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`IN RE NEO WIRELESS, LLC
`PATENT LITIG.
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`2:22-MD-03034-TGB
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`HON. TERRENCE G. BERG
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`NOTICE OF RELATED FOREIGN PROCEEDING
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`Case 2:22-md-03034-TGB ECF No. 239, PageID.12304 Filed 05/08/24 Page 1 of 8
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
`SOUTHERN DIVISION
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`Case 2:22-md-03034-TGB ECF No. 239, PageID.12305 Filed 05/08/24 Page 2 of 8
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`Defendants file this notice regarding the recent withdrawal by Neo Wireless
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`LLC (“Neo”) of its foreign proceedings against Tesla, Ford, FCA, Nissan, and
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`Toyota regarding Neo’s European Patent 3 876 490 (“the EP 490 patent”). Neo’s
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`EP 490 patent is the European counterpart to U.S. Patent 10,833,908 (“the ʼ908
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`patent”) asserted against the Defendants in this case.1
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`On May 8, 2023, Neo’s German affiliate brought an infringement action
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`against Tesla (and identical infringement actions against Ford, FCA, Nissan, and
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`Toyota) in Germany requesting an injunction based on the EP 490 patent. During a
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`hearing on April 30, 2024 regarding Neo’s infringement allegation, the German
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`Court stated that the EP 490 patent is not infringed by a device implementing the
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`LTE standard because the LTE standard lacks “the random access signal is a spread
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`spectrum signal” required in the asserted claim of the EP 490 patent. Upon hearing
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`this, Neo immediately withdrew its infringement action against Tesla regarding the
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`EP 490 patent and was ordered to pay Tesla’s costs in defending against the action.
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`After the hearing, Neo withdrew its parallel German infringement actions regarding
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`the EP 490 patent against the German affiliates of MDL Defendants Ford, FCA,
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`Nissan, and Toyota.
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`1 The EP 490 patent and the ’908 patent share the same inventors and the same
`specification.
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`Neo’s decision to withdraw its German infringement actions against Tesla,
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`Ford, FCA, Nissan, and Toyota following the German court’s remarks at the April
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`30, 2024 hearing is relevant to the MDL before this Court because the EP 490 patent
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`claim term “the random access signal is a spread spectrum signal” is very similar to
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`the ʼ908 patent’s claim term “random access signal,” which this Court has construed
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`as “a direct sequence spread spectrum signal used as a random access signal.”
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`(Markman Order, Dkt. 198 at 54-62.) Throughout this MDL, Defendants have
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`asserted, consistent with the German Court’s statement, that the LTE standard does
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`not practice “a direct sequence spread spectrum signal used as a random access
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`signal” as required by the ’908 patent—the U.S. counterpart of the EP 490 patent.2
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`2 Neo’s asserted ʼ302 patent is in the same “patent family” as the asserted ’908
`patent, and similarly requires “a direct sequence spread spectrum signal used as a
`probing signal.” (Markman Order, Dkt. 198 at 81-89.) Defendants assert the ’302
`patent is not infringed by the LTE standard for the same reason as the ’908 patent,
`i.e., the LTE standard does not implement a direct sequence spread spectrum signal
`for the reason expressed by the German Court at the April 30, 2024 hearing.
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`Case 2:22-md-03034-TGB ECF No. 239, PageID.12307 Filed 05/08/24 Page 4 of 8
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`Dated: May 8, 2024
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` /s/ Joseph A. Herriges
`Joseph A. Herriges, MN Bar No.
`390350
`Conrad A. Gosen, MN Bar No.
`0395381
`James Huguenin-Love, MN Bar No.
`0398706
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`60 South Sixth Street, Suite 3200
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Telephone: (612) 335-5070
`Facsimile: (612) 288-9696
`herriges@fr.com, gosen@fr.com,
`huguein-love@fr.com
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`Michael J. McKeon, DC Bar No.
