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`Alfred R. Fabricant
`afabricant@fabricantllp.com
`Peter Lambrianakos
`plambrianakos@fabricantllp.com
`Vincent J. Rubino, III
`vrubino@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
`bwang@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
`AGIS Software Development LLC
`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA.
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`LYFT, INC.,
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`AGIS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LLC,
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`DEFENDANT AGIS SOFTWARE
`DEVELOPMENT LLC’S OBJECTIONS
`AND RESPONSES TO LYFT INC.’S
`FIRST SET OF JURISDICTIONAL
`INTERROGATORIES (NOS. 1-5) TO
`DEFENDANT AGIS SOFTWARE
`DEVELOPMENT LLC, ADVANCED
`GROUND INFORMATION SERVICES,
`INC., AND AGIS HOLDINGS, INC.
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`PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Rules 26 and 33 of the Federal Rules of Civil
`Procedure, the Local Rules of this Court, and the Court’s January 28, 2022 Order, Defendant AGIS
`Software Development LLC (“AGIS Software” or “Defendant”) hereby responds to Plaintiff Lyft,
`Inc.’s (“Lyft” or “Plaintiff”) First Set of Jurisdictional Interrogatories (Nos. 1-5) in writing, under
`oath, and in accordance with the following definitions and instructions, within thirty (30) days of
`the date of service thereof dated February 4, 2022. These Interrogatories are continuing in nature
`and require supplementation in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as follows:
`These responses are made solely for the purposes of this action, and are made without
`waiving, or intending to waive, the right at any time to revise, correct, modify, supplement, or clarify
`any response provided herein or the right to object on any proper grounds to the use of these
`responses, for any purpose in whole or in part, in any subsequent proceedings or any other action.
`The right to raise any applicable objections at any time is expressly reserved. A response to any
`interrogatory herein should not be taken as an admission or acceptance of the existence of any facts
`set forth or assumed by such interrogatory, or that such response constitutes admissible evidence.
`The responses herein reflect only the present state of AGIS Software’s investigation and the present
`state of discovery. Except as otherwise indicated, an objection and/or response to a specific
`interrogatory does not imply that facts responsive to the interrogatory exist.
`GENERAL OBJECTIONS
`AGIS Software objects to these Interrogatories as improperly directed to non-parties,
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`Advanced Ground Information Systems, Inc. and AGIS Holdings, Inc. Advanced Ground
`Information Systems, Inc. and AGIS Holdings, Inc. are not parties to the present litigation. The
`Court granted jurisdictional discovery in the form of five interrogatories to AGIS Software and one
`four-hour Rule 30(b)(6) deposition of AGIS Software. Dkt. 61 at 10. AGIS Software responds on
`behalf of AGIS Software only.
`AGIS Software objects to these Definitions, Instructions, and Interrogatories as
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`overly broad, unduly burdensome, not proportional to the needs of this case, and seeking to impose
`burdens beyond those required by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Local Civil and Patent
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`Rules of the Northern District of California, and the Orders governing this action. AGIS Software
`will respond to Plaintiff’s Interrogatories consistent with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the
`Local Rules of this Court, and/or Orders of this Court.
`AGIS Software objects to the Definition of “AGIS,” “Defendant,” “You,” and
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`“Your” as overly burdensome, not proportional to the needs of the case and not relevant to any
`party’s claims or defenses because they include persons and entities outside of AGIS Software and
`who are not under the control of AGIS Software. Accordingly, AGIS Software provides answers to
`these Interrogatories on behalf of AGIS Software only. AGIS Software further objects to these
`definitions to extent that they call for information from then-current or prior subsidiaries, parents,
`affiliates, divisions, successors, predecessors, agents, employees, representatives, directors, officers,
`trustees, and attorneys, that are not owned or controlled by AGIS Software or that are not in the
`possession of AGIS Software. AGIS Software further objects to these definitions to the extent they
`call for information protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege, the work product
`doctrine, or any other applicable privilege or immunity insofar as the definition purports to include
`attorneys.
`AGIS Software objects to the Definition of “Third Party” and “Third Parties” as
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`overly broad, unduly burdensome, and seeking information not within AGIS Software’s possession,
`custody, or control.
