ESN LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc. et al

Filing 80

NOTICE by Cisco Systems, Inc., Cisco-Linksys LLC of Status of Reexamination (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A1, # 2 Exhibit A2, # 3 Exhibit A3, # 4 Exhibit A4)(Maroulis, Victoria)

ESN LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc. et al

Doc. 80

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS TEXARKANA DIVISION ESN, LLC, Plaintiff, v. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., and CISCO-LINKSYS, LLC, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Civil Action No. 5:08-cv-20-DF JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

NOTICE OF STATUS OF REEXAMINATION TO THE COURT AND ALL PARTIES OF RECORD: Please take notice that on April 27, 2009, the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") issued an Action Closing Prosecution ("Office Action") under 37 CFR 1.949. The Office Action rejected all 19 claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,283,519 (the "`519 patent"). A true and correct copy of the Office Action is attached as Exhibit A to this notice. The reexamination of the `519 patent was previously brought to the Court's attention by Defendants' Motion To Stay Pending Reexamination, filed June 30, 2008.

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DATED: May 6, 2009

Respectfully submitted,

By /s/ Victoria F. Maroulis

POTTER MINTON A Professional Corporation MICHAEL JONES Tex. Bar No. 10929400 [e-mail] 110 N. College, Suite 500 (75702) P.O. Box 359 Tyler, Texas 75710 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART OLIVER & HEDGES, LLP CHARLES K. VERHOEVEN LEAD COUNSEL Cal. Bar No. 170151 [e-mail] KEVIN A. SMITH Cal. Bar No. 250814 [e-mail] MATTHEW D. CANNON Cal. Bar No. 252666 [e-mail] 50 California St., 22nd Floor San Francisco, California 94111 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] VICTORIA F. MAROULIS Cal. Bar No. 202603 [e-mail] SAYURI K. SHARPER Cal. Bar No. 232331 [e-mail]

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555 Twin Dolphin Dr., Suite 560 Redwood Shores, California 94065 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants Cisco Systems, Inc. and Cisco-Linksys, LLC

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the date this proof of service is signed below, I served the foregoing: NOTICE OF STATUS OF REEXAMINATION by email and via the Court's Electronic Filing System to George P. McAndrews [e-mail] Thomas J. Wimbiscus [e-mail] Peter J. McAndrews [e-mail] Gerald C. Willis [e-mail] Paul W. McAndrews Matthew N. Allison [e-mail] McAndrews, Held & Malloy 500 West Madison, Suite 3400 Chicago, IL 60661 Telephone [phone] Fax [phone] Eric M. Albritton [e-mail] Albritton Law Firm P.O. Box 2649 Longview, Texas 75606 Telephone [phone] Fax [phone] T. John Ward [e-mail] Ward & Smith Law Firm 111 West Tyler Street Longview, Texas 75601 Telephone [phone] Fax [phone] Date: May 6, 2009 /s/ Jason S. Takenouchi

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