Eolas Technologies Incorporated v. Adobe Systems Incorporated et al

Filing 590

Joint MOTION For Extension of Time to Complete Mediation by Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc., Citigroup Inc., Ebay Inc., Eolas Technologies Incorporated, Frito-Lay, Inc., Google Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., New Frontier Media, Inc., Office Depot, Inc., Perot Systems Corp., Playboy Enterprises International, Inc., Rent-A-Center, Inc., Staples, Inc., Sun Microsystems, Inc., The Go Daddy Group, Inc., Yahoo! Inc., YouTube, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Yarbrough, Herbert)

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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No. 6:09-cv-00446-LED

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

JOINT MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO COMPLETE MEDIATION Pursuant to Rule 6(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure the parties, through their undersigned counsel, move the Court to extend the deadline for the parties to complete mediation before Judge Faulkner for a period of sixty days. In support of this joint motion, the parties respectfully state the following: 1. The current deadline to complete mediation before Magistrate Judge Faulkner is March 2, 2011. A number of defendants have already completed their mediations. However, sixteen Defendants, JP Morgan, Apple, Go Daddy, Oracle America Inc., Frito-lay, JC Penney, Rent-A-Center, Office Depot, Perot Systems, Google, YouTube, Playboy, Citigroup, Amazon, eBay and Yahoo, have not been able to schedule a mediation prior to the deadline. Although these parties have been working actively with Judge Faulkner to schedule mediation sessions, Judge Faulkner's availability and the parties' schedules have made it extremely difficult to do so before the deadline. Working with Judge Faulkner, some of the parties have been able to schedule the following mediations: a. April 14: Eolas/Apple mediation

b. April 14: Oracle America (Sun) mediation c. April 13: Eolas/Go Daddy mediation (tentative) Judge Faulkner's office recently indicated that he did not have any further availability until April for the remaining parties to schedule mediations. 2. Moreover, the parties believe that an extension of the March 2, 2011 mediation deadline has the potential to further the likelihood of settlement. The parties are actively negotiating and progressing toward resolution of several issues relevant to the mediation in this matter. The additional time will allow the parties an opportunity to resolve these issues and thereby result in a more meaningful and productive mediation. 3. Judge Faulkner has indicated to the parties that he has no objection to this joint motion. There have been no previous extensions of the Mediation deadline, and the parties do not believe that the requested extension will affect any other deadlines in this action. Accordingly, for the reasons set forth above and to enhance the greatest opportunity for amicable resolution of this litigation, the parties respectfully submit that good cause exists for the requested extension of the mediation deadline and pray that the Court extend the mediation deadline for a period of 60 days through Monday, May 2, 2011.

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DATED: March 1, 2011 By: /s/ Mike McKool__________________ Mike McKool (Bar No. 13732100) <[e-mail]> Douglas Cawley (Bar No. 04035500) <[e-mail]> Luke McLeroy (Bar No. 24041455) <[e-mail]> MCKOOL SMITH, P.C. 300 Crescent Court, Suite 1500 Dallas, TX 75201 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Sam F. Baxter (Bar No. 01938000) <[e-mail]> MCKOOL SMITH, P.C. 104 E. Houston St., Ste. 300 P.O. Box O Marshall, TX 75670 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Kevin L. Burgess (Bar No. 24006927) <[e-mail]> Steven J. Pollinger (Bar No. 24011919) <[e-mail]> Josh W. Budwin (Bar No. 24050347) <[e-mail]> Gretchen K. Harting (Bar No. 24055979) <[e-mail]> Christopher J. Mierzejewski (Bar No. 24070270) <[e-mail]> Matt Rappaport (Bar No. 24070472) <[e-mail]> MCKOOL SMITH, P.C. 300 West Sixth Street, Suite 1700 Austin, TX 78701 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant Eolas Technologies, Inc.

Respectfully Submitted, By: /s/ Trey Yarbrough Trey Yarbrough (Bar No. 22133500) <[e-mail]> Debby E. Gunter (Bar No. 24012752) <[e-mail]> YARBROUGH WILCOX, PLLC 100 E. Ferguson Street, Suite 1015 Tyler, TX 75702 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Stephen K. Shahida (pro hac vice) <[e-mail]> David O. Crump (pro hac vice) <[e-mail]> MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP 600 13th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005-3096 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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By: /s/ Edward Reines____________________ By: /s/ Edward Reines Edward Reines Edward Reines <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> Andrew Perito Andrew Perito <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP 201 Redwood Shores Parkway 201 Redwood Shores Parkway Redwood Shores, CA 94065 Redwood Shores, CA 94065 Telephone: [phone] Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Otis W. Carroll, Jr. (Bar No. 03895700) <[e-mail]> Deborah J. Race (Bar No. 16448700) <[e-mail]> IRELAND CARROLL & KELLEY 6101 S. Broadway, Suite 500 Tyler, TX 75703 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant eBay Inc. Otis W. Carroll, Jr. (Bar No. 03895700) <[e-mail]> Deborah J. Race (Bar No. 16448700) <[e-mail]> IRELAND CARROLL & KELLEY 6101 S. Broadway, Suite 500 Tyler, TX 75703 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant Amazon.com, Inc.

