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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
`DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.,
`Case No. 8:17-cv-00981-JVS-JCG
`JOINT STIPULATION TO
`Plaintiff,
`STAY LITIGATION PENDING
`OUTCOME OF IPR
`PROCEEDINGS
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`v.
`SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.,
`and SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.,
`Defendants.
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`DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.,
`Plaintiff,
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`Case No. 2:17-cv-04263-JVS-JCG
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`v.
`CREE, INC.,
`Defendant.
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`DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.,
`Plaintiff,
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`EVERLIGHT ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.,
`and EVERLIGHT AMERICAS, INC.,
`Defendants.
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`Case No. 2:17-cv-04273-JVS-JCG
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`DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.,
`Plaintiff,
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`Case No. 2:17-cv-06050-JVS-JCG
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`LITE-ON, INC., and LITE-ON
`TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION,
`Defendants.
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION
`On February 26, 2018, Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. and Seoul
`Semiconductor, Inc. (collectively, “Seoul”) filed a Motion to Stay Pending Inter
`Partes Review (“Motion to Stay”) in related case no. 8:17-cv-981-JVS-JCG. Seoul
`asked the Court to stay proceedings while the United States Patent and Trademark
`Office (“USPTO”) considers issues of validity with respect to U.S. Pat. Nos.
`6,949,771 (“the ’771 Patent”); 7,256,486 (“the ’486 Patent”); and 7,524,087
`(“the ’087 Patent”) asserted by Plaintiff Document Security Systems, Inc. (“DSS”).
`Mot. to Stay, Case 8:17-cv-981-JVS-JCG, ECF No. 57, at 1-2, 4 (Feb. 26, 2018).
`DSS has asserted the same three patents against every defendant in each of the actions
`captioned above.
`On March 26, 2018 the Court denied Seoul’s motion “without prejudice to the
`filing of a renewed motion to stay if the IPR petitions are granted.” Document
`Security Sys., Inc. v. Seoul Semiconductor Co., 8:17-cv-981-JVS(JCGx), ECF 68, at
`8 (March 26, 2018).
`On June 7, 2018, the USPTO granted Seoul’s petition and instituted inter
`partes review of claims 1-9 of the ’771 Patent. IPR2018-00265, Paper 8.
`On June 21, 2018, the USPTO granted Seoul’s petition and instituted inter
`partes review of claims 1-3 of the ’486 Patent. IPR2018-00333, Paper 9.
`In May 2018, Nichia Corporation and Nichia America Corporation filed
`petitions for inter partes review of the ’771 Patent, the ’486 Patent, the ’087 Patent,
`and U.S. Pat. No. 7,919,787 (“the ’787 Patent”). Nichia’s petitions cover every
`patent asserted in the actions captioned above. On July 23, 2018, the Court stayed
`DSS’s litigation against Nichia. Document Security Sys., Inc. v. Nichia Corp., 2:17-
`cv-8849 JVS-(JEMx), ECF 61, at 5 (July 23, 2018).
`On June 6 and 7, 2018, Cree filed five petitions for inter partes review,
`including two directed at the ’486 Patent, two directed at the ’771 Patent, and one
`directed at the ’087 Patent. See IPR2018-01205; IPR2018-01220; IPR2018-01221;
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`IPR2018-01222; IPR2018-01223. As discussed above, DSS has asserted the same
`three patents against every defendant in each of the actions captioned above.
`On June 8 through June 15, 2018, Everlight filed four petitions for inter partes
`review. Each petition was directed at a different patent asserted in these actions,
`including the ’486 Patent, the ’087 Patent, the ’771 Patent, and the ’787 Patent. See
`IPR2018-01225; IPR2018-01226; IPR2018-01244; IPR2018-01260. These petitions
`cover every patent asserted in the actions captioned above.
`There are currently sixteen (16) petitions for inter partes review pending
`against patents asserted by DSS in this litigation. Two of those petitions have been
`granted. None of the petitions have been denied.
`Resolution of the issues presented in the aforementioned petitions for inter
`partes review, including those already granted, will involve construction and
`interpretation of claim terms at issue in the actions captioned above. The parties
`agree that a stay would preserve judicial resources by avoiding unnecessary
`discovery, claim construction, and motion practice.
`II.
`STIPULATION
`Accordingly, the parties agree and stipulate, subject to approval by the Court,
`to stay the above-captioned actions in light of the above petitions for inter partes
`review and related inter partes proceedings. The parties agree that they will file a
`Joint Status Report every 60 days regarding the status of the above petitions for inter
`partes review and related inter partes proceedings or within 10 days of (1) a
`determination by the PTAB whether to institute any additional petitions; or (2) the
`issuance of a Final Written Decision by the PTAB for any instituted requests for inter
`partes review, whichever is earlier.
