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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE VOITH PAPER GMBH & CO. KG Plaintiff, v. JOHNSONFOILS, INC. Defendant. : : : : : : : : Civil Action No. 07-226 (JJF)

DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO STAY THE PROCEEDINGS PENDING REEXAMINATION OF THE PATENTS IN SUIT OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE FOR LEAVE TO FILE A MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT PRIOR TO AUGUST 20, 2008 THAT U.S. PATENTS 5,718,805 AND 5,972,168 ARE INVALID A. Defendant's Motion To Stay Defendant, JohnsonFoils, Inc. ("JohnsonFoils"), hereby moves for an Order staying the proceedings and marking this matter as administratively closed for statistical and docketing purposes during the pendency at the United States Patent and Trademark Office of JohnsonFoils Request for Reexamination of U.S. patents 5,718,805 (the "'805 Patent") and 5,972,168 (the "'168 Patent") (collectively, the "Patents-in-Suit"). Support for this Motion is fully set forth in JohnsonFoils' accompanying Memorandum of Law and the referenced Exhibits 1-6 and Compendium of Unreported Cases. A proposed Order accompanies this Motion.

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Defendant's Alternative Motion For Leave To File A Motion For Summary Judgment In the event this Honorable Court declines to stay the proceedings,

JohnsonFoils hereby moves this Honorable Court to grant leave to file a Motion for Summary Judgment that U.S. Patents 5,718,805 and 5,972,168 are invalid under 35 U.S.C. §103 at this time, rather than within 10 days of August 20, 2008. Support for this alternative Motion is fully set forth in JohnsonFoils' accompanying Memorandum of Law and the referenced Exhibits. A proposed Order accompanies this Motion. Because the prior art clearly renders all claims of the Patents-in-Suit invalid, Defendant's motion for leave to file motion for summary judgment at this time, rather than within ten days of August 20, 2008, should be granted. A proposed Order accompanies this Motion. Dated: August 28, 2007 Respectfully submitted, Seitz, Van Ogtrop & Green, P.A.

/s/ Patricia P. McGonigle

_________________________________ George H. Seitz, III (DE #667) [email protected] Patricia P. McGonigle (DE #3126) [email protected] 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1500 P.O. Box 68 Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 888-0600

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Anthony S. Volpe (I.D. No. 24,733) John J. O'Malley (I.D. No. 68,222) Volpe and Koenig, P.C. United Plaza, Suite 1600 30 South 17th Street Philadelphia, PA 19103

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Patricia P. McGonigle, Esquire, hereby certify that on this 28th day of August 2007, I electronically filed the foregoing pleading with the Clerk of Court using CM/ECF which will send notification of such filing to all counsel of record.

/s/ Patricia P. McGonigle _________________________________ Patricia P. McGonigle (ID No. 3126) [email protected]

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE VOITH PAPER GMBH & CO. KG Plaintiff, v. JOHNSONFOILS, INC. Defendant. : : : : : : : : ORDER AND NOW, this _____ day of ________________, 2007, upon consideration of JohnsonFoils, Inc. ("JohnsonFoils") Motion To Stay The Proceedings Pending Reexamination Of The Patents In Suit Or In The Alternative For Leave To File A Motion For Summary Judgment Prior To August 20, 2008 That U.S. Patents 5,718,805 And 5,972,168 Are Invalid, It is hereby ORDERED that JohnsonFoils Alternative Motion For Leave To File A Motion For Summary Judgment Prior To August 20, 2008 That U.S. Patents 5,718,805 And 5,972,168 Are Invalid is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that JohnsonFoils shall file its motion for Motion For Summary Judgment That U.S. Patents 5,718,805 And 5,972,168 Are Invalid within five (5) days of the entry of this Order. BY THE COURT: ______________________________ J. Civil Action No. 07-226 (JJF)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE VOITH PAPER GMBH & CO. KG Plaintiff, v. JOHNSONFOILS, INC. Defendant. : : : : : : : : ORDER AND NOW, this _____ day of ________________, 2007, upon consideration of JohnsonFoils, Inc. ("JohnsonFoils") Motion To Stay The Proceedings Pending Reexamination Of The Patents In Suit Or In The Alternative For Leave To File A Motion For Summary Judgment Prior To August 20, 2008 That U.S. Patents 5,718,805 And 5,972,168 Are Invalid, It is hereby ORDERED that JohnsonFoils Motion to Stay is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that: 1. This stay shall be dissolved on motion by the parties after the final Civil Action No. 07-226 (JJF)

determination of all reexamination proceedings relating to any of the patents-insuit in the PTO. 2. The Clerk of the Court shall mark this matter as administratively

closed for statistical and docketing purposes, to be reopened pending the final outcome of any reexamination proceedings. BY THE COURT: ______________________________ J.