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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`C.A. No. 16-455 (RGA)
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`ACCELERATION BAY LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE,
`INC., ROCKSTAR GAMES, INC. and
`2K SPORTS, INC.,
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`Defendants.
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`DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 285, 28 U.S.C. § 1927, and the Court’s inherent power, Defendants
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`Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., Rockstar Games, Inc. and 2K Sports, Inc. (collectively
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`“Defendants”) hereby move the Court to declare this case exceptional and order that Acceleration
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`Bay and its principal(s) and national counsel pay Defendants’ full attorneys’ fees and costs incurred
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`in defending this litigation, totaling about $9 million dollars. The grounds for this motion are set
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`forth in Defendants’ opening brief submitted herewith.
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`MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP
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`/s/ Jack B. Blumenfeld
`_______________________________________
`Jack B. Blumenfeld (#1014)
`Cameron P. Clark (#6647)
`1201 North Market Street
`P.O. Box 1347
`Wilmington, DE 19899
`(302) 658-9200
`jblumenfeld@morrisnichols.com
`cclark@morrisnichols.com
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`Attorneys for Defendants
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`OF COUNSEL:
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`David P. Enzminger
`Michael A. Tomasulo
`Gino Cheng
`David K. Lin
`Joe S. Netikosol
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`333 South Grand Avenue, 38th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`(213) 615-1700
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`Case 1:16-cv-00455-RGA Document 520 Filed 02/07/22 Page 2 of 5 PageID #: 35899
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`Louis L. Campbell
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`255 Shoreline Drive, Suite 520
`Redwood City, CA 94065
`(650) 858-6500
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`Dan K. Webb
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`35 West Wacker Drive
`Chicago, IL 60601
`(312) 558-5600
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`Joseph C. Masullo
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`1700 K Street, N.W.
`Washington, DC 20006
`(202) 282-5000
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`February 7, 2022
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`Case 1:16-cv-00455-RGA Document 520 Filed 02/07/22 Page 3 of 5 PageID #: 35900
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`7.1.1 CERTIFICATION
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`I hereby certify that the subject of the foregoing motion has been discussed with counsel for
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`the Plaintiff and that we have not been able to reach agreement.
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`/s/ Jack B. Blumenfeld
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`Jack B. Blumenfeld (#1014)
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`Case 1:16-cv-00455-RGA Document 520 Filed 02/07/22 Page 4 of 5 PageID #: 35901
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`C.A. No. 16-455 (RGA)
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`ACCELERATION BAY LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE,
`INC., ROCKSTAR GAMES, INC. and
`2K SPORTS, INC.,
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`Defendants.
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`[PROPOSED] ORDER
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`Having considered Defendants’ Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs and Plaintiff’s
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`opposition thereto;
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`IT IS HEREBY ORDERED this ____ day of _______, 2022, that Defendants’ Motion is
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`GRANTED. The Court finds this case exceptional and that Defendants are the prevailing parties in
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`this litigation. The Court further orders Acceleration Bay and its principal(s) and national counsel
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`pay Defendants’ full attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in defending this litigation. Defendants shall
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`file an accounting of attorneys’ fees and costs no later than twenty-one (21) days after the entry of
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`this Order.
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`United States District Judge
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on February 7, 2022, I caused the foregoing to be electronically
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`filed with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF, which will send notification of such filing to all
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`registered participants.
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`I further certify that I caused copies of the foregoing document to be served on
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`February 7, 2022, upon the following in the manner indicated:
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`Philip A. Rovner, Esquire
`Jonathan A. Choa, Esquire
`POTTER ANDERSON & CORROON LLP
`1313 North Market Street, 6th Floor
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`Attorneys for Plaintiff
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`Paul J. Andre, Esquire
`Lisa Kobialka, Esquire
`James R. Hannah, Esquire
`Hannah Lee, Esquire
`Yuridia Caire, Esquire
`Greg Proctor, Esquire
`KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & FRANKEL LLP
`990 Marsh Road
`Menlo Park, CA 94025
`Attorneys for Plaintiff
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`Aaron M. Frankel, Esquire
`Marcus A. Colucci, Esquire
`Cristina Martinez, Esquire
`KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & FRANKEL LLP
`1177 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, NY 10036
`Attorneys for Plaintiff
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`VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
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`VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
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`VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
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`/s/ Jack B. Blumenfeld
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`Jack B. Blumenfeld (#1014)
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