`AGIS Software objects to the Definition of “Person” as overly broad, unduly
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`burdensome, and seeking information not within AGIS Software’s possession, custody, or control.
`AGIS Software objects to the Definitions of “Communication,” “Document,”
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`“Concerning,” “concern(s),” “referring to,” “relating to,” “related to,” “relate(s) to,” “pertaining to,”
`“pertain(s) to,” and “identify” as (i) overly broad; (ii) unduly burdensome; (iii) not proportional to
`the needs of this case; (iv) not relevant to any party’s claims or defenses; (v) seeking information
`that is not within AGIS Software’s possession, custody, or control; and (vi) imposing burdens
`beyond the requirements of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Local Civil and Patent Rules
`of the Northern District of California, and the Orders governing this action.
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`AGIS Software objects to these Definitions to extent they call for the production of
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`or any other applicable privilege or immunity insofar as the definition purports to include attorneys.
`AGIS Software objects to Plaintiff’s Interrogatories to the extent they seek
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`information not relevant to a claim or a defense of this litigation or proportional to the needs of the
`case, considering the importance of the issues at stake in the action, the amount in controversy, the
`parties’ relative access to relevant information, the parties’ resources, the importance of the
`discovery in resolving the issues, and whether the burden or expense of the proposed discovery
`outweighs its likely benefit. By responding to any Interrogatory or identifying or producing
`documents or materials in response thereto, AGIS Software is not acknowledging or conceding the
`relevance of any such material and reserves the right to object to the introduction of the evidence on
`relevancy or any other grounds.
`AGIS Software objects to Plaintiff’s Interrogatories to the extent they seek material
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`protected by, or which may only be answered by, reliance upon any privileged or work product
`information, including mental impressions, conclusions, opinions, or legal theories of AGIS
`Software’s counsel, experts, or consultants developed with or in anticipation of litigation. To the
`extent reasonably possible, AGIS Software will attempt to interpret the Interrogatories as not
`seeking privileged information. Inadvertent reference to privileged information by AGIS Software
`shall not constitute a waiver of any applicable privilege.
`AGIS Software objects to Plaintiff’s Interrogatories as seeking information that is
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`less burdensomely and/or more appropriately obtained through other discovery means.
`AGIS Software objects to Plaintiff’s Interrogatories to the extent that they require
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`premature disclosure of expert testimony, evidence, argument, contentions, or any other disclosure
`inconsistent with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Local Civil and Patent Rules of the
`Northern District of California, or the Orders governing this action.
`AGIS Software objects to the Interrogatories to the extent that they seek legal
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`AGIS Software does not represent that such conclusions apply by responding to the Interrogatory.
`AGIS Software objects to Plaintiff’s Interrogatories to the extent that they
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`AGIS Software objects to Plaintiff’s Interrogatories to the extent that they call for
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`information that is confidential, proprietary, and/or trade secrets of a third-party. AGIS Software
`cannot divulge confidential, proprietary, and/or trade secret information of a third-party to the extent
`AGIS Software is under any obligation to maintain such third-party information in confidence and
`to not disclose it, unless and until the third-party grants permission to do so.
`AGIS Software objects to Plaintiff’s Interrogatories as premature to the extent that
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`discovery is not complete in this case. Accordingly, additional facts and witnesses may be
`discovered as discovery progresses.
`AGIS Software objects to Plaintiff’s Interrogatories to the extent they comprise
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`multiple discrete subparts in contravention of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
`AGIS Software reserves the right to use at trial and in any other proceeding in this
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`action any such additional documents, witnesses, facts, and evidence that may have been omitted
`from these responses for one of the foregoing reasons or otherwise, and without obligating AGIS
`Software to do so, AGIS Software reserves the right to supplement or amend these responses in the
`future as may be appropriate.
