Free Motion in Limine - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
AFFINION NET ?AT1-1`NTS, INC., )
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Plaintiff, )
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v. ) Civil Action No. 04-360—3JF
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l\/IARYIZ INC., )
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Defendant. )
DEFENDANT MARITZ INC.'S MOTION IN LIMINE TO EXCLUDE
EXPERT TESTIMONY OF ROBERT YOUNG RELATING TO TI-IE
1 INCENTIVE INDUSTRY AND INCENTIVE PRIOR ART
For the reasons set forth in the accompanying brief, defendant Maritz Inc. moves the Court ·
for entry of an order preventing plaintiff Affinion Net Patents, Inc. tiom presenting Robert Young as
p an incentive industry expert. Specifically, Mr. Young should be prevented from testifying on topics
D related to the incentive industry, including but not limited to what the prior art would teach one of
. ordinary skill, whether one of ordinary skill in the att would be motivated to combine incentive
industry art, whether a piece of incentive industry art would have been material to the patentability of
the patent in suit, and inventorship of the ‘4l2 patent.
Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1.1, counsel for the parties have conferred and were not able to
reach agreement on this matter.
Respectfully submitted,
Dated: September 20, 2006 CONN LY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ LLP
Rudolf E. Hutz (#4 )
Patricia Sinink Rogowski (#2632)
The Nemours Building
1007 N. Orange Street
P.O. Box 2207
Wilmington, DE 19899
(302) 658-9141
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J. Bennett Clark
David W. Harlan
Jennifer E. Heeivei.
Marc W. Vander Twig
SENNIGER POWERS
One Metrapniiian Square, 16th F100?
St. Louis, MO 63102
(314) 2316400
Axtorneys for Mezritz Inc.
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
AFPINION NET PATENTS, INC., ) ‘
i Plaintiff, i
v. l Civil Action No. O4~36()—JJF
l\/EARITZ ENC., I
Defendant.
y [PROPOSED} ORDER GRANIENG DEFENDANT MARITZ INCJS MOTION IN
LIMINE TO EXCLUDE EXPERT TESTIMONY OF ROBERT YOUNG RELATING TO
THE INCENTIVE INDUSTRY AND INCENTIVE PRIOR ART
i Having considered defendant it/laritz Inc.'s Motion in Lirnine to Exciude Expert
Testimony of Robert Young Relating to the Incentive Industry and Incentive Prior Art, plaintiff
. Afiinioirs response, and the accompanying briefs submitted by the parties.
i IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion is granted. Mr. Young is precluded from
presenting expert testimony relating to the incentive industry or incentive prior art, including but
I not limited to what the prior art would teach one of ordinary skill, whether one of ordinary skill
i in the art would be motivated to combine incentive industry art, whether a piece of incentive
industry art woutd have been material to the patentabiiity ofthe ‘4l2 patent or its parent
application, and inventorship of the ‘4l2 patent. p U _
Dated:
The Honorable Joseph J. Farnan, Ir.
United States District Judge

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, hereby certify that on September 20, 2006, I electroniceliy filed DEFENDANT
MARITZ {NCIS MOTION IN LIMINE T0 EXCLUDE EXPERT TESTIMONY OF
ROBERT YOUNG RELATING TO THE INCENTIVE INDUSTRY AND INCENTIVE
PRIOR ART with the Court Clerk using CM/ECF which wit] send notification of such tiling(s)
to Jack B. Blumenfeld and Meryellen Noreika.
I hereby further certify that on September 20, 2006, Ihave also served this document on
the attorneys of record at the following addresses as indicated:
I Via Hand Delivery Vie Federal Exgress
Jack B. Btumenfeid Steven Liebennan
Maryeilen Noreiica Sharon L. Davis
I Morris, Niehois, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeek, P.C.
l20l N. Market Street 1425 K Street, N.W.
PD. Box IB47 Suite 800
I Wilmington, DE l9899~l i347 Washington, DC. 20005
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- Paul E. Crawford (#£3)

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