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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
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`Date: January 18, 2012
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`Case Nos. SACV 11-1860 DOC (JPRx); SACV 11-1862 DOC (JPRx); CV 11-10692 DOC (JPRx);
`CV 11-10701 DOC (JPRx); CV 11-10694 DOC (JPRx); SACV 11-1985 DOC (JPRx)
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`Title: PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGIES LLC -V- GOOGLE INC., ET AL.
`PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGIES LLC -V- NETFLIX, INC., ET AL.
`PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGIES LLC -V- DISH NETWORK CORPORATION
`PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGIES LLC -V- FACEBOOK, INC.
`PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGIES LLC -V- SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
`PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGIES LLC -V- HULU LLC
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`PRESENT:
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`THE HONORABLE DAVID O. CARTER, JUDGE
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` Julie Barrera
`Courtroom Clerk
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` Not Present
`Court Reporter
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`ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFFS: ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR DEFENDANTS:
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`NONE PRESENT
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`NONE PRESENT
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`PROCEEDING (IN CHAMBERS):
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` CONSOLIDATION ORDER
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`This Court recently accepted the transfer of the above-captioned cases because they are
`related to SACV 11-1860 DOC (JPRx). Plaintiff Preservation Technologies LLC alleges that the
`defendants in each of the above-captioned cases have infringed upon the same patents. Because there
`will be a significant amount of overlap between these cases, they are hereby ordered consolidated in the
`low case number, SACV 11-1860 DOC (JPRx). Plaintiff is hereby ORDERED to file a consolidated
`complaint by January 27, 2012. All future answers and motions shall be filed in the SACV 11-1860
`DOC (JPRx) docket.
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`Pursuant to the America Invents Act, 35 U.S.C. § 299, “accused infringers may not be
`joined in one action as defendants or counterclaim defendants, or have their actions consolidated for
`trial, based solely on allegations that they each have infringed the patent or patents in suit.” Thus, the
`cases will be consolidated for pretrial purposes only at this point in time. Unless defendants waive their
`rights under the America Invents Act, see 35 U.S.C. § 299(c), or it is determined that “questions of fact
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`common to all defendants or counterclaim defendants will arise in the action,” see 35 U.S.C. §
`299(a)(2), each defendant will be afforded its right to a separate trial. But, to maximize judicial
`efficiency, these cases are now consolidated for the purposes of pretrial coordination.
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`The Clerk shall serve a copy of this minute order on counsel for all parties in this action
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