Opinion
2:21-cv-00123-BJR
12-16-2021
WSOU INVESTMENTS, LLC d/b/a BRAZOS LICENSING AND DEVELOPMENT, Plaintiff, v. F5 NETWORKS, INC., Defendant.
Respectively submitted this 9th day of December, 2021 Blake Marks-Dias, WSBA No. 28169 Ramsey M. Al-Salam, WSBA No. 18822 Eric A. Lindberg, WSBA No. 43596 Stevan R. Stark, WSBA No. 39900 PERKINS COIE LLP Jonathan K. Waldrop (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) Stephen Baskin (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) Patrick Lafferty (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) Darcy L. Jones (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) Ryan A. Schmid (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) KING & SPALDING LLP Marcus A. Barber (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) John W. Downing (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) Heather S. Kim (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) Jack Shaw (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) D. Shane Brun (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) ThucMinh Nguyen (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) KING & SPALDING LLP KASOWITZ BENSON TORRES LLP Angela Tarasi (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) Paul G. Williams (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) KING & SPALDING LLP KASOWITZ BENSON TORRES LLP Hershy Stern (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) Brent P. Ray (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) King & Spalding LLP KASOWITZ BENSON TORRES LLP ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT F5 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF NETWORKS, INC. WSOU INVESTMENTS, LLC d/b/a BRAZOS LICENSING AND DEVELOPMENT
Respectively submitted this 9th day of December, 2021
Blake Marks-Dias, WSBA No. 28169
Ramsey M. Al-Salam, WSBA No. 18822
Eric A. Lindberg, WSBA No. 43596
Stevan R. Stark, WSBA No. 39900
PERKINS COIE LLP
Jonathan K. Waldrop (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
Stephen Baskin (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
Patrick Lafferty (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
Darcy L. Jones (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
Ryan A. Schmid (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
KING & SPALDING LLP
Marcus A. Barber (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
John W. Downing (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
Heather S. Kim (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
Jack Shaw (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
D. Shane Brun (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
ThucMinh Nguyen (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
KING & SPALDING LLP
KASOWITZ BENSON TORRES LLP
Angela Tarasi (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
Paul G. Williams (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
KING & SPALDING LLP
KASOWITZ BENSON TORRES LLP
Hershy Stern (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
Brent P. Ray (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
King & Spalding LLP
KASOWITZ BENSON TORRES LLP
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT F5
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF NETWORKS, INC.
WSOU INVESTMENTS, LLC d/b/a BRAZOS LICENSING AND DEVELOPMENT
JOINT STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL
BARBARA J. ROTHSTEIN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), Plaintiff WSOU Investments, LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development (“WSOU”) and Defendant F5 Networks, Inc.'s (“F5 Networks”) (collectively, “Parties”) hereby stipulate through their respective counsel of record as follows:
WHEREAS, on January 29, 2021, WSOU filed a Complaint for Patent Infringement against F5 Networks alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7, 860, 000 (“the '000 Patent”) in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (Dkt. 1);
WHEREAS, on February 26, 2021, F5 Networks filed its Answer to the Complaint and Counterclaims (Dkt. 35); and
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to resolve the above-entitled action.
THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between WSOU and F5 Networks through their respective undersigned counsel that:
• WSOU's claims for direct and indirect infringement of the '000 Patent against F5 Networks based solely on F5 Networks's BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager (PEM), BIG-IP iSeries Platform, and VIPRION Platform (“Accused Products”) shall be dismissed WITH PREJUDICE;
• WSOU's claims for direct and indirect infringement of the '000 Patent that WSOU has or may have in the future, including any claims of past, present, or future infringement of the '000 Patent against F5 Networks and/or any of F5 Networks's affiliates, subsidiaries, customers, or partners with respect to any F5 Networks products and/or services other than the Accused Products shall be dismissed WITHOUT PREJUDICE;
• WSOU reserves and does not waive any rights or defenses as to WSOU's patent infringement claims against F5 Networks in other actions, including, but not limited to the claims concerning: (1) U.S. Patent No. 7, 953, 884 in Case No. 2:20-cv-01878-BJR; (2) U.S. Patent No. 9, 584, 330 in Case No. 2:21-cv-00124-BJR; (3) U.S. Patent No. 8, 248, 940 in Case No. 2:21-cv-00125-BJR; and (4) U.S. Patent No. 7, 548, 945 in Case No. 2:21-cv-00126-BJR; and
• Each party will bear its own costs, expenses, and attorneys' fees.
ORDER
IT IS SO ORDERED.