`AGIS Software’s responses shall not constitute admissions that any particular
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`SPECIFIC OBJECTIONS AND RESPONSES
`JURISDICTIONAL INTERROGATORY NO. 1
`Identify all interactions, including Communications, between AGIS Software, AGIS
`Holdings, and/or AGIS, Inc. and any Person, company, or entity located, based, or incorporated in
`California from 2015 to the present, including but not limited to customers or potential customers
`of AGIS, Inc., licensees or potential licensees of AGIS Software and/or AGIS, Inc., law enforcement
`agencies, fire departments, first responders, state and local government agencies or departments,
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`current and former members of the military, the State of California and any of its departments or
`divisions, ADI Technologies, Inc., Maven Research, Inc. or “Maven Consulting”, CornerTurn LLC,
`Integrity Applications, Inc., American Reliance Inc., Green Hills Software LLC, Life360, Inc.,
`Apple Inc., WhatsApp LLC, Facebook, Inc., Google LLC, Smith Micro Software LLC, T-Mobile
`U.S., Inc., Waze LLC, HTC Corporation and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and/or Uber
`Technologies, Inc. d/b/a UBER (“Uber”).
`RESPONSE TO JURISDICTIONAL INTERROGATORY NO. 1
`AGIS Software incorporates by references its General Objections as if fully set forth herein.
`AGIS Software objects to this Interrogatory to the extent it seeks information protected by the
`attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine, and/or any other applicable privilege. AGIS
`Software objects to this Interrogatory as unclear, vague, and ambiguous, particularly with respect to
`the phrase “all interactions,” “potential customers,” and “potential licensees.” AGIS Software
`objects to this Interrogatory as overly broad, unduly burdensome, and seeking information not
`proportional to the needs of this case. AGIS Software objects to this Interrogatory as vague and
`ambiguous. AGIS Software objects to this Interrogatory to the extent it seeks information that may
`be protected from disclosure by Non-Disclosure Agreements or is otherwise in the possession of a
`third-party to which a duty of confidentiality is owed. AGIS Software objects to this Interrogatory
`as seeking information that is not relevant to any claims or defenses of any party to this action and
`is not proportional to the needs of the case.
`Subject to and without waiving its General and Specific Objections to this Interrogatory,
`AGIS Software responds as follows:
`AGIS Software provides this answer on behalf of AGIS Software. AGIS Software, AGIS
`Holdings, and AGIS, Inc. are each separate and distinct business entities. AGIS Software maintains
`corporate formalities separate and distinct from AGIS Holdings and AGIS, Inc. AGIS Software
`maintains a separate and distinct bank account from any bank account(s) associated with AGIS
`Holdings and AGIS, Inc. AGIS Software keeps separate and distinct documents and records from
`AGIS Holdings, Inc. and AGIS, Inc. AGIS Software’s documents and records are located and
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`ordinarily kept in Marshall, Texas. AGIS Software maintains separate and distinct assets from AGIS
`Holdings and AGIS, Inc. Any work performed by AGIS, Inc. for AGIS Software is invoiced to
`AGIS Software. AGIS Software does not permit AGIS, Inc. or any AGIS, Inc. employee to perform
`work for AGIS Software without invoicing AGIS Software. AGIS Software has its own rental leases
`for its offices in Marshall, Texas and Waco, Texas.
`AGIS Software is the assignee and owner of the patents identified in the June 16, 2021
`complaint. AGIS Software is unaware of any communications with AGIS, Inc. and AGIS Holdings
`regarding any licensees and customers or any “interactions,” including “Communications” with
`“law enforcement agencies, fire departments, first responders, state and local government agencies
`or departments, current and former members of the military, the State of California and any of its
`departments or divisions, ADI Technologies, Inc., Maven Research, Inc. or ‘Maven Consulting,’
`CornerTurn LLC, Integrity Applications, Inc., American Reliance Inc., Green Hills Software LLC,
`Life360, Inc., Apple Inc., WhatsApp LLC, Facebook, Inc., Google LLC, Smith Micro Software
`LLC, T-Mobile U.S., Inc., Waze LLC, HTC Corporation, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and/or
`Uber Technologies, Inc., d/b/a UBER (“Uber”).”
`The public record shows that AGIS, Inc. filed a complaint against Life360, Inc. in the
`Southern District of Florida on May 16, 2014. See Advanced Ground Information Systems, Inc. v.
`Life360, Inc., No. 9:14-cv-80651 (S.D. Fla.). According to the public record of Life360’s answer in
`that case, Life360 did not contest jurisdiction in the Southern District of Florida and the case
`proceeded in that district.
