Free Motion to Dismiss Case - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

Louis J. Hoffman (Ariz. State Bar #009722) 14614 N. Kierland Blvd., Ste. 300 Scottsdale, Arizona 85254 Tel.: (480) 948-3295 Fax: (480) 948-3387 Victoria Gruver Curtin (Ariz. State Bar #010897) 14614 N. Kierland Blvd., Ste. 300 Scottsdale, Arizona 85254 Tel.: (480) 998-3547 Fax: (480) 948-3387 Attorneys for Plaintiff IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA Lemelson Medical, Education & Research Foundation, Limited Partnership, Plaintiff, vs. CompUSA, Inc., et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. CIV 00-0663 PHX (HRH) MOTION TO DISMISS

The Federal Circuit has determined that all claims of the patents-in-suit are unenforceable in Symbol Technologies, Inc. v. Lemelson Medical, Education & Research Foundation, Limited Partnership, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 04-1451. Plaintiff therefore moves to dismiss this case in its entirety, with prejudice, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2). Lemelson notes that certain defendants have filed counterclaims; however, most, if not all, of these counterclaims appear moot based on the decisions in the Symbol case. Absent any indication in response to this motion that any defendant intends to pursue any

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counterclaim believed to survive these decisions, the Court should dismiss this case in its entirety. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 22nd day of December, 2005. VICTORIA GRUVER CURTIN, P.L.C. By: Victoria Curtin Victoria Curtin 14614 North Kierland Blvd., Suite 300 Scottsdale, Arizona 85254 Telephone: (480) 948-3295 Facsimile: (480) 948-3387 Attorneys for Plaintiff

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b), I certify that on September 5, 2002, I personally caused to be served by first-class mail, postage prepaid, a true copy of the "Third Amended Complaint (Jury Trial Demanded)" addressed to: Andrew Abraham, Esq. BURCH & CRACCHIOLO, P.A. 702 East Osborn Road Phoenix, Arizona 85014 Attorneys for Bashas James W. Armstrong, Esq. SACKS TIERNEY P.A. 4250 North Civic Center Boulevard 4th Floor Scottsdale, Arizona 85251-3647 Attorneys for Liz Claiborne Benjamin C. Thomas, Esq. THOMAS & ELARDO, P.C. 2700 North Central Avenue Suite 1500 Phoenix, Arizona 85004 Attorneys for Wal-Mart Paul E. Burns, Esq. GALLAGHER & KENNEDY, P.A. 2575 East Camelback Road Phoenix, Arizona 85016-9225 Attorneys for Consolidated Stores Donald L. Zachary, Esq. BASS, BERRY & SIMS PLC 315 Deaderick Street, Suite 2700 Nashville, Tennessee 37238-0002 Attorneys for Dyersberg Brett L. Dunkelman, Esq. OSBORN MALEDON, P.A. 2929 North Central Avenue Suite 2100 Phoenix, Arizona 85012-2794 Attorneys for Rexel, CompUSA, Systemax, The Gap, Neiman Marcus and Zale Douglas W. Seitz, Esq. Michael K. Kelly, Esq. Jennifer L. Hadley, Esq. Timothy J. Casey, Esq. SNELL & WILMER, L.L.P. One Arizona Center 400 East Van Buren Phoenix, Arizona 85004-2202 Attorneys for Best Buy, Ingram Industries, Micro Warehouse, Nash Finch and Target Alan Blankenheimer, Esq. Jonathan M. James, Esq. Jay T. Stewart, Esq. BROWN & BAIN, PA 2901 North Central Avenue Post Office Box 400 Phoenix, Arizona 85001-0400 Attorneys for Fry's, Lowe's, Genuine Parts and OfficeMax Richard A. Halloran, Esq. LEWIS & ROCA LLP 40 North Central Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4429 Attorneys for Avnet

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John E. DeWulf, Esq. ROSHKA, HEYMAN & DEWULF Two Arizona Center, Suite 1000 400 North 5th Street Phoenix, Arizona 85004-3906 Attorneys for Truserve and Jo-Ann Jennifer P. Nore, Esq. MEYER, HENDRICKS & BIVENS 3003 North Central Avenue, Suite 1200 Phoenix, Arizona 85012-2915 Attorneys for American Retail Michael S. Rubin, Esq. MARISCAL, WEEKS, McINTYRE & FRIEDLANDER, P.A. 2901 North Central Avenue Suite 200 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 Attorneys for Corporate Express Robert E.B. Allen, Esq. ALLEN, PRICE & PADDEN, P.C. 3131 East Camelback Road, Suite 110 Phoenix, Arizona 85016-4597 Attorneys for 7-Eleven and Smart & Final George Gottlieb, Esq. GOTTLIEB, RACKMAN & REISMAN, P.C. 270 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10016-0601 Attorneys for Henry Schein

Martin I. Eisenstein, Esq. Peter J. Brann, Esq. BRANN & ISAACSON, LLP 184 Main Street, Post Office Box 3070 Lewiston, Maine 04243-3070 Attorneys for L.L. Bean Mark A. Nadeau, Esq. Donald A. Wall, Esq. J. Christopher Gooch, Esq. Cheryl L. Johnson, Esq. SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY Two Renaissance Center 40 North Central Avenue, Suite 2700 Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4498 Attorneys for Arrow and BAX Stefan V. Stein, Esq. HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP 400 North Ashley Drive, Suite 2300 Tampa, Florida 33602 Attorneys for Tech Data Emily S. Lau, Esq. FENWICK & WEST, LLP Two Palo Alto Square Palo Alto, California 94306 Attorneys for McKesson Thomas O. Gorman, Esq. PORTER, WRIGHT, MORRIS & ARTHUR, LLP 1919 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20006 Attorneys for U.S. Office Products

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Anthony J. Viola, Esq. EDWARDS & ANGELL, LLP 750 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10022 Attorneys for Quality King Kathleen Lieberman, Esq. Associate General Counsel CHARMING SHOPPES, INC. 450 Winks Lane Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020 Arland T. Stein, Esq. REED, SMITH, SHAW & MCCLAY 435 Sixth Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219 Attorneys for GNC Sean V. O'Connell, Esq. McKINNEY & STRINGER, P.C. 101 North Robinson Suite 1300, Corporate Tower Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102 Attorneys for Stage Stores

Michael A. Beale, Esq. John A. Micheaels, Esq. BEALE & MICHEAELS, P.C. 1440 East Missouri Avenue, Suite 150 Phoenix, Arizona 85014 Attorneys for Ace, Ann Taylor, Auto Zone, Bed Bath & Beyond, Bergen Brunswig, Brown Group, Circuit City, Cole, Costco, CSK Auto, Dillard's, Family Dollar, Federated, Fingerhut, Footstar, Fred Meyer, Fritz, HomeBase, Ingram Micro, J.C. Penney, Kmart, Land's End, Lenscrafters, Musicland, Payless ShoeSource, Safeway, Kroger, Barnes & Nobel, Linens `N Things, Malden Mills, Nine West, Payless Cashways, Home Depot, Pep Boys, Daisytek, PetSmart, Rite Aid, SAKS, May, Sears, Spiegel, SUPERVALU, TJX, Value City, Walgreen, Whole Foods, United Stationers, Phillips-Van Heusen, Ross Stores, Sports Authority, Wyle, Euromarket Designs, Merisel and Burlington Coat Factory

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A copy of the served by priority mail this 22nf day of December, 2005, to: The Honorable H. Russel Holland United States District Court 222 West 7th Avenue ­ No. 54 Anchorage, Alaska 99513

/s/ Laura Keller Laura Keller

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