Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORP. et al

Filing 114

NOTICE by FileMaker, Inc. re 113 Joint MOTION to Change Venue Under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a)Joint MOTION to Change Venue Under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a)Joint MOTION to Change Venue Under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a)Joint MOTION to Change Venue Under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a)Joint MOTION to Change Venue Under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) Notice of Joinder to Defendant's Joint Motion to Change Venue (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit - Declaration of John Pinheiro)(Smith, Melissa)

Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORP. et al

Doc. 114

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

UNILOC USA, INC., ET AL. Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 6:10-cv-472-LED v. JURY TRIAL DEMANDED NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORP., ET AL., Defendants. FILEMAKER'S JOINDER IN DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) FileMaker, Inc. ("FileMaker") hereby joins in Defendants' motion to transfer this case to the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). (Dkt. No. 113). FileMaker is subject to personal jurisdiction in Rhode Island. (Exhibit 1, Declaration of FileMaker at ¶ 3 and 4.) FileMaker files this joinder separately only to address a statement in Uniloc's complaint. At Paragraph 9, Uniloc states, inter alia: "FileMaker also regularly conducts business in this jurisdiction at 5845 Concord Lane, Lewisville, Texas." FileMaker presently has only one employee in Texas, a salesperson focusing on the K-12 educational market. (Exhibit 1, Declaration of FileMaker at ¶ 6.) FileMaker does not expect that this employee's testimony will be relevant to the claims or defenses anticipated in this action. (Id.) Aside from that employee, FileMaker does not maintain any facilities, employees, or documents in the Eastern District of Texas. (Id.) For the reasons set forth in Docket No. 113, FileMaker respectfully requests that this case be transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.

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Dated: March 25, 2011

Respectfully submitted, GILLAM & SMITH, L.L.LP. /s/Melissa Richards Smith Melissa Richards Smith Texas State Bar No. 24001351 GILLAM & SMITH, L.L.P. 303 South Washington Avenue Marshall, Texas 75670 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Counsel for Defendant FileMaker, Inc.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing document has been served, via the Court's CM/ECF system per Local Rule CV-5(a)(3), upon all counsel of record, as identified below, on March 25, 2011: Paul Hayes Dean Bostock MINTZ, LEVIN, COHN, FERRIS, GLOVSKY and POPEO, P.C. One Financial Center Boston, Massachusetts 02111 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] E-mail: [e-mail] T. John Ward, Jr. Texas State Bar No. 00794818 J. Wesley Hill Texas State Bar No. 24032294 WARD & SMITH LAW FIRM 111 W. Tyler Street Longview, Texas 75601 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] E-mail: [e-mail] Attorney for Plaintiffs Uniloc USA, Inc. and Uniloc Singapore Private Limited

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Uniloc USA, Inc. and Uniloc Singapore Private Limited

/s/Melissa Richards Smith Melissa Richards Smith