Interval Licensing LLC v. AOL, Inc. et al

Filing 245

MOTION to Stay re #244 MOTION to Stay re #199 Declaration, Renewed Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Reexamination (Corrected) by Defendant Yahoo! Inc. Noting Date 6/7/2011, (Walters, Mark)

Honorable Marsha J. Pechman

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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INTERVAL LICENSING LLC,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
AOL, INC.,
Defendant.

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Case No. 2:11-CV-00716-MJP
Lead Case No. 2:10-CV-01385-MJP
DEFENDANTS’ JOINT RENEWED
MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS
PENDING REEXAMINATIONS
Note on Motion Calendar:
June 7, 2011

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INTERVAL LICENSING LLC,
CASE NO. C11-708-MJP

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Plaintiff,
LEAD CASE NO. C10-1385-MJP

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v.
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APPLE, INC.,
Defendant.

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INTERVAL LICENSING LLC,
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CASE NO. C11-709-MJP
Plaintiff,

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LEAD CASE NO. C10-1385-MJP
v.

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EBAY INC.,
Defendant.

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DEFENDANTS’ JOINT RENEWED MOTION TO STAY
PROCEEDINGS PENDING REEXAMINATIONS
Civil Case No. 2:10-CV-01385-MJP -1

FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG LLP
1191 SECOND AVENUE
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101
[phone]

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INTERVAL LICENSING LLC,
CASE NO. C11-710-MJP

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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LEAD CASE NO. C10-1385-MJP

FACEBOOK, INC.,
Defendant.

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INTERVAL LICENSING LLC,
CASE NO. C11-711-MJP
Plaintiff,
LEAD CASE NO. C10-1385-MJP

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v.

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GOOGLE INC.,
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Defendant.

INTERVAL LICENSING LLC,
CASE NO. C11-712-MJP

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Plaintiff,
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LEAD CASE NO. C10-1385-MJP
v.

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NETFLIX, INC.,
Defendant.

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INTERVAL LICENSING LLC,
CASE NO. C11-713-MJP

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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OFFICE DEPOT, INC.,

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LEAD CASE NO. C10-1385-MJP

Defendant.

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DEFENDANTS’ JOINT RENEWED MOTION TO STAY
PROCEEDINGS PENDING REEXAMINATIONS
Civil Case No. 2:10-CV-01385-MJP -2

FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG LLP
1191 SECOND AVENUE
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101
[phone]

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INTERVAL LICENSING LLC,
CASE NO. C11-714-MJP

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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LEAD CASE NO. C10-1385-MJP

OFFICEMAX, INC.,
Defendant.

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INTERVAL LICENSING LLC,
CASE NO. C11-715-MJP
Plaintiff,
LEAD CASE NO. C10-1385-MJP

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v.

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STAPLES, INC.,
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Defendant.

INTERVAL LICENSING LLC,
CASE NO. C11-716-MJP

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Plaintiff,
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LEAD CASE NO. C10-1385-MJP
v.

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YAHOO! INC.,
Defendant.

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INTERVAL LICENSING LLC,
CASE NO. C11-717-MJP

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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LEAD CASE NO. C10-1385-MJP

YOUTUBE, INC.,
Defendant.

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DEFENDANTS’ JOINT RENEWED MOTION TO STAY
PROCEEDINGS PENDING REEXAMINATIONS
Civil Case No. 2:10-CV-01385-MJP -3

FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG LLP
1191 SECOND AVENUE
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101
[phone]

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Defendants AOL, Inc., Apple, Inc., eBay, Inc., Facebook, Inc., Google Inc., Netflix, Inc.,

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Office Depot, Inc., OfficeMax Inc., Staples, Inc., Yahoo! Inc., and YouTube, LLC (collectively,

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the “Defendants”), through their undersigned counsel, respectfully renew their Joint Motion to

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Stay Proceedings Pending Reexaminations (Dkt. 198). The Defendants respectfully renew their

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request that the Court stay each of the above-captioned cases pending resolution of

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reexamination proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”)

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concerning each of the respective patents in suit. Specifically, as indicated in the parties’

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Updated Status Report Regarding Petitions For Reexamination (Dkt. 243), the PTO has ordered

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reexamination of all four of the patents involved in this litigation (United States Patents No.

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6,263,507 (“the ’507 patent”), No. 6,034,652 (“the ’652 patent”), No. 6,788,314 (“the ’314

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patent”), and No. 6,757,682 (“the ’682 patent”)). Opening claim construction briefs are due in

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approximately one week on June 16, 2011 and a claim construction hearing is currently

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scheduled for July 22, 2011.

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The Defendants' Joint Motion to Stay, renewed herein, was fully briefed as of April 1,

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2011 (Dkt. 198, 199, 206-209, 211) (All prior docket entries for this Motion are in the Lead Case

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No. 2:10-CV-01385-MJP). A proposed order was provided to the Court as Dkt. 198-1.

