In Re Koninklijke Philips Patent Litigation

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs Koninklijke Philips N.V. and U.S. Philips Corporation (collectively, “Philips”) and Defendants Asustek Computer, Inc. and ASUS Computer International (collectively, “ASUS”) have entered into a confidential settlement agreement resolving all claims between them in this action (“the Philips/ASUS Claims”). Therefore, Philips and ASUS jointly file this motion under Civil L.R. 7-12 asking the Court to enter the parties’ Stipulation of Dismissal filed herewith, which dismisses the Philips/ASUS Claims pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2) (“Rule 41(a)(2)”) under the terms set forth in that Stipulation of Dismissal. BRIEF PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Philips initially filed this patent infringement action in the District of Delaware (1:15-cv- 1126-GMS), asserting, among other things, that certain of ASUS’s computing devices include hardware and/or software containing functionality covered by one more claims of the patents-in-suit. Related actions were contemporaneously filed by Philips against other parties including, for example, HTC Corp. and HTC America, Inc. (“Related…