Apple, Inc. v. Motorola, Inc. et al

Filing 28

MOTION TO DISMISS OR SEVER AND TRANSFER by Defendants Motorola Mobility, Inc., Motorola, Inc.. Brief in Opposition due 1/13/2011. Brief in Reply due 1/24/2011. (Frihart Kennedy, Rebecca)

Apple, Inc. v. Motorola, Inc. et al

Doc. 28

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN APPLE INC. and NeXT SOFTWARE, INC. (f/k/a NeXT COMPUTER, INC.), Plaintiffs, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Case No. 10-CV-662-bbc

v. MOTOROLA, INC. and MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC. Defendants.

DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS OR TO SEVER AND TRANSFER CLAIMS IN PLAINTIFFS' AMENDED COMPLAINT BASED ON PATENTS AT ISSUE IN AN EARLIER-FILED DELAWARE ACTION Defendants Motorola Mobility, Inc. ("Motorola") and Motorola, Inc. ("MI") hereby respectfully move to dismiss Counts IV through XV of Apple Inc.'s ("Apple's") and NeXT Software, Inc.'s ("NeXT's") Amended Complaint pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(3). Alternatively, Defendants move to sever Counts IV through XV of the Amended Complaint and transfer these claims to the District of Delaware pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 21 and 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). The grounds for this motion are set forth in Defendants' accompanying brief in support. Respectfully submitted this 23rd day of December, 2010. s/ Rebecca Frihart Kennedy Scott W. Hansen (SBN1017206) [e-mail] Lynn M. Stathas (SBN 1003695) [e-mail] Rebecca Frihart Kennedy (SBN 1047201) [e-mail] Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, S.C. 22 East Mifflin Street Madison, WI 53703-4220 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]

Edward J. DeFranco* [e-mail] Alexander Rudis* [e-mail] Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP 51 Madison Ave., 22nd Floor New York, NY10010 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]

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David A. Nelson* [e-mail] Jennifer A. Bauer* [e-mail] Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP 500 West Madison Street, Suite 2450 Chicago, Ill 60661 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]

Charles K. Verhoeven* [e-mail] Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP 50 California Street, 22nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]

Kevin P.B. Johnson* [e-mail] Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP 555 Twin Dolphin Drive, 5th Floor Redwood Shores, CA 94065 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] * Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission Pending Attorneys for Defendants Motorola, Inc. and Motorola Mobility, Inc.

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