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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
`SOUTHERN DIVISION
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`CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. and
`LINKSYS LLC,
` Plaintiffs,
`v.
`CHRIMAR SYSTEMS INC.
`D/B/A CMS TECHNOLOGIES,
` Defendant.
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`Case No. 2:14-cv-10290-AC
`Honorable Avern Cohn
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`NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF ACTION
`WITHOUT PREJUDICE PURSUANT TO FRCP 41(a)(1)(A)(i)
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`Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,
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`Plaintiffs Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) and Linksys LLC (“Linksys”), by and
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`through their attorneys, hereby give notice that the above-captioned action against
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`ChriMar Systems Inc. d/b/a CMS Technologies is hereby voluntarily dismissed
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`without prejudice. This action is voluntarily dismissed without prejudice so that
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`certain of the claims asserted herein can be re-filed in a consolidated amended
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`complaint to be filed in Cisco Sys., Inc. v. ChriMar Sys., Inc., 2:17-cv-13770-AC-
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`RSW (E.D. Mich.), and to drop Cisco’s requests for declaratory judgement of
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`invalidity so that Cisco is free to pursue, if warranted, inter partes review (“IPR”)
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`proceedings challenging the validity of the patents at issue in those cases
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`1
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`Cisco 1049
`IPR2018-01508
`Cisco v. Chrimar
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`Case 2:14-cv-10290-AC-RSW ECF No. 24 filed 02/17/18 PageID.217 Page 2 of 3
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`(numerous claims of which have already been found to be invalid in other IPR
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`proceedings).
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`Dated: February 17, 2018
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`KERR, RUSSELL AND WEBER, PLC
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`By: /s/ Fred K. Herrmann .
`Fred K. Herrmann (P49519)
`500 Woodward Avenue
`Suite 2500
`Detroit, MI 48226
`Telephone: (313) 961-0200
`Facsimile: (313) 961-0388
`fherrmann@kerr-russell.com
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`Attorney for Cisco Systems, Inc. and
`Linksys LLC
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`2
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`Cisco 1049
`IPR2018-01508
`Cisco v. Chrimar
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`Case 2:14-cv-10290-AC-RSW ECF No. 24 filed 02/17/18 PageID.218 Page 3 of 3
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`I hereby certify that on February 17, 2018, I caused the foregoing Notice of
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`Voluntary Dismissal to be electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court using the
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`CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing to all counsel of
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`record.
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`By: /s/ Fred K. Herrmann .
`Fred K. Herrmann (P49519)
`500 Woodward Avenue
`Suite 2500
`Detroit, MI 48226
`Telephone: (313) 961-0200
`Facsimile: (313) 961-0388
`fherrmann@kerr-russell.com
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`3
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`Cisco 1049
`IPR2018-01508
`Cisco v. Chrimar
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