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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`ACCELERATION BAY LLC,
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`ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.
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`Plaintiff,
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`Defendant.
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`C.A. No. 16-453 (RGA)
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`C.A. No. 16-454 (RGA)
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`C.A. No. 16-455 (RGA)
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`ACCELERATION BAY LLC,
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`ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Defendant.
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`ACCELERATION BAY LLC,
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`TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE,
`INC., ROCKSTAR GAMES, INC. and
`2K SPORTS, INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Defendants.
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`DEFENDANTS’ PROPOSED CONSTRUCTIONS FOR TERMS 10, 24, AND 25
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`Case 1:16-cv-00455-RGA Document 341 Filed 12/15/17 Page 2 of 5 PageID #: 24046
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`I.
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`Introduction
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`Pursuant to this Court’s December 12, 2017 Oral Order regarding terms 10, 24, and 25
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`(C.A. No. 16-453, D.I. 376), Defendants propose the following constructions1 for these terms.
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`II.
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`Term 10: “network” (’344 pat., cl. 13; ’966 pat., cl. 13)
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`Term
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`network
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`Proposed
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`Plaintiff’s
`Construction
`Not indefinite.
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`“a group of connected
`computers and/or computer
`processes”
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`Defendants’ Proposed Construction
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`Proposed Construction Pursuant to
`Dec. 12 Oral Order: “each of the
`broadcast channels’
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`III. Terms 24-25: Preambles
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`Term 24: “A non-routing table based computer-readable medium containing
`instructions for controlling communications of a participant of a broadcast
`channel within a network” (’634 pat., cl. 19)
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`Term
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`A non-routing
`table based computer
`readable
`medium
`containing
`instructions for
`controlling
`communications
`of a participant of a
`broadcast channel within
`a network
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`Plaintiff’s Proposed
`Construction
`Not indefinite and covers
`patent
`eligible
`subject
`matter.
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`“instructions for controlling
`communications within a
`network that does not need
`routing tables or switch-
`based methods
`to move
`messages
`between
`participants”
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`Defendants’ Proposed Construction
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`Proposed Construction Pursuant to
`Dec. 12 Oral Order: The preamble is
`limiting.
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`“A
`computer-readable
`medium containing instructions that
`control
`communications
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`a
`participant of a broadcast channel
`within a network that does not use
`routing table(s)”
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`Also the claim covers mere printed
`matter, thus the claimed limitations are
`given no patentable weight and/or the
`claim covers patent ineligible subject
`matter under 35 USC 101.
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`1 Defendants do not waive their argument that these terms are indefinite and expressly reserve
`the right to later address issues of indefiniteness in this matter with respect to these terms.
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`Case 1:16-cv-00455-RGA Document 341 Filed 12/15/17 Page 3 of 5 PageID #: 24047
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`B.
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`Term 25: “A computer-based, non-routing table based, non-switch based
`method for adding a participant to a network of participants” (’069 pat., cl.
`1)
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`Plaintiff’s Proposed
`Construction
`Not indefinite.
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`is not
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`“a network
`directly based on routing
`tables
`or
`switch-based
`methods to move messages
`between participants”
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`MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP
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`Defendants’ Proposed Construction
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`Proposed Construction Pursuant to
`Dec. 12 Oral Order: The preamble is
`limiting. “A computer-based method
`for adding a participant to a network
`of participants
`that does not use
`routing table(s) or switches”
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`Term
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`A computer-based,
`non-routing table based,
`non-switch based method
`for adding a participant
`to
`a
`network
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`participants
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`OF COUNSEL:
`Michael A. Tomasulo
`Gino Cheng
`David K. Lin
`Joe S. Netikosol
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`333 South Grand Avenue, 38th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`(213) 615-1700
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`David P. Enzminger
`Louis L. Campbell
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`275 Middlefield Road, Suite 205
`Menlo Park, CA 94025
`(650) 858-6500
`Dan K. Webb
`Kathleen B. Barry
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`35 West Wacker Drive
`Chicago, IL 60601
`(312) 558-5600
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`/s/ Stephen J. Kraftschik
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`Jack B. Blumenfeld (#1014)
`Stephen J. Kraftschik (#5623)
`1201 North Market Street
`P.O. Box 1347
`Wilmington, DE 19899
`(302) 658-9200
`jblumenfeld@mnat.com
`skraftschik@mnat.com
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`Attorneys for Defendants
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`Case 1:16-cv-00455-RGA Document 341 Filed 12/15/17 Page 4 of 5 PageID #: 24048
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`Krista M. Enns
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`101 California Street, 35th Floor
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`(415) 591-1000
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`Michael M. Murray
`Anup K. Misra
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`200 Park Avenue,
`New York, NY 10166
`(212) 294-6700
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`Andrew R. Sommer
`Thomas M. Dunham
`Michael Woods
`Paul N. Harold
`Joseph C. Masullo
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`1700 K Street, N.W.
`Washington, DC 20006
`(202) 282-5000
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`Case 1:16-cv-00455-RGA Document 341 Filed 12/15/17 Page 5 of 5 PageID #: 24049
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on December 15, 2017, I caused the foregoing to be
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`electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF, which will send notification of
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`such filing to all registered participants.
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`I further certify that I caused copies of the foregoing document to be served on
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`December 15, 2017, upon the following in the manner indicated:
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`VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
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`VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
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`VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
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`/s/ Stephen J. Kraftschik
`Stephen J. Kraftschik (#5623)
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`Philip A. Rovner, Esquire
`Jonathan A. Choa, Esquire
`POTTER ANDERSON & CORROON LLP
`1313 North Market Street, 6th Floor
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`Attorneys for Plaintiff
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`Paul J. Andre, Esquire
`Lisa Kobialka, Esquire
`James R. Hannah, Esquire
`Hannah Lee, Esquire
`Yuridia Caire, Esquire
`Greg Proctor, Esquire
`KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & FRANKEL LLP
`990 Marsh Road
`Menlo Park, CA 94025
`Attorneys for Plaintiff
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`Aaron M. Frankel, Esquire
`Marcus A. Colucci, Esquire
`KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & FRANKEL LLP
`1177 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, NY 10036
`Attorneys for Plaintiff
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