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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`VB ASSETS, LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`AMAZON.COM, INC., AMAZON.COM LLC,
`AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC., A2Z
`DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC. d/b/a LAB126,
`RAWLES LLC, AMZN MOBILE LLC, AMZN
`MOBILE 2 LLC, AMAZON.COM SERVICES, INC.
`f/k/a AMAZON FULFILLMENT SERVICES, INC.,
`and AMAZON DIGITAL SERVICES LLC,
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`Defendants.
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`C.A. No. 1:19-cv-01410-MN
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`JOINT STATUS REPORT
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`Pursuant to the Court’s July 7, 2023 Minute Entry, Plaintiff VB Assets, LLC (“VB Assets”)
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`and Defendants Amazon.com, Inc., Amazon.com LLC, Amazon Web Services, Inc., A2Z
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`Development Center, Inc. d/b/a Lab126, Rawles, LLC, AMZN Mobile LLC, AMZN Mobile 2
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`LLC, Amazon.com Services, Inc. f/k/a Amazon Fulfillment Services, Inc., and Amazon Digital
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`Services LLC (collectively, “Amazon”) respectfully submit this joint status report regarding the
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`case schedule.
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`Counsel for Amazon has a conflict with the Court’s proposed October 2, 2023 pretrial
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`conference date. Counsel for Amazon will be attending a pretrial conference on the same day in
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`the Western District of Texas in AlmondNet, Inc. et al v. Amazon.com, Inc. et al, 6:21-cv-00898-
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`ADA.1 The AlmondNet pretrial conference was scheduled on February 28, 2023. The AlmondNet
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`1 Attached as Ex. A is the Amended Scheduling Order (D.I. 117) in AlmondNet, Inc. et al v.
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`trial is scheduled to start on October 23, 2023.2, 3 The parties jointly propose moving the pretrial
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`conference in this case to October 5, 2023.
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`The parties jointly propose starting jury selection and the five-day trial on Wednesday,
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`November 1, 2023, although, as set forth below, each side has an expert that is unavailable to
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`testify or to attend trial on November 1, 2, or 3, 2023, due to previously scheduled trials. Amazon’s
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`damages expert Dr. Keith Ugone is in trial in the Eastern District of Texas from October 30 through
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`November 3.4 Accordingly, he will not be able to be present in the courtroom on November 1, 2,
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`and 3 during trial and hear testimony firsthand from VB Assets’ damages expert in this case if trial
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`proceeds on November 1, 2023. The parties do not believe that this unavailability affects the trial
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`schedule. However, Nathaniel Polish, VB Assets’ infringement and validity expert, is in trial in
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`the Eastern District of Texas through November 2, 2023, and, because of travel times, would
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`therefore be unable to be present in the courtroom to testify on November 1, 2, or 3. Accordingly,
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`Mr. Polish would be prepared to testify only first thing in the morning on November 6. Because
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`Mr. Polish’s is VB Assets’ infringement expert, VB Assets cannot rest its case until Mr. Polish
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`concludes his infringement testimony; as the result, Amazon will not be able to start its case before
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`November 6. The parties are open to working with each other to address the logistical issues posed
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`by this situation in a manner acceptable to the Court, and they jointly request the Court’s guidance.
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`Amazon.com, Inc. et al, 6:21-cv-00898-ADA (W.D. Tex.).
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`3 Amazon’s technical expert for both invalidity and non-infringement, Dr. Michael Johnson, is an
`Associate Dean at the University at Kentucky and has an unmovable conflict with the Court’s
`proposed alternative trial start date of October 16, 2023. As an Associate Dean, Dr. Johnson is
`one of the lead presenters at the University of Kentucky Dean’s Advisory Council on Friday,
`October 20, 2023 and must prepare for and otherwise coordinate the events leading up to the event,
`rendering him unavailable for a trial starting on October 16.