`AGIS Software has had no “interactions,” including “Communications” with “law
`enforcement agencies, fire departments, first responders, state and local government agencies or
`departments, current and former members of the military, the State of California and any of its
`departments or divisions, ADI Technologies, Inc., Maven Research, Inc. or ‘Maven Consulting,’
`CornerTurn LLC, Integrity Applications, Inc., American Reliance Inc., Green Hills Software LLC,
`[and] Life360, Inc.”
`AGIS Software filed complaints against Apple Inc. and HTC Corporation on June 21, 2017
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`in the Eastern District of Texas. See AGIS Software Dev. LLC v. Apple Inc., No. 2:17-cv-00516-
`JRG (E.D. Tex.); AGIS Software Dev. LLC v. HTC Corp., No. 2:17-cv-00514-JRG (E.D. Tex.).
`AGIS Software filed complaints against Google LLC, Waze Mobile Limited, and Samsung
`Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. on November 4, 2019 in the Eastern
`District of Texas. See AGIS Software Dev. LLC v. Google LLC, No. 2:19-cv-00361-JRG (E.D. Tex.);
`AGIS Software Dev. LLC v. Samsung Elecs. Co., Ltd. and Samsung Elecs. Am., Inc., No. 2:19-cv-
`00362-JRG (E.D. Tex.); AGIS Software Dev. LLC v. Waze Mobile Ltd., No. 2:19-cv-00359-JRG
`(E.D. Tex.). AGIS Software filed complaints against WhatsApp LLC and Uber Technologies, Inc.,
`d/b/a Uber on January 29, 2021 in the Eastern District of Texas. See AGIS Software Dev. LLC v.
`WhatsApp, Inc., No. 2:21-cv-00029-JRG (E.D. Tex.); AGIS Software Dev. LLC v. Uber
`Technologies, Inc., d/b/a Uber, No. 2:21-cv-00026-JRG (E.D. Tex.). AGIS Software filed a
`complaint against T-Mobile USA, Inc. and T-Mobile US, Inc. on March 3, 2021 in the Eastern
`District of Texas. See AGIS Software Dev. LLC v. T-Mobile USA, Inc., No. 2:21-cv-00072-JRG
`(E.D. Tex.). Each of the complaints identified in this paragraph asserted patent-infringement claims
`in the Eastern District of Texas and were litigated before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern
`District of Texas.
`AGIS Software identifies AGIS, Inc. as a licensee of AGIS Software’s patents. AGIS
`Software is aware that AGIS, Inc. makes and sells the LifeRing and ASSIST software products.
`To the best of AGIS Software’s knowledge, AGIS, Inc. has no activities, contacts, and
`customers in California, and AGIS, Inc. has no contracts with any California entities. AGIS
`Software is aware that AGIS, Inc. has provided the LifeRing solutions to the Ukraine government
`and military for use in defending their country against foreign incursions. AGIS Software is also
`aware that AGIS, Inc.’s customers include the United States and Australian governments and
`militaries, including various departments within the U.S. Departments of Defense and Homeland
`Security, as well as various DoD and DHS government contractors located in the Washington, D.C.
`metropolitan area and Virginia.
`Discovery in this case is ongoing and AGIS Software continues to investigate this matter.
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`AGIS Software will supplement this response to provide any additional responsive, non-privileged
`information to the extent such information exists, can be ascertained after a reasonable investigation
`in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and any applicable Court order, and is in
`the possession, custody, or control of AGIS Software. AGIS Software reserves the right to
`supplement its response to this Interrogatory, including identifying additional documents pursuant
`to Fed. R. Civ. P. 33(d).
`JURISDICTIONAL INTERROGATORY NO. 2
`Identify all transfers of money, including payments, made to or received by AGIS Software
`from 2017 to the present, including but not limited to all payments for facilities, staff, services,
`patent licenses, capital contributions, and/or transfers involving AGIS, Inc. or AGIS Holdings,
`including the bank account(s) from which the payment was made or to which the payment was
`deposited.
`RESPONSE TO JURISDICTIONAL INTERROGATORY NO. 2
`AGIS Software incorporates by reference its General Objections as if fully set forth herein.
