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`BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.
`Jeremy J. Taylor (SBN 249075)
`jeremy.taylor@bakerbotts.com
`Arya Moshiri (SBN 324231)
`arya.moshiri@bakerbotts.com
`101 California St., Ste. 3600
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`Telephone: 415.291.6200
`Facsimile: 415.291.6300
`Kurt M. Pankratz (pro hac vice)
`kurt.pankratz@bakerbotts.com
`Bethany R. Salpietra (pro hac vice)
`bethany.salpietra@bakerbotts.com
`2001 Ross Ave., Ste. 900
`Dallas, TX 75201
`Telephone: 214.953.6500
`Facsimile: 214.953.6503
`Attorneys for Plaintiff Lyft, Inc.
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`Alfred R. Fabricant (pro hac vice)
`afabricant@fabricantllp.com
`Peter Lambrianakos (pro hac vice)
`plambrianakos@fabricantllp.com
`Vincent J. Rubino, III (pro hac vice)
`vrubino@fabricantllp.com
`Enrique Iturralde (pro hac vice)
`eiturralde@fabricantllp.com
`FABRICANT LLP
`411 Theodore Fremd Road, Suite 206
`South Rye, New York 10580
`Telephone: (212) 257-5797
`Facsimile: (212) 257-5796
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`Attorneys for Defendant/Counterclaim
`Plaintiff AGIS Software Development LLC
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`Additional counsel listed on signature page
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`LYFT, INC.
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`Case No. 5:21-cv-04653-BLF
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`Plaintiff,
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`PARTIES’ JOINT STATUS UPDATE
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`v.
`AGIS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LLC,
`Defendant.
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`Judge: Hon. Beth Labson Freeman
`Courtroom: 3, Fifth Floor
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`Pursuant to the Court’s May 19, 2022 Order staying this action pending disposition of the ex
`parte reexaminations (“EPR”) before the United State Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and
`the inter partes review (“IPR”) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeals Board, and the
`Court’s November 14, 2023 Order directing a further status update 180 days from the date of that
`order, Plaintiff Lyft, Inc. (“Lyft”) and Defendant AGIS Software Development LLC (“AGIS”)
`(collectively, the “Parties”) submit this Joint Status Report regarding the status of the EPRs
`concerning U.S. Patent Nos. 7,031,728 (the “’728 Patent”), 7,630,724 (the “’724 Patent”), and
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`8,213,970 (the “’970 Patent”), and the IPR proceedings relating to U.S. Patent Nos. 10,299,100 (the
`“’100 Patent”) and 10,341,838 (the “’838 Patent”).
` The EPR concerning the ’728 Patent (Serial No. 90/014,890) is concluded with no
`amendments or cancellations to any challenged claims. A Reexamination Certificate
`issued on April 18, 2023.
` The EPR concerning the ’724 Patent (Serial No. 90/014,889) is currently pending,
`awaiting a Reply Brief from AGIS to the USPTO’s Examiner’s Answer. The
`USPTO issued an Order Granting Ex Parte Reexamination on December 7, 2021
`and, subsequently, issued a Non-Final Office Action on July 7, 2022, rejecting
`asserted claims 9 and 12-16 under 35 U.S.C. § 103.1 On November 7, 2022, AGIS
`filed its Response to the July 7, 2022 Non-Final Office Action, which included
`amendments to asserted independent claims 9 and 16 and added new dependent
`claims 17-18, in addition to remarks. The USPTO subsequently issued a Final Office
`Action on December 22, 2022, rejecting asserted claims 9 and 12-16 under 35 U.S.C.
`§ 112 and 35 U.S.C. § 103.2 Claims 16 and 18 were further rejected under 35 U.S.C.
`§ 305 as enlarging the scope of the claims being reexamined. On April 24, 2023,
`AGIS filed its Response to the December 22, 2022 Final Office Action, which
`included amendments to asserted independent claims 9 and 16, in addition to
`remarks. On May 3, 2023, the USPTO issued an Advisory Action stating that
`AGIS’s proposed amendments from its April 24, 2023 Response would not be
`entered. On June 20, 2023, AGIS filed a Supplemental Response, cancelling
`dependent claims 17 and 18 in response to the May 3, 2023 Advisory Action stating
`they raised new issues. On June 22, 2023, AGIS filed a Notice of Appeal. On June
`29, 2023, the USPTO issued an Advisory Action indicating that AGIS overcame
`some of the rejections but that claims 9-10 and 12-16 remain rejected under 35 U.S.C.
`§ 112 and 35 U.S.C. § 103. On August 14, 2023, AGIS submitted a petition for a
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`1 The Non-Final Office Action dated December 7, 2021 also rejects unasserted claim 10.
