I/P Engine, Inc. v. AOL, Inc. et al

Filing 335

MOTION in Limine Plaintiff I/P Engine, Inc.'s Third Motion in Limine to Exclude Improper Prior Art Evidence by I/P Engine, Inc.. (Sherwood, Jeffrey)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
NORFOLK DIVISION
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Plaintiff,
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AOL, INC. et al.,
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Defendants.
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I/P ENGINE, INC.,

Civ. Action No. 2:11-cv-512

PLAINTIFF I/P ENGINE, INC.’S THIRD MOTION IN LIMINE
TO EXCLUDE IMPROPER PRIOR ART EVIDENCE
Plaintiff I/P Engine, Inc. (“I/P Engine”) moves to exclude the testimony of Messrs.
Culliss, Ortega, and Rose, who are inventors of three different prior art patents that the
Defendants plans to use to support their invalidity case.
In its Rule 26(b)(3) Pretrial Disclosures, Defendants identified Messrs. Culliss and
Ortega as “will call” witnesses, and Mr. Rose as a “may call” witness. Google previously
identified these individuals as “prior art witnesses,” but has not otherwise provided any
disclosure as to the subject matter of their testimony.

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As explained in the attached brief, any testimony from Messrs. Culliss, Ortega, and Rose
would violate on or more of Rules 402, 403, or 701. Their testimony should therefore be
precluded.
Dated: September 21, 2012

By: /s/ Jeffrey K. Sherwood
Donald C. Schultz (Virginia Bar No. 30531)
W. Ryan Snow (Virginia Bar No. 47423)
CRENSHAW, WARE & MARTIN PLC
150 West Main Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Jeffrey K. Sherwood (Virginia Bar No. 19222)
Frank C. Cimino, Jr.
Kenneth W. Brothers
DeAnna Allen
Charles J. Monterio, Jr.
DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP
1825 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Counsel for Plaintiff I/P Engine, Inc.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this 21st day of September, 2012, the foregoing PLAINTIFF I/P
ENGINE’S THIRD MOTION IN LIMINE TO EXCLUDE IMPROPER PRIOR ART
EVIDENCE, was served via the Court’s CM/ECF system, on the following:

Stephen Edward Noona
Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.
150 W Main St
Suite 2100
Norfolk, VA 23510
[e-mail]
David Bilsker
David Perlson
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
50 California Street, 22nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Robert L. Burns
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Two Freedom Square
11955 Freedom Drive
Reston, VA 20190
[e-mail]
Cortney S. Alexander
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
3500 SunTrust Plaza
303 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 94111
[e-mail]
/s/ Jeffrey K. Sherwood

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