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`Tiffany Miller
`tiffany.miller@dlapiper.com
`T 619.699.3445
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`November 6, 2020
`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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`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Neonode Smartphone LLC, Case No. 6:20-cv-00507
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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 the Samsung
`defendants hereby stipulate 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 Samsung
`Defendants, including Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America,
`Inc.(“Samsung”), 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.
`8,095,879
`8,095,879
`8,095,879
`8,095,879
`8,095,879
`8,095,879
`8,095,879
`8,095,879
`8,095,879
`8,095,879
`8,812,993
`8,812,993
`8,812,993
`8,812,993
`8,812,993
`8,812,993
`8,812,993
`8,812,993
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` Claims
` 1, 14, 15, 16, 17
` 2, 3, 4, 5
` 3
` 6, 13
` 12
` 1, 2, 4, 5, 14-17
` 3
` 6, 13
` 12
` 1, 14, 15
`1-3, 7-8
`4
`5
`6
`1-3, 7-8
`4
`5
`6
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` Prior art Basis of Ground
` Ren, Tanaka
` Ren, Tanaka, Hirayama307
` Ren, Tanaka, Hirayama307, Hirayama878
` Ren, Tanaka, Allard
` Ren, Tanaka, Henckel
` Hirayama307, Ren
` Hirayama307, Ren, Hirayama878
` Hirayama307, Ren, Allard
` Hirayama307, Ren, Henckel
` Jermyn
` Hisatomi, Ren
` Hisatomi, Ren, Allard 656
` Hisatomi, Ren, Tanaka
` Hisatomi, Ren, Kodama
` Hansen, Gillespie
` Hansen, Gillespie, Allard 656
` Hansen, Gillespie, Tanaka
` Hansen, Gillespie, Kodama
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`In so stipulating, Samsung seeks to avoid multiple proceedings addressing the validity of the patents in
`suit based on the same grounds. Rather, consistent with Congressional intent, Samsung 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, Samsung reserves
`the right to pursue all grounds in this litigation.
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`Sincerely,
`
`Tiffany Miller
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`TM:db
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`cc:
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`Counsel of Record
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