`Pursuant to Local Rule 5-4.3.4(a)(2)(i), all signatories listed, and on whose
`behalf the filing is submitted, concur in the filing’s content and have authorized the
`filing.
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`Case 2:17-cv-04263-JVS-JEM Document 68 Filed 07/26/18 Page 6 of 9 Page ID #:1117
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`DATED: July 26, 2018
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`DATED: July 26, 2018
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`RUSS AUGUST & KABAT
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`/s/ Brian Ledahl
`Brian Ledahl (CA SB No. 186579)
`Neil A. Rubin (CA SB No. 250761)
`Jacob Buczko (CA SB No. 269408)
`RUSS AUGUST & KABAT
`12424 Wilshire Boulevard 12th Floor
`Los Angeles, California 90025
`Telephone: 310-826-7474
`Facsimile: 310-826-6991
`E-mail: bledahl@raklaw.com
`E-mail: nrubin@raklaw.com
`E-mail: jbuczko@raklaw.com
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.
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`HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
`LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
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`/s/ Vito A. Costanzo
`Vito A. Costanzo (Bar No. 132754)
`Vito.Costanzo@hklaw.com
`HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
`400 South Hope Street
`8th Floor
`Los Angeles, California 90071
`Telephone: (213) 896-2400
`Facsimile: (213) 896-2450
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`Michael B. Eisenberg (PHV pending)
`Michael.Eisenberg@hklaw.com
`HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
`31 West 52nd Street
`12th Floor
`New York, New York 10019
`Telephone: (212) 513-3200
`Facsimile: (212) 385-9010
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`DATED: July 26, 2018
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`Bradley A. Hyde (Bar No. 301145)
`bradley.hyde@lw.com
`LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
`650 Town Center Drive – 20th Floor
`Costa Mesa, California 92626
`Telephone: (714) 540-1235
`Facsimile: (714) 755-8290
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`Charles H. Sanders (pro hac vice)
`charles.sanders@lw.com
`Anant K. Saraswat (pro hac vice)
`anant.saraswat@lw.com
`LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
`200 Clarendon Street
`Boston, Massachusetts 02116
`Telephone: (617) 948-6000
`Facsimile: (617) 948-6001
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`Lesley Hamming (pro hac vice)
`lesley.hamming@lw.com
`LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
`330 N. Wabash Avenue, Suite 2800
`Chicago, Illinois 60611
`Telephone: (312) 876-7700
`Facsimile: (312) 993-9767
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`Attorneys for Defendants
`SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
`and SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
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`JONES DAY
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`By:
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`/s/ Steven J. Corr
`Steven J. Corr (Bar No. 216243)
`555 South Flower Street
`Fiftieth Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`sjcorr@jonesday.com
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`Blaney Harper (pro hac vice)
`51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20001.2113
`bharper@jonesday.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant
`CREE, INC.
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`DATED: July 26, 2018
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`CHEN MALIN LLP
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`/s/ Li Chen
`CHEN MALIN LLP
`Li Chen (pro hac vice)
`lchen@chenmalin.com
`Kristoffer B. Leftwich (pro hac vice)
`kleftwhich@chenmalin.com
`Steven C. Malin (pro hac vice)
`smalin@chenmalin.com
`1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 2400
`Dallas, TX 75201
`Telephone: (214) 627-9950
`Facsimile: (214) 981-3400
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`Russell C. Peterson (SBN 264245)
`russ.petersen@handsonbridgett.com
`425 Market Street, 26th Floor
`San Francisco, CA 941051
`Telephone: (415) 777-3200
`Facsimile: (415) 541-9366
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`HANSON BRIDGETT LLP
`Garrett M. Mott (SBN 285128)
`gmott@handsonbridgett.com
`Raffi V. Zerounian (SBN 236388)
`rzerounian@hansonbridgett.com
`555 S. Flower Street, Suite 650
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`Telephone: (213) 395-7620
`Facsimile: (213) 395-7615
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`Attorneys for Defendants
`EVERLIGHT ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.,
`and EVERLIGHT AMERICAS, INC.
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`DATED: July 26, 2018
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`PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW
`PITTMAN LLP
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`By:
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`/s/ Brock S. Weber
`Christopher Kao (SBN 237716)
`Christopher.kao@pillsburylaw.com
`David J. Tsai (SBN 244479)
`David.tsai@pillsburylaw.com
`Brock S. Weber (SBN 261383)
`Brock.weber@pillsburylaw.com
`Four Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`Telephone: (415) 983-1000
`Facsimile: (415) 983-1200
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`Attorneys for Defendant
`LITE-ON, INC.
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