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The PTO decisions ordering reexamination for each of the patents-in-suit and Office
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Actions from the PTO for the ‘314 and ‘682 patents (the only patents for which office actions
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have issued) are attached as:
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Exhibit 1 (‘507 patent order regarding reexamination),

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Exhibit 2 (‘682 patent order regarding reexamination and non-final office action),

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Exhibit 3 (‘652 patent order regarding reexamination) and

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Exhibit 4 (‘314 patent order regarding reexamination and non-final office action).

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DEFENDANTS’ JOINT RENEWED MOTION TO STAY
PROCEEDINGS PENDING REEXAMINATIONS
Civil Case No. 2:10-CV-01385-MJP -4

FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG LLP
1191 SECOND AVENUE
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101
[phone]

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Respectfully submitted,

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FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG LLP

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Dated: June 7, 2011

By: s/ Mark P. Walters
Mark P. Walters, WSBA No. 30819
Dario A. Machleidt, WSBA No. 41860
Gregory F. Wesner, WSBA No. 30241
1191 Second Avenue, Suite. 2000
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant Yahoo! Inc.

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Michael A. Jacobs (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Matthew I. Kreeger (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Richard S.J. Hung (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Francis Ho (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Eric W. Ow (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
425 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94105
Tel: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant Yahoo! Inc.

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/s/ Molly A. Terwilliger________________
Gerald F. Ivey (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Robert L. Burns (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Elliot C. Cook (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP
901 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001-4413
Tel: [phone]
DEFENDANTS’ JOINT RENEWED MOTION TO STAY
PROCEEDINGS PENDING REEXAMINATIONS
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Molly A. Terwilliger, WSBA No. 28449
[e-mail]
SUMMIT LAW GROUP PLLC
315 Fifth Avenue S., Suite 1000
Seattle, Washington 98104
Tel: [phone]

FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG LLP
1191 SECOND AVENUE
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101
[phone]

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Cortney S. Alexander (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP
3500 SunTrust Plaza
303 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3263
Tel: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant AOL Inc.
/s/ Scott T. Wilsdon
Brian M. Berliner (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Neil L. Yang (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Xin-Yi Zhou
[e-mail]
O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
400 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, California 90071
Tel: [phone]

Scott T. Wilsdon, WSBA No. 20608
[e-mail]
Jeremy E. Roller, WSBA No. 32021
[e-mail]
YARMUTH WILSDON CALFO PLLC
818 Stewart Street, Suite 1400
Seattle, Washington 98101
Tel: [phone]

George A. Riley (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
David S. Almeling (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
Two Embarcadero Center, 28th Floor
San Francisco, California 94111
Tel: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant Apple Inc.
/s/ John D. Vandenberg
J. Christopher Carraway, WSBA No. 37944
[e-mail]
Kristin L. Cleveland (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Klaus H. Hamm (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Derrick W. Toddy (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
John D. Vandenberg, WSBA No. 38445
[e-mail]
Jeffrey S. Love
[e-mail]

Christopher T. Wion, WSBA No. 33207
[e-mail]
Arthur W. Harrigan, Jr., WSBA No. 1751
[e-mail]
DANIELSON HARRIGAN LEYH &
TOLLEFSON LLP
999 Third Avenue, Suite 4400
Seattle, Washington 98104
Tel: [phone]

DEFENDANTS’ JOINT RENEWED MOTION TO STAY
PROCEEDINGS PENDING REEXAMINATIONS
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FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG LLP
1191 SECOND AVENUE
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101
[phone]

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KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP
121 S.W. Salmon Street, Suite 1600
Portland, Oregon 97204
Tel: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendants eBay Inc., Netflix, Inc., Office Depot, Inc., and Staples, Inc.
Michael G. Rhodes (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
COOLEY LLP
101 California St., 5th Floor
San Francisco, California 94111
Tel: [phone]
Heidi L. Keefe (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Mark R. Weinstein (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Sudhir A. Pala (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Elizabeth L. Stameshkin (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
COOLEY LLP
3175 Hanover St.
Palo Alto, California 94304
Tel: [phone]

/s/ Christopher B. Durbin
Christopher B. Durbin, WSBA No. 41159
[e-mail]
COOLEY LLP
719 Second Avenue, Suite 900
Seattle, Washington 98104
Tel: [phone]

Attorneys for Defendant Facebook, Inc.