`2 The Final Office Action dated December 22, 2022 also rejects unasserted claim 10 and newly added claims 17-18.
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`two-month extension of time to file an Appeal Brief associated with the Notice of
`Appeal. On August 15, 2023, the USPTO granted AGIS’s request to extend the time
`to file the Appeal Brief. On October 23, 2023, AGIS filed its Appeal Brief. On
`March 25, 2024, the USPTO issued an Examiner’s Answer to AGIS’s Appeal Brief.
`On May 6, 2024, AGIS submitted a petition for a one-month extension of time to file
`a Reply Brief in response to the Examiner’s Answer. On May 7, 2024, the USPTO
`granted AGIS’s request to extend the time to file the Reply Brief.
` The IPR petitions filed by Lyft challenging the ’100 Patent (IPR2022-00514;
`IPR2022-00515) were both instituted on June 2, 2022. On May 25, 2023, the PTAB
`issued a Final Written Decision, ordering that all claims of the ’100 Patent are
`unpatentable. On July 27, 2023 (CAFC-23-2237), AGIS filed a Notice of Appeal of
`the Final Written Decision. On August 24, 2023, the Federal Circuit ordered that the
`appeals for the IPRs involving the ’100 and ’838 Patents be consolidated. On January
`12, 2024, AGIS filed its Appellant’s Brief. On May 6, 2024, Lyft filed its Appellee’s
`Brief. AGIS’s reply brief is currently due May 27, 2024.
` The IPR petition filed by Lyft challenging the ’838 Patent (IPR2022-00513) was
`instituted on June 2, 2022. On May 25, 2023, the PTAB issued a Final Written
`Decision, ordering that all claims of the ’838 Patent are unpatentable. On July 27,
`2023 (CAFC-23-2237), AGIS filed a Notice of Appeal of the Final Written Decision.
`On August 24, 2023, the Federal Circuit ordered that the appeals for the IPRs
`involving the ’100 and ’838 Patents be consolidated. On January 12, 2024, AGIS
`filed its Appellant’s Brief. On May 6, 2024, Lyft filed its Appellee’s Brief. AGIS’s
`reply brief is currently due May 27, 2024.
` The “’970 Patent” is not subject to any EPRs or IPR proceedings.
` The EPR concerning the ’970 Patent (Serial No. 90/014,507) is concluded with
`amendments to the challenged claims. A Reexamination Certificate issued on
`December 12, 2021.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By:
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`/s/ Jeremy J. Taylor
`Jeremy J. Taylor
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`Jeremy J. Taylor (SBN 249075)
`Arya Moshiri (SBN 324231)
`jeremy.taylor@bakerbotts.com
`arya.moshiri@bakerbotts.com
`BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.
`101 California St., Ste. 3600
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`Telephone: 415.291.6200
`Facsimile: 415.291.6300
`Kurt M. Pankratz (pro hac vice)
`kurt.pankratz@bakerbotts.com
`Bethany R. Salpietra (pro hac vice)
`bethany.salpietra@bakerbotts.com
`BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.
`2001 Ross Ave., Ste. 900
`Dallas, TX 75201
`Telephone: 214.953.6500
`Facsimile: 214.953.6503
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff Lyft, Inc.
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`Dated: May 13, 2024
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`/s/ Vincent J. Rubino
`Vincent J. Rubino, III
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`Alfred R. Fabricant (pro hac vice)
`afabricant@fabricantllp.com
`Peter Lambrianakos (pro hac vice)
`plambrianakos@fabricantllp.com
`Vincent J. Rubino, III (pro hac vice)
`vrubino@fabricantllp.com
`Enrique Iturralde (pro hac vice)
`eiturralde@fabricantllp.com
`FABRICANT LLP
`411 Theodore Fremd Road, Suite 206
`South Rye, New York 10580
`Telephone: (212) 257-5797
`Facsimile: (212) 257-5796
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`Benjamin T. Wang (CA SBN 228712)
`bwang@raklaw.com
`Minna Y. Chan (CA SBN 305941)
`mchan@raklaw.com
`RUSS AUGUST & KABAT
`12424 Wilshire Boulevard, 12th Floor
`Los Angeles, California 90025
`Telephone: (310) 826-7474
`Facsimile (310) 826-9226
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`Attorneys for Defendant/Counterclaim
`Plaintiff AGIS Software Development LLC
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`ATTESTATION OF CONCURRENCE IN FILING
`Pursuant to Northern District of California Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I attest that concurrence in
`the filing of this document has been obtained from the other Signatories to this document.
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`By:
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`/s/ Jeremy J. Taylor
`Jeremy J. Taylor
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