP, LLC v. Google Inc. et al

Filing 448

MOTION in Limine 12 (joint) by AOL, LLC., America Online, Inc., Google Inc., Yahoo!, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Candido, Amy)

Polaris IP, LLC v. Google Inc. et al

Doc. 448

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS MARSHALL DIVISION BRIGHT RESPONSE, LLC F/K/A POLARIS IP, LLC v. GOOGLE INC., et al. NO. 2:07-CV-371-CE

DEFENDANTS' JOINT MOTION IN LIMINE NO. 12: MOTION TO PRECLUDE PLAINTIFF FROM OFFERING ANY EVIDENCE OR ARGUMENT THAT DEFENDANTS HAD CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE OF THE `947 PATENT

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Defendants Google Inc. ("Google"), America Online, Inc., AOL, LLC, and Yahoo! Inc. ("Yahoo") (collectively, "Defendants") move to preclude Plaintiff from offering any evidence or argument that Defendants had constructive notice of the `947 Patent. Plaintiff cannot support a constructive notice theory because Plaintiff's discovery responses, 30(b)(6) witness, and experts do not offer any evidence that Plaintiff has any products or, if they did, that Plaintiff marked its products with the `947 patent number. Constructive notice requires the patentee, or its licensee, to mark its own products embodying the patented technology with the patent number. Amsted Indus. Inc. v. Buckeye Steel Castings Co., 24 F.3d 178, 187 (Fed. Cir. 1994) ("The correct approach to determining notice under section 287 must focus on the action of the patentee, not the knowledge or understanding of the infringer."). The patentee bears the burden of showing compliance with the marking statute, which gives rise to constructive notice. Id. In this case, the patentee is unable to marshal any evidence showing that it marked its own products or services, or that any marking was "substantially consistent and continuous." Id. Accordingly, Defendants respectfully request that the Court preclude Plaintiff from offering any evidence or argument that Defendants have constructive notice of the `947 patent.

DATED: July 22, 2010

Respectfully submitted, QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP /s/ Amy H. Candido Charles K. Verhoeven, CA Bar No. 170151 LEAD ATTORNEY David A. Perlson, CA Bar No. 209502 Amy H. Candido, CA Bar No. 237829 QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP 50 California Street, 22nd Floor San Francisco, California 94111 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]

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Jennifer Parker Ainsworth TX Bar No. 00784720 Wilson, Robertson & Cornelius, P.C. P.O. Box 7339 Tyler, Texas 75711 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendant Google Inc. and AOL LLC William C. Rooklidge Email: [e-mail] Bar No. 6238352 Howrey, LLP 4 Park Plaza, Suite 1700 Irvine, CA 92614-2559 Telephone: [phone] Jason C White Howrey LLP - Chicago 321 North Clark Street Suite 3400 Chicago , IL 60610 312-595-1239 312-595-2250 ­ facsimile [e-mail] Jennifer H. Doan Joshua R. Thane HALTOM & DOAN Crown Executive Center, Suite 100 6500 Summerhill Road Texarkana, TX 75503 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendant Yahoo!

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned hereby certifies that counsel of record who are deemed to have consented to electronic service are being served today with a copy of this document via electronic mail. By /s/ Amy Candido Amy Candido

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