Interval Licensing LLC v. AOL, Inc. et al

Filing 82

NOTICE of Joinder JOINING #62 MOTION to Dismiss For Failure to State Claim Upon Which Relief can be Granted Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(B)(6), by Defendants Netflix Inc, Office Depot Inc, Staples Inc, eBay Inc. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Carraway, J)

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Interval Licensing LLC v. eBay, Inc. et al Doc. 82 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 1 HON. MARSHA J. PECHMAN UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE INTERVAL LICENSING LLC, Case No. 2:10-cv-01385-MJP Plaintiff, v. AOL, INC.; APPLE, INC.; eBAY, INC.; FACEBOOK, INC.; GOOGLE INC.; NETFLIX, INC.; OFFICE DEPOT, INC.; OFFICEMAX INC.; STAPLES, INC.; YAHOO! INC.; AND YOUTUBE, LLC, Defendants. DEFENDANTS EBAY INC., NETFLIX, INC., OFFICE DEPOT, INC., AND STAPLES, INC.'S NOTICE OF JOINDER IN DEFENDANTS GOOGLE INC. AND YOUTUBE, LLC'S MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM UPON WHICH RELIEF CAN BE GRANTED PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(6) Defendants eBay Inc., Netflix, Inc., Office Depot, Inc., and Staples, Inc. hereby join Defendants Google Inc. and YouTube, LLC's Motion to Dismiss For Failure to State a Claim Upon Which Relief Can Be Granted Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) (Docket No. 64), and the arguments and authorities found therein.1 eBay Inc., Netflix, Inc., Office Depot, Inc., and Staples, Inc. also are concurrently filing their Joinder to Google Inc. and YouTube, LLC's Motion to Dismiss or Sever for Misjoinder Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 20 and 21. EBAY, NETFLIX, OFFICE DEPOT AND STAPLES: NOTICE OF JOINDER IN MOTION TO DISMISS PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(6) (2:10-cv-01385-MJP) -1 KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP 121 S.W. Salmon Street, Suite 1600 Portland, OR 97204 Tel: (503) 595-5300; Fax: (503) 595-5301 Dockets.Justia.com 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Interval Licensing LLC's allegations of infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,263,507 ("the '507 patent) against eBay Inc., Netflix, Inc., Office Depot, Inc., and Staples, Inc. are substantively identical to the allegations it has asserted against Google Inc. and YouTube, LLC. Compare Complaint for Patent Infringement (Docket No. 1) ¶ 24 (Google Inc.) and ¶ 30 (YouTube, LLC) with id., ¶ 23 (eBay Inc.); ¶ 25 (Netflix, Inc.); ¶ 26 (Office Depot, Inc.); and ¶ 28 (Staples, Inc.). Accordingly, the allegations are deficient for the same reasons set forth in Google Inc. and YouTube, LLC's Motion to Dismiss. Interval Licensing LLC's allegations of infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,757,682 ("the '682 patent) against eBay Inc., Netflix, Inc., Office Depot, Inc., and Staples, Inc. are substantively identical to the allegations it has asserted against Google Inc. and YouTube, LLC. Compare Complaint for Patent Infringement (Docket No. 1) ¶ 49 (Google Inc.) and ¶ 55 (YouTube, LLC) with id., ¶ 47 (eBay Inc.); ¶ 50 (Netflix, Inc.); ¶ 51 (Office Depot, Inc.); and ¶ 53 (Staples, Inc.). Accordingly, the allegations are deficient for the same reasons as those set forth in Google Inc. and YouTube, LLC's Motion to Dismiss. Because Interval Licensing LLC has not adequately pled the facts required to support an allegation that eBay Inc., Netflix, Inc., Office Depot, Inc., and Staples, Inc. directly or indirectly infringe the '507 and '682 patents, and for the reasons discussed in Google Inc. and YouTube, LLC's Motion to Dismiss, eBay Inc., Netflix, Inc., Office Depot, Inc., and Staples, Inc. join such Motion to Dismiss (Docket No. 64) and respectfully request that all claims against eBay Inc., Netflix, Inc., Office Depot, Inc., and Staples, Inc. be dismissed. EBAY, NETFLIX, OFFICE DEPOT AND STAPLES: NOTICE OF JOINDER IN MOTION TO DISMISS PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(6) (2:10-cv-01385-MJP) -2 - KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP 121 S.W. Salmon Street, Suite 1600 Portland, OR 97204 Tel: (503) 595-5300; Fax: (503) 595-5301 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 DATED this 21st day of October, 2010. KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP By: /s/ J. Christopher Carraway J. Christopher Carraway, WSBA NO. 37944 John D. Vandenberg, WSBA NO. 38445 121 S.W. Salmon Street, Suite 1600 Portland, Oregon 97204 Telephone: (503) 595-5300 Facsimile: (503) 595-5301 E-mail: chris.carraway@klarquist.com john.vandenberg@klarquist.com Attorneys for Defendants eBay Inc., Netflix, Inc., Office Depot, Inc., and Staples, Inc. EBAY, NETFLIX, OFFICE DEPOT AND STAPLES: NOTICE OF JOINDER IN MOTION TO DISMISS PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(6) (2:10-cv-01385-MJP) -3 - KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP 121 S.W. Salmon Street, Suite 1600 Portland, OR 97204 Tel: (503) 595-5300; Fax: (503) 595-5301 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on October 21, 2010, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing on all counsel who are deemed to have consented to electronic service. By: /s/ J. Christopher Carraway J. Christopher Carraway, WSBA NO. 37944 KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP 121 S.W. Salmon Street, Suite 1600 Portland, Oregon 97204 Telephone: (503) 595-5300 Facsimile: (503) 595-5301 E-mail: chris.carraway@klarquist.com EBAY, NETFLIX, OFFICE DEPOT AND STAPLES: NOTICE OF JOINDER IN MOTION TO DISMISS PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(6) (2:10-cv-01385-MJP) -4 - KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP 121 S.W. Salmon Street, Suite 1600 Portland, OR 97204 Tel: (503) 595-5300; Fax: (503) 595-5301

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