2014-1335, 2015-1029 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT APPLE INC., a California corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., a Korean corporation, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., a New York corporation, and SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Defendants-Appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Case No. 5:11-CV-1846, Judge Lucy H. Koh.
MOTION TO STAY ISSUANCE OF MANDATE
Susan R. Estrich Michael T. Zeller Robert J. Becher B. Dylan Proctor QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP 865 S. Figueroa St., 10th Flr. Los Angeles, CA 90017 (213) 443-3000 Victoria F. Maroulis QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP 555 Twin Dolphin Dr., 5th Flr. Redwood Shores, CA 94111 (650) 801-5000
Kathleen M. Sullivan William B. Adams QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP 51 Madison Avenue, 22nd Flr. New York, NY 10010 (212) 849-7000 Kevin A. Smith QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP 50 California St., 22nd Flr. San Francisco, CA 94111 (415) 875-6600
Attorneys for Defendants-Appellants
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ARGUMENT ............................................................................................................. 1
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SAMSUNG’S PETITION F
OR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI WILL PRESENT SUBSTANTIAL QUESTIONS .................................................... 3
A.
The Petition Will Present A Substantial Question Regarding Design Patent Claim Construction And Scope ..................................... 4
B.
The Petition Will Present A Substantial Question Regarding Design Patent Damages ......................................................................... 5
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GOOD CAUSE EXISTS BECAUSE A STAY WILL AVOID POTENTIALLY DUPLICATIVE AND WASTEFUL PROCEEDINGS WITHOUT CAUSING ANY HARM TO APPLE ............. 7
CONCLUSION .......................................................................................................... 9
STATEMENT REGARDING CONSENT .............................................................. 10
CERTIFICATE OF INTEREST .............................................................................. 11
PROOF OF SERVICE ............................................................................................. 14
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