Free Motion to Stay - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:06-cv-00530-SLR

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE ABLAISE LTD. and GENERAL INVENTORS INSTITUTE A, INC., Plaintiffs, v. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, Defendants. DEFENDANT BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION'S MOTION TO STAY Defendant Bank of America Corporation ("Bank of America") respectfully moves this Court to issue an order staying the current action pending resolution of the two ongoing declaratory judgment actions brought by independent, third-party software developers Yodlee, Inc. and Financial Fusion, Inc. in the Northern District of California. These two software companies developed and provided the allegedly infringing features of the Bank of America website. Both companies have brought declaratory judgment actions in the Northern District of California seeking declarations that their products do not infringe the Ablaise patents, and the outcome of these two litigations will resolve any alleged infringement by Bank of America. Because these two software manufacturers can more appropriately defend their products against claims of patent infringement, and because the controlling Federal Circuit authorities give priority to manufacturers' suits over suits against customers, this action should be stayed pending the outcome of those two suits. C.A. No. 06-530-SLR

Case 1:06-cv-00530-SLR

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Dated: December 22, 2006

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. /s/ William J. Marsden, Jr. William J. Marsden, Jr. (#2247) 919 Market Street, Suite 1100 P.O. Box 1114 Wilmington, DE 19899 Telephone: (302) 778-8401 Facsimile: (302) 652-0607 Nagendra Setty Christopher O. Green Douglas Bridges Fish & Richardson P.C. 1180 Peachtree St., NE, 21st. Fl. Atlanta, GA 30309 Telephone: (404).892.5005 Facsimile: (404).892.5002 David M. Barkan Craig R. Compton Jonathan J. Lamberson 500 Arguello Street, Suite 500 Redwood City, CA 94063 Telephone: (650) 839-5070 Facsimile: (650) 839-5071 Attorneys for Defendant Bank of America Corporation

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on December 22, 2006, I electronically filed the above document with the Clerk of Court using CM/ECF which will send electronic notification of such filing(s) to the following Delaware counsel. In addition, the filing will also be sent via hand delivery: Thomas C. Grimm MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL 1201 N. Market Street P.O. Box 1347 Wilmington, DE 19899-1347 I hereby certify that on December 22, 2006, I have mailed by United States Postal Service, the document(s) to the following non-registered participants: Thomas G. Scavone Matthew G. McAndrews NIRO, SCAVONE, HALLER & NIRO 181 W. Madison Street, Suite 4600 Chicago, IL 60602

/s/ William J. Marsden, Jr. William J. Marsden, Jr.