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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Plaintiff, vs. INTERDIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, and TANTIVY COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

C.A. No. 1:07-cv-00167-JJF

DEFENDANTS' PARTIAL MOTION TO DISMISS PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 12(B)(6) OF COUNSEL: Ron E. Shulman Michael B. Levin WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI LLP 650 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, CA 94304 Telephone: (650) 493-9300 Telecopier: (650) 493-6811 [email protected] [email protected] Patrick J. Coyne Christopher P. Isaac FINNEGAN HENDERSON FARABOW GARRETT & DUNNER LLP 901 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001-4413 Telephone: (202) 408.4000 Telecopier: (202) 408.4400 Richard K. Herrmann #405 MORRIS JAMES LLP 500 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1500 Wilmington, DE 19801-1494 Telephone: (302) 888-6800 Telecopier: (302) 571-1750 [email protected] Attorneys for Defendants InterDigital Communications, LLC, InterDigital Technology Corporation, and Tantivy Communications, Inc.

Dated: November 19, 2007

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Defendants

InterDigital

Communications,

LLC,

InterDigital

Technology

Corporation, and Tantivy Communications, Inc. (collectively, "InterDigital") ­ contemporaneously with filing both its answer and counterclaims for Samsung's infringement of InterDigital's patents ­ file this Partial Motion to Dismiss Count Twelve of Plaintiff Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.'s ("Samsung") First Amended Complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). In support thereof, InterDigital respectfully shows this Court as follows: 1. On September 14, 2007, Samsung filed its First Amended Complaint in

this case, alleging inter alia that InterDigital engaged in conduct in violation of California Business and Professions Code § 17200 et seq. (Count Twelve). 2. InterDigital ­ contemporaneously with filing both its answer and

counterclaims for Samsung's infringement of InterDigital's patents ­ now files this partial motion to dismiss Count Twelve of Samsung's First Amended Complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). The grounds for InterDigital's partial motion to dismiss are set forth in the Opening Brief in Support of Defendant's Partial Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). 3. InterDigital further requests that this Court award InterDigital its

reasonable attorney's fees and costs in this litigation and reserves the right to submit separate and additional briefing in support of its entitlement to such fees and costs. CONCLUSION For the reasons stated above, Defendants InterDigital Communications, LLC, InterDigital Technology Corporation, and Tantivy Communications, Inc. (collectively, "InterDigital") respectfully request that this Court: (1) grant InterDigital's Partial Motion to Dismiss; and (2) dismiss Count Twelve of Plaintiff Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.'s ("Samsung") claims against InterDigital. If this Court grants such relief in full or in part, InterDigital further requests that this Court ­ pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1919, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d), District

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of Delaware Local Rule 54.1(a)(1), and any other applicable law ­ award InterDigital its reasonable attorney's fees and costs in this litigation. InterDigital expressly reserves the right to submit separate and additional briefing in support of its entitlement to such attorney's fees and costs. InterDigital further requests all other relief to which it may be entitled.

OF COUNSEL: Ron E. Shulman Michael B. Levin WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH AND ROSATI LLP 650 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, CA 94304 Telephone: (650) 493-9300 Telecopier: (650) 493-6811 [email protected] [email protected]

By:

/s/ Richard K. Herrmann _ Richard K. Herrmann#405 MORRIS JAMES LLP 500 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1500 Wilmington, DE 19801-1494 Telephone: (302) 888-6800 Telecopier: (302) 571-1750 [email protected] Attorneys for Defendants InterDigital Communications, LLC, InterDigital Technology Corporation, and Tantivy Communications, Inc.

Patrick J. Coyne Christopher P. Isaac FINNEGAN HENDERSON FARABOW GARRETT & DUNNER LLP 901 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001-4413 Telephone: (202) 408.4000 Telecopier: (202) 408.4400 Dated: November 19, 2007

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