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DEFENDANTS’ JOINT RENEWED MOTION TO STAY
PROCEEDINGS PENDING REEXAMINATIONS
Civil Case No. 2:10-CV-01385-MJP -7

FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG LLP
1191 SECOND AVENUE
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101
[phone]

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Kevin X. McGann - [phone]
(pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Dimitrios T. Drivas - [phone]
(pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
John Handy - [phone] (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Aaron Chase - [phone] (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
WHITE & CASE LLP
1155 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036

/s/ Shannon M. Jost
Shannon M. Jost, WSBA No. 32511
[e-mail]
Scott A.W. Johnson, WSBA No. 15543
[e-mail]
Theresa H. Wang, WSBA No. 39784
[e-mail]
STOKES LAWRENCE, P.S.
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4000
Seattle, Washington 98104
Tel: [phone]

Warren S. Heit - [phone]
(pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Wendi Schepler - [phone]
(pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
WHITE & CASE LLP
3000 El Camino Real
Building 5, 9th Floor
Palo Alto, California 94306
Attorneys for Defendants Google Inc. and YouTube, LLC
John S. Letchinger (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Douglas S. Rupert (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
WILDMAN, HARROLD, ALLEN & DIXON
LLP
225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 2800
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Tel: [phone]

/s/ Kevin C. Baumgardner
Kevin C. Baumgardner, WSBA No. 14263
[e-mail]
Steven W. Fogg, WSBA No. 23528
[e-mail]
CORR CRONIN MICHELSON
BAUMGARDNER & PREECE LLP
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3900
Seattle, Washington 98154
Tel: [phone]

Attorneys for Defendant OfficeMax Incorporated

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DEFENDANTS’ JOINT RENEWED MOTION TO STAY
PROCEEDINGS PENDING REEXAMINATIONS
Civil Case No. 2:10-CV-01385-MJP -8

FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG LLP
1191 SECOND AVENUE
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101
[phone]

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Mark P. Walters, hereby certify that on June 7, 2011, I caused the foregoing

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DEFENDANTS’ JOINT RENEWED MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS PENDING

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REEXAMINATIONS to be served on the following parties by Electronic CM/ECF:

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Attorneys for Interval Licensing LLC
Justin A. Nelson: [e-mail]
Edgar Guy Sargent: [e-mail]
Eric J. Enger: [e-mail]
Matthew R. Berry: [e-mail]
Max L. Tribble: [e-mail]
Michael F. Heim: [e-mail]
Nathan J. Davis: [e-mail]
Douglas R. Wilson: [e-mail]
Oleg Elkhunovich: [e-mail]
Attorneys for AOL Inc.
Molly A. Terwilliger: [e-mail]
Gerald F. Ivey: [e-mail]
Robert L. Burns: [e-mail]
Cortney S. Alexander: [e-mail]
Elliot C. Cook: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Apple, Inc.
David Almeling: [e-mail]
Brian Berliner: [e-mail]
George Riley: [e-mail]
Jeremy Roller: [e-mail]
Scott Wilsdon: [e-mail]
Neil Yang: [e-mail]
Xin-Yi Zhou: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for eBay, Inc., Netflix, Inc., Office Depot, Inc. and Staples, Inc.
Christopher Carraway: [e-mail]
Kristin Cleveland: [e-mail]
John Vandenberg: [e-mail]
Christopher Wion: [e-mail]
Arthur Harrigan, Jr.: [e-mail]
Derrick W. Toddy: [e-mail]
Jeffrey S. Love: [e-mail]
Klaus H. Hamm: [e-mail]

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DEFENDANTS’ JOINT RENEWED MOTION TO STAY
PROCEEDINGS PENDING REEXAMINATIONS
Civil Case No. 2:10-CV-01385-MJP -9

FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG LLP
1191 SECOND AVENUE
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101
[phone]

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Attorneys for Facebook, Inc.
Heidi Keefe: [e-mail]
Michael Rhodes: [e-mail]
Elizabeth Stameshkin: [e-mail]
Mark Weinstein: [e-mail]
Chris Durbin: [e-mail]
Sudhir Pala: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Google, Inc. and YouTube, LLC
Aaron Chase: [e-mail]
Dimitrios Drivas: [e-mail]
John Handy: [e-mail]
Warren Heit: [e-mail]
Kevin McGann: [e-mail]
Scott Johnson: [e-mail]
Shannon Jost: [e-mail]
Theresa Wang: [e-mail]
Wendi R. Schepler: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for OfficeMax, Inc.
Kevin Baumgardner: [e-mail]
Steven Fogg: [e-mail]
John Letchinger: [e-mail]
Douglas Rupert: [e-mail]
Jeff Neumeyer: [e-mail]

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DATED: June 7, 2011

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s/ Mark P. Walters
Mark P. Walters, WSBA No. 30819
Dario A. Machleidt, WSBA No. 41860
Gregory F. Wesner, WSBA No. 30241
FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG LLP

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DEFENDANTS’ JOINT RENEWED MOTION TO STAY
PROCEEDINGS PENDING REEXAMINATIONS
Civil Case No. 2:10-CV-01385-MJP -10

FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG LLP
1191 SECOND AVENUE
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101
[phone]