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Case 2:22-md-03034-TGB ECF No. 140, PageID.10268 Filed 05/09/23 Page 1 of 9
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
`SOUTHERN DIVISION
`
`IN RE NEO WIRELESS, LLC
`PATENT LITIG.
`
`Case No. 2:22-md-03034-TGB
`
`Hon. Terrence G. Berg
`
`NEO WIRELESS, LLC,
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`v.
`
`VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF
`AMERICA, INC. & VOLKSWAGEN
`GROUP OF AMERICA
`CHATTANOOGA OPERATIONS,
`LLC,
`
`Defendants.
`
`NEO WIRELESS, LLC,
`
`Case No. 2:22-cv-11404-TGB
`
`Hon. Terrence G. Berg
`
`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`Case No. 2:22-cv-11769-TGB
`
`v.
`
`MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC
`
`Defendant.
`
`NEO WIRELESS, LLC,
`
`Hon. Terrence G. Berg
`
`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`Case No. 2:22-cv-11402-TGB
`
`v.
`
`Hon. Terrence G. Berg
`
`FORD MOTOR COMPANY
`
`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
`
`Defendant.
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`
`
`

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`Case 2:22-md-03034-TGB ECF No. 140, PageID.10269 Filed 05/09/23 Page 2 of 9
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`NEO WIRELESS, LLC,
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`v.
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`AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.,
`INC. AND HONDA DEVELOPMENT
`& MANUFACTURING OF
`AMERICA, LLC,
`
`Defendant.
`
`Case No. 2:22-cv-11403-TGB
`
`Hon. Terrence G. Berg
`
`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
`
`
`STATUS UPDATE OF INTER PARTES REVIEW (IPR)
`POST-GRANT PROCEEDINGS
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`
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`Consistent with this Court’s request at the November 28, 2022 status
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`conference, Defendants Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and Volkswagen
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`Group of America Chattanooga Operations, LLC (collectively “Volkswagen”),
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`along with Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (“MBUSA”), Ford Motor Company
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`(“Ford”), and American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and Honda Development &
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`Manufacturing of America, LLC (collectively “Honda”), notify the Court of the
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`status of the inter partes review (“IPR”) petitions filed before the United States
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`Patent and Trademark 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”). As noted below, the PTAB
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`has issued five Institution Decisions and determined that, in four of the five cases,
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`there is “a reasonable likelihood” that the IPR will show that claims in the challenged
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`2
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`

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`Case 2:22-md-03034-TGB ECF No. 140, PageID.10270 Filed 05/09/23 Page 3 of 9
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`patents are unpatentable. Also provided below is a listing of the anticipated dates for
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`the remaining 11 Institution Decisions by the PTAB as well as the dates for the
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`PTAB’s Final Written Decisions on the instituted IPRs. In the chart, the four
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`instituted IPRs are shaded green, the sole denied IPR is shaded peach, and the 11
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`IPRs pending the PTAB’s Institution Decision remain white. As noted in the chart,
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`the next two dates for expected Institution Decisions are June 21, 2023 and
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`September 29, 2023.
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`Given the PTAB’s determinations, Defendants intend to file a motion to stay
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`the case pending the PTAB’s review so as not to waste the Court’s or the parties’
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`time and resources on a Markman hearing, discovery, summary judgment motions,
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`or a trial for patent claims that the PTAB has determined have a “reasonable
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`likelihood” of being found unpatentable (and therefore canceled).
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`*
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`*
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`*
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`PTAB Case
`Number
`
`Petitioner
`
`Neo Wireless
`U.S. Patent
`No.
`
`Filing Date
`
`Institution
`Decision /
`Deadline
`
`Final
`Written
`Decision
`Deadline
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`IPR2022-01537 Volkswagen Group
`of America, Inc.
`
`10,075,941
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`Sept. 15, 2022
`
`Instituted
`May 5, 2023
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`May 5, 2024
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`3
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`

