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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE ) AMERICAN PATENT DEVELOPMENT) CORPORATION, LLC, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) MOVIELINK, LLC, ) ) Defendant. ) )

Civil Action No. 07-605-JJF

PLAINTIFF'S OPENING BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO AMEND SCHEDULING ORDER REGARDING JOINING NEW PARTIES Plaintiff American Patent Development Corporation, LLC ("APDC"), by its counsel, files this opening brief in support of its Motion to Amend Scheduling Order Regarding Joining New Parties. I. BACKGROUND. APDC, which owns U.S. Patent No. 5,400,402, filed this patent infringement action against Movielink, LLC ("Movielink") on October 2, 2007. Two months before APDC filed this case, Movielink was acquired by Blockbuster, Inc. ("Blockbuster"). See Exhibit A. In December, 2007, APDC served Movielink with a request for production of documents, including a request for production of documents relating to Movielink's acquisition by Blockbuster. Specifically, Request No. 44 provided:

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 44: All documents reflecting, referring or relating to Movielink's acquisition by Blockbuster Inc. in approximately August, 2007. Although Movielink produced some documents responsive to other document requests, it failed to produce any documents or information on the Blockbuster-Movielink acquisition. APDC expects that Movielink will produce the requested documents shortly. Paragraph 2 of the current Scheduling Order fixes March 31, 2008 as the deadline for filing motions to join new parties. See Exhibit B. II. THE COURT SHOULD EXTEND THE TIME TO FILE MOTIONS TO ADD NEW PARTIES. APDC may file a motion to add Blockbuster as an additional party-defendant. APDC's decision to file such a motion depends, in part, on the contents of the Blockbuster ­ Movielink acquisition documents that APDC requested months ago. APDC hopes that Movielink will produce the requested documents, and that Movielink will do so without the Court's intervention. APDC, therefore, respectfully requests the Court to extend the time to add new parties from March 31, 2008 to May 30, 2008. APDC's request does not affect any other deadlines in the current Scheduling Order. CONCLUSION Plaintiff respectfully requests the Court to amend paragraph 2 of the Rule 16 Scheduling Order to extend the time to file motions to join new parties from March 31, 2008 to May 30, 2008.

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Dated: March 31, 2008 REED SMITH LLP

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/s/ Thad J. Bracegirdle Thad J. Bracegirdle (Del. No. 3691) 1201 Market Street Suite 1500 Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (302) 778-7500 (Telephone) (302) 778-7575 (Fax) E-mail: [email protected]

Mark W. Wasserman (admitted pro hac vice) Matthew R. Sheldon (admitted pro hac vice) Reed Smith LLP 3110 Fairview Park Drive Suite 1400 Falls Church, Virginia 22042 (703) 641-4200 (Telephone) (703) 641-4340 (Fax) E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Counsel for Plaintiff, American Patent Development Corporation, LLC

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

AMERICAN PATENT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, LLC, Plaintiff, v. MOVIELINK, LLC, Defendant.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on March 31, 2008, I electronically filed the foregoing Plaintiff's Opening Brief in Support of Motion to Amend Scheduling Order Regarding Joining New Parties with the Clerk of Court using CM/ECF which will send notification of such filing to the following counsel of record: Jeffrey L. Moyer, Esq. Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. One Rodney Square Wilmington, Delaware 19899 Scott W. Breedlove, Esq. Vinson & Elkins LLP Trammel Crow Center 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3700 Dallas, Texas 75201 REED SMITH LLP By: /s/ Thad J. Bracegirdle Thad J. Bracegirdle (Del. No. 3691) 1201 Market Street, Suite 1500 Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (302) 778-7500 E-mail: [email protected]

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