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`Form 26
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`FORM 26. Docketing Statement
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`UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
`FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT
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`2013-1527
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`WesternGeco L.L.C.
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`ION Geophysical Corporation
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`DOCKETING STATEMENT
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`This Docketing Statement must be completed by all counsel and filed with the court within
`14 days of the date of docketing. When the United States or its officer or agency is a party,
`this Docketing Statement must be completed by all counsel and filed with the court within 30
`days of docketing. All questions must be answered or the statement will be rejected.
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`ION Geophysical Corporation
`Name of the party you represent
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`Party is (select one)
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`□ Cross-Appellant
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`□ Appellee/Respondent □ Intervenor
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`U.S.D.C., S.D.Tex., Case No. 09-CV-1827
`Tribunal appealed from and Case No.
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`June 19, 2013
`Date of Judgment/Order
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`Patent Infringement
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`Relief sought on appeal
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`Relief awarded below (if damages, specify)
`$93.4 million (lost profits); reasonable royalty of $12.5 million; prejudgment interest; supplemental
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`damages (to be determined); injunction
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`Briefly describe the judgment/order appealed from
`The lower court's June 19, 2013 order (Doc. No. 634) ruling on 14 post-trial motions filed by the
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`parties. The court granted Plaintiff's motion for permanent injunction and other relief, and denied
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`Defendants' motions.
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`153
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2031, pg. 1
`PGS v WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`Case: 13-1527 Document: 5 Page: 2 Filed: 08/06/2013
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`Form 26
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`FORM 26. Docketing Statement (continued)
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`Nature of judgment (select one)
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`□ Final Judgment, 28 USC 1295
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`□ Rule 54(b)
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`Grant of Plaintiff's Motion for Permanent Injunction
`□ Interlocutory Order (specify type)
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`□ Other (explain; see Fed. Cir. R. 28(a)(5))
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`Name and docket number of any related cases pending before this court plus the name of the
`writing judge if an opinion was issued
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`None.
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`Brief statement of the issues to be raised on appeal
`Whether the district court erred in: granting Plaintiff’s motion for permanent injunction; denying
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`Defendant’s post-trial motions on anticipation, obviousness, and non-infringement of the patents-in-
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`suit; denying Defendant's motion for post-trial discovery; its summary judgment order; its claim
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`construction order; or its remaining holdings in the June 19, 2013 order and throughout the case.
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`Have there been discussions with other parties relating to settlement of this case?
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`□ Yes □ No
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`If “yes,” when were the last such discussions?
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`□ Before the case was filed below?
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`□ During the pendency of the case below?
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`□ Following the judgment/order appealed from?
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`If “yes,” were the settlement discussions mediated?
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`If they were mediated, by whom?
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`□ Yes □ No
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2031, pg. 2
`PGS v WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`Case: 13-1527 Document: 5 Page: 3 Filed: 08/06/2013
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`Form 26
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`FORM 26. Docketing Statement (continued)
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`Do you believe that this case may be amenable to mediation? □ Yes □ No
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`If you answered no, explain why not
`The parties attempted mediation in August, 2012. Plaintiff refused Defendant's offer of post-trial
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`settlement discussions in March 2013, so Defendant understands that Plaintiff currently has no further
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`interest in mediation.
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`Provide any other information relevant to the inclusion of this case in the court’s mediation
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`I certify that I filed an original and one copy of this Docketing Statement with the Clerk of
`the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and served a copy on counsel of
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`ECF and E-mail
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`David J. Healey
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`Name of Counsel
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`/s/ David J. Healey
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`Signature of Counsel
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`Fish & Richardson P.C.
`Law Firm
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`1221 McKinney St., Suite 2800
`Address
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`Houston, TX 77008
`City, State, ZIP
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`713-654-5300
`Telephone Number
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`713-652-0109
`FAX Number
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`healey@fr.com
`E-mail Address
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2031, pg. 3
`PGS v WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`Case: 13-1527 Document: 5 Page: 4 Filed: 08/06/2013
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to Federal Circuit Rule 25, I hereby certify that on August 6, 2013, the
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`foregoing document was filed with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will
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`send notification of such filing to the attorneys of record listed below. Copies were also served
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`via e-mail.
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`/s/ David J. Healey
`David J. Healey
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`Gregg F. LoCascio, P.C.
`gregg.locascio@kirkland.com
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`655 Fifteenth Street, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005-5793
`Tel.: (202) 879-5000
`Fax: (202) 879-5200
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`Timothy K. Gilman
`timothy.gilman@kirkland.com
`Sarah K. Tsou
`sarah.tsou@kirkland.com
`K1RKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`601 Lexington Avenue
`New York, NY 10022
`Tel.: (212) 446-4800
`Fax: (212) 446-4900
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`Lee L. Kaplan
`lkaplan@skv.com
`SMYSER KAPLAN
`& VESELKA, L.L.P.
`Bank of America Center
`700 Louisiana, Suite 2300
`Houston, TX 77002
`Tel.: (713) 221-2323
`Fax: (713) 221-2320
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2031, pg. 4
`PGS v WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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