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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`Consolidated Case No.
`CV 14-01645 GW (MRW)
`and Related Consolidated Cases:
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`CV-14-01649, CV-14-01650,
`CV-14-01651, CV-14-01652,
`CV-14-01653, CV-14-01654,
`CV-14-01655, CV 14-08144,
`CV 14-08154, CV 14-08155,
`CV 14-08156, CV 14-08157,
`CV 14-08158, CV 14-08160,
`CV 14-08161, CV 14-09263,
`CV 14-09266, CV 14-09267,
`CV 14-09268, CV 14-09269,
`CV 14-09270, CV 14-09271,
`CV 14-09273
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`FONTEM VENTURES B.V., a
`Netherlands company; and FONTEM
`HOLDINGS 1, B.V., a Netherlands
`company,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`v.
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`NJOY, INC., a Delaware corporation;
`and DOES 1-5, Inclusive,
`Defendant.
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`DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF
`MOTION AND DAUBERT
`MOTION TO EXCLUDE THE
`TESTIMONY OF PLAINTIFFS’
`INFRINGEMENT EXPERT NEIL
`SHEEHAN AND PTO EXPERT
`JOHN DOLL
`AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS Hearing Date:
`Hearing Time:
`Courtroom:
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`October 22, 2015
`8:30 a.m.
`Hon. George H. Wu
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`Case 2:14-cv-01645-GW-MRW Document 251 Filed 09/17/15 Page 2 of 6 Page ID #:8582
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`NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION
`TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR COUNSEL:
`PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on October 22, 2015, at 8:30 a.m., or as soon
`thereafter as determined by the court, at the United States District Court, Central
`District of California, located at 312 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, California
`90012, in the Courtroom of the Honorable George H. Wu, Defendants will and
`hereby do move for an Order to exclude the testimony of Neil Sheehan, who
`Plaintiffs Fontem Ventures B.V. and Fontem Holdings 1 B.V. (collectively,
`“Fontem”) engaged as their infringement expert, relating to various claim
`limitations, and the testimony of John Doll, who Fontem engaged as a patent office
`procedure expert, in its entirety.
`This Motion is and will be based upon this Notice of Motion, the
`accompanying Memorandum of Points and Authorities, the accompanying
`Declaration of Erik G. Swenson, all pleadings and papers filed in this action, oral
`argument, and any other matters properly presented to the Court.
`This motion is made following a conference of counsel pursuant to Local
`Rule 7-3, which took place on September 8, 2015. Fontem stated that it would
`oppose this motion.
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`By: /s/ Erik G. Swenson
`Erik G. Swenson
`Erik G. Swenson
`erik.g.swenson@nortonrosefulbright.com
`NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP
`RBC Plaza, 60 S. 6th St., Suite 3100
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Tel: 612-321-2266/Fax: 612-321-2288
`George W. Jordan III
`george.jordan@nortonrosefulbright.com
`NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP
`1301 McKinney, Suite 5100
`Houston, TX 77010
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`Dated: September 17, 2015
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`Tel: 713-651-5423/Fax: 713-651-5246
`Victor de Gyarfas
`vdegyarfas@foley.com
`FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
`555 South Flower Street, Suite 3500
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`Tel: 213-972-4500/Fax: 213-486-0065
`Attorneys for Defendant
`Logic Technology Development LLC
`MORRISON AND FOERSTER LLP
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`By: /s/ Nicole M. Smith
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`Nicole M. Smith
`nsmith@mofo.com
`Alex S. Yap
`ayap@mofo.com
`Dylan J. Raife
`draife@mofo.com
`707 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 6000
`Los Angeles, CA 90017-3543
`Tel:
`(213) 892-5200
`Fax:
`(213) 892-5454
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`Attorneys for Defendants CB Distributors, Inc.
`and DR Distributors, LLC dba 21ST Century
`Smoke, LLC
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
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`By: /s/ Richard T. Mulloy
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`John Allcock
`John.allcock@dlapiper.com
`Richard T. Mulloy
`Richard.mulloy@dlapiper.com
`Brent Yamashita
`Brent.Yamashita@dlapiper.com
`401 B Street, Suite 1800
`San Diego, California 92101
`(619) 699-4787 / (619) 764-6787 Fax
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`Attorneys for Defendant NJOY, Inc.
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`STITES & HARBISON PLLC
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`By: /s/Justin McNaughton
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`Melissa Hunter Smith
`melissa.smith@stites.com
`Justin McNaughton
`jmcnaughton@stites.com
`401 Commerce Street Suite 800
`Nashville, TN 37219
`Tel: (615) 782-2200
`Fax: (615) 742-0731
`Joel T. Beres
`jberes@stites.com
`400 West Market Street, Suite 1800,
`Louisville, KY 40202-3352
`Direct: 502-681-0324
`Fax: 502-779-8335
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`Attorneys for Defendants FIN Branding
`Group, LLC and Victory Electronic
`Cigarettes Corporation
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`STEPHENS FRIEDLAND LLP
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`By: /s/ John B. Stephens
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`John B. Stephens
`john@sf-lawyers.com
`4695 MacArthur Court, Suite 1550
`Newport Beach, CA 92660
`(949) 468-3200/(949) 468-3201 (Fax)
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`Attorneys for Defendants FIN Branding
`Group, LLC and Victory Electronic
`Cigarettes Corporation
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`CHRISTIE PARKER & HALE, LLP
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`By: /s/ David A. Dillard
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`David A. Dillard
`david.dillart@cph.com
`Katherine L. Quigley
`katherine.quigley@cph.com
`655 North Central Ave., Suite 2300
`P.O. Box 29001
`Glendale, CA 91209
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`(626) 795-9900/(626) 577-8800 (Fax)
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`Attorneys for Defendant Ballantyne
`Brands, LLC
`FELDMAN GALE PA
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`By: /s/ Javier Sobrado
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`Todd M. Malynn
`tmalynn@feldmangale.com
`880 West First Street, Suite 315
`Los Angeles, CA 90012
`(213) 625-5005/(213) 625-5993 (Fax)
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`Gregory L. Hillyer (pro hac vice)
`ghillyer@feldmangale.com
`1700 Market Street, Suite 3130
`Philadelphia, PA 19103
`(267) 414-1300/(267) 567-2648 (Fax)
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`Javier Sobrado (pro hac vice)
`jsobrado@feldmangale.com
`2 South Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3000
`Miami, FL 33131-1802
`(305) 358-5001/(305) 358-3309 (Fax)
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`Attorneys for Defendant VMR Products,
`Inc.
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`KELLY & KELLEY LLP
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`By: /s/ Michael A. DiNardo
`Michael A. DiNardo
`mike@kelly-kelleylaw.com
`6320 Canoga Ave., Suite 1650
`Woodland Hills, CA 91367
`(818) 347-7900 / (818) 340-2859 (Fax)
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`Attorneys for Defendant Spark Industries,
`LLC
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`PORZIO, BROMBERG & NEWMAN P.C.
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`By: /s/ Richard J. Oparil
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`Iman Reza (State Bar # 245094)
`Cummins and White LLP
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`2424 SE Bristol Street, Suite 300
`Newport Beach, CA 92660-0757
`Tel: 949-852-1800
`Fax: 949-852-8510
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`Richard J. Oparil (pro hac vice)
`rjoparil@pbnlaw.com
`1200 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Suite 710
`Washington, DC 20036
`Tel: 202-517-1888
`Fax: 202-517-6322
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`Attorneys for Defendant Vapor Corp.
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