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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
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`PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC,
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`FITBIT, INC.,
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` Defendant.
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` Civil Action No.: 1:19-cv-11586-IT
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`JOINT MOTION TO EXCEED PAGE LIMITS AND
`ENLARGEMENT OF TIME TO OPPOSE MOTION TO DISMISS
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`Plaintiff Philips North America LLC (“Philips”) and Defendant Fitbit, Inc. (“Fitbit”)
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`respectfully and jointly move to exceed the page limits imposed by Local Rule 7.1(b)(4) by five
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`pages in connection with Fitbit’s intended motion to dismiss and Philips’ corresponding
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`opposition. In addition, the parties respectfully and jointly move for an enlargement of time of
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`seven days for Philips to file an opposition to Fitbit’s motion to dismiss. In support of this
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`motion, the parties jointly state as follows:
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`1. The Complaint filed by Philips in this case asserts claims of infringement of four patents
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`by Fitbit. (ECF No. 1). Fitbit’s deadline to answer, move or otherwise respond to the Complaint
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`is November 22, 2019. (ECF No. 10).
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`2. In response to the Complaint, Fitbit intends to file a motion to dismiss pursuant to Fed. R.
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`Civ. Proc. 12(b)(6) on the grounds that the asserted patents claim unpatentable subject matter
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`pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 101 and Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int’l, 573 U.S. 208 (2014).
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`3. The parties jointly agree that a modest enlargement of five (5) pages to the page limit
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`imposed by Local Rule 7.1(b)(4) will enable the parties to better explain to the Court the
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`technology relating to the asserted patents in this case.
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`4. In addition, the parties jointly request that Philips be granted a modest enlargement of
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`seven days to file its opposition to Fitbit’s motion to dismiss. This is Philips’ first request for an
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`extension of any of its deadlines.
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`5. The initial Scheduling Conference in this case is set for December 2, 2019 at 2:30 p.m.
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`(ECF No. 11). The requested extension of time will not impact any Court imposed deadlines.
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`The parties intend to comply with their obligations pursuant to Local Rule 16.1 and this Court’s
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`September 17, 2019 Notice of Scheduling Conference (ECF No. 8) based on the Scheduling
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`Conference date of December 2, 2019.
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`WHEREFORE, the parties jointly and respectfully request that the Court enter an order
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`granting this Joint Motion as follows:
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`a. Defendant Fitbit’s Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss may exceed the page
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`limits imposed by Local Rule 7.1(b)(4) by five pages, for a total page limit of twenty-five
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`pages;
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`b. Plaintiff Philips’ Opposition to Fitbit’s Motion to Dismiss may exceed the page limits
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`imposed by Local Rule 7.1(b)(4) by five pages, for a total page limit of twenty-five
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`pages; and
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`c. The time for Philips to file an opposition to Fitbit’s Motion to Dismiss be enlarged by
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`seven days.
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`Jointly and respectfully submitted on this 7th day of November, 2019,
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`PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC,
`By its attorneys,
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`/s/ Lucas I. Silva______________
`Lucas I. Silva (BBO # 673935)
`FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
`111 Huntington Avenue
`Suite 2500
`Boston, MA 02199
`Telephone: (617) 342-4000
`E-mail: lsilva@foley.com
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`and
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`Eley O. Thompson
`FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
`321 North Clark Street
`Suite 2800
`Chicago, IL 60654
`Telephone: (312) 832-4500
`E-mail: ethompson@foley.com
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`FITBIT, INC.
`by its attorneys,
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`/s/ Jennifer B. Furey_____________
`Jennifer B. Furey (BBO # 634174)
`Andrew T. O’Connor (BBO # 664811)
`GOULSTON & STORRS PC
`400 Atlantic Avenue
`Boston, MA 02110
`Telephone: (617) 482-1776
`Facsimile: (617) 574-4112
`E-mail: jfurey@goulstonstorrs.com
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` aoconnor@goulstonstorrs.com
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`and
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`Yar R. Chaikovsky (Pro Hac Vice)
`David Beckwith (Pro Hac Vice)
`David T. Okano (Pro Hac Vice)
`Berkeley G. Fife (Pro Hac Vice)
`PAUL HASTINGS, LLP
`1117 S. California Ave.
`Palo Alto, CA 94304
`Telephone: (650) 320-1800
`Facsimile: (650) 320-1900
`E-mail: yarchaikovsky@paulhastings.com
` davidbeckwith@paulhastings.com
` davidokano@paulhastings.com
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` berkeleyfife@paulhastings.com
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`Chad J. Peterman (Pro Hac Vice)
`PAUL HASTINGS, LLP
`200 Park Avenue
`New York, NY 10166
`Telephone: (212) 318-6797
`Facsimile: (212) 230-7797
`E-mail: chadpeterman@paulhastings.com
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that, on November 7, 2019, I electronically filed the foregoing with the
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`Clerk’s Office using the Court’s CM/ECF system, which will send notification of this filing
`(NEF) to all registered participants, and paper copies will be sent to those indicated as non-
`registered participants.
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`/s/ Jennifer B. Furey
`Jennifer B. Furey
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