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`Dustin J. Edwards (pro hac vice
`dedwards@winston.com
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`800 Capital St., Suite 2400
`Houston, TX 77002-2925
`Telephone: (713) 651-2600
`Facsimile:
`(713) 651-2700
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`Michael A. Tomasulo (SBN: 179389)
`mtomasulo@winston.com
`Diana Hughes Leiden (SBN: 267606)
`dhleiden@winston.com
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`333 S. Grand Avenue, 38th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90071-1543
`Telephone: (213) 615-1700
`Facsimile:
`(213) 615-1750
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`Defendants.
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`George C. Lombardi (pro hac vice)
`glombardi@winston.com
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`35 West Wacker Drive
`Chicago, IL 60601-9703
`Telephone: (312) 558-5600
`Facsimile:
`(312) 558-5700
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`E. Danielle T. Williams (pro hac vice)
`dwilliams@winston.com
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`300 South Tryon Street, 16th Floor
`Charlotte, NC 28202
`Telephone: (704) 350-7700
`Facsimile:
`(704) 350-7800
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`Michael S. Elkin (pro hac vice)
`melkin@winston.com
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`200 Park Avenue
`New York, NY 10166
`Telephone: (212) 294-6700
`Facsimile: (212) 294-4700
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`Attorneys for Defendants
`BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
`and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
`Case No. 2:20-cv-07872-GW-PVC
`NANTWORKS, LLC, a Delaware
`limited liability company, and
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`DEFENDANTS’ FINAL ELECTION OF
`NANT HOLDINGS IP, LLC, a
`ASSERTED PRIOR ART
`Delaware limited liability company,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`vs.
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`BANK OF AMERICA
`CORPORATION, a Delaware
`corporation, and BANK OF
`AMERICA, N.A., a national banking
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION
`Pursuant to the Court’s Scheduling Order (Dkt. Nos. 155, 157, 160), Defendants
`Bank of America Corporation and Bank of America, N.A. (collectively “Bank of
`America” or “Defendants”) hereby provide their Final Election of Asserted Prior Art.
`II. NANTWORKS’S FINAL ELECTION OF ASSERTED CLAIMS
`On January 14, 2022, NantWorks, LLC and Nant Holdings IP, LLC
`(“NantWorks” or “Plaintiffs”) served their Final Election of Asserted Claims limiting
`the asserted claims to eighteen (18) total claims and no more than five claims per
`Asserted Patents follows:1
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`Asserted Patents
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`Asserted Claims
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`U.S. Pat. No. 7,881,529 (“’529 patent”) Claims 4 and 20
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`U.S. Pat. No. 7,899,252 (“’252 Patent”) Claims 18, 27, 29, and 31
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`U.S. Pat. No. 8,478,036 (“’036 Patent”) Claim 1
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`U.S. Pat. No. 8,520,897 (“’897 Patent”) Claims 25, 30, 33–34, and 39
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`U.S. Pat. No. 9,324,004 (“’004 Patent”) Claims 1, 6, and 18
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`U.S. Pat. No. 9,031,278 (“’278 Patent”) Claims 1 and 4–5
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`1 Plaintiffs dropped their infringement allegations asserting U.S. Pat. No. 8,463,030
`(“’030 Patent”) and U.S. Pat. No. 8,326,038 (“’038 Patent”) (including Counts III and
`IV of their First Amended Complaint). The parties are working on an agreement, which
`includes a stipulated motion to dismiss, to resolve the claims related to the ’030 Patent
`and ’038 Patent in this case. Bank of America anticipates that motion will be filed in
`short order for the Court’s consideration. To the extent that the parties fail to reach
`agreement, Bank of America reserves the right to continue to maintain its counterclaims
`of non-infringement and invalidity of the ’030 Patent and ’038 Patent and to amend this
`Final Election to include prior art references that invalidate the claims of the ’030 Patent
`and ’038 Patent.
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`III. DEFENDANTS’ FINAL ELECTION OF ASSERTED PRIOR ART
`Bank of America elects no more than five (5) asserted prior art references2 per
`Asserted Patent and eighteen (18) total references. Bank of America may amend these
`limits on prior art references on agreement of the parties or by leave of Court for good
`cause shown. For each Asserted Patent, Bank of America elects the following prior art
`references:3
`U.S. Pat. No. 7,881,529
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`Prior Art Reference Asserted to Render the Asserted Claims Invalid
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`Rhoads and QBIC System
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`Rhoads, QBIC System, and Krouse
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`Ehrhart, QBIC System, and Krouse
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`Cooltown System and QBIC System
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`Cooltown System, QBIC System, and Krouse
`U.S. Pat. No. 7,899,252
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`Prior Art Reference Asserted to Render the Asserted Claims Invalid
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`Rhoads and QBIC System
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`2 A “prior art reference” is a single prior art reference that is asserted to anticipate a
`claim, or a combination of prior art references asserted to render a claim obvious. A
`prior art instrumentality (such as a device or process) and associated references that
`describe that instrumentality shall count as one “prior art reference.” By way of
`example, if Bank of America asserts an invalidity theory that System X is prior art and
`supports that theory with Document A, B, C, etc., that collection of evidence (System
`X + Document A, B, C, etc.) would constitute one prior art reference. The same prior
`art reference or obviousness combination asserted against multiple patents counts only
`as a single prior art reference with respect to the overall limit of 18 references or
`obviousness combinations.
