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`Aaron S. Jacobs (Cal. Bar No. 214953)
`ajacobs@princelobel.com
`James J. Foster
`jfoster@princelobel.com
`PRINCE LOBEL TYE LLP
`One International Place, Suite 3700
`Boston, MA 02110
`Tel: (617) 456-8000
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`Matthew D. Vella (Cal. State Bar No. 314548)
`mvella@princelobel.com
`PRINCE LOBEL TYE LLP
`357 S. Coast Highway, Suite 200
`Laguna Beach, CA 92651
`Tel: (949) 232-6375
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`SANTA ANA DIVISION
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`Case No. 8:19-cv-01150-DOC-KES
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`(CONSOLIDATED)
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`JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION
`STATEMENT
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`UNILOC 2017 LLC,
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`v.
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`INFOR, INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`UNILOC 2017 LLC,
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`v.
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`UBISOFT, INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`SQUARE ENIX, INC. And SQUARE
`ENIX LLC,
`Plaintiffs,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`UNILOC 2017, LLC,
`Defendant.
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`JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION STATEMENT
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`Case No. 8:19-cv-01150-DOC-KES
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`Case 8:19-cv-01150-DOC-KES Document 91 Filed 01/25/21 Page 2 of 5 Page ID #:1402
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`Plaintiff,
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`UNILOC 2017 LLC,
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`v.
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`SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. and
`SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO.,
`LTD.,
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`Defendants.
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`Pursuant to the Court’s Order of December 21, 2020 (Dkt. 83), Uniloc 2017 LLC
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`(“Uniloc”), and Defendants Ubisoft, Inc., Square Enix, Inc., Square Enix LLC, Square
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`Enix Co., Ltd. and Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. (collectively, “Defendants”), submit
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`this Joint Claim Construction Statement for the Court’s use.
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`For purposes of the creation of this chart, Uniloc has stated that it does not plan
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`to assert the following claims of the asserted patents: U.S. Patent No. 6,324,578 claims
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`20, 22-24, 35, 37, and 39; U.S. Patent No. 7,069,293 claims 2, 13, and 18. With respect
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`to the remainder of the claims of the ’578 and ’293 patents, which could potentially be
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`asserted, the parties provide the following chart that identifies terms of those claims.
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`The parties note that their identifications are preliminary due to the early stage of this
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`case and the fact that the parties have not yet disclosed their infringement or invalidity
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`contentions in this case, which will inform the parties’ positions and narrow the issues
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`to be submitted to the Court for adjudication. The parties reserve their rights to
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`supplement, amend, or modify the terms and proposed constructions.
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`Phrases
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`Plaintiff’s Construction
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`“application program” (all
`claims)
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`Ordinary meaning (software
`that performs tasks for an end-
`user“)
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`“application launcher
`program” (all ‘578 patent
`claims)
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`”a program distributed to
`initially populate a user
`desktop and to launch, i.e.,
`start, another program”
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`Defendants’ Construction
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`“the code associated with the
`underlying program functions
`that is a separate application
`from a browser interface and
`does not execute within the
`browser window”
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`“a program distributed to a
`client to initially populate a
`user desktop and to request an
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`Phrases
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`Plaintiff’s Construction
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`“a copy of a program that is
`understandable by a
`computer’s central processing
`unit and that is ready to run as
`soon as it is copied from
`storage into memory.”
`Ordinary meaning
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`“instance” (’578 patent
`claims 15, 16, 17, 31, 32, 46)
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`“executing the application
`program using the obtained
`user set and the obtained
`administrator set . . .
`responsive to a request from
`the one of the plurality of
`authorized users” (’578
`patent claim 1)
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`“configuration manager
`program” (’578 patent claims
`2, 3, 18, 19, 33, 34)
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`Ordinary meaning (“program
`that manages configurations”)
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`“centralized network
`management server” (’293
`patent claims 1, 12, 17)
`“target on-demand server”
`(’293 patent claims 1, 12, 17)
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`“preparing a file packet
`associated with the
`application program and
`including a segment
`configured to initiate
`registration operations for the
`application program at the
`target on-demand server”
`(’293 patent claims 1, 12, and
`17)
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`Ordinary meaning
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`“a server making applications
`available as needed responsive
`to user requests as requests are
`received at the server, where
`those applications are
`distributed from a centralized
`network management server”
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`“file packet” – “package of
`one or more computer files”
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`“segment configured to
`initiate registration
`operations” – “portion of the
`file packet that includes
`software to initiate registration
`operationds”
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`“registration operations” –
`recording at the on-demand
`server information about
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`Defendants’ Construction
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`instance of the application for
`execution at the client”
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`“an executable copy of the
`application program”
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`“initiating execution of the
`application program using the
`obtained user set and the
`obtained administrator set . . .
