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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
`SOUTHERN DIVISION
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`IN RE NEO WIRELESS, LLC
`PATENT LITIG.
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`Case No. 2:22-md-03034-TGB
`Hon. Terrence G. Berg
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`NEO WIRELESS, LLC,
`Plaintiff,
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`v.
`VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF
`AMERICA, INC. & VOLKSWAGEN
`GROUP OF AMERICA
`CHATTANOOGA OPERATIONS,
`LLC,
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`Defendants.
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`NEO WIRELESS, LLC,
`Plaintiff,
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`MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC
`Defendant.
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`Case No. 2:22-cv-11404-TGB
`Hon. Terrence G. Berg
`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`Case No. 2:22-cv-11769-TGB
`Hon. Terrence G. Berg
`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`STATUS UPDATE OF INTER PARTES REVIEW (IPR)
`POST-GRANT PROCEEDINGS
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`Case 2:22-md-03034-TGB ECF No. 101, PageID.8165 Filed 11/29/22 Page 2 of 5
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`Following this Court’s request at the November 28, 2022 status conference,
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`Defendants Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and Volkswagen Group of America
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`Chattanooga Operations, LLC (collectively “Volkswagen”), along with Mercedes-
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`Benz USA, LLC (“MBUSA”), notify the Court of the status of the inter partes
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`review (“IPR”) petitions filed before the United States Patent and Trademark
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`Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”).
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`Below is a summary of the IPR proceedings filed on the patents asserted in
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`this litigation by Neo Wireless LLC (“Neo Wireless”). Also provided below is a
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`listing of anticipated dates for any institution decisions by the PTAB.
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`As further discussed during the November 28, 2022 status conference, an IPR
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`petition is being prepared by Volkswagen on the remaining patent asserted by Neo
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`Wireless—United States Patent Number 8,467,366. Volkswagen intends to file that
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`petition in the next few weeks.
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`There are currently no other IPRs pending on the patents asserted in this
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`litigation by Neo Wireless. Defendants Volkswagen and MBUSA will promptly
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`advise the Court on the status of any resulting institution decisions once they are
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`made by the PTAB.
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`Case 2:22-md-03034-TGB ECF No. 101, PageID.8166 Filed 11/29/22 Page 3 of 5
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`PTAB Case
`Number
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`Petitioner
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`Neo Wireless
`U.S. Patent
`No.
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`Filing Date
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`Institution
`Decision
`Deadline
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`IPR2022-01537 Volkswagen Group
`of America, Inc.
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`10,075,941
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`Sept. 15, 2022
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`May 8, 2023
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`IPR2022-01538 Volkswagen Group
`of America, Inc.
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`10,771,302
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`Sept. 15, 2022
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`May 8, 2023
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`IPR2022-01539 Volkswagen Group
`of America, Inc.
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`10,965,512
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`Sept. 15, 2022
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`May 8, 2023
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`IPR2022-01567 Volkswagen Group
`of America, Inc.
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`10,447,450
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`Sept. 27, 2022
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`May 8, 2023
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`IPR2023-00079 Mercedes-Benz
`USA, LLC et. al.
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`10,965,512
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`Oct. 19, 2022
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`May 15, 2023
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`IPR2023-00086 Volkswagen Group
`of America, Inc.
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`10,833,908
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`Oct. 28, 2022
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`Notice of Filing
`Date from PTAB
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`Case 2:22-md-03034-TGB ECF No. 101, PageID.8167 Filed 11/29/22 Page 4 of 5
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`Dated: November 29, 2022
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`/s/ Justin B. Weiner
`Susan M. McKeever
`Justin B. Weiner
`Bush Seyferth PLLC
`100 West Big Beaver Road
`Suite 400
`Troy, MI 48084
`(248) 822-7851
`mckeever@bsplaw.com
`weiner@bsplaw.com
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`Daniel E. Yonan
`Deirdre M. Wells
`Ryan C. Richardson
`William H. Milliken
`Anna G. Phillips
`Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C
`1100 New York Avenue NW
`Suite 600
`Washington, DC 20005
`(202) 371-2600
`dyonan@sternekessler.com
`dwells@sternekessler.com
`rrichardson@sternekessler.com
`wmilliken@sternekessler.com
`aphillips@sternekessler.com
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`Counsel for Defendants Volkswagen Group
`of America, Inc. and Volkswagen Group of
`America Chattanooga Operations, Inc.
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`Case 2:22-md-03034-TGB ECF No. 101, PageID.8168 Filed 11/29/22 Page 5 of 5
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`/s/ Celine J. Crowson
`Celine J. Crowson
`Joseph J. Raffetto
`Damon M. Lewis
`Nicholas W. Rotz
`Hogan Lovells US LLP
`555 Thirteenth St, NW
`Washington, DC 20004
`Telephone: (202) 637-5703
`Facsimile: (202) 637-5910
`Email: celine.crowson@hoganlovells.com
`Email: joseph.raffetto@hoganlovells.com
`Email: damon.lewis@hoganlovells.com
`Email: nicholas.rotz@hoganlovells.com
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`James A. Martone
`Dickinson Wright PLLC
`2600 W. Big Beaver Road, Ste. 300
`Troy, MI 48084-3312
`Tel: 248-433-7391
`Fax: 248-433-8284
`Email: Jmartone@dickinsonwright.com
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`Counsel for Defendant Mercedes-Benz
`USA, LLC
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