Ryan W. Koppelman (SBN 290704)
`Timothy R. Watson (SBN 293774)
`ALSTON & BIRD LLP
`1950 University Avenue, 5th Floor
`East Palo Alto, CA 94303
`Telephone: (650) 838-2000
`Facsimile:
`(650) 838-2001
`ryan.koppelman@alston.com
`tim.watson@alston.com
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`Evan W. Woolley (SBN 286385)
`ALSTON & BIRD LLP
`333 South Hope Street, 16th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`Telephone: (213) 576-1000
`Facsimile:
`(213) 576-1100
`evan.woolley@alston.com
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`Universal Electronics Inc.
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`Michael J. Newton (SBN 156225)
`ALSTON & BIRD LLP
`2828 North Harwood Street, 18th Floor
`Dallas, Texas 75201
`Telephone: (214) 922-3400
`Facsimile:
`(214) 922-3899
`mike.newton@alston.com
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.,
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`ROKU, INC., a Delaware Company,
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` Defendant.
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`Case No. 8:18-cv-01580-JVS-ADS
`Honorable James V. Selna
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`PLAINTIFF UNIVERSAL
`ELECTRONICS INC.’S
`DISCLOSURE OF ASSERTED
`CLAIMS AND INFRINGEMENT
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`UEI’S DISCLOSURE OF ASSERTED CLAIMS AND INFRINGEMENT CONTENTIONS
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`Universal Electronics Inc., Exhibit 2009
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`TO DEFENDANT ROKU, INC. AND ITS ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
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`Pursuant to Judge Selna’s Standing Order, the Scheduling Order in this case,
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`and N.D. Cal. Patent L.R. 3-1 and 3-2, Plaintiff Universal Electronics Inc. (“UEI”)
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`hereby provides its Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions
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`(“Infringement Contentions”) and Accompanying Document Production to Roku Inc.
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`(“Roku”) with respect to U.S. Patent No. 7,589,642 (the “‘642 Patent”), U.S. Patent
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`No. 8,004,389 (the “’389 Patent”), U.S. Patent No. 9,911,325 (the “325 Patent”), U.S.
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`Patent No. 9,716,853 (the “853 Patent”), U.S. Patent No. 7,782,309 (the “‘309
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`Patent”), U.S. Patent No. 7,821,504 (the “‘504 Patent”), U.S. Patent No. 7,821,505
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`(the “‘505 Patent”), U.S. Patent No. 7,895,532 (the “‘532 Patent”), and U.S. Patent
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`No. 8,015,446 (the “‘446 Patent”) (collectively, the “Asserted Patents”).
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`Roku has not yet provided discovery in this case, and UEI’s investigation into
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`Roku’s infringement is ongoing. These disclosures are therefore based on information
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`that UEI has been able to obtain to date regarding the function and operation of the
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`Accused Instrumentalities (as discussed and defined below), together with UEI’s
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`Rule 3-1 Disclosures
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`A. Asserted Claims
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`UEI asserts that Roku has infringed and continues to infringe, has contributed to
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`Claims 1-6, 19, 22-25 of the 642 Patent;
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`Claims 1-3 and 5-8 of the 853 Patent;
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`Claims 1-6 and 8 of the 309 Patent;
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`Claims 1-5, 7, 14-16, 18, 20, 21, and 27-29 of the 504 Patent;
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`Claims 1, 2, 4-10, 12-14, 16-17, 19, 21, 38-42, 45-47, 49, 51, 52, 58, 69-76, 78,
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`79, 81, 83, and 84 of the 505 Patent;
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`Claims 10-12 of the 532 Patent;
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`Claims 1-4 of the 446 Patent.
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`B. Accused Instrumentalities
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`UEI accused the following Roku products (“Accused Instrumentalities”) of
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`infringing the Asserted Claims:
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`642 Patent. The Roku Ultra, Roku Premiere (2018), Roku Premiere+ (2018),
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`Roku StreamingStick, Roku StreamingStick+, Roku Express, Roku Express+, Roku
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`Premiere (2016), Roku Premiere+ (2016), Roku 4, Roku 3, Roku 2, Roku LT, Roku
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`claims 1-6 and 22-25, as described in Exhibits A-1 and A-2. Roku’s remote control
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`products, including the Roku Enhanced Voice Remote, Roku Enhanced Remote, the
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`TV practice or are used to practice claims 1-2, 4, and 7 of the 325 Patent, as described
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`853 Patent. The Roku TV, Roku Ultra, Roku Premiere+ (2018), and Roku
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`Premiere (2018) practice or are used to practice claims 1-3 and 5-8 of the 853 Patent,
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`as described in Exhibits D-1 and D-2.
