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`DEFENDANT ROKU, INC.’S
`MOTION TO DISMISS
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`VIDEOLABS, INC. and
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`Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and 35 U.S.C. § 101, Defendant Roku,
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`Inc. (“Roku”) moves to dismiss Counts I–IV of Plaintiffs VideoLabs, Inc. and VL Collective IP
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`LLC (collectively, “Plaintiffs”)’s complaint (D.I. 1) with prejudice on the grounds that U.S. Patent
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`Nos. RE43,113; 7,233,790; 7,440,559; and 8,605,794 fail to recite patentable subject matter under
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`The grounds for this motion are set forth more fully in Roku’s Opening Brief and the
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`Case 1:23-cv-01136-JHS Document 9 Filed 02/16/24 Page 2 of 4 PageID #: 326
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`MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP
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`/s/ Jennifer Ying
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`Jack B. Blumenfeld (#1014)
`Jennifer Ying (#5550)
`1201 North Market Street
`P.O. Box 1347
`Wilmington, DE 19899
`(302) 658-9200
`jblumenfeld@morrisnichols.com
`jying@morrisnichols.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant Roku, Inc.
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`OF COUNSEL:
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`Paul E. Torchia
`GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
`200 Park Avenue
`New York, NY 10166-0193
`(212) 351-4000
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`S. Christopher Whittaker
`GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
`3161 Michelson Dr., Suite 1200
`Irvine, CA 92612-4412
`(949) 451-3800
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`Jaysen S. Chung
`GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
`One Embarcadero Center, Suite 2600
`San Francisco, CA 94111-3715
`(415) 393-8200
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`Nathan R. Curtis
`GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
`2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 2100
`Dallas, TX 75201-2923
`(214) 698-3100
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`Case 1:23-cv-01136-JHS Document 9 Filed 02/16/24 Page 3 of 4 PageID #: 327
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`[PROPOSED] ORDER
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`VIDEOLABS, INC. and
`VL COLLECTIVE IP LLC.,
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`The Court, having considered Defendant Roku, Inc. (“Roku”)’s Motion to Dismiss
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`Counts I–IV of Plaintiffs VideoLabs, Inc. and VL Collective IP LLC (collectively, “Plaintiffs”)’s
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`complaint (D.I. 1), and any opposition thereto, hereby orders that:
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`Defendant’s motion is hereby GRANTED;
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`The claims of U.S. Patent Nos. RE43,113; 7,233,790; 7,440,559 and 8,605,794 fail
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`to recite patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101; and
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`Counts I–IV of the Complaint (D.I. 1) are hereby dismissed with prejudice.
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`SO ORDERED, this ______ day of _________________, 2024.
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`The Honorable Joel H. Slomsky
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on February 16, 2024, I caused the foregoing to be electronically filed
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`I further certify that I caused copies of the foregoing document to be served on
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`February 16, 2024, upon the following in the manner indicated:
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`VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
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`Brian E. Farnan, Esquire
`Michael J. Farnan, Esquire
`FARNAN LLP
`919 North Market Street, 12th Floor
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`Attorneys for Plaintiffs
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`M. Elizabeth Day, Esquire
`Marc Belloli, Esquire
`Jerry D. Tice II, Esquire
`Aaron R. Hand, Esquire
`Hillary Bunsow, Esquire
`BUNSOW DE MORY LLP
`701 El Camino Real
`Redwood City, CA 94063
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