`Case 1:13-cv-02528-AT Document 18-1 Filed 12/13/13 Page 1 of 2
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
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`ATLANTA DIVISION
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`EMERSON ELECTRIC CO., FISHER-
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`ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC., and
`ROSEMOUNT INC-a
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`Civil Action No. 1: l3-cv—02528—AT
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`Plaintiffs,
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`V.
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`SIPCO LLC, and
`_IP CO., LLC (d/b/a INTUS IQ)
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`Defendants .
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`DECLARATION OF CANDIDA PETITE
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`I, Candida Petite, hereby declare as follows:
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`1.
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`I am the Chief Operating Officer of Defendant SlPCO LLC
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`(“SIPCO”) and Defendant IP Co., LLC (“IPCO”).
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`I make these statements based
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`on my personal knowledge.
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`2.
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`Defendants and Plaintiffs have had discussions over the last several
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`months to license the patents at issue in this case to the Plaintiffs.
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`I have been the
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`primary contact person on behalf of Defendants during these discussions.
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`3.
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`I have reviewed Plaintiff’s Motion for an Extension of Time for
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`Defendants to Respond to the Complaint. SIPCO and IPCO do not oppose that
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`motion. An extension will provide the parties more time to negotiate a license and
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`settlement of this litigation. Defendants will diligently pursue reaching an
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`agreement that will settle the present action.
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`4.
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`I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States
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`of America that the foregoing is true and correct.
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`DATED this Oi
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`th day ofDecember, 2013.
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`- Widod
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`Candida Petite
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