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By: /s/ M. Scott Fuller____________________ By: /s/ Richard A. Cederoth_________________ Edwin R. DeYoung (Bar No. 05673000) David T. Pritikin (pro hac vice) <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> Roy W. Hardin (Bar No. 08968300) Richard A. Cederoth (pro hac vice) <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> Roger Brian Cowie (Bar No. 00783886) Shubham Mukherjee (pro hac vice) <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> M. Scott Fuller (Bar No. 24036607) SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP <[e-mail]> One South Dearborn Street Galyn Gafford (Bar No. 24040938) Chicago, IL 60603 <[e-mail]> Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] LOCKE LORD BISSELL & LIDDELL LLP 2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 2200 Teague I. Donahey (pro hac vice) Dallas, TX 75201-6776 <[e-mail]> Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 555 California Street, Suite 2000 Alexas D. Skucas (pro hac vice) San Francisco, CA 94104 <[e-mail]> Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] KING & SPALDING LLP 1185 Avenue of the Americas Theodore W. Chandler (pro hac vice) New York, NY 10036-4003 <[e-mail]> Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 555 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000 Eric L. Sophir (pro hac vice) Los Angeles, CA 90013 <[e-mail]> Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] KING & SPALDING LLP 1700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 200 Aaron R. Bleharski (pro hac vice) Washington, D.C. 20006-4707 <[e-mail]> Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Duy D. Nguyen (pro hac vice) <[e-mail]> SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP Attorneys for Defendant Citigroup Inc. 1001 Page Mill Road, Building 1 Palo Alto, CA 94304 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]

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Eric M. Albritton (Bar No. 00790215) <[e-mail]> ALBRITTON LAW FIRM P.O. Box 2649 Longview, TX 75606 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant Apple Inc. By: /s/ Neil J. McNabnay__________________ By: Thomas M. Melsheimer (Bar No. 13922550) <[e-mail]> Neil J. McNabnay (Bar No. 24002583) <[e-mail]> Carl E. Bruce (Bar No. 24036278) <[e-mail]> FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 1717 Main Street, Suite 5000 Dallas, TX 75201 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Proshanto Mukherji (pro hac vice) <[e-mail]> FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. One Marina Park Drive Boston, MA 02110-1878 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant The Go Daddy Group, Inc. /s/ Jeffrey F. Yee Jeffrey K. Joyner (pro hac vice) <[e-mail]> Jeffrey F. Yee (pro hac vice) <[e-mail]> GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP 2450 Colorado Avenue, Suite 400E Santa Monica, CA 90404 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Christopher M. Joe (Bar No. 00787770) <[e-mail]> Brian Carpenter (Bar No. 03840600) <[e-mail]> Eric W. Buether (Bar No. 03316880) <[e-mail]> BUETHER JOE & CARPENTER, LLC 1700 Pacific, Suite 2390 Dallas, TX 75201 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant Frito-Lay, Inc.

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By: /s/ Jeffrey F. Yee_____________________ By: /s/ Scott T. Weingaertner Scott T. Weingaertner (pro hac vice) Jeffrey K. Joyner (pro hac vice) <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> Jeffrey F. Yee (pro hac vice) Robert F. Perry (pro hac vice) <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP Allison H. Altersohn (pro hac vice) <[e-mail]> 2450 Colorado Avenue, Suite 400E Santa Monica, CA 90404 Christopher C. Carnaval (pro hac vice) Telephone: [phone] <[e-mail]> Facsimile: [phone] Mark H. Francis (pro hac vice) <[e-mail]> Christopher M. Joe (Bar No. 00787770) KING & SPALDING LLP <[e-mail]> 1185 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036-4003 Brian Carpenter (Bar No. 03840600) Telephone: [phone] <[e-mail]> Facsimile: [phone] Eric W. Buether (Bar No. 03316880) <[e-mail]> BUETHER JOE & CARPENTER, LLC Michael E. Jones (Bar No. 10929400) 1700 Pacific, Suite 2390 <[e-mail]> Dallas, TX 75201 Telephone: [phone] Allen F. Gardner (Bar No. 24043679) Facsimile: [phone] <[e-mail]> POTTER MINTON A Professional Corporation Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant 110 N. College, Suite 500 J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc. Tyler, TX 75702 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant Google Inc.