`AGIS Software objects to this Interrogatory as overly broad, unduly burdensome, and seeking
`information not proportional to the needs of the case. AGIS Software objects to this Interrogatory
`to the extent that it seeks information protected by the attorney-client privilege, work product
`doctrine, and/or any other applicable privilege. AGIS Software objects to this Interrogatory as
`unclear, vague, and ambiguous, particularly with respect to the phrase, “all transfers of money.”
`AGIS Software further objects to this Interrogatory to the extent it calls for a legal conclusion. AGIS
`Software objects to this Interrogatory as seeking information that may be protected from disclosure
`by Non-Disclosure Agreements or is otherwise in the possession of a third-party to which a duty of
`confidentiality is owed. AGIS Software objects to this Interrogatory as seeking information that is
`not relevant to the claims or defenses of any party to this action, and not proportional to the needs
`of the case. AGIS Software objects to this Interrogatory as having multiple subparts, each counting
`towards Defendant’s total number of Interrogatories.
`Further, AGIS Software objects to the time period “since 2017” as irrelevant, overly broad,
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`unduly burdensome, and seeking information not proportional to the needs of the case. This
`interrogatory is provided for jurisdictional discovery. Minimum contacts must exist either at the
`time the suit is filed or within a reasonable period of time immediately prior to the filing of the
`lawsuit.
`Subject to and without waiving its General and Specific Objections, AGIS Software
`responds as follows:
`AGIS Software maintains its own bank account. AGIS Software does not share this bank
`account with any other entity.
`AGIS Software identifies the following listing of all transfers to and from AGIS Software’s
`bank account since three months before the filing of Lyft’s June 16, 2021 complaint.
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`3/3/21 IT Outsource LLC
`3/17/21 Asamura Patent Office, p.c.
`3/24/21 Goodwin Proctor LLP
`3/24/21 Danielson Legal LLC
`4/7/21 IT Outsource LLC
`4/7/21 Goodwin Proctor LLP
`4/21/21 Danielson Legal LLC
`5/5/21 CSC
`5/5/21 IT Outsource LLC
`5/13/21 Goodwin Proctor LLP
`5/13/21 Malin, Haley, DiMaggio & Bowen, PA
`5/13/21 100 W Houston
`5/26/21 Danielson Legal LLC
`5/26/21 Malin, Haley, DiMaggio & Bowen, PA
`6/2/21 IT Outsource LLC
`6/2/21 Goodwin Proctor LLP
`6/23/21 Malin, Haley, DiMaggio & Bowen, PA
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`-433
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`-1,920.00
`-50.49
`-433
`-7,362.00
`-4,345.00
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`The above listing is a complete listing of all transfers to and from AGIS Software’s bank
`account since three months before the filing of Lyft’s June 16, 2021 complaint.
`Discovery in this case is ongoing and AGIS Software continues to investigate this matter.
`AGIS Software will supplement this response to provide any additional responsive, non-privileged
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`in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and any applicable Court order, and is in
`the possession, custody, or control of AGIS Software. AGIS Software reserves the right to
`supplement its response to this Interrogatory, including identifying additional documents pursuant
`to Fed. R. Civ. P. 33(d).
`JURISDICTIONAL INTERROGATORY NO. 3
`Identify all corporate meetings, including but not limited to any board or officer meetings,
`performed by AGIS Software from 2017 to the present, including attendees, agendas, and associated
`meeting minutes for each meeting.
`RESPONSE TO JURISDICTIONAL INTERROGATORY NO. 3
`AGIS Software hereby incorporates by reference its General Objections as if fully set forth
`herein. AGIS Software objects to this Interrogatory as overly broad, unduly burdensome, and
`seeking information not proportional to the needs of the case. AGIS Software objects to this
`Interrogatory to the extent that it seeks information protected by the attorney-client privilege, work
`product doctrine, and/or any other applicable privilege. AGIS Software objects to this Interrogatory
`to the extent it seeks a legal conclusion. AGIS Software objects to this Interrogatory as unclear,
`vague, and ambiguous, particularly with respect to the phrases, “all corporate meetings,” “any board
`or officer meetings performed.” AGIS Software objects to this Interrogatory as seeking information
`that is not relevant to the claims or defenses of any party to this action, and not proportional to the
`needs of the case. AGIS Software objects to this Interrogatory as having multiple subparts, each
`counting towards Plaintiff’s total number of Interrogatories.
