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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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`[PLAINTIFF’S PROPOSED] VERDICT FORM
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`In answering the following questions, you are to follow the instructions I have given you
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`in the Court’s jury charge. Your answers to each question must be unanimous. Some of the
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`questions contain legal terms that are defined and explained in detail in the Final Jury Instructions.
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`You should refer to and consider the Final Jury Instructions as you answer these questions in the
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`Verdict Form.
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`Case 1:19-cv-01410-MN Document 240 Filed 09/28/23 Page 2 of 9 PageID #: 9616
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`QUESTION NO. 1: Has VB Assets proven, by a preponderance of the evidence, that Amazon
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`INFRINGEMENT
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`infringed any of the following claims of the asserted patents?
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`Answer “Yes” or “No” for each claim.
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`“Yes” is a finding for VB Assets. “No” is a finding for Amazon.
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`’681 Patent
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`’703 Patent
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`’176 Patent
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`’536 Patent
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`’097 Patent
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`Claim 1:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 13:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 25:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 29:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 15:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 25:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 40:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 46:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 38:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 23:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Please proceed to the next question.
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`2
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`Case 1:19-cv-01410-MN Document 240 Filed 09/28/23 Page 3 of 9 PageID #: 9617
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`WILLFULNESS (IF APPLICABLE)
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`QUESTION NO. 2: If you found any patent infringed, did VB Assets prove, by a preponderance
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`of the evidence, that Amazon’s infringement of that patent was willful?
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`Answer “Yes” or “No” for each claim.
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`“Yes” is a finding for VB Assets. “No” is a finding for Amazon.
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`’681 Patent: YES____
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`NO____
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`’703 Patent: YES____
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`NO____
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`’176 Patent: YES____
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`NO____
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`’536 Patent: YES____
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`NO____
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`’097 Patent: YES____
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`NO____
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`Please proceed to the next question.
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`3
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`Case 1:19-cv-01410-MN Document 240 Filed 09/28/23 Page 4 of 9 PageID #: 9618
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`QUESTION NO. 3: Did Amazon prove, by clear and convincing evidence, that the following
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`OBVIOUSNESS
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`claims of the asserted patents are obvious?
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`Answer “Yes” or “No” for each claim.
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`“Yes” is a finding for Amazon. “No” is a finding for VB Assets.
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`’681 Patent
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`’703 Patent
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`’176 Patent
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`’536 Patent
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`’097 Patent
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`Claim 1:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 13:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 25:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 29:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 15:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 25:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 40:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 46:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 38:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 23:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Please proceed to the next question.
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`4
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`Case 1:19-cv-01410-MN Document 240 Filed 09/28/23 Page 5 of 9 PageID #: 9619
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`WRITTEN DESCRIPTION
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`QUESTION NO. 4: Did Amazon prove, by clear and convincing evidence, that the following
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`claims of the asserted patents lack any written description?
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`Answer “Yes” or “No” for each claim.
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`“Yes” is a finding for Amazon. “No” is a finding for VB Assets.
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`’681 Patent
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`’703 Patent
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`’176 Patent
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`’536 Patent
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`’097 Patent
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`Claim 1:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 13:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 25:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 29:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 15:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 25:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 40:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 46:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 38:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 23:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Please proceed to the next question.
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`5
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`Case 1:19-cv-01410-MN Document 240 Filed 09/28/23 Page 6 of 9 PageID #: 9620
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`PATENT INELIGIBILITY
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`QUESTION NO. 5: Did Amazon prove by clear and convincing evidence that the following
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`claims of the asserted patents only involved activities that were well-understood, routine, and
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`conventional?
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`Answer “Yes” or “No” for each claim.
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`“Yes” is a finding for Amazon “No” is a finding for VB Assets.
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`’681 Patent
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`’703 Patent
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`’176 Patent
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`’536 Patent
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`’097 Patent
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`Claim 1:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 13:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 25:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 29:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 15:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 25:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 40:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 46:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 38:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Claim 23:
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`YES____
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`NO____
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`Please proceed to the next question.
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`6
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`Case 1:19-cv-01410-MN Document 240 Filed 09/28/23 Page 7 of 9 PageID #: 9621
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`If you have reached this point in the Verdict Form, you should have answered Questions 1
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`through 5. If you have not answered Questions 1 through 5, please go back and answer them
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`before proceeding.
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`If you answered “NO” for ALL parts in Question 1, OR “YES” to ALL parts of Questions
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`3, 4, or 5 then do not answer any further questions. Proceed to the last page, have your Jury
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`Foreperson sign and date this Verdict Form, and then deliver it to the Court Security Officer.
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`You should not pay attention to any other instructions between this point and the signature
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`page found at the end of this Verdict Form.
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`You should only proceed to answer Question 6 if you (1) answered “YES” for any claim in
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`Question 1, and (2) you answered “NO” for the same claim in Questions 3, 4 and 5.
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`Case 1:19-cv-01410-MN Document 240 Filed 09/28/23 Page 8 of 9 PageID #: 9622
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`QUESTION 6: DAMAGES (IF APPLICABLE)
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`What sum of money do you find VB Assets has proven it is entitled to for past infringement?
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`$
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`Please proceed to the Final Page of the Verdict Form.
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`Case 1:19-cv-01410-MN Document 240 Filed 09/28/23 Page 9 of 9 PageID #: 9623
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`FINAL PAGE OF THE JURY VERDICT
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`You have now reached the end of the Verdict Form and should review it to ensure it
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`accurately reflects your unanimous determinations. The Jury Foreperson should then sign
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`and date the Verdict Form in the spaces below. Once this is done, notify the Court Security
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`Officer that you have reached a verdict. The Jury Foreperson should keep the Verdict Form
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`and bring it when the jury is brought back to the court room.
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`Signed this
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` day of
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`, 2023.
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`Jury Foreperson
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