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

Filing 835

MOTION for Judgment under Rule 52(B) and a New Trial under Rule 59 by I/P Engine, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(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 MOTION FOR JUDGMENT UNDER RULE 52(B)
AND A NEW TRIAL UNDER RULE 59

Plaintiff I/P Engine, Inc. (“I/P Engine”) respectfully moves this Court, pursuant to Rule
52(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to amend its findings regarding laches and,
pursuant to Rule 59 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, vacate the jury’s responses to
question III.C of the verdict form and order a new trial to determine the amount of damages
accrued from September 15, 2005. The jury’s findings on infringement, validity, running
royalty, and the 3.5% rate, should remain undisturbed. I/P Engine respectfully submits that this
Court made procedural and substantive errors in making its laches determination. The errors and
law supporting judgment as a matter of law under Rule 52(b) and a new trial under rule 59 are

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set forth in the accompanying Memorandum of Law. For at least these reasons, this Court
should reverse its findings regarding laches and grant a new trial on the amount of damages
accrued from September 15, 2005.

Dated: December 18, 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
Dawn Rudenko Albert
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 18th day of December, 2012, the foregoing PLAINTIFF I/P
ENGINE, INC.’S MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION FOR JUDGMENT
UNDER RULE 52(B) AND FOR NEW TRIAL UNDER RULE 59, 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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