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JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENTCivil Action No. 3:11-cv-02917-WHA
Mark W. Good (SBN 218809)Benedict O’Mahoney (SBN 152447
TERRA Law LLP
117 Park Avenue, Third FloorSan Jose, California 95113Tel: (408) 299-1200Fax: (408) 998-4895Email: mgood@terra-law.comEmail: bomahoney@terra-law.comEdward W. Goldstein (TX Bar No. 08099500)Alisa A. Lipski (TX Bar No. 24041345)Jody M. Goldstein (TX Bar No. 24002153)
Goldstein & Lipski PLLC
1177 West Loop South, Suite 400Houston, TX 77027Tel: 713-877-1515Fax: 713-877-1737Email: egoldstein@gliplaw.comEmail: alipski@gliplaw.comEmail: jgoldstein@gliplaw.comAttorneys for Plaintiff EIT Holdings LLCHeidi L. Keefe
Cooley LLP
Five Palo Alto Square3000 El Camino RealPalo Alto, CA 94306-2155Tel: (650) 843-5000Fax: (650) 849-7400Email: hkeefe@cooley.comAttorney for Defendant BitTorrent, Inc.Michael S. Dowler
Park Vaughan Fleming Dowler, LLP
5847 San Felipe, Suite 1700Houston, TX 77057Tel: (713) 821-1450Fax: (713) 821-1401Email: mike@parklegal.comHoyt A. Fleming, III
Park Vaughan Fleming & Dowler, LLP
P.O. Box 3045Boise, ID 83703Tel: (208) 336-5237Email: hoyt@parklegal.comAttorneys for Kontiki, Inc.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTNORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIASAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
TRANZ-SEND BROADCASTINGNETWORK, INC.Plaintiff,v.BITTORRENT, INC., et al.,Defendants.Civil Action No.: 3:11-CV-02917-WHA
JOINT CASE MANAGEMENTSTATEMENT
Date: October 6, 2011Time: 11:00 a.m.Location: Courtroom 9, 19
th
FloorJudge: William H. Alsup
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JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENTCivil Action No. 3:11-cv-02917-WHA
Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(f), Civil Local Rule 16-10, Patent Local Rule2-1, the Standing Order for All Judges of the Northern District of California for Contents of Joint CaseManagement Statement, the Court’s Notice Scheduling Initial Case Management Conference orReassignment (Docket No. 18), Plaintiff, Tranz-Send Broadcasting Network, Inc. (“Tranz-Send”) andDefendants, BitTorrent, Inc. (“BitTorrent”) and Kontiki, Inc. (“Kontiki”) submit this StatusConference Report and Proposed Schedule.
1.
Jurisdiction and Service:
This Court has jurisdiction over Tranz-Send’s claims under 28 U.S.C. § 1338(a) because this caseinvolves a claim of patent infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 271. Venue is proper in this court under 28U.S.C. § 1391(b-c) and § 1400(b). BitTorrent answered the complaint on September 12, 2011 (DocketNo. 28). Kontiki answered the complaint on July 1, 2011 (Docket No. 6).
2.
Facts:
This is a patent infringement case relating to U.S. Patent No.7,301,944 (“the ‘944 patent”). The ‘944patent issued on November 27, 2007, and is entitled “Media File Distribution With AdaptiveTransmission Protocols.” The ‘944 patent is directed to a software application for sending largeamounts of data over networks.
3.
Legal Issues:
The key legal issues concern the following subjects:a.
Tranz-Send’s allegations that the ‘944 patent is valid, enforceable, and infringed by Defendantsunder 35 U.S.C. §§ 282,
et seq.,
and that
Tranz-Send is entitled to damages as a result of such allegedinfringement; andb.
Defendants’ allegations that the ‘944 patent in invalid, unenforceable, and not infringed under35 U.S.C. §§ 101,
et seq.,
that
Tranz-Send is not entitled to damages, and that Defendants are entitledto their costs and attorney fees.
4.
Motions:
There are no pending motions at this time.
5.
Amendment of Pleadings:
The parties do not anticipate amending the pleadings at this time.
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JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENTCivil Action No. 3:11-cv-02917-WHA
6.
Evidence Preservation:
The parties hereby represent that they have taken reasonable efforts to preserve all pertinent evidencein this case, including electronic data and materials.
7.
Disclosures:
The parties exchanged initial disclosures pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a) on September 22, 2011.The parties each reserve the right to supplement such disclosures as discovery continues.
8.
Discovery:
Kontiki has served a first set of interrogatories on Tranz-Send. No other discovery has been served byany of the parties. The parties anticipate discovery on the following:Tranz-Send’s cause of action for patent infringement, including but not limited to: (i) the technicaldetails of the Accused Products; (ii) the number of Accused Products manufactured, sold, offered forsale, leased and the corresponding revenue generated therefrom; (iii) Defendants’ affirmative defensesincluding invalidity, noninfringement, and unenforceability of the patent in suit; (iv) Defendants’interaction and communication with Tranz-Send; and (v) Tranz-Send’s pre-filing investigation underFed. R. Civ. P. 11.Initial Discovery plan (subject to further modification):a. Rule 26(a) disclosures: September 22, 2011.b. Discovery is expected to cover the factual and legal issues identified above.The parties’ proposed discovery schedule is set forth below.c. Production of ESI:If the parties intend to employ an electronic search to locate relevant electronic documents, the partiesshall reach agreement as to the method of searching, and the words, terms, and phrases to be searched.The parties also shall reach agreement as to the timing and conditions of any additional searches whichmay become necessary in the normal course of discovery. To minimize the expense, the parties mayconsider limiting the scope of the electronic search (e.g., time frames, fields, document types).After receiving requests for document production, the parties shall search their documents andproduce responsive electronic documents in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(2).
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