Case 2:17-cv-00513-JRG Document 120 Filed 04/12/18 Page 1 of 4 PageID #: 5271
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`MARSHALL DIVISION
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`AGIS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`HUA WEI DEVICE USA INC., HUA WEI
`DEVICE CO., LTD. AND HUA WEI
`DEVICE (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD.,
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`Defendants.
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`AGIS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`HTC CORPORATION,
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`CASE NO. 2:17-CV-0513-JRG
`LEAD CASE
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`CASE NO. 2:17-CV-0514-JRG
`(CONSOLIDATED CASE)
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`Defendant.
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`DEFENDANT HTC CORPORATION'S NOTICE OF JOINDER
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`Defendant HTC Corporation ("HTC") hereby respectfully provides this notice to join in
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`the motion and relief, as requested in Huawei Device USA Inc., Huawei Device Co., Ltd. and
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`Huawei Device (Dongguan) Co., Ltd., and LG Electronics Inc.'s Motion to Stay (Dkt. No. 102),
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`in which a stay is sought pending resolution of the pending jurisdictional and venue motions. 1 In
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`doing so, HTC incorporates herein all arguments and authorities within the Motion to Stay (Dkt.
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`No. 102).
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`1 See Huawei's Motion to Change Venue to the Northern District of California, 2:17-cv-00513 (Dkt. No. 36), and
`LGEKR's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, or in the Alternative, to Transfer Venue to the Northern
`District of California, 2:17-cv-00513 (Dkt. No. 40).
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`Case 2:17-cv-00513-JRG Document 120 Filed 04/12/18 Page 2 of 4 PageID #: 5272
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`Plaintiff AGIS Software Development, LLC ("AGIS") initiated five patent infringement
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`lawsuits on June 21, 2017, including lawsuits against (1) ZTE (USA) Inc. and ZTE (TX), Inc.,
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`(2) Huawei Device USA Inc., Huawei Device Co., Ltd. and Huawei Device (Dongguan) Co.,
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`Ltd., (3) LG Electronics Inc., (4) Apple, Inc., and (5) HTC Corporation, all of which involve the
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`same four patents. See Case Nos. 2:17-cv-00513, 2:17-cv-00514, 2:17-cv-00515, 2:17-cv-00516,
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`and 2:17-cv-00517. As to the HTC lawsuit, (No. 2:17-cv-00514-JRG) AGIS filed a Complaint
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`on June 21, 2017. Dkt. No. 1. On January 22, 2018, Defendant HTC filed a Motion to Dismiss
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`for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction, or in the Alternative, to Transfer to the Northern District of
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`California. Dkt. No. 29. The parties completed briefing on HTC's motion to dismiss/transfer on
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`March 7, 2018. Dkt. No. 49.
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`For this notice of joinder, in the interest of judicial economy, HTC fully adopts by
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`reference the arguments and authorities in the pending Motion to Stay (No. 2:17-cv-00513-JRG)
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`Dkt. No. 102). See P & 0 Ports Tex., Inc. v. Rederi, No. 02-20055, 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS
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`29787, at *5 (5th Cir. Oct. 21, 2002) ("A party may incorporate a previous motion by
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`reference."); Singh v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA, No. 4:1 l-CV-607, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS
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`127548, at *22 (E.D. Tex. July 31, 2012), report and recommendation adopted, No. 4:llcv607,
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`2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 127550 (E.D. Tex. Sep. 7, 2012) (allowing adoption and incorporation of
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`arguments and authorities in co-defendant's motion); Affinity Labs of Tex., LLC v. BMW N Am.,
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`LLC, Civil Action No. 9:08-CV-164, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 131921, at *9 (E.D. Tex. Feb. 20,
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`2009) (allowing motion with incorporation by reference of co-defendants' motion, rather than
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`requiring notice to join).
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`HTC thus respectfully joins the pending Motion to Stay and requests that the Court grant
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`the requested relief, issuing a stay pending the resolution of the jurisdictional and venue motions.
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`Case 2:17-cv-00513-JRG Document 120 Filed 04/12/18 Page 3 of 4 PageID #: 5273
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`Dated: April 12, 2018
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Isl Migu.el Bambach
`Matthew C. Bernstein, (Lead Attorney)
`CA State Bar No. 199240
`mbernstein@perkinscoie.com
`Miguel J. Bombach
`CA State Bar No. 274287
`mbombach@perkinscoie.com
`James Young Hurt (Pro Hae Vice)
`CA State Bar No. 312390
`jhurt@perkinscoie.com
`PERKINS COIE LLP
`11988 El Camino Real, Suite 350
`San Diego, CA 92130-2594
`Tel: (858) 720-5700
`Fax: (858) 720-5799
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`Eric Findlay
`State Bar No. 00789886
`efindlay@findlaycraft.com
`FINDLAY CRAFT, P.C.
`102 N. College Ave., Suite 900
`Tyler, TX 75702
`Tel: (903) 534-1100
`Fax: (903) 534-1137
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`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT
`HTC CORPORATION
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing
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`document has been served on April 12, 2018, to all counsel of record who are deemed to have
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`consented to electronic service via the Court's CM/ECF system per Local Rule CV-5(a)(3).
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`Isl Miguel Bambach
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`CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
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`This is to certify that pursuant to Local Rule CV-7(h), counsel has conferred concerning
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`this Motion and the Motion is opposed.
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`Isl Miguel J. Bambach
`Miguel J. Bombach
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