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`Joshua Anderson - SBN 279170
`Joshua.Anderson@wbd-us.com
`Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
`3200 Park Center Drive, Suite 700
`Costa Mesa, CA 92626-7149
`714-557-3800
`714-557-3347
`David R. Boaz – SBN-NC 44229 (admitted pro hac vice)
`Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
`555 Fayetteville, Suite 1100
`Raleigh, NC 27601
`919-755-8124
`919-755-6042
`Attorneys for Defendant
`KONGREGATE INC.
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`IN RE: PERSONAL WEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC,
`ET AL., PATENT LITIGATION
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`Case No. 5:18-md-02834-BLF
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`DEFENDANT KONGREGATE’S
`STATEMENT REGARDING
`REPRESENTATIVE CUSTOMER CASE
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`Through counsel and pursuant to the Court’s Case Management Order No. 2 (Dkt. 304) and
`the Joint Notice Regarding Parties’ Proposals for a Representative Customer Case filed by Plaintiffs
`and Amazon (Dkt. 303), Defendant Kongregate Inc. (“Kongregate”) respectfully submits this
`Statement Regarding Representative Customer Case.
`During the November 2, 2019 status conference, the Court made it clear that it wished to
`proceed with a “single” customer case, and that case should involve a customer alleged to infringe
`the asserted patents in all four categories. (Nov. 2, 2018 Trans., at pp. 5-9, 28-29, identifying Twitch
`Interactive, Inc. and Centaur Media as the only candidates). The Court soundly reasoned that
`proceeding with such a case would best promote efficiencies and provide the most comprehensive
`claim preclusion or collateral estoppel scenario as applied to Plaintiffs’ claims against the other
`customers. Plaintiffs’ counsel agreed. (Id. at 7).
`Following the conference, and without notice to Kongregate, Plaintiffs apparently decided
`that the Kongregate case should also move forward. As Plaintiffs have not contacted Kongregate to
`discuss the matter, and Plaintiffs do not allege that Kongregate infringes under all four categories,
`Kongregate is left to speculate about Plaintiffs’ motives (Perhaps Plaintiffs wish to proceed with the
`Kongregate case because Kongregate is one of the few customer defendants not currently
`represented by Amazon’s counsel).
`Regardless, Kongregate objects to Plaintiffs’ new proposal. It makes no sense and runs
`counter to the Court’s rational of proceeding with a single customer case that is comprehensive.
`Kongregate is not alleged to infringe under all four categories, and many defendants that are alleged
`to infringe the same categories as Kongregate are represented by Amazon’s counsel. Moreover,
`requiring Kongregate to defend against Plaintiffs’ claims while the Amazon case and a fully-
`encompassing customer case proceeds, would be highly prejudicial to Kongregate, only serve to
`complicate matters, and waste the Court’s and Kongregate’s resources. Accordingly, Kongregate
`respectfully submits that the Court should reject Plaintiffs’ most recent proposal.
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`DATED: November 9, 2018
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`WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP
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`By: /s/ Joshua Anderson
`Joshua Anderson (CA Bar No. 279170)
`Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
`3200 Park Center Drive, Ste. 700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
`Telephone: (657) 266-1046
`Fax: (714) 371-2656
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`David R. Boaz – SBN-NC 44229 (admitted pro hac vice)
`Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
`555 Fayetteville, Suite 1100
`Raleigh, NC 27601
`919-755-8124
`919-755-6042
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`Attorneys for
`KONGREGATE INC.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`I hereby certify that on this 9th day of November, 2018, I electronically filed the foregoing
`with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing to
`all counsel of record.
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`/s/ Joshua Anderson
`David R. Boaz
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