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By: /s/ Gentry C. McLean_________________ By: /s/ Suzanne M. Wallman Kenneth J. Jurek David B. Weaver (Bar No. 00798576) <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> Avelyn M. Ross (Bar No. 24027871) Suzanne M. Wallman <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> Gentry C. McLean (Bar No. 24046403) Brett E. Bachtell <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> John A. Fedock (Bar No. 24059737) MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP <[e-mail]> 227 West Monroe Street Chicago, IL 60606 VINSON & ELKINS LLP Telephone: [phone] Via Fortuna, Suite 100 Facsimile: [phone] Austin, TX 78746-7568 Tel: [phone] J. Thad Heartfield (Bar No. 09346800) Fax: [phone] <[e-mail]> THE HEARTFIELD LAW FIRM Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant 2195 Dowlen Road Playboy Enterprises International, Inc. Beaumont, TX 77706 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant Office Depot, Inc.

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By: /s/ Kate Hutchins_____________________ By: /s/ Scott F. Partridge Scott F. Partridge (Bar No. 00786940) Mark G. Matuschak (pro hac vice) <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> Donald R. Steinberg (pro hac vice) Roger J. Fulghum (Bar No. 00790724) <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. DORR LLP One Shell Plaza 60 State Street 910 Louisiana Boston, MA 02109 Houston, TX 77002-4995 Telephone: [phone] Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Kate Hutchins (pro hac vice) <[e-mail]> WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP 399 Park Avenue New York, NY 10011 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Daniel V. Williams, (pro hac vice) <[e-mail]> WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20006 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Michael E. Richardson (Bar No. 24002838) <[e-mail]> BECK REDDEN & SECREST 1221 McKinney, Suite 4500 Houston, TX 77010 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant Staples, Inc. Kevin J. Meek (Bar No. 13899600) <[e-mail]> Paula D. Heyman (Bar No. 24027075) <[e-mail]> BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. 1500 San Jacinto Center Austin, TX 78701-4075 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Vernon E. Evans (Bar No. 24069688) <[e-mail]> BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. 2001 Ross Avenue Dallas, TX 75201-2980 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Shannon Dacus (Bar No. 00791004) <[e-mail]> RAMEY & FLOCK, P.C. 100 East Ferguson, Suite 500 Tyler, TX 75702 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]

Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant Perot Systems Corp.

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By: /s/ Edward Reines____________________ By: /s/ Jeffrey F. Yee Jeffrey K. Joyner (pro hac vice) Edward Reines <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> Andrew Perito Jeffrey F. Yee (pro hac vice) <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP 201 Redwood Shores Parkway 2450 Colorado Avenue, Suite 400E Redwood Shores, CA 94065 Santa Monica, CA 90404 Telephone: [phone] Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Otis W. Carroll, Jr. (Bar No. 03895700) <[e-mail]> Deborah J. Race (Bar No. 16448700) <[e-mail]> IRELAND CARROLL & KELLEY 6101 S. Broadway, Suite 500 Tyler, TX 75703 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant Yahoo! Inc. Christopher M. Joe (Bar No. 00787770) <[e-mail]> Brian Carpenter (Bar No. 03840600) <[e-mail]> Eric W. Buether (Bar No. 03316880) <[e-mail]> BUETHER JOE & CARPENTER, LLC 1700 Pacific, Suite 2390 Dallas, TX 75201 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant Rent-A-Center, Inc.

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By: /s/ Scott T. Weingaertner______________ By: /s/ Mark D. Fowler Mark D. Fowler (pro hac vice) Scott T. Weingaertner (pro hac vice) <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> Robert F. Perry (pro hac vice) DLA PIPER US LLP <[e-mail]> 2000 University Avenue East Palo Alto, CA 94303-2215 Allison H. Altersohn (pro hac vice) Telephone: [phone] <[e-mail]> Facsimile: [phone] Christopher C. Carnaval (pro hac vice) <[e-mail]> Kathryn B. Riley (pro hac vice) Mark H. Francis (pro hac vice) <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> KING & SPALDING LLP DLA PIPER US LLP 1185 Avenue of the Americas 401 B Street, Suite 1700 New York, NY 10036-4003 San Diego, CA 92101 Telephone: [phone] Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [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 Defendant and Counterclaimant YouTube, LLC Eric H. Findlay (Bar No. 00789886) <[e-mail]> FINDLAY CRAFT, LLP 6760 Old Jacksonville Highway Suite 101 Tyler, TX 75703 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant Oracle America, Inc. (formerly known as Sun Microsystems, Inc.)

By: /s/ Michael Simons Michael Simons (Bar No. 24008042) <[e-mail]> AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP 300 West 6th Street, Suite 2100 Austin, TX 78701 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorney for Defendant and Counterclaimant New Frontier Media, Inc.

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Certificate of Service The undersigned hereby certifies that all counsel of record who are deemed to have consented to electronic service are being served with a copy of this document via the Court's CM/ECF system per Local Rule CV-5(a)(3) on March 1, 2011. All other counsel not deemed to have consented to service in such manner will be served via electronic mail.

/s/ Trey Yarbrough_____________ Trey Yarbrough

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