UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
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`Washington, D.C.
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`In the Matter of
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`CERTAIN LTE- AND 3G-COMPLIANT
`CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS
`DEVICES
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`Inv. No. 337-TA-1138
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`ORDER NO. 7:
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`SETTING THE PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE
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`(November 6, 2018)
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`On October 31, 2018, Complainant INVT SPE LLC ("INVT" or "Complainant"),
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`Respondents Apple Inc. ("Apple"), HTC Corporation, HTC America, Inc. (collectively,
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`"HTC"), ZTE Corporation, and ZTE (USA), Inc. ( collectively, "ZTE") ( collectively
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`"Respondents," and with INVT, "the Private Paiiies"), and the Office of Unfair Import
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`Investigations ("Staff, and with INVT and Respondents, "the Parties"), filed a Joint
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`Proposed Procedural Schedule ("Proposed Schedule"). (Doc. ID No. 660499; Proposed
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`Schedule at 1.). Having considered the Parties' Proposed Schedule, the Procedural
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`Schedule attached hereto as Appendix A is adopted.
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`SO ORDERED.
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`Administrative Law Judge
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`Washington, D.C.
`
`In the Matter of
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`CERTAIN LTE- AND 3G-COMPLIANT
`CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS
`DEVICES
`
`Inv. No. 337-TA-1138
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`ORDER NO. 7:
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`SETTING THE PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE
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`(November 6, 2018)
`
`On October 31, 2018, Complainant INVT SPE LLC ("INVT" or "Complainant"),
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`Respondents Apple Inc. ("Apple"), HTC Corporation, HTC America, Inc. (collectively,
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`"HTC"), ZTE Corporation, and ZTE (USA), Inc. ( collectively, "ZTE") ( collectively
`
`"Respondents," and with INVT, "the Private Paiiies"), and the Office of Unfair Import
`
`Investigations ("Staff, and with INVT and Respondents, "the Parties"), filed a Joint
`
`Proposed Procedural Schedule ("Proposed Schedule"). (Doc. ID No. 660499; Proposed
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`Schedule at 1.). Having considered the Parties' Proposed Schedule, the Procedural
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`Schedule attached hereto as Appendix A is adopted.
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`SO ORDERED.
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`Administrative Law Judge
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`APPENDIX A
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`Inv. No. 337-TA-1138
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`PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE
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`Event
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`Parties file a joint proposed procedural schedule and
`identify USPTO/PTO proceedings as well as state and
`federal litigation that is relevant to this Investigation
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`Deadline for Complainant's objections and responses to
`Respondents' first set of interrogatories and request for
`production
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`Deadline for Respondents' objections and responses to
`Complainant's first set of interrogatories and requests for
`production
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`Deadline for propounding first set of interrogatories
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`Deadline for propounding first request for production of
`documents
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`Deadline for propounding initial contention interrogatories
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`Identification of expert witnesses, including their expertise
`and curriculum vitae
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`Date
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`October 31, 2018
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`November 5, 2018
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`November 5, 2018
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`November 30, 2018
`(already completed by
`private parties)
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`November 30, 2018
`(already completed by
`private parties)
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`November 30, 2018
`(already completed by
`private parties)
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`November 27, 2018
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`Complainant files notice of patent priority dates/dates of
`. conception
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`November 20, 2018
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`Parties exchange list of patent claim terms for construction
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`November 28, 2018
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`Deadline for disclosure of Domestic Industry Products (see
`G.R. 1.13)
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`November 30, 2018
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`Deadline for initial contention interrogatory responses on
`which a party has the burden of proof ( except for
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`December 19, 2018
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`infringement and invalidity)
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`Respondents file notice of prior art
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`December 7, 2018
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`Deadline for disclosure of invalidity contentions
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`January 4, 2019
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`Deadline for disclosure of infringement contentions
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`January 4, 2019
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`Deadline for disclosure of domestic industry contentions
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`January 4, 2019
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`Complainant and Respondents provide each other and Staff
`with their proposed construction of disputed claim terms
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`December 12, 2018
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`Staff provides private parties with its proposed construction
`of disputed claim terms
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`December 1 7, 2018
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`Deadline for first settlement conference
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`File tentative list of witnesses a party will call to testify at
`the evidentiary hearing, with an identification of each
`witness's relationship to the party
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`On or before November
`30,2018
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`January 16, 2019
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`Parties meet and confer to attempt to limit terms and claim
`term disputes
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`December 19, 2018
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`Deadline for substantial completion of document (paper
`and electronic) discovery by Complainant and Respondents
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`December 20, 2018
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`Submit first settlement conference joint report
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`December 6, 2018
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`Parties to exchange proposed Markman exhibit lists and
`exhibits (except for expert declarations and demonstratives)
`(per G.R. 1.14.3.1)
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`December 17, 2018
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`File joint claim construction chart
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`Deadline for responses to all contention interrogatories on
`which a party does not bear the burden of proof, except for
`those related to infringement, invalidity, and domestic
`industry
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`Deadline for responses to infringement, invalidity, and
`domestic industry contention interrogatories on which a
`party does not bear the burden of proof
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`December 21, 2018
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`December 28, 2018
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`January 15, 2019
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`Private parties file a joint list showing each party's
`proposed construction of disputed claim terms, with initial
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`January 11, 2019
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`claim construction briefs by private parties explaining their
`initial claim constructions and expert declarations (if
`applicable)
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`Staff files initial claim construction brief
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`Deadline to file Markman hearing proposals (including
`final proposed Markman exhibit lists)
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`Parties file reply claim construction briefs
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`Last day to file motions to compel discovery
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`Fact discovery cutoff and completion
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`Exchange of initial expert reports (identify tests/surveys/
`data)
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`Technology stipulation deadline
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`Submission of statements regarding the use of witness
`statements in lieu of live direct testimony, and statements
`regarding whether any party intends to offer expert reports
`into evidence
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`January 16, 2019
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`January 11, 2019
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`January 18, 2019
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`January 22, 2019
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`January 22, 2019
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`January 25, 2019
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`January 22, 2019
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`February 18, 2019
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`Markman hearing (if ordered) (parties should provide
`thumb drive of tutorials if included in Markman hearing)
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`February 25, 2019
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`File joint chart setting forth parties' post-hearing claim
`constructions (per G.R. 1.14)
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`March 5, 2019
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`Exchange of rebuttal expert reports
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`February 20, 2019
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`Last day to file summary determination motions 1
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`Parties exchange hearing exhibit lists
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`Expert discovery cutoff and completion
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`Second settlement conference
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`Submit and serve direct exhibits (including witness
`statements if appropriate), with physical and demonstrative
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`March 1, 2019
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`March 8, 2019
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`March 7, 2019
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`On or before
`February 27, 2019
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`March 13, 2019
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`1 Commission Rule 210.18 requires at least 60 days between summary determination motions and the
`evidentiary hearing.