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`309 Patent. Smartphones and tablets with the Roku Mobile App installed
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`practice or are used to practice claims 1-6 and 8 of the 309 patent.
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`practice or are used to practice claims 1, 2, 4-10, 12-14, 16-17, 19, 21, 38-42, 45-47,
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`practice or are used to practice claims 10-12 of the 532 patent.
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`C. Claim Charts
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`UEI’s claim charts identifying where and how each limitation of each asserted
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`Exhibit E - 309 Patent;
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`These claim charts are based on information presently known to UEI and
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`Indirect Infringement
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`Roku has indirectly infringed the Asserted Claims of the Asserted Patents vis a
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`claim charts, attached in Exhibits A through I, which demonstrate how Roku’s
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`products infringe or are used to infringe the Asserted Claims of the Asserted Patents.
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`Based on information presently available to UEI, the following is a description of the
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`acts of alleged infringement that contribute to or are inducing that direct infringement.
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`642 Patent. Roku has contributed to and/or induced infringement by those
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`functionality, including one-touch play and volume and power control. Roku’s end
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`implementation of CEC 1-touch play), UEI_001327 (Roku Support document
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`detailing how to set up a Roku Enhanced Remote “to control the power and volume
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`claims 2-3 by performing the claimed methods when setting up the remote for TV
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`Universal Electronics Inc., Exhibit 2009
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`325 Patent. Roku has contributed to and/or induced infringement by those
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`Accused Instrumentalities identified above. Roku’s end users and customers,
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`Instrumentalities in a manner that directly infringes the Asserted Claims of the 325
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`Patent. (See, e.g., UEI_001307 (Roku Support document discussing setting up and
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`using the Roku Enhanced remote to control a TV), UEI_001310 (Roku Support
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`document discussing setting up the Roku enhanced remote to control volume and
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`using the Roku Enhanced remote to control a TV), UEI_001310 (Roku Support
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`document discussing setting up the Roku enhanced remote to control volume and
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`power on/off functions of TVs), UEI_001317 (Roku Support document discussing
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`features and setup of Roku’s remote controls, and providing links to related
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`documentation), UEI_001323
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`implementation of CEC 1-touch play), UEI_001327 (Roku Support document
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`detailing how to set up a Roku Enhanced Remote “to control the power and volume
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`Universal Electronics Inc., Exhibit 2009
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`App on the setup screen during the setup of a Roku Device. Roku also provides
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`Asserted Claims of the 504 Patent, and Roku also provides further instruction in the
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`“Setup and Troubleshooting” section of its website. Roku further has a webpage
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`Universal Electronics Inc., Exhibit 2009
`Roku, Inc. v. Universal Electronics Inc., IPR2020-01012
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`532 Patent. Roku has contributed to and/or induced infringement by those
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`Accused Instrumentalities identified above. Roku’s end users and customers practice
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`claims 10-12 by performing the claimed methods using the accused products.
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`446 Patent. Roku has contributed to and/or induced infringement by those
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`Universal Electronics Inc., Exhibit 2009
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`infringes the Asserted Claims of the 446 Patent, and Roku also provides further
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`mobile-app dedicated to instructing users how to set up Roku Mobile App and connect
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`Literal Infringement or Doctrine of Equivalents
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`Instrumentalities, UEI asserts that Roku literally infringes, directly and/or indirectly,
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`Priority Dates
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`date of Dec. 16, 2003.
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`date of October 28, 2011.
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`Products Practicing the Asserted Claims
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`Universal Electronics Inc., Exhibit 2009
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`the 642 Patent; claims 2-6, 8, 10-13, and 15 of the 389 Patent; claims 1-2, 4, and 7 of
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`Patent; claims 10-12 of the 532 Patent; and claims 1-4 of the 446 Patent. Third party
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`products incorporating UEI’s QuickSet technology may additionally practice one or
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`more claims of the 642, 389, and 325 Patents.
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`Roku’s infringement of the Asserted Claims of the Asserted Patents has been
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`(UEI_0052190-005201). UEI stated that it could also “provide ONE TOUCH PLAY
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`Universal Electronics Inc., Exhibit 2009
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`logic technology, which Roku wished to incorporate into its Roku TVs, and complete
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`integration of QuickSet into Roku’s products to realize universal remote control
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`capability. (UEI_0052190-005201). Roku aimed to release device detection and
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`auto-naming of inputs on TVs to market by Spring 2017 and complete integration of
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`products, and its infringement of the 642, 389, 325, and 853 Patents continues to date,
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`despite the filing of this lawsuit in September 2018.
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`The 309, 504, 505, 532, and 446 Patents. Prior to this litigation, Roku tested
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`Nevo products in its possession, such as the Nevo SL, to test their functionality with
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`knowledge of the products,