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`RYAN R. SMITH (SBN 229323)
`rsmith@wsgr.com
`CHRISTOPHER D. MAYS (SBN 266510)
`cmays@wsgr.com
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH &
`ROSATI
`Professional Corporation
`650 Page Mill Road
`Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050
`Telephone: (650) 493-9300
`Facsimile: (650) 493-6811
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`EDWARD G. POPLAWSKI (SBN 113590)
`epoplawski@wsgr.com
`OLIVIA M. KIM (SBN 228382)
`okim@wsgr.com
`TALIN GORDNIA (SBN 274213)
`tgordnia@wsgr.com
`STEPHANIE CHENG (SBN 319856)
`stephanie.cheng@wsgr.com
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH &
`ROSATI
`Professional Corporation
`633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1550
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`Telephone: (323) 210-2900
`Facsimile: (866) 974-7329
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`Attorneys for Defendant
`QUALYS INC.
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`OAKLAND DIVISION
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`CASE NO.: 4:18-cv-07229-YGR (TSH)
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`NOTICE TO THE COURT REGARDING
`INVALIDITY DECISION IN
`COPENDING CASE OF PATENT-IN-
`SUIT
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`FINJAN LLC
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`QUALYS INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`CASE NO. 4:18-cv-07229-YGR
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`NOTICE TO THE COURT
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`Case 4:18-cv-07229-YGR Document 177 Filed 03/25/21 Page 2 of 2
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`Defendant Qualys, Inc. (“Qualys”) wishes to notify the Court regarding a Decision issued
`this week (on March 23, 2021) by the Honorable Cathy Ann Bencivengo of the Southern District
`of California in the case captioned Finjan, Inc. v. ESET, LLC, Case No. 3:17-cv-0183-CAB-BGS
`(Dkt. No. 864, also attached to this Notice as Exhibit A) (the “Decision”). In the Decision, the
`court granted ESET’s motion for summary judgment that five Finjan patents are invalid as
`indefinite pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 112 based on the term “Downloadable.” Among the invalidated
`patents were (1) U.S. Patent No. 6,154,844 (asserted here); and (2) U.S. Patent No. 8,079,086,
`which is the direct parent to U.S. Patent No. 8,677,494 (also asserted here).
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
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`Dated: March 25, 2021
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`By:
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`/s/ Christopher D. Mays
`CHRISTOPHER D. MAYS
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`Counsel for
`QUALYS INC.
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