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`exhibits available - Complainant and Respondents
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`File requests for receipt of evidence without a witness
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`March 15, 2019.
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`Submit and serve direct exhibits (including witness
`statements if appropriate), with physical and demonstrative
`exhibits available - Staff
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`Submit and service rebuttal exhibits (including witness
`statements), with rebuttal physical and demonstrative
`exhibits
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`Complainant and Respondents file pre-hearing statements
`and briefs (briefs should contain no more than 100 pages of
`text, each side, unless there is no identify of interests, or
`different interests)
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`Staff files pre-hearing statement and brief (brief no more
`than 100 pages of text)
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`Parties file joint outline of issues/contentions from pre-
`hearing briefing (per G.R. 7.3)
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`Submissions of declarations justifying confidentiality of
`exhibits
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`Attendance at one-day mediation session2
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`Submission of Mediation Report
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`Last day to file motions in limine
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`Last day to file high priority objections
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`File responses to motions in limine
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`File responses to high priority objections
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`Prehearing conference (location TBA)
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`March 15, 2019
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`March 22, 2019
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`April 8, 2019
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`April 15, 2019
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`April 17, 2019
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`April 17, 2019
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`On or before
`April 17, 2019
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`(Within 7 days of
`mediation)
`April 19, 2019
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`April 15, 2019
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`April 15, 2019
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`April 22, 2019
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`April 22, 2019
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`May 15, 2019
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`Evidentiary hearing (starting with tutorials, as parties
`propose) (location TBA)
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`9:30 a.m., May 15-17,
`20-21, 2019
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`2 For any questions regarding the mediation program, the Parties should refer to the Revised Users'
`Manual for Commission Mediation Program, available at http://www.usitc.gov.
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`Last day to submit final exhibits, by appointment. All
`exhibits should be properly labeled (follow G.Rs.)
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`Complainants and Respondents file initial post-hearing
`briefs ( only on issues for which the party bears the burden
`of proof, per Order No. 2 at 4) and final exhibit lists (briefs
`no more than 75 pages of text)
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`No more than four (4)
`business days after
`hearing
`May 28, 2019
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`June 7, 2019
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`Staff files initial post-hearing brief and final exhibit list
`(brief no more than 75 pages of text)
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`June 14, 2019
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`~
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`Submit final JOINT direct and rebuttal exhibits (via flash
`drive)
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`Complainants and Respondents file reply post-hearing
`briefs ( only on issues discussed in the initial post-hearing
`brief of an opposing party, per Order No. 2 at 4) (briefs no
`more than 50 pages of text)
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`Staff files reply post-hearing brief (brief no more than 50
`pages of text)
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`Parties file outline of issues, tracing arguments/contentions
`from pre-hearing through post-hearing reply briefs (include
`contentions/arguments that have been dropped, per G.R.
`7.3)
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`June 7, 2019
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`June 21, 2019
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`June 26, 2019
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`June 28, 2019
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`Final ID due
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`Target date
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`November 19, 2019
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`March 19, 2020
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`CERTAIN LTE-AND 3G-COMPLIANT CELLULAR
`COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES
`,
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`Inv. No. 337-TA-1138
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`PUBLIC CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I, Lisa R. Barton, hereby certify that the attached ORDER has been served by hand upon the
`Commission Investigative Attorney, Reginald Lucas, Esq., and to the following parties as
`indicated, on November 6, 2018.
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`~~& :=>
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`Lisa R. Barton,~~
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, SW, Room 112
`Washington, DC 20436
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`On Behalf of Complainant INVT SPE LLC:
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`Bryan J. Vogel, Esq.
`ROBINS KAPLAN LLP
`399 Park Avenue, Suite 3600
`New York, NY 10022
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`On Behalf of Respondent Apple Inc.:
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`Robert A. Appleby, P.C.
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`601 Lexington A venue
`New York, NY 10022
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`On Behalf of Respondents HTC Corporation and HTC
`America, Inc.:
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`Stephen S. Korniczky, Esq.
`SHEPP ARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP
`12275 El Camino Real, Suite 200
`San Diego, CA 92130
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`On Behalf of Respondents ZTE Corporation and ZTE (USA)
`Inc.:
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`Jay H. Reiziss, Esq.
`McDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
`500 North Capitol Street, NW
`Washington, DC 20001
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