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Case 1:05-cv-00292-JJF Document 248 Filed 06/26/2006 Page 1 of 4
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THEADISTRICT DELAWARE
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LG.PI·IILIPS LCD CO., LTD., ) Civil Action N0. 05-292 (JJF)
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Plaintiff, )
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TATUNG COMPANY; )
TATUNG COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC.; )
CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.; )
AND VIEWSONIC CORPORATION, )
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Defendants. )

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION IN LIMINE (No. 3) TO PRECLUDE LPL FROM
SOLICITING OR OFFERING ANY TESTIMONY, EVIDENCE, OR
ARGUMENT RELATING TO ANY ALLEGED CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN VIEWSONIC AND CPT
Any reference to a customer relationship between CPT and ViewSonic should be
excluded pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 403 because the reference would be _
prejudicial, confusing, and misleading to the jury.
A customer is "one that purchases some commodity or service? WEBSTER°S
Timo NawINtamzAr1oNAL Drcnonaav 559 (199.3); see also Aiken Mills v. US., 53 F.
Supp. 524, 526 (E.D.S.C. 1944) (finding that a customer is one who regularly makes
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purchases from a business).
ViewSonic is not a CPT customer.
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Any reference to a customer relationship between CPT and ViewSonic would
unfairly prejudice the parties because it would be factually inaccurate. it would also
confuse the issues and mislead the jury because the reference would directly contradict
the testimony ofthe person most knowledgeable about ViewScnic’s business.
Due to the dangers of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues and misleading the
jury, Defendants respectfully move in limine to preclude LPL from introducing evidence
or argument at trial relating to any customer relationship between CPT and ViewSonic, or
between CPT and any other entity who does not purchase products directly from CPT.
Fed. R. Evid. 4o3_ / * .
Of Counsel: · W i
Christine An Dudzik Robert W. Wl1etzel(#2288
Thomas W. mines Wh¤*Z¤*@¤t~¤rm
Howmy LL? Matthew W. King (#4566)
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. . . Richards, Layton & Finger
Chicago, lll1no1s 60610 _
(312)595_1239 One llodney Square, P.O. Box 55l
` Wilmington, Delaware l9899
Julie S. Gabler (302) 651-7700
Howrey LLP Attorneys for Defendants/Counterclairnants
550 South Hope Street, Suite 1100 Tatung Company, Tatung Company of
Los Angeles, California 90071 America, Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd. and
(21.3) 892-1800 ViewSonic Corporation
Glenn W. Rhodes
J. James Li
Qin Shi
Howrey LLP
525 Market Street, Suite 3600
San Francisco, California 94105
(415) 8484900
Dated: June 19, 2006
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
i HEREBY CERTIZFY that on June E9, 2006, 1 electronically tiled the foregoing
document with the Clerk OfCOl.1I’t using CM/ECF which will send notification cf such tiling, and
hand delivered to the following:
Richard D, Kirk
The Bayard Firm
222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 900
PO, Box 251.30
Wilmington, DE 19899
I hereby certify that on June 19, 2006, I sent the foregoing document by Electronic Mail,
to the following non-registered participants:
Gaspare J. Bone
Matthew T. Bailey
Andrew J. Park
Adrian Mollc
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
1900 K. Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006

Robert W. Whetzel (#22 8) "
whetzel@rltTc0m
Richards, Layton & Finger
One Rodney Square
P.O. Box 551
Wilmington, DE 19899
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Case 1:05-cv-00292-JJF Document 248 Filed 06/26/2006 Page 4 of 4
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
CERTIFICATE OF SERVI_C__E_
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on June 26, 2006, I electronically tiled the foregoing
document with the Clerk of Court using CM/EGF which will send notification of such filing, and
hand delivered to the following:
Richard D, Kirk
The Bayard Finn
222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 900
P,O, Box 25130
Wilmington, DE i9899
I hereby certify that on June 26, 2006, I sent the foregoing document by Electronic Mail,
to the following nomregistered participants:
Gaspare J. Bono
Matthew T, Bailey ,
Andrew .l. Park
Adrian Mello
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
1900 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
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Matthew W. King (#4566)
king@rl£com
Richards, Layton & Finger
One Rodney Square
P.O, Box SSI
Wilmington, DE 19899
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