`Further, AGIS Software objects to the time period “from 2017” as irrelevant, overly broad,
`unduly burdensome, and seeking information not proportional to the needs of the case. This
`Interrogatory is provided for jurisdictional discovery. Minimum contacts must exist either at the
`time the suit is filed or within a reasonable period of time immediately prior to the filing of the
`lawsuit.
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`AGIS Software responds as follows:
`AGIS Software is not a corporation and does not have a “board.” Because AGIS Software
`is a limited liability company, it is not required to hold any meetings. For the formation of the
`company, AGIS Software held one formation meeting in June 2017. Besides this formation meeting,
`AGIS Software does not have any records or minutes of any “corporate meetings” or “any board or
`officer meetings performed by AGIS Software.”
`Discovery in this case is ongoing and AGIS Software continues to investigate this matter.
`AGIS Software will supplement this response to provide any additional responsive, non-privileged
`information to the extent such information exists, can be ascertained after a reasonable investigation
`in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and any applicable Court order, and is in
`the possession, custody, or control of AGIS Software. AGIS Software reserves the right to
`supplement its response to this Interrogatory including identifying additional documents pursuant
`to Fed. R. Civ. P. 33(d).
`JURISDICTIONAL INTERROGATORY NO. 4
`Identify all reasons why AGIS Software was formed
`contemporaneous supporting Documents.
`RESPONSE TO JURISDICTIONAL INTERROGATORY NO. 4
`AGIS Software incorporates by reference its General Objections as if fully set forth herein.
`AGIS Software objects to this Interrogatory as vague, ambiguous, overbroad, unduly burdensome,
`not relevant, and not proportional to the needs of the case because the burden or expense of the
`proposed discovery outweighs its likely benefit. AGIS Software objects to this Interrogatory to the
`extent it seeks information protected by the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine, and/or
`any other applicable privilege. AGIS objects to this Interrogatory to the extent it seeks a legal
`conclusion. AGIS Software objects to this Interrogatory as seeking information that is not relevant
`to any claims or defenses of any party to this action and is not proportional to the needs of the case.
`AGIS Software objects to this Interrogatory as unclear, vague, and ambiguous, particularly with
`respect to the phrases, “why AGIS Software was formed in 2017.”
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`Further, AGIS Software objects to the time period “in 2017” as irrelevant, overly broad,
`unduly burdensome, and seeking information not proportional to the needs of the case. This
`Interrogatory is provided for jurisdictional discovery. Minimum contacts must exist either at the
`time the suit is filed or within a reasonable period of time immediately prior to the filing of the
`lawsuit.
`Subject to and without waiving its General and Specific Objections to this Interrogatory,
`AGIS Software responds as follows:
`AGIS Software was formed in 2017 as part of a reorganization plan, which began around
`2013, to conduct research and development for consumer solutions and to hold and manage
`intellectual property assets.
`AGIS Software’s founder and inventor, Mr. Malcolm K. Beyer, Jr. chose to form the
`company in Texas because he has had longstanding personal and business connections to the Eastern
`and Western Districts of Texas.
`In the Eastern District of Texas, Mr. Beyer’s family has owned over 2500 acres of land in
`Bowie County, Texas since 1867. Mr. Beyer has owned parcels of land in Bowie County since 1962
`and owns a total of 412 acres situated approximately six miles south of the town of Boston, i.e.,
`“Old Boston,” on Texas Highway 8. Mr. Beyer’s property in Bowie County is currently leased to
`International Paper through June 30, 2051.
`In the Western District of Texas, Mr. Beyer previously founded Advanced Programming
`Concepts, a Texas company. Advanced Programming Concepts was based in Austin, Texas, from
`1987 through 1999. In 1999, Mr. Beyer sold Advanced Programming Concepts to Ultra Electronics,
`which still operates the company as Ultra Electronics Advanced Tactical Systems. Ultra Electronics
`Advanced Tactical Systems remains in Austin, Texas.
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