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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION
FIREPASS IP HOLDINGS, INC. and
FIREPASS CORPORATION,
Plaintiffs,
v.
BOMBARDIER INC.,
Defendant.
Case No. 1:11 CV 0769 TWP-TAB
JOINT MOTION TO STAY LITIGATION
PENDING REEXAMINATION OF THE ASSERTED PATENTS
Plaintiffs Firepass IP Holdings, Inc. and Firepass Corporation (Plaintiffs) and
Defendant Bombardier Inc. (Bombardier), through their respective counsel, respectfully move
the Court to stay this litigation until the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
completes its current reexamination of the validity of each of the four patents asserted in this
case. In support of their Joint Motion, the parties state as follows:
1. On June 7, 2011, Plaintiffs filed the present Complaint against Bombardier Inc.
and Bombardier Aerospace Corporation1 asserting infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,418,752,
7,207,392, 6,314,754 and RE 40,065 (collectively, the Asserted Patents).
2. Plaintiffs previously asserted the Asserted Patents on October 1, 2009, in a
lawsuit in the Eastern District of New York against Airbus Americas, Inc., Airbus S.A.S., and
Parker Hannifin Corporation. SeeFirepass et al. v. Airbus Americas, Inc. et al., No. 09-CV-
4234 (the New York Litigation).
1 Bombardier Aerospace Corporation was dismissed from this lawsuit on August 5, 2001. (See Dkt. Nos. 19, 20.)
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3. On February 22, 2011, Airbus (one of the defendants in the New York Litigation)
submitted to the PTO requests to reexamine all of the claims Plaintiffs were asserting against the
Defendants in that case. By April 29, 2011, the PTO granted all four requests, and is now in the
process of reexamining the Asserted Patents.
4. On July 1, 2011, Judge Vitaliano granted the New York Litigation Defendants
motion to stay the New York Litigation based upon the pending reexamination. (Memorandum
and Order, Firepass et al. v. Airbus Americas, Inc. et al., No. 09-CV-4234, Docket No. 99 at 2,
attached hereto as Exhibit A).
5. [S]tays are often favored in infringement suits involving co-pending
reexamination of the patents-in-suit, and courts routinely exercise their discretion to stay
proceedings pending reexamination. Cook v. Endologix, 2010 WL 325960, at *1 (S.D. Ind.
2010) (M.J. Baker).2
6. At this time, the parties agree that a stay of all proceedings and deadlines in this
matter serves the interests of justice because it will conserve the resources of this Court and the
parties. Moreover, this case is in its very early stages, as Defendant has not yet even answered
the Complaint.
WHEREFORE, the parties respectfully request that this Court grant their Joint Motion to
Stay Litigation Pending Reexamination of the Asserted Patents and stay all proceedings and
deadlines in this matter until the reexaminations are final and complete.
2 If the Court would like further detail as to the factors courts consider in determining whether to exercise the
inherent authority to stay litigation in view of reexamination, the parties are willing to provide such detail.
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Respectfully submitted,
September 6, 2011
/s Alexandra Wald (with consent)Adam Arceneaux
Alexander D. Forman
Nikita S. WilliamsIce Miller LLP
One American SquareSuite 2900
Indianapolis, IN 46282-0200
Phone: 317-236-2100Fax: 317-236-2219
Of Counsel:
Karen BrombergAlexandra Wald
Francisco A. Villegas
Damir CefoEvan Rosenbaum
Cohen & Gresser LLP
800 Third Avenue, 21st Floor,New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212-957-7600
Fax: 212-957-4514
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Firepass IP Holdings,
Inc. and Firepass Corporation
/s David L. Witcoff
John C. McNett
Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty,
McNett & Henry LLP111 Monument Circle, Suite 3700
Indianapolis, IN [email protected]
Phone: 317-634-3456
Fax: 317-637-7561
Of Counsel:David L. Witcoff
Brent P. RayDanielle R. Olivotto
JONES DAY
77 W. Wacker Dr.Chicago, Ill. 60601-1692
Phone: 312-782-3939
Fax: 312-782-8585
Attorneys for Defendant Bombardier Inc.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing was served electronically via the
Courts ECF system and by first class mail on those parties not registered for ECF pursuant to
the rules of this Court.
/s David L. Witcoff
David L. Witcoff
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Exhibit A
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION
FIREPASS IP HOLDINGS, INC. and
FIREPASS CORPORATION,
Plaintiffs,
v.
BOMBARDIER INC.,
Defendant.
Case No. 1:11 CV 0769 TWP-TAB
[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO STAY LITIGATION
PENDING REEXAMINATION OF THE ASSERTED PATENTS
Plaintiffs Firepass IP Holdings, Inc. and Firepass Corporation (Plaintiffs) and
Defendant Bombardier Inc. (Bombardier), having jointly moved to stay this litigation pending
reexamination of the Asserted Patents, and the Court, being duly advised, hereby GRANTS the
Motion.
The Court hereby orders this action STAYED until further order, pending the final
resolution of PTO reexamination of all four Asserted Patents.
SO ORDERED this ______ day of September, 2011.
_________________________________________
Judge, United States District CourtSouthern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division
Distribution via the Courts ECF system to all attorneys of record.
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