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`BRUCE GENDERSON
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`bgenderson@wc.com
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`VIA CM/ECF
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`Hon. Paul G. Gardephe
`United States District Court Judge
`United States District Court for the
`Southern District of New York
`40 Foley Square, Room 2204
`New York, New York 10007
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`August 13, 2018
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`Re:
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`Network-1 Technologies, Inc. v. Google LLC, et al. Case No. 1:14-cv-2396 (PGG)
`(“Case 1”) (MHD), and Network-1 Technologies, Inc. v. Google LLC, et al., Case
`No. 1:14-cv-9558 (PGG) (“Case 2”)
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`Dear Judge Gardephe:
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`We write to update the Court in response to its memo endorsement (ECF No. 116), dated
`November 16, 2016, ordering the parties “to advise the Court every 90 days as to the status of the
`Federal Circuit appeals” pertinent to the above-captioned proceedings.
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`As noted in previous letters to the Court, the relevant Federal Circuit appeals are No. 17-
`1379 (the “CBM Appeal”) and Nos. 16-2509, -2510, -2511, -2512 (the “Consolidated IPR
`Appeals”). In the CBM Appeal (relating to the sole patent at issue in Case 2), the Federal Circuit
`has issued a decision affirming the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s final decision with respect to
`the only patent at issue in that appeal. The parties have made a joint submission regarding the
`stay in connection with that case (Case No. 14-cv-9558, Dkt. # 71).
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`In the Consolidated IPR Appeals (relating to the patents at issue in Case 1), the Federal
`Circuit has issued a decision vacating the Board’s final decisions with respect to two patents,
`vacating in part the Board’s final decisions with respect to the remaining two patents, and
`remanding all four decisions to the Board for further proceedings. Some claims in some of the
`asserted patents were upheld by the Board, but not challenged on appeal. Those claims were not
`the subject of the Federal Circuit’s remand. On July 10, 2018, the Federal Circuit denied a
`petition for panel rehearing or rehearing en banc filed by Network-1 Technologies, Inc. The
`Federal Circuit’s mandate issued on July 19, 2018, and the four decisions have now been
`remanded to the Board for further proceedings (except with respect to the claims that were
`upheld and not appealed).
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`Case 1:14-cv-02396-PGG-MHD Document 130 Filed 08/13/18 Page 2 of 2
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`The parties are available for a telephone conference if the Court believes that would be
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`Sincerely,
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`//Bruce Genderson//
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`Bruce Genderson
`Counsel for Google LLC
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`Brian Ledahl
`Counsel for Network-1 Technologies, Inc.
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