UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
`WASHINGTON, D.C.
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`Before the Honorable Bryan F. Moore
`Administrative Law Judge
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`In the Matter of
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`CERTAIN LOCATION-SHARING
`SYSTEMS, RELATED SOFTWARE,
`COMPONENTS THEREOF, AND
`PRODUCTS CONTAINING SAME
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`Inv. No. 337-TA-1347
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`COMMISSION INVESTIGATIVE STAFF’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO ADMIT
`MARKMAN EXHIBIT
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`On May 16, 2023, the Commission Investigative Staff (“Staff”) introduced an exhibit
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`during the Markman Hearing that was not cited in the Staff’s Markman Briefing because the
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`proposed construction dispute was not disclosed until the evening before the hearing.
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`Accordingly, the Staff respectfully seeks leave to have the document (attached as Ex. A
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`herewith) admitted. More specifically, the document introduced by the Staff is a Hearing
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`Transcript from the district court litigation where the disputed term “Group” was construed. See
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`Ex. A at 76-78; see also id. at 5-6. The purpose of the document was to demonstrate that from
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`the onset, that the construction of the term “group” was directed to “users” as opposed to
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`“devices,” and any characterization by Complainants that the prior construction encompassed
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`“devices” is unsupported, misleading, and untimely.1
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`The Staff represents that there is good cause to admit the document because the issue for
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`which the document was presented did not arise until the evening before the Markman hearing.
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`1 For the avoidance of doubt, the Staff is not suggesting that the document amounts to intrinsic or
`extrinsic evidence in support of its proposed construction. Instead, the document was introduced
`to rebut Complainants’ representation to the ALJ that the District Court’s construction
`encompassed “devices.”
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`More specifically, the private parties agreed to adopt a construction of the term “group” from the
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`parallel district court litigation the evening before the Markman Hearing. However, the Staff
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`sought to clarify that the word “participants” in the agreed-to construction referred to “users” as
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`opposed to “device” before agreeing to not oppose the private parties’ construction. As a result,
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`Complainants disclosed for the first time that they contend “group” encompasses “more than two
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`[devices].” Notwithstanding the Staff’s proposed construction explicitly referring to “users,”
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`only at the hearing did Complainant argue that the term refers to “devices.” 2 Notably,
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`Respondents expressed their disagreement with Complainants’ “device” interpretation for the
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`purportedly “agreed-to” construction. Thus, there is good cause.
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`With respect to prejudice, the Staff notes that the document is a transcript from a district
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`court hearing where the same counsel that is representing the Complainants in this investigation
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`argued for the construction of the term “Group” on behalf of Complainants. Accordingly,
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`Complainants have had better knowledge and access to this document than any other party and
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`could have cited it in support of its “devices” interpretation had it (i) timely disclosed such
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`interpretation, or (ii) believed that the transcript supported the position it is presenting in this
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`investigation.
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`Pursuant to Ground Rule 5.1, the private parties were given notice of this motion on May
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`16, 2023. Respondents have responded to say that they do not oppose this motion. On May 22,
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`2023, Complainants provided the following position:
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` “Complainants do not oppose to the extent the Motion to Admit is granted and the hearing
`transcript that relates to JMX-0016 is admitted, then good cause exists to admit any evidence
`Complainants cite in support of their May 23 briefing.”
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`2 For the avoidance of doubt, Complainants’ initial Markman brief in this investigation does not
`advocate for the “device” interpretation it raised at the hearing. CIMB at 34.
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`Dated: May 23, 2023
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` s/ Monisha Deka
`Margaret D. Macdonald, Director
`Anne Goalwin, Supervisory Attorney
`Monisha Deka, Investigative Attorney
`OFFICE OF UNFAIR IMPORT INVESTIGATIONS
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E. Street, S.W., Suite 401
`Washington, D.C. 20436
`(202) 205-2746
`(202) 205-2158 (Facsimile)
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`Certificate of Service
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`Investigation 337-TA-1347
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`I, Monisha Deka, hereby certify that on May 23, 2023 copies of the foregoing Commission
`Investigative Staff’s Motion to Admit served on parties as indicated below:
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`U.S. International Trade Commission:
`The Honorable Bryan F. Moore
`Administrative Law Judge
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, SW
`Washington, DC 20436
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`COUNSEL FOR COMPLAINANTS AGIS
`SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LLC –
`MARSHALL AND ADVANCED GROUND
`INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. - JUPITER
`Evan H. Langdon
` Joshua W. Rodriguez
` Juan J. Garcia
`FABRICANT LLP
` 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 300
` Washington, DC 20004
` Telephone: (202) 507-4899
` E-mail: AGIS_ITC@fabricantllp.com
`COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT GOOGLE
`LLC:
`Gregory F. Corbett
`WOLF, GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C.