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`IPR2022-01538 Volkswagen Group
`of America, Inc.
`
`10,771,302
`
`Sept. 15, 2022
`
`Institution
`Denied
`May 5, 2023
`
`N/A
`
`IPR2022-01539 Volkswagen Group
`of America, Inc.
`
`10,965,512
`
`Sept. 15, 2022
`
`Instituted
`May 2, 2023
`
`May 2, 2024
`
`IPR2022-01567 Volkswagen Group
`of America, Inc.
`
`10,447,450
`
`Sept. 27, 2022
`
`Instituted
`May 4, 2023
`
`May 4, 2023
`
`IPR2023-00079
`
`MBUSA
`
`10,965,512
`
`Oct. 19, 2022
`
`Instituted
`May 5, 2023
`
`May 2, 2024
`(Joined with
`IPR2022-
`01539)
`
`IPR2023-00086 Volkswagen Group
`of America, Inc.
`
`10,833,908
`
`Oct. 28, 2022
`
`June 21, 2023
`
`IPR2023-00426 Volkswagen Group
`of America, Inc.
`
`8,467,366
`
`January 20,
`2023
`
`Sept. 29,
`2023
`
`IPR2023-00763
`
`Ford
`
`10,447,450
`
`IPR2023-00764
`
`Ford
`
`10,965,512
`
`March 29,
`2023
`
`March 28,
`2023
`
`*Awaiting
`Notice of
`Filing Date
`from PTAB
`
`*Awaiting
`Notice of
`Filing Date
`from PTAB
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
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`4
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`

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`IPR2023-00765
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`Ford
`
`10,833,908
`
`IPR2023-00766
`
`Ford
`
`10,075,941
`
`March 28,
`2023
`
`March 28,
`2023
`
`IPR2023-00790 American Honda
`Motor Co., Inc.
`
`8,467,366
`
`March 30,
`2023
`
`IPR2023-00791 American Honda
`Motor Co., Inc.
`
`10,075,941
`
`March 30,
`2023
`
`IPR2023-00793 American Honda
`Motor Co., Inc.
`
`10,447,450
`
`March 30,
`2023
`
`IPR2023-00794 American Honda
`Motor Co., Inc.
`
`10,833,908
`
`March 30,
`2023
`
`*Awaiting
`Notice of
`Filing Date
`from PTAB
`
`*Awaiting
`Notice of
`Filing Date
`from PTAB
`
`*Awaiting
`Notice of
`Filing Date
`from PTAB
`
`*Awaiting
`Notice of
`Filing Date
`from PTAB
`
`*Awaiting
`Notice of
`Filing Date
`from PTAB
`
`*Awaiting
`Notice of
`Filing Date
`from PTAB
`
`IPR2023-00797 American Honda
`Motor Co., Inc.
`
`10,771,302
`
`March 30,
`2023
`
`*Awaiting
`Notice of
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`5
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`

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`
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`
`
`Filing Date
`from PTAB
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`6
`
`
`Filing Date
`from PTAB
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`Case 2:22-md-03034-TGB ECF No. 140, PageID.10274 Filed 05/09/23 Page 7 of 9
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`Dated: May 9, 2023
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`
`
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`
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`Respectfully Submitted,
`
`
`
`/s/ Justin B. Weiner
`Susan M. McKeever
`Justin B. Weiner
`Bush Seyferth PLLC
`100 West Big Beaver Rd., Suite 400
`Troy, MI 48084
`(248) 822-7851
`mckeever@bsplaw.com
`weiner@bsplaw.com
`
`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
`
`Counsel for Defendants Volkswagen Group
`of America, Inc. and Volkswagen Group of
`America Chattanooga Operations, Inc.
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`
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`/s/ Celine J. Crowson (w/ consent)
`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, Suite 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
`
`
`
`
`/s/ John S. LeRoy (w/ consent)
`John S. LeRoy (P61964)
`Christopher C. Smith (P73936)
`BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.
`1000 Town Center, 22nd Floor
`Southfield, MI 48075
`Telephone: (248) 358-4400
`jleroy@brookskushman.com
`csmith@brookskushman.com
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`Counsel for Defendant Ford Motor
`Company
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`Case 2:22-md-03034-TGB ECF No. 140, PageID.10276 Filed 05/09/23 Page 9 of 9
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`/s/ John T. Johnson (w/ consent)
`John T. Johnson
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`7 Times Square, 20th Floor
`New York, NY 10036
`Tel: (212) 765-5070
`Fax: (212) 258-2291
`jjohnson@fr.com
`
`Ruffin B. Cordell
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`1000 Maine Avenue, S.W. Suite 1000
`Washington, D.C. 20024
`Tel: (202) 783-5070
`Fax: (202) 783-2331
`Cordell@fr.com
`
`Thomas Branigan (P41774)
`Matin Fallahi (P84524)
`BOWMAN AND BROOKE LLP
`41000 Woodard Avenue, 200 East
`Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
`Telephone: (248) 205-3300
`Facsimile: (248) 205-3399
`thomas.branigan@bowmanandbrooke.com
`matin.fallahi@browmanandbrook.com
`
`Counsel for Defendants American Honda
`Motor Co., Inc. and Honda Development &
`Manufacturing of America, LLC
`
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