Nokia Corporation v. Apple Inc.

Filing 22

Declaration of Coby S. Nixon filed by Plaintiff Nokia Corporation in Support of Brief in Opposition to Dkt 12 re: 12 Motionto Transfer to District of Delaware filed by Apple Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Complaint dated 10-22-09, # 2 Exhibit 2 - Apple's First Amended Answer, # 3 Exhibit 3 - Joint Status Report 3-8-10, # 4 Exhibit 4 - 854 Patent - Order Granting Request, # 5 Exhibit 5 - 105 Patent-Order Granting Request, # 6 Exhibit 6 - 703 Patent-Order Granting Request, # 7 Exhibit 7 - 074 Patent-Order Granting Request, # 8 Exhibit 8 - 381 Patent-Order Granting Request, # 9 Exhibit 9 - Notice of Filing Date-Apple 034, # 10 Exhibit 10 - Notice of Filing Date-Apple 795, # 11 Exhibit 11 - Notice of Filing Date-453 Patent, # 12 Exhibit 12 - 3-11-10 Nokia's Motion to Dismiss, # 13 Exhibit 13 - 7-2-10 Nokia's Opening Brief, # 14 Exhibit 14 - Nokia's First Proposed Amended Complaint, # 15 Exhibit 15 - 4-30-10 Scheduling Order, # 16 Exhibit 16 - 701 Complaint 12-29-09, # 17 Exhibit 17 - 12-29-10 Complaint 1002, # 18 Exhibit 18 - 704 Complaint 1-15-10, # 19 Exhibit 19 - 2-12-10 Stipulation and Order to Stay, # 20 Exhibit 20 - 1002 3-3-10 Stipulation and Order to Stay, # 21 Exhibit 21 - 5-24-10 Motion to Consolidate, # 22 Exhibit 22 - 6-21-10 Answering Brief, # 23 Exhibit 23 - 6-21-10 HTC's Answering Brief in Opposition, # 24 Exhibit 24 - Judicial Case Load Profile - Delaware, # 25 Exhibit 25 - Judicial Case Load Profile - WD Wis, # 26 Exhibit 26 - First Amended Complaint - Apple v. Creative Labs, # 27 Exhibit 27 - Complaint in Apple v HTC 10-166, # 28 Exhibit 28 - Complaint in Apple v. HTC 10-544, # 29 Exhibit 29 - Complaint in Apple v. HTC 10-167, # 30 Exhibit 30 - Nokia Counterclaims in Qualcomm v Nokia, # 31 Exhibit 31 - Nokia's Motion to Transfer, # 32 Exhibit 32 - US 6373345, # 33 Exhibit 33 - US 6359904) (Scheller, John)

Nokia Corporation v. Apple Inc.

Doc. 22 Att. 21

Exhibit 21 Apple's Motion for Consolidation dated May 24, 2010.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE _____________________________________ NOKIA CORPORATION, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) v. ) ) APPLE INC., ) ) Defendants. ) _____________________________________ NOKIA CORPORATION, ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) ) APPLE INC., ) ) Defendants. ) _____________________________________ Caption continued on next page APPLE INC. AND NEXT SOFTWARE, INC.'S MOTION FOR CONSOLIDATION OF THE CAPTIONED CASES FOR THE PURPOSE OF COORDINATING PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS

C.A. No. 09-791 GMS

C.A. No. 09-1002 GMS

Richard K. Herrmann (No. 405) Mary B. Matterer (I.D. #2696) MORRIS JAMES, LLP 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500 Wilmington, DE 19801 [phone] [e-mail] May 24, 2010 Attorneys for APPLE INC. and NEXT SOFTWARE, INC.

_____________________________________ APPLE INC., and NeXT SOFTWARE, INC., ) f/k/a NeXT COMPUTER, INC., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) v. ) ) HIGH TECH COMPUTER CORP., a/k/a ) HTC CORP., HTC (B.V.I.) CORP., HTC ) AMERICA, INC., and EXEDEA, INC., ) ) Defendants. ) _____________________________________ APPLE INC., Plaintiff, v. HIGH TECH COMPUTER CORP., a/k/a HTC CORP., HTC (B.V.I.) CORP., HTC AMERICA, INC., and EXEDEA, INC., Defendants. _____________________________________ ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

C.A. No. 10-166-RK

C.A. No. 10-167-RK

Apple Inc. and NeXT Software, Inc. (collectively, "Apple") hereby move this Court for an order, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a), consolidating the captioned cases before Chief Judge Sleet for all pretrial proceedings and common issues of law and fact relating to fact discovery for the captioned cases. The grounds for this motion are set forth in Apple Inc. and NeXT Software, Inc.'s Brief in Support of Their Motion for Consolidation of the Captioned Cases for the Purpose of Coordinating Pretrial Proceedings and in the Declaration of Richard K. Herrmann filed contemporaneously herewith.