`600 Atlantic Avenue
`Boston, MA 02210
`WGS-GoogleITC1347@wolfgreenfield.com
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`D. Sean Trainor
`O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
`1625 Eye Street, NW
`Washington, DC 20006
`OMM-AGIS-ITC1347@omm.com
`COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENTS LENOVO
`GROUP LIMITED;
`LENOVO (UNITED STATES), INC.;
`MOTOROLA MOBILITY
`LLC; SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.;
`AND SAMSUNG
`ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC :
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`D. Sean Trainor
`O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
`1625 Eye Street, NW
`Washington, DC 20006
`OMM-AGIS-ITC1347@omm.com
`COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENTS PANASONIC
`CORPORATION AND PANASONIC
`CORPORATION OF
`NORTH AMERICA:
`Benjamin Levi
`LEVI SNOTHERLY & SCHAUMBERG,
`PLLC
`1101 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 450
`Washington, DC 20036
`blevi@levisnotherly.com
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`Joseph M. Casino
`Michael J. Kasdan
`Nestor Rodriguez Smyt
`WIGGIN AND DANA, LLP
`437 Madison Avenue, 35th Floor
`New York, NY 10022
`jcasino@wiggin.com
`mkasdan@wiggin.com
`nrodriguezsmyt@wiggin.com
`COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT ONEPLUS
`TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.:
`Theodore J. Angelis
`K&L GATES LLP
`925 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2900
`Seattle, WA 98104
`OnePlus1347@klgates.com
`COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENTS TCL
`TECHNOLOGY
`GROUP CORPORATION; TCL
`ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS
`LIMITED; TCL COMMUNICATION
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`HOLDINGS LIMITED; AND TCT MOBILE
`(US) INC.:
`John Schnurer
`PERKINS COIE LLP
`11452 El Camino Real, Suite 300
`San Diego, CA 92130-2080
`PerkinsServiceTCL-AGIS-
`ITC@perkinscoie.com
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`COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENTS HMD
`GLOBAL; HMD
`GLOBAL OY; AND HMD AMERICA, INC.:
`William J. McCabe
`PERKINS COIE LLP
`1155 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor
`New York, NY 10036-2711
`HMD1347Service@perkinscoie.com
`COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENTS SONY
`CORPORATION AND
`SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.:
`Charles T. Steenburg
`WOLF, GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C.
`600 Atlantic Avenue
`Boston, MA 02210
`csteenburg@wolfgreenfield.com
`srajeevan@wolfgreenfield.com
`sgadre@wolfgreenfield.com
`COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENTS ASUSTEK
`COMPUTER INC.
`AND ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL:
`Chris R. Schmidt
`ERISE IP, P.A.
`7015 College Blvd, Suite 700
`Overland Park, KS 66211
`ASUS-AGIS@eriseip.com
`COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT BLU
`PRODUCTS:
`Bernard L. Egozi
`Joshua S. Olin
`EGOZI & BENNETT, P.A.
`2999 NE 191st Street, Suite 407
`Aventura, Florida 33180
`begozi@egozilaw.com
`jolin@egozilaw.com
`COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT KYOCERA
`CORPORATION:
`Jose L. Patiño
`EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) LLP
`12255 El Camino Real, Suite 100
`San Diego, CA 92130
`Kyocera-AGIS@eversheds-sutherland.us
`COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENTS XIAOMI
`CORPORATION;
`XIAOMI H.K. LTD.; XIAOMI
`COMMUNICATIONS CO.,
`LTD.; AND XIAOMI INC.:
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`Siddhesh V. Pandit
`MAIER & MAIER PLLC
`345 S. Patrick Street
`Alexandria, VA 22314
`XiaomiITC@maierandmaier.com
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`/s/Monisha Deka
`Monisha Deka
`Office of Unfair Import Investigations
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, S.W., Suite 401
`Washington, DC 20436
`(202) 205-3180
`(202) 205-2158 (facsimile)
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