Anascape, Ltd v. Microsoft Corp. et al

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NOTICE by Anascape, Ltd re 4 Order, ANASCAPE, LTD.'S PROPOSED GROUPING OF PATENTS (Baxter, Samuel)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS LUFKIN DIVISION Anascape, Ltd., Plaintiff, v. Microsoft Corp., and Nintendo of America, Inc., Defendants. Civil Action No. 9:06-cv-158-RC JURY TRIAL REQUESTED

ANASCAPE, LTD.'S PROPOSED GROUPING OF PATENTS Pursuant to the Court's August 16, 2006 Order, Plaintiff Anascape, Ltd. hereby submits its proposal for grouping the twelve asserted patents and states as follows: 1. The patents asserted in this case are closely related, such that many efficiencies

can be gained by handling all twelve asserted patents as a single group. Similar technologies and similar terminology are found in all of the asserted patents. 2. The Court requested that Anascape propose logical groupings of the asserted

patents and that no more than four patents be included within any single grouping. The asserted patents, however, naturally fall within four categories of three, two, five, and two patents, as described below. To comply with the Court's Order, Anascape has further sub-divided the large grouping of five patents into two sub-groupings. 3. Therefore, Anascape proposes the following groupings:

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GROUP 1: The '084 Patent Family U.S. Patent No. 5,999,084 U.S. Patent No. 6,351,205 U.S. Patent No. 6,563,415 The '205 patent is a continuation of the '084 patent; the '415 patent is a divisional application of the '205 patent.

GROUP 2: The '525 Patent Family U.S. Patent No. 6,222,525 U.S. Patent No. 6,906,700 The '700 patent is a continuation of the '525 patent.

GROUP 3: The '802 Family U.S. Patent No. 6,102,802 Sub-Group A U.S. Patent No. 6,343,991 U.S. Patent No. 6,347,997 U.S. Patent No. 6,135,886 Sub-Group B U.S. Patent No. 6,344,791 The '991 patent is a continuation of the '802 patent; the '997 patent is a continuation-in-part of the '802 patent; these three patents relate to electronic devices with pressure-sensitive buttons. The '886 patent is a continuation-in-part of the '802 patent; the '791 is a continuation of the '886 patent; these two patents relate to variable sensors with tactile feedback.

GROUP 4: The '271 Patent Family U.S. Patent No. 6,208,271 U.S. Patent No. 6,400,303 The '303 patent is a continuation of the '271 patent.

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DATED: August 25, 2006.

Respectfully submitted, McKOOL SMITH, P.C. /s/ Sam Baxter____________ Sam Baxter Lead Attorney Texas State Bar No. 01938000 [e-mail] P.O. Box O 505 E. Travis, Suite 105 Marshall, Texas 75670 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Theodore Stevenson, III Texas State Bar No. 19196650 [e-mail] Luke F. McLeroy Texas State Bar No. 24041455 [e-mail] McKool Smith, P.C. 300 Crescent Court, Suite 1500 Dallas, Texas 75201 Telephone: [phone] Telecopier: [phone] Robert M. Parker Texas State Bar No. 15498000 [e-mail] Robert Christopher Bunt Texas State Bar No. 00787165 [e-mail] Charles Ainsworth Texas State Bar No. 00783521 [e-mail] Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth P.C. 100 E. Ferguson Street, Suite 1114 Tyler, Texas 75702 Telephone: [phone] Telecopier: [phone] ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF ANASCAPE, LTD.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing document has been served on all known counsel of record via ECF on this the 25th day of August, 2006:

/s/ Sam Baxter

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