Kruse Technology Partnership v. Daimler AG et al, No. 8:2010cv01066 - Document 501 (C.D. Cal. 2012)
Court Description: FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO KRUSE AND THE DAIMLER DEFENDANTS by Judge James V. Selna. IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that: (1) Judgment is entered in favor of the Daimler Defendants and against Kruse as to the claims of infringement of U.S. Patent Nos . 5,265,562 and 6,058,904 set forth in Kruses Second Amended Complaint and as to the Daimler Defendants counterclaims seeking declarations of noninfringement of those patents as set forth in the Daimler DefendantsAnswers to the Second Amended Complaint; Related to: Stipulation for Order, 499 (twdb)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 John B. Sganga, Jr. (CSB # 116,211) jsganga@kmob.com Karen Vogel Weil (CSB # 145,066) kweil@kmob.com Jon W. Gurka (CSB # 187,964) jgurka@kmob.com David G. Jankowski (CSB # 205,634) djankowski@kmob.com Marko R. Zoretic (CSB # 233,952) mzoretic@kmob.com KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP 2040 Main Street, Fourteenth Floor Irvine, CA 92614 Telephone: (949) 760-0404 Facsimile: (949) 760-9502 Attorneys for Plaintiff KRUSE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Scott W. Doyle (Pro Hac Vice) scott.doyle@shearman.com Jonathan R. DeFosse (Pro Hac Vice) jonathan.defosse@shearman.com Michel Souaya (Pro Hac Vice) michel.souaya@shearman.com SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP 801 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite 900 Washington, DC 20004 Telephone: (202) 508-8030 Facsimile: (202) 661-7329 Attorneys for Defendants DAIMLER AG, MERCEDES-BENZ USA LLC, MERCEDES-BENZ U.S. INTERNATIONAL INC., and DAIMLER VANS MANUFACTURING LLC IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 21 FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 22 23 KRUSE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP, 24 25 26 27 28 Ben M. Davidson (CSB # 181464) bdavidson@davidson-lawfirm.com Heather H. Fan (CSB # 215201) hfan@davidson-lawfirm.com DAVIDSON LAW GROUP 11377 W. Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90064 Telephone: (310) 473-2300 Facsimile: (310) 473-2941 Plaintiff, v. DAIMLER AG; MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC; DETROIT DIESEL CORP.; WESTERN STAR TRUCK SALES, INC.; VOLKSWAGEN AG; ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. SACV 10-1066 JVS (RNBx) FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO KRUSE AND THE DAIMLER DEFENDANTS Hon. James V. Selna 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC., d/b/a AUDI OF AMERICA, INC.; CHRYSLER GROUP LLC; DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA LLC; MERCEDES-BENZ, U.S. INTERNATIONAL, INC.; and DAIMLER VANS MANUFACTURING LLC, Defendants. AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 1 The Motion for Summary Judgment of Non-Infringement of Defendants 2 Daimler AG, Mercedes-Benz USA LLC, Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc., 3 and Daimler Vans Manufacturing, LLC (collectively, the “Daimler Defendants”) 4 came on for hearing before this Court on March 19, 2012. The Court granted the 5 Daimler Defendants’ motion for an order under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of 6 Civil Procedure that judgment be entered in favor of the Daimler Defendants and 7 against Plaintiff Kruse Technology Partnership (“Kruse”) on the grounds there is 8 no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the Daimler Defendants are entitled 9 to judgment of non-infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,265,562 and 6,058,904 as 10 a matter of law. 11 Thereafter, the Daimler Defendants and Kruse entered into a stipulation 12 under which the Daimler Defendants agreed to dismiss their remaining 13 counterclaims against Kruse seeking declaratory judgments of invalidity and 14 unenforceability of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,265,562 and 6,058,904, without prejudice. 15 In accordance with the above-described order and stipulation, 16 IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that: (1) 17 Judgment is entered in favor of the Daimler Defendants and 18 against Kruse as to the claims of infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 19 5,265,562 and 6,058,904 set forth in Kruse’s Second Amended Complaint 20 and as to the Daimler Defendants’ counterclaims seeking declarations of 21 noninfringement of those patents as set forth in the Daimler Defendants’ 22 Answers to the Second Amended Complaint; (2) 23 The Daimler Defendants’ counterclaims against Kruse seeking 24 declaratory judgments of invalidity and unenforceability of U.S. Patent 25 Nos. 5,265,562 and 6,058,904 are dismissed, without prejudice; (3) 26 The parties reserve all issues for appeal; and 27 28 1 NY 660403 (4) 1 2 The Daimler Defendants reserve their right to seek fees and costs pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 285. 3 4 5 Dated: April 10, 2012 Hon. James V. Selna United States District Court Judge 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 NY 660403
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