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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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`Civil Action No. 1:13-cv-02528-AT
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`EIVIERSON ELECTRIC CO., FISHER-
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`ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC., and
`ROSEMOUNT INCĀ»
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`Plaintiffs,
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`V.
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`SIPCO LLC, and
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`IF CO., LLC (d/b/a INTUS IQ)
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`Defendants.
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`DECLARATION OF JOHN GROVES
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`I, John Groves, hereby declare as follows:
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`1.
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`I am Senior Director of the Intellectual Property Practice Group at
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`Emerson Electric Co., one of the plaintiffs in the present action.
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`I make these
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`statements based 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. I have been the
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`primary contact person on behalf of Plaintiffs during these discussions.
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`3.
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`I understand that, under the current case schedule, the Defendants
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`must respond to the complaint by December 28, 2013. Plaintiffs believe that a 60-
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`day extension of that due date may be necessary to negotiate a license and
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`settlement of this litigation. Plaintiffs will diligently pursue reaching an agreement
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`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 i2.
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`th day of December, 2013.
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`7* M
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`Joh
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`rove
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