`1221 McKinney St. Suite 2800
`Houston, TX 77010
`713-654-5300 main
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`Benjamin C. Elacqua
`Principal
`elacqua@fr.com
`713 654 5324 direct
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`November 6, 2020
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`VIA E-MAIL
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`Philip J. Graves
`301 North Lake Ave.
`Ste. 920
`Pasadena, CA 91101
`philipg@hbsslaw.com
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`Re:
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`Neonode Smartphone LLC v. Apple Inc., Case No. 6:20-cv-00505
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`Dear Mr. Graves:
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`We write regarding the petitions for inter partes review (IPR) filed against the patents in suit, US
`Patent Nos. 8,095,879 and 8,812,993, in the captioned litigation. We write to inform you that Apple
`Inc. hereby stipulates that if the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) institutes one or more of the
`IPR petitions on the grounds presented (a table of which is reproduced below), then the Defendant,
`Apple Inc. (“Apple”), will not pursue those same instituted grounds or grounds sharing the same
`primary reference in the above-captioned litigation.
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`Patent No.
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`Claims
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`Prior Art Basis of Ground
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`8,095,879
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`8,095,879
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`8,095,879
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`1, 14, 15, 16, 17
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`2, 3, 4, 5
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`3
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`8,095,879
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`6, 13
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`Ren, Tanaka
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`Ren, Tanaka, Hirayama307
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`Ren, Tanaka, Hirayama307,
`Hirayama878
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`Ren, Tanaka, Allard
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`1
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`APPLE 1041
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`8,095,879
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`8,095,879
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`8,095,879
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`8,095,879
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`8,095,879
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`8,095,879
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`8,812,993
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`8,812,993
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`8,812,993
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`8,812,993
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`8,812,993
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`8,812,993
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`8,812,993
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`8,812,993
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`12
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`1, 2, 4, 5, 14-17
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`3
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`6, 13
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`12
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`1, 14, 15
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`1-3, 7-8
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`4
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`5
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`6
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`1-3, 7-8
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`4
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`5
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`6
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`Ren, Tanaka, Henckel
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`Hirayama307, Ren
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`Hirayama307, Ren,
`Hirayama878
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`Hirayama307, Ren, Allard
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`Hirayama307, Ren, Henckel
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`Jermyn
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`Hisatomi, Ren
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`Hisatomi, Ren, Allard 656
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`Hisatomi, Ren, Tanaka
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`Hisatomi, Ren, Kodama
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`Hansen, Gillespie
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`Hansen, Gillespie, Allard 656
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`Hansen, Gillespie, Tanaka
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`Hansen, Gillespie, Kodama
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`In so stipulating, Apple seeks to avoid multiple proceedings addressing the validity of the patents in
`suit based on the same grounds. Rather, consistent with Congressional intent, Apple wishes the
`patentability of these patents over those grounds to be addressed at the Board. But, for the sake of
`clarity and to avoid any doubt, if the PTAB declines institution of one or more IPRs, Apple reserves
`the right to pursue all grounds in this litigation.
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`Sincerely,
`
`
`Benjamin C. Elacqua
`Fish & Richardson P.C.
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