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`Re:
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`Paice LLC v. Ford Motor Company, Case No. 14-cv-00492-WDQ
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`I write to renew Ford’s request that Paice limit the number of claims it presently asserts
`against Ford to a reasonable number. Before this suit, Paice notified Ford that it would assert 5
`patents and over 250 patent claims against Ford. In response, Ford provided invalidity and
`noninfringement defenses to each of these claims. In addition, Paice already has a significant
`amount of information about these claims from its litigations with Toyota and Hyundai. As a
`result, Ford asked Paice to limit the claims at issue in this case to make this litigation more
`efficient, but you declined to do so.
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`Now, Paice is complaining to the Court about the number of IPRs Ford has filed. As you
`know, Ford must file a large number of IPRs to address over 250 claims. Ford, however, would
`be happy to reduce the number of IPRs if Paice agrees to limit the number of asserted claims.
`Please reconsider whether Paice will limit the number of asserted claims and, in exchange, Ford
`will agree to reduce the number of IPRs.
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`For example, Ford renews its request that Paice limit the number of claims presently
`asserted to 32 (no more than 10 per patent), and further reduce the number of asserted claims to
`16 (from the initial set of 32 claims and no more than 5 per patent) after it receives Ford’s
`invalidity contentions and document discovery.
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`Thank you for your consideration of this proposal. We look forward to your response.
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`Best regards,
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`Ann Marie Wahls
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