Dated: May 24, 2010

/s/ Richard K. Herrmann Richard K. Herrmann (I.D. #405) Mary B. Matterer (I.D. #2696) MORRIS JAMES LLP 500 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1500 Wilmington, Delaware 19801 Telephone: [phone] [e-mail] Robert G. Krupka, P.C. KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 333 South Hope Street Los Angeles, California 90071 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Gregory S. Arovas, P.C. KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 601 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10022 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Bryan S. Hales, P.C. Marcus E. Sernel, P.C. KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 300 North LaSalle Chicago, IL 60654 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Kenneth H. Bridges Michael T. Pieja Brian C. Kwok WONG, CABELLO, LUTSCH, RUTHERFORD & BRUCCULERI LLP 540 Cowper Street, Suite 100 Palo Alto, CA 94301 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Apple Inc. and NeXT Software, Inc. f/k/a NeXT Computer, Inc.

RULE 7.1.1 STATEMENT Counsel for Apple Inc. and NeXT Software, Inc. hereby states that it contacted opposing counsel in an effort to resolve the issues raised in its Motion to Consolidate, but to no avail. Nokia has not responded to Apple's inquiry and HTC confirmed that it will oppose consolidating the present cases. Dated: May 24, 2010 /s/ Richard K. Herrmann Richard K. Herrmann _

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE _____________________________________ NOKIA CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. ) ) ) ) APPLE INC., ) Defendant. ) _____________________________________ NOKIA CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. ) ) ) ) APPLE INC., ) Defendant. ) _____________________________________ APPLE INC., and NeXT SOFTWARE, INC., ) f/k/a NeXT COMPUTER, INC., ) Plaintiffs, ) v. ) ) HIGH TECH COMPUTER CORP., a/k/a ) HTC CORP., HTC (B.V.I.) CORP., HTC ) AMERICA, INC., and EXEDEA, INC., ) Defendants. ) _____________________________________ APPLE INC., ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) ) HIGH TECH COMPUTER CORP., a/k/a ) HTC CORP., HTC (B.V.I.) CORP., HTC ) AMERICA, INC., and EXEDEA, INC., ) Defendants. ) _____________________________________

C.A. No. 09-791 GMS

C.A. No. 09-1002 GMS

C.A. No. 10-166-RK

C.A. No. 10-167-RK

[PROPOSED] ORDER Having considered Apple Inc. and NeXT Software, Inc.'s Motion for Consolidation and the related briefing,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED this _______ day of ___________, 2010 that the Motion is GRANTED. The cases captioned as Nokia Corporation v. Apple Inc. (C.A. Nos. 09-791-GMS and 09-1002-GMS), Apple Inc. and NeXT Software, Inc. v. High Tech Computer Corp., et al., (C.A. No. 10-166-RK) and Apple Inc. v. High Tech Computer Corp., et al. (C.A. No. 10-167RK) are hereby consolidated for all pretrial proceedings and common issues of law and fact relating to fact discovery.

_______________________________________ Gregory M. Sleet, Chief Judge

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U.S. District Court District of Delaware Notice of Electronic Filing The following transaction was entered by Herrmann, Richard on 5/24/2010 at 8:34 PM EDT and filed on 5/24/2010 Case Name: Nokia Corporation v. Apple Inc. Case Number: 1:09-cv-00791-GMS Filer: Apple Inc. Document Number: 47 Docket Text: MOTION to Consolidate Cases 09-791; 09-1002; 10-166; and 10-167 - filed by Apple Inc.. (Herrmann, Richard) 1:09-cv-00791-GMS Notice has been electronically mailed to: David Ellis Moore [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail] Jack B. Blumenfeld John D Haynes [e-mail]

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