Eolas Technologies Incorporated v. Adobe Systems Incorporated et al

Filing 1272

Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File SUPPLEMENTAL MOTIONS IN LIMINE REGARDING THE INVALIDITY TRIAL by Adobe Systems Incorporated, Amazon.com Inc., CDW Corporation, Citigroup Inc., Google Inc., J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc., Staples, Inc., The Go Daddy Group, Inc., Yahoo! Inc., YouTube, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Reines, Edward)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
TYLER DIVISION

EOLAS TECHNOLOGIES
INCORPORATED,
PLAINTIFF,
v.
ADOBE SYSTEMS INC., et al.,
DEFENDANTS.

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Civil Action No. 6:09-CV-446-LED

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

DEFENDANTS’ UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL
MOTIONS IN LIMINE REGARDING THE INVALIDITY TRIAL
The undersigned Defendants file this Unopposed Motion For Leave To File
Supplemental Motions In Limine Regarding The Invalidity Trial and would show the Court as
follows:
1. Defendants’ Motions in Limine (Dkt. No. 1189) were filed on January 6, 2012.
2. On Friday, January 20, 2012, the Court entered its Final Trial Plan (Dkt. No.
1264), ordering that a separate trial phase regarding validity and inequitable
conduct be conducted before three scheduled trials regarding infringement and
damages.
3. Plaintiffs and Defendants have met and conferred regarding additional motions in
limine occasioned by the phased trial structure, which the parties respectfully
request that the Court consider at the upcoming pretrial hearing on January 24,
2012.

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4. The parties have agreed to file motions in limine regarding the invalidity and
inequitable conduct trial by 6 pm CT on Sunday, January 22, 2012, and file
oppositions to the other sides’ motions by 4 pm CT on Monday, January 23,
2012.
5. Accordingly, Plaintiffs are unopposed to the relief sought in this motion.
Defendants’ respectfully request that the Court grant their Unopposed Motion For Leave
To File Supplemental Motions In Limine Regarding The Invalidity Trial.

Dated: January 6, 2012

Respectfully submitted,
By: /s/ Edward R. Reines
Jennifer H. Doan (TX Bar No. 08809050)
Joshua R. Thane (TX Bar No. 24060713)
HALTOM & DOAN
6500 Summerhill Road, Suite 100
Texarkana, TX 75503
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Edward R. Reines
Jared B. Bobrow
Sonal N. Mehta
Aaron Y. Huang
Andrew L. Perito
WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
201 Redwood Shores Parkway
Redwood Shores, CA 94065
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Doug W. McClellan

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WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
700 Louisiana, Suite 1600
Houston, TX 77002
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Otis Carroll (TX Bar No. 3895700)
Deborah Race (TX Bar No. 11648700)
IRELAND, CARROLL & KELLEY, P.C.
6101 South Broadway, Suite 500
Tyler, Texas 75703
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT
AMAZON.COM INC. AND
YAHOO! INC.
By: /s/ Douglas E. Lumish (with permission)
Douglas E. Lumish
[e-mail]
Jeffrey G. Homrig
[e-mail]
Jonathan K. Waldrop (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Joseph H. Lee (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Parker C. Ankrum (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
KASOWITZ BENSON TORRES &
FRIEDMAN LLP
333 Twin Dophin Dr., Suite 200
Redwood Shores, CA 94065
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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James R. Batchelder (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Sasha G. Rao (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Mark D. Rowland
[e-mail]
Brandon Stroy (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Lauren Robinson (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Rebecca R. Hermes (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Han Xu (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
ROPES & GRAY LLP
1900 University Avenue, 6th Floor
East Palo Alto, California 94303-2284
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Michael E. Jones (Bar No. 10929400)
[e-mail]
Allen F. Gardner (Bar No. 24043679)
[e-mail]
POTTER MINTON
A Professional Corporation
110 N. College, Suite 500
Tyler, TX 75702
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
GOOGLE, INC. AND YOUTUBE, LLC

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By: /s/ Proshanto Mukherji (with permission)
Thomas M. Melsheimer ([e-mail])
Texas Bar No. 13922550
Neil J. McNabnay ([e-mail])
Texas Bar No. 24002583
FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
1717 Main Street, Suite 5000
Dallas, TX 75201
[phone] (Telephone)
[phone] (Facsimile)
Proshanto Mukherji
E-mail: [e-mail]
FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
One Marina Park Drive
Boston, MA 02110-1878
617-542-5070 (Telephone)
617-542-8906 (Facsimile)
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT
THE GO DADDY GROUP, INC.

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By: /s/ Mark G. Matuschak (with permission)
Joe W. Redden, Jr.
Michael Ernest Richardson
BECK REDDEN & SECREST
1221 McKinney
Suite 4500
Houston, TX 77010
713.951.6284
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Mark G. Matuschak
Donald R. Steinberg
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE
AND DORR LLP
60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
617.526.5000
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Kate Hutchins
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE
AND DORR LLP
399 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022
212.230.8800
[e-mail]
Daniel V. Williams
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE
AND DORR LLP
1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
202.663.6012
[e-mail]
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT
STAPLES, INC.

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By: /s/ Thomas L. Duston (with permission)
Thomas L. Duston
[e-mail]
Anthony S. Gabrielson
[e-mail]
Scott A. Sanderson
[e-mail]
MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP
6300 Willis Tower
233 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606-6357
[phone]
Brian Craft
[e-mail]
Eric H. Findlay
[e-mail]
FINDLAY CRAFT, LLP
6760 Old Jacksonville Highway, Suite 101
Tyler, TX 75703
[phone]
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT
CDW LLC
By: /s/ Christopher M. Joe (with permission)
Christopher M. Joe
[e-mail]
Eric W. Buether
[e-mail]
Niky Bukovcan
[e-mail]
1700 Pacific, Suite 2390
Dallas, Texas 75201
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT
J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC.

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By: /s/ M. Scott Fuller (with permission)
Edwin R. DeYoung
Texas Bar No. 05673000
Roy W. Hardin
Texas Bar No. 08968300
Roger Brian Cowie
Texas Bar No. 00783886
M. Scott Fuller
Texas Bar No. 24036607
Galyn Gafford
Texas Bar No. 24040938
LOCKE LORD LLP
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 2200
Dallas, Texas 75201-6776
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT
CITIGROUP INC.

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By: /s/ David J. Healey (with permission)
David J. Healey
E-mail: [e-mail]
FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
1 Houston Center
1221 McKinney Street, Suite 2800
Houston, TX 77010
713-654-5300 (Telephone)
713-652-0109 (Facsimile)
OF COUNSEL:
Frank E. Scherkenbach
E-mail: [e-mail]
FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110-2804
617-542-5070 (Telephone)
617-542-8906 (Facsimile)
Joseph P. Reid
E-mail: [e-mail]
Jason W. Wolff
E-mail: [e-mail]
FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
12390 El Camino Real
San Diego, CA 92130
858-678-5070 (Telephone)
858-678-5099 (Facsimile)
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT
ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned certifies that the foregoing document was filed electronically in
compliance with Local Rule CV-5(a). All other counsel of record not deemed to have consented
to electronic service were served with a true and correct copy of the foregoing by certified mail,
return receipt requested, on this the 22nd day of January, 2012.

/s/Edward R. Reines
Edward R. Reines

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