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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`C.A. No. 16-453-RGA
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`ACCELERATION BAY LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`PLAINTIFF ACCELERATION BAY LLC'S SECOND NOTICE OF
`30(b)(6) DEPOSITION OF DEFENDANT ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.
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`PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Rule 30(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil
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`Procedure, Plaintiff Acceleration Bay LLC will take, by and through its attorneys, the deposition
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`of Defendant, Activision Blizzard, Inc.
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`The deposition will commence at 9:00 am on July 10, 2017 at the offices of Kramer
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`Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP at 990 Marsh Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, or at such other time
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`and place as counsel may mutually agree. The deposition will take place in accordance with the
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`Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the
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`District of Delaware, and under oath and before a notary public or other officer authorized to
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`administer oaths under law. The deposition will be recorded by stenographic and/or audio-and-
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`videographic means, and will continue from day to day until completed.
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`PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, pursuant to Rule 30(b)(6), Defendant shall
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`designate one or more officers, directors, managing agents or other persons who are most
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`knowledgeable concerning each of the topics set forth below. In addition, Defendant is
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`requested to provide Plaintiff’s counsel with written notice, at least one week in advance of the
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`deposition, of the name and employment position of each designee who will testify on behalf of
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`Defendant, and the topics set forth below as to which each designee has agreed to testify.
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`DEFINITIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS
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`1.
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`If any request, instruction or definition is ambiguous or unclear to you, you are
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`requested to contact the undersigned counsel for clarification as soon as possible to avoid
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`unnecessary delays in discovery.
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`2.
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`“Defendant” shall mean “Activision Blizzard, Inc.,” including but not limited to
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`its predecessors, all parent companies, partners, wholly or partially owned subsidiaries, divisions,
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`past or present affiliated corporations, and each of its present and former employees, agents,
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`officers, directors, representatives, consultants, accountants, and attorneys.
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`3.
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`The terms “Plaintiff” or “Acceleration Bay” mean Plaintiff Acceleration Bay LLC
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`and shall include its predecessors, successors, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, parents,
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`assignees, joint ventures, and each other person directly or indirectly, wholly or in part, owned or
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`controlled by it, and all present or former partners, principals, employees, officers, directors,
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`agents, legal representatives, consultants or other persons acting or purporting to act on its
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`behalf.
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`4.
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`The term “Accused Products” shall mean the products identified in Acceleration
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`Bay’s Updated Identification of Accused Products served on February 13, 2017, and any
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`subsequent updates to that disclosure. The term shall include all current, previous and currently
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`contemplated versions, releases, or continuations of the aforementioned products.
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`5.
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`The term “Patents-in-Suit” refers collectively to U.S. Patent Nos. 6,701,344,
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`6,714,966; 6,732,147; 6,829,634; 6,910,069; and 6,920,497 Patent.
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`6.
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`The terms “concerning,” “relating to,” “relate to,” “refer to” and “referring to”
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`mean alluding to, responding to, connected with, commenting on, in respect of, about, regarding,
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`discussing, showing, identifying, describing, mentioning, reflecting, analyzing, comprising,
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`constituting, evidencing, supporting, refuting, contradicting, memorializing, pertaining to,
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`bearing upon or illuminating the subject matter into which inquiry is made.
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`7.
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`The words “and” and “or” shall be construed conjunctively or disjunctively in a
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`manner making the request inclusive rather than exclusive.
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`8.
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`The singular of any word or phrase shall include the plural of such word or
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`phrase, and the plural of any word or phrase shall include the singular of such word or phrase.
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`9.
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`The term “all” shall mean “any and all” and the term “any” shall mean “any and
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`all.”
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`10.
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`The term “third party” means any person or entity other than Acceleration Bay or
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`Activision Blizzard.
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`TOPICS PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 30(b)(6)
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`53.
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`Identification of all foreign revenue (gross and net), foreign billings (gross and
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`net), and foreign profits (gross and net) obtained from sales of the Accused Products, including
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`any components, parts, and/or features of such instrumentalities, that were used, developed,
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`tested, or manufactured in the United States.
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`54.
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`The manner in which Defendant recognizes revenue related to the Accused
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`Products, including any upgrades, subscriptions, royalties, in-game purchases, components,
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`parts, and/or features.
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`55.
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`Identification of the number of discs, downloads, subscriptions, and upgrades for
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`each of the Accused Products and the sales price, location(s) of sales and revenues associated
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`with the discs, downloads, in-game purchases, subscriptions, and upgrades.
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`56.
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`57.
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`Defendant’s licensing and settlement policies and practices.
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`The identity and scope of any and all patent licenses, cross licenses, or other
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`similar agreements, including covenants not to sue, in the possession, custody, or control of
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`Defendant, which concern patents in the same or similar areas of technology as the technology
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`described in each of the Patents-in-Suit, or involve companies providing services similar to
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`Defendant, including the identity of all parties to any such agreement, the terms of any such
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`agreement, and any royalties that Defendant has received or paid pursuant to any such
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`agreement.
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`POTTER ANDERSON & CORROON LLP
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`By: /s/ Philip A. Rovner
`Philip A. Rovner (#3215)
`Jonathan A. Choa (#5319)
`Hercules Plaza
`P.O. Box 951
`Wilmington, DE 19899
`(302) 984-6000
`provner@potteranderson.com
`jchoa@potteranderson.com
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`Acceleration Bay LLC
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`OF COUNSEL:
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`Paul J. Andre
`Lisa Kobialka
`Hannah Lee
`KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS
` & FRANKEL LLP
`990 Marsh Road
`Menlo Park, CA 94025
`(650) 752-1700
`pandre@kramerlevin.com
`lkobialka@kramerlevin.com
`hlee@kramerlevin.com
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`Aaron M. Frankel
`KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS
` & FRANKEL LLP
`1177 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, NY 10036
`(212) 715-9100
`afrankel@kramerlevin.com
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`Dated: June 15, 2017
`5247635
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