`4 Attached as Ex. B is the Third Amended Docket Control Order (D.I. 380) in Staton Techiya, LLC
`et al v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al, 2:21-cv-00413-JRG-RSP (E.D. Tex.).
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`The parties have agreed that they will not use either Dr. Ugone’s or Mr. Polish’s absence
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`from the courtroom in any way during trial, in front of the jury or otherwise, or in any pre- or post-
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`trial proceedings.
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`With an understanding that the trial will commence on November 1, subject to the Court’s
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`guidance, the parties propose the following case schedule up to and including trial:
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`Deadline
`7/28/2023
`8/11/2023
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`9/5/2023
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`9/21/2023
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`9/28/2023
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`9/28/2023
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`10/5/2023
`11/1/2023 – 11/8/2023
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`Event
`VB Assets identifies up to 10 asserted claims for trial.
`Amazon identifies invalidity theories and prior art for
`trial.
`VB Assets serves draft Pretrial Order and copies of trial
`exhibits
`Amazon serves draft Pretrial Order and copies of trial
`exhibits
`Parties file (i) proposed voir dire; (ii) preliminary jury
`instructions; (iii) final jury instructions; and (iv) special
`verdict forms.
`Parties file Joint Proposed Pretrial Order (including up
`to 3 motions in limine per side).
`Pretrial Conference
`5-day jury trial, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on 11/1/2023,
`with subsequent trial days beginning at 9:00 a.m.
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`Dated: July 14, 2023
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Ian R. Liston
`Ian R. Liston (#5507)
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH &
`ROSATI, P.C.
`222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 800
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`iliston@wsgr.com
`Telephone: (302) 304-7600
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`James C. Yoon
`Ryan R. Smith
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH &
`ROSATI, P.C.
`650 Page Mill Road
`Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050
`jyoon@wsgr.com
`rsmith@wsgr.com
`Telephone: (650) 493-9300
`Jamie Y. Otto
`Ryan S. Benyamin
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH &
`ROSATI, P.C.
`633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1550
`Los Angeles, CA 90071-2027
`ecarlson@wsgr.com
`jotto@wsgr.com
`rbenyamin@wsgr.com
`Telephone: (323) 210-2900
`Counsel for Plaintiff VB Assets, LLC
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`/s/ Andrew C. Mayo
`Steven J. Balick (#2114)
`sbalick@ashbygeddes.com
`Andrew C. Mayo (#5207)
`amayo@ashbygeddes.com
`ASHBY & GEDDES, P.A.
`500 Delaware Avenue, 8th Floor
`P.O. Box 1150
`Wilmington, DE 19899
`(302) 654-1888
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`Of counsel:
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`J. David Hadden, CSB No. 176148
`dhadden@fenwick.com
`Saina S. Shamilov, CSB No. 215636
`sshamilov@fenwick.com
`Ravi R. Ranganath, CSB No. 272981
`rranganath@fenwick.com
`Vigen Salmastlian, CSB No. 276846
`vsalmastlian@fenwick.com
`Allen Wang, CBS No. 278953
`awang@fenwick.com
`Johnson Kuncheria, CSB No. 335765
`jkuncheria@fenwick.com
`Min Wu, CSB No. 307512
`min.wu@fenwick.com
`Jeffrey A. Ware, CSB No. 271603
`jware@fenwick.com
`Rebecca A.E. Fewkes, CSB No. 209168
`rfewkes@fenwick.com
`FENWICK & WEST LLP
`801 California Street
`Mountain View, CA 94041
`(650) 988-8500
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`Counsel for Defendants
`Amazon.com, Inc., Amazon.com LLC, Amazon
`Web Services, Inc., A2Z Development Center,
`Inc. d/b/a Lab126, Rawles, LLC, AMZN
`Mobile LLC, AMZN Mobile 2 LLC,
`Amazon.com Services, Inc. f/k/a Amazon
`Fulfillment Services, Inc., and Amazon.com
`Services LLC
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