`responsive to a request from the
`one of the plurality of
`authorized users”
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`“a program separate from the
`application program that
`manages configuration”
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`“centralized server for
`managing the network”
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`“a server delivering
`applications as needed
`responsive to user requests as
`requests are received at the
`server, where those applications
`are distributed from a
`centralized management server”
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`“file packet” - “container file
`containing one or more
`component files”
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`“segment configured to initiate
`registration operations” -
`“portion of the file packet that
`includes software to initiate
`registration operations”
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`“registration operations”
`“registration of the application
`program at the target on-
`demand server(s)”
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`Defendants’ Construction
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`“registration operations”
`“operations that include to
`specify, directly or indirectly, a
`set of authorized user or client
`devices”
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`“registration” is different from
`“installation”
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`Indefinite as lacking
`corresponding structure
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`Indefinite as lacking
`corresponding structure
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`Phrases
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`Plaintiff’s Construction
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`“means for installing” (’578
`patent claims 16-30, 32-35,
`37-46)
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`“means for receiving” (’578
`patent claims 31, 36).
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`authorized users of the
`application program”
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`Not indefinite; structure is a
`processor executing computer
`instructions, as described in
`col.7:26-50, implementing the
`algorithms described in the
`’578 patent in connection with
`block 50 of FIG. 2 and blocks
`70-72 of FIG. 3 and at cols.
`2:6-10; 3:50-55; 4:24-26;
`5:11-13, 36-40; 7:8-9, 51-65;
`9:57-63; 12-13-21; in the ’466
`patent, 4:10-27; 5:29-36, 40-
`44; 7:22-24; 9:42-43; 14:51-
`53; 17:17-51, 52-67; 18:1-13;
`18:23-20:45.
`Not indefinite; structure is a
`processor executing computer
`program instructions, as
`described in col. 7:26-50,
`implementing the algorithm
`described in the ’578 patent in
`connection with block 90 of
`FIG. 4 and at col. 3:61-67;
`4:27-29; 5:4-7, 13-15, 26-28;
`7:66-8:14; 9:53-65; 10:50-54;
`11:32-12:12; 12:22-36; in the
`’466 patent, col. 4:44-53; 9:2-
`5, 42-57; 12:42-52; 14:9-13,
`27-46; 15:4-9; 15:56-16:29
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`Plaintiff’s Statement: The above is intended to set forth the contrasting proposed
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`constructions of the parties, some of which may differ, in various particulars, from
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`earlier constructions from the PTAB or other courts. Those differences, and the
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`reasons for them, will be explained in the parties’ future briefing.
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`Case 8:19-cv-01150-DOC-KES Document 91 Filed 01/25/21 Page 5 of 5 Page ID #:1405
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`*Defendants’ Statement: The information in the “Defendants’ Construction”
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`column of the above chart includes prior constructions and determinations regarding
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`terms of the potentially-asserted claims that are reflected in prior adjudications and
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`orders. Those prior adjudications and orders are submitted as Defendants’ Exhibit A
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`to this Joint Claim Construction Statement. To the extent that Defendants anticipate
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`proposing a modification or addition to these constructions/determinations, Defendants
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`have noted the same in the chart.
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`Dated: January 25, 2021
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ James J. Foster
`Aaron S. Jacobs (Cal. Bar No. 214953)
`ajacobs@princelobel.com
`James J. Foster
`jfoster@princelobel.com
`PRINCE LOBEL TYE LLP
`One International Place, Suite 3700
`Boston, MA 02110
`Tel: (617) 456-8000
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`Matthew D. Vella (Cal. State Bar No. 314548)
`mvella@princelobel.com
`PRINCE LOBEL TYE LLP
`357 S. Coast Highway, Suite 200
`Laguna Beach, CA 92651
`Tel: (949) 232-6375
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`Attorneys for Uniloc 2017 LLC
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`/s/ Michelle L. Marriott
`Paul R. Hart (pro hac vice)
`paul.hart@eriseip.com
`ERISE IP, P.A.
`5600 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Suite 200
`Greenwood Village, CO 80111
`Michelle L. Marriott (pro hac vice)
`michelle.marriott@eriseip.com
`Eric A. Buresh (pro hac vice)
`eric.buresh@eriseip.com
`Mark C.Lang (pro hac vice)
`mark.lang@eriseip.com
`ERISE IP, P.A.
`7015 College Blvd., Suite 700
`Overland Park, KS 66211
`Telephone: 913.777.5600
`Facsimile: 913.777.5601
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`Stephen S. Smith (SBN 166539)
`ssmith@stephensmithlaw.com
`LAW OFFICES OF STEPHEN S. SMITH,
`P.C.
`30700 Russell Ranch Rd., Ste. 250
`Westlake Village, CA 91362
`Phone: (310) 955-5824
`Fax: (310) 955-5824
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`Attorneys for Ubisoft, Inc. and
`Square Enix Co., Ltd. and Square Enix
`Holdings Co., Ltd.
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