NetApp Patent Lawsuit Against ZFS Open Source Technology

Supporting documents

Attached below for your further information are legal documents relating to the lawsuit. Also provided are complete copies of the patents that NetApp has asserted in the lawsuit against ZFS. This page will be updated as appropriate when additional materials become available.

Updated: July 2009

Legal Documents

• Claim Construction Order (May 29, 2009)
• Claim Construction Order (December 22, 2008)
• Claim Construction Order (December 23, 2008)
• NetApp Claim Construction Order (September 10, 2008)
• Texas Complaint filed by NetApp (September 5, 2007)
• Answer
• Amended California Complaint
• Agreed Motion to Transfer
• Complaint (March 26, 2008)

United States Patent Office Documents

• US 5,761,662 Notice of Intent to Issue
• US 6,591,303 Notice of Intent to Issue
• US 5,819,292 Final Office Action Jun 2009
• US 6,591,303 Non-Final Office Action 4/2009
• US 5,761,662 Final Office Action 3/2009
• US 7,174,352 Non-Final Office Action 2/2009
• US 7,313,720 Non-Final Office Action 12/2008
• US 5,819,292 Non-Final Office Action 9/2008
• US 6892211 Non-Final Office Action for Inter Parties Reexamination
• US 6892211 Order Granting Request for Inter Parties Reexamination
• US 6857001 Order Granting Request for Inter Parties Reexamination
• US 5891292 Order Granting Request for Ex Parte Reexamination

NetApp Patents Selected for Initial Round of Claim Construction

• US 5819292
• US 6516351
• US 6574591
• US 6868417
• US 6892211
• US 7107385
• US 7200715
• US 7293097
• US 7293052
• US 7328305
• US 7313720

Sun Patents Selected for Initial Round of Claim Construction

• US 5124987
• US 5430885
• US 5459857
• US 5632012
• US 5721937
• US 5749095
• US 5925106
• US 6151683
• US 6182249
• US 6421787
• US 6484200
• US 6681261
• US 6873630
• US 6965951

NetApp Patents Not Selected for Initial Round of Claim Construction

• US 6857001
• US 7130873
• US 7133964
• US 7162486
• US 7174352

Sun Patents Not Selected for Initial Round of Claim Construction

• US 5403639
• US 5410667
• US 5761662
• US 5941954
• US 6049528
• US 6356984
• US 6581185
• US 6591303
• US 6983343