`459780
`Christian Chu, DC Bar No. 483948
`Jared Hartzman, DC Bar No. 1034255
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`1000 Maine Avenue SW, Suite 1000
`Washington, DC 20024
`Telephone: (202) 783-5070
`Facsimile: (202) 783-2331
`mckeon@fr.com, chu@fr.com,
`hartzman@fr.com
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`J. Michael Huget (P39150)
`Sarah E. Waidelich (P80225)
`HONIGMAN LLP
`315 East Eisenhower Parkway
`Suite 100
`Ann Arbor, MI 48108
`Tel: (734) 418-4254
`Fax: (734) 418-4255
`mhuget@honigman.com,
`swaidelich@honigman.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` /s/ Thomas H. Reger II
`Thomas H. Reger II
`Texas Bar No. 24032992
`reger@fr.com
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`1717 Main Street, Suite 5000
`Dallas, TX 75201
`Telephone: (214) 747-5070
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`Lawrence Jarvis
`Georgia Bar No. 102116
`jarvis@fr.com
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`1180 Peachtree Street NE, 21st Floor
`Atlanta, Georgia 30309
`Telephone: (404) 892-5005
`Facsimile: (404) 892-5002
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`Elizabeth G.H. Ranks
`Massachusetts Bar No. 693679
`ranks@fr.com
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`1 Marina Park Drive
`Boston, Massachusetts 02210
`Telephone: (617) 542-5070
`Facsimile: (617) 542-8906
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`J. Michael Huget (P39150)
`Sarah E. Waidelich (P80225)
`HONIGMAN LLP
`315 East Eisenhower Parkway
`Suite 100
`Ann Arbor, MI 48108
`Tel: (734) 418-4254
`mhuget@honigman.com
`swaidelich@honigman.com
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`Counsel for Defendant Tesla Inc.
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`Counsel for Defendants General
`Motors Company and General Motors
`LLC
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` /s/ Robert C. Tapparo
`Patrick G. Seyferth (P47575)
`Susan M. McKeever (P73533)
`BUSH SEYFERTH PLLC
`100 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 400
`Troy, MI 48084
`(248) 822-7800
`seyferth@bsplaw.com
`mckeever@bsplaw.com
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`Frank C. Cimino, Jr.
`Megan S. Woodworth
`Jonathan L. Falkler
`Robert C. Tapparo
`VENABLE LLP
`600 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
`Washington, DC 20001
`(202) 344-4569
`FCCimino@Venable.com
`MSWoodworth@Venable.com
`JLFalkler@Venable.com
`RCTapparo@Venable.com
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`Attorneys for FCA US LLC
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` /s/ John T. Johnson
`John T. Johnson
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`7 Times Square, 20th Floor
`New York, NY 10036
`Telephone: (212) 765-5070
`Facsimile: (212) 258-2291
`jjohnson@fr.com
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`Ruffin B. Cordell
`Benjamin J Christoff
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`1000 Maine Avenue, S.W.
`Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 20024
`Telephone: (202) 783-5070
`Facsimile: (202) 783-2331
`cordell@fr.com
`christoff@fr.com
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`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
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`Counsel for Defendants
`AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.,
`INC. AND HONDA DEVELOPMENT
`& MANUFACTURING OF AMERICA,
`LLC
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` /s/ Peter J. Brennan
`Reginald J. Hill (IL Bar #6225173)
`Peter J. Brennan (IL Bar #6190873)
`JENNER & BLOCK LLP
`353 N. Clark St.
`Chicago, IL 60654
`Telephone: (312) 222-9350
`rhill@jenner.com
`pbrennan@jenner.com
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`Counsel for Defendants
`NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC.
`AND NISSAN MOTOR
`ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION
`a/k/a NISSAN MOTOR
`ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLC
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` /s/ Paul R. Steadman
`Paul R. Steadman (Illinois Bar No.
`6238160)
`Matthew Satchwell (Illinois Bar No.
`6290672)
`Shuzo Maruyama (Illinois Bar No.
`6313434)
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`444 West Lake Street, Suite 900
`Chicago, IL 60606-0089
`Tel: 312.368.2135
`Fax: 312.251.2850
`paul.steadman@us.dlapiper.com
`matthew.satchwell@us.dlapiper.com
`shuzo.maruyama@us.dlapiper.com
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`Brian Erickson (Texas Bar No.
`24012594)
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`303 Colorado Street, Suite 3000
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` /s/ John S. LeRoy
`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. 239, PageID.12310 Filed 05/08/24 Page 7 of 8
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`Austin, Texas 78701-4653
`Tel: 512.457.7059
`Fax: 512.721.2263
`brian.erickson@us.dlapiper.com
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`Counsel for Defendants Toyota Motor
`Corporation, Toyota Motor North
`America, Inc., Toyota Motor Sales,
`U.S.A., Inc. and Toyota Motor
`Engineering & Manufacturing North
`America, Inc. and Toyota Motor Credit
`Corporation
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`Case 2:22-md-03034-TGB ECF No. 239, PageID.12311 Filed 05/08/24 Page 8 of 8
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`This is to certify that on May 8, 2024, a copy of the foregoing was
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`electronically filed with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will
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`send notification of such filing to the attorneys of record.
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`/s/ Thomas H. Reger II
`Thomas H. Reger II
`Texas Bar No. 24032992
`reger@fr.com
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`1717 Main Street, Suite 5000
`Dallas, TX 75201
`Telephone: (214) 747-5070
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