`3 Bank of America reserves the right to rely on any materials, including any of the
`references disclosed in its Preliminary or Supplemental Invalidity Contentions, for
`background or to show the state of the art or knowledge of one of ordinary skill in the
`art. Bank of America further reserves the right to rely on any of the KSR theories /
`explanations under S.P.R. 2.5.2 disclosed in its Preliminary or Supplemental Invalidity
`Contentions to support obviousness.
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`U.S. Pat. No. 8,478,036
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`Prior Art Reference Asserted to Render the Asserted Claims Invalid
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`Rhoads and QBIC System
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`Cooltown System and QBIC System
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`U.S. Pat. No. 8,520,897
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`Prior Art Reference Asserted to Render the Asserted Claims Invalid
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`Rhoads and QBIC System
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`Rhoads, QBIC System, and Krouse
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`Sizer and QBIC System
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`U.S. Pat. No. 9,324,004
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`Prior Art Reference Asserted to Render the Asserted Claims Invalid
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`Mault, Sizer, and QBIC System
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`Sizer, QBIC System, and Krouse
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`Harris, Sizer, and QBIC System
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`Harris, QBIC System, and Krouse
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`Ehrhart, QBIC System, Mault
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`U.S. Pat. No. 9,031,278
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`Prior Art Reference Asserted to Render the Asserted Claims Invalid
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`Ogasawara and QBIC System
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`Sizer, QBIC System, and Krouse
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`The Court recently entered the post-Markman schedule for this case that includes
`a fact discovery deadline of July 14, 2022. Bank of America’s discovery and
`investigation in connection with this action is continuing, thus this election is based on
`information obtained to date. For example, Bank of America served third-party
`subpoenas concerning a number of prior art references and is currently undertaking a
`diligent investigation of those references. To the extent that Bank of America obtains
`additional information through its investigation and discovery, Bank of America
`reserves the right to supplement and/or amend this Final Election of Asserted Prior Art.
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`Further, Bank of America reserves the right to amend or supplement this Final
`Election of Asserted Prior Art because NantWorks’s Infringement Contentions are
`deficient in numerous respects, as described in Bank of America’s April 8, 2021
`Preliminary Invalidity Contentions, Bank of America’s responses to Plaintiff’s First Set
`of Interrogatories, and letter of May 18, 2021. Plaintiffs are required to show good
`cause to amend their infringement contentions. To the extent that Plaintiffs comply
`with the good cause standard to amend their infringement contentions and/or
`otherwise assert different infringement positions in this case, however, Bank of
`America reserves the right to amend or supplement its invalidity contentions, including
`this Final Election of Asserted Prior Art under the schedule set by the Court. See Dkt.
`No. 160.
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`Dated: January 28, 2022
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`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
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`By:/s/ Dustin J. Edwards
`George C. Lombardi
`E. Danielle T. Williams
`Dustin J. Edwards
`Michael A. Tomasulo
`Attorneys for Defendants
`BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
`and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`United States District Court for the Central District of California
`NantWorks LLC et al. v. Bank of America Corporation, et al.
`Case No. 2:20-cv-7872-GW-PVC
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`I am a resident of the State of Texas, over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to the within
`action. My business address is Winston & Strawn LLP, 800 Capitol Street, Suite 2400, Houston, TX
`77002. On January 28, 2022, I served true copies of the following document:
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`DEFENDANTS’ FINAL ELECTION OF ASSERTED PRIOR ART
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`by electronically transmitting copies of the document(s) listed above via email to the addressees as set
`forth below, in accordance with the parties’ agreement to be served electronically pursuant to Fed. R.
`Civ. P. 5, or Local Rule of Court, or court order. No error messages were received after said
`transmission.
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`SEE ATTACHED LIST
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`I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the
`above is true and correct.
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`Signed: /s/ Dustin Edwards
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`Dated: January 28, 2022
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`SERVICE LIST
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`NantWorks LLC et al. v. Bank of America Corporation, et al.
`Case No. 2:20-cv-7872-GW-PVC
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`Kevin P.B. Johnson
`kevinjohnson@quinnemanuel.co
`Todd M. Briggs
`toddbriggs@quinnemanuel.com
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART
`& SULLIVAN, LLP
`555 Twin Dolphin Drive, 5th Floor
`Redwood Shores, California 94065
`Telephone: (650) 801-5000
`Facsimile: (650) 801-5100
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`Eric Huang
`erichuang@quinnemanuel.com
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART
`& SULLIVAN, LLP
`51 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor
`New York, New York 10010
`Telephone: (212) 849-7000
`Facsimile: (212) 849-7100
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`James R. Asperger
`jimasperger@quinnemanuel.com
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART
`& SULLIVAN, LLP
`South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90017-2543
`Telephone: (213) 443-3000
`Facsimile: (213) 443-3100
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`Attorneys for Plaintiffs
`NANTWORKS, LLC and NANT HOLDINGS IP, LLC
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