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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
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`Plaintiff,
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`WORLDS, INC.,
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`ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.,
`BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC.,
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`Defendants.
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`Civil Action No. 1:12-CV-10576 (DJC)
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF NARROWED ELECTION OF PRIOR ART
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`Defendants Activision Blizzard, Inc., Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., and Activision
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`Publishing, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”) hereby provide notice that, pursuant to the Court’s
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`scheduling order (Dkt. 307), Defendants have served on Plaintiff Worlds, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) their
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`narrowed election of invalidating prior art under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 103 in response to
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`Plaintiff’s narrowed election of asserted claims (Dkt. 336)—a copy of which is attached hereto as
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`Exhibit A.
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`Dated: March 11, 2021
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /s/ Sonal N. Mehta
`Sonal N. Mehta (pro hac vice)
`Sonal.Mehta@wilmerhale.com
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND
`DORR LLP
`2600 El Camino Real
`Suite 400
`Palo Alto, CA 94306
`Tel.: (650) 858-6000
`Fax: (650) 858-6100
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`Kevin S. Prussia (BBO# 666813)
`Kevin.Prussia@wilmerhale.com
`Claire M. Specht (BBO# 687952)
`Claire.Specht@wilmerhale.com
`Scott Bertulli (BBO# 690958)
`Scott.Bertulli@wilmerhale.com
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND
`DORR LLP
`60 State Street
`Boston, MA 02109
`Tel.: (617) 526-6000
`Fax: (617) 526-5000
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`Attorneys for Defendants Activision Blizzard,
`Inc., Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., and
`Activision Publishing, Inc.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that the foregoing document filed through the ECF system will be sent
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`electronically to the registered participants as identified on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF)
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`this 11th day of March, 2021.
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`By: /s/ Sonal N. Mehta
`Sonal N. Mehta
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`EXHIBIT A
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`Patent Owner's Exhibit 2010
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`WORLDS, INC.,
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`ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.,
`BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC.,
`and ACTIVISION PUBLISHING, INC.,
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`Defendants.
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`Civil Action No. 1:12-CV-10576 (DJC)
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`NOTICE OF DEFENDANTS’ NARROWED LIST OF PRIOR ART
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`Pursuant to the Court’s scheduling order (Dkt. 307), Defendants Activision Blizzard, Inc.,
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`Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., and Activision Publishing, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants” or
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`“Activision”) hereby provide their narrowing of invalidating prior art under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and
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`103 in view of Plaintiff Worlds, Inc.’s (“Plaintiff” or “Worlds”) narrowing of asserted claims (Dkt.
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`336):
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`1.
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`Air Warrior Game by Kesmai (1986)
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,181,690
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`2. Michael Benedikt, “Cyberspace: Some Proposals,” Cyberspace: First Steps (1991)
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`3.
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`4.
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`5.
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`DOOM Game by id Software (1993)
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`Durward et al., U.S. Patent No. 5,659,691, titled “Virtual Reality Network with
`Selective Distribution and Updating of Data to Reduce Bandwidth Requirements,”
`issued Aug. 19, 1997 (filed Sept. 23, 1993)
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`Thomas A. Funkhouser, “RING: A Client-Server System for Multi-User Virtual
`Environments,” 1995 IEEE Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics, pp. 85-92, 209
`(Apr. 9-12, 1995)
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`6.
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`Habitat System by Lucasfilm (1986) (e.g., Habitat, Club Caribe)
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`7.
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`Rick Kazman, “Making WAVES: On the Design of Architecture for Low-end
`Distributed Virtual Environments,” Proceedings of IEEE Virtual Reality Annual
`International Symposium, pp. 443-449 (Sept. 18-22, 1993)
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`1.
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`Air Warrior Game by Kesmai (1986)
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,943,558
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`2. Michael Benedikt, “Cyberspace: Some Proposals,” Cyberspace: First Steps (1991)
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`3.
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`4.
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`5.
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`6.
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`7.
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`DOOM Game by id Software (1993)
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`Durward et al., U.S. Patent No. 5,659,691, titled “Virtual Reality Network with
`Selective Distribution and Updating of Data to Reduce Bandwidth Requirements,”
`issued Aug. 19, 1997 (filed Sept. 23, 1993)
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`Thomas A. Funkhouser, “RING: A Client-Server System for Multi-User Virtual
`Environments,” 1995 IEEE Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics, pp. 85-92, 209
`(Apr. 9-12, 1995)
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`Habitat System by Lucasfilm (1986) (e.g., Habitat, Club Caribe)
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`Rick Kazman, “Making WAVES: On the Design of Architecture for Low-end
`Distributed Virtual Environments,” Proceedings of IEEE Virtual Reality Annual
`International Symposium, pp. 443-449 (Sept. 18-22, 1993)
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`1.
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`Air Warrior Game by Kesmai (1986)
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,082,501
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`2. Michael Benedikt, “Cyberspace: Some Proposals,” Cyberspace: First Steps (1991)
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`3.
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`4.
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`5.
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`6.
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`DOOM Game by id Software (1993)
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`Thomas A. Funkhouser, “RING: A Client-Server System for Multi-User Virtual
`Environments,” 1995 IEEE Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics, pp. 85-92, 209
`(Apr. 9-12, 1995)
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`Habitat System by Lucasfilm (1986) (e.g., Habitat, Club Caribe)
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`Sitrick, U.S. Patent No. 4,521,014, titled “Video Game Including User Visual Image,”
`issued June 4, 1985
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`7. Wexelblat, U.S. Patent No. 5,021,976, titled “Method and System for Generating
`Dynamic, Interactive Visual Representations of Information Structures Within a
`Computer,” issued June 4, 1991
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`1.
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`Air Warrior Game by Kesmai (1986)
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,145,998
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`2. Michael Benedikt, “Cyberspace: Some Proposals,” Cyberspace: First Steps (1991)
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`3.
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`DOOM Game by id Software (1993)
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`4.
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`Thomas A. Funkhouser, “RING: A Client-Server System for Multi-User Virtual
`Environments,” 1995 IEEE Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics, pp. 85-92, 209
`(Apr. 9-12, 1995)
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`5.
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`Habitat System by Lucasfilm (1986) (e.g., Habitat, Club Caribe)
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`6. Marathon by Bungie Software Products (Dec. 1994)
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`Defendants reserve the right to rely on other prior art for other purposes, such as the state
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`of the art and secondary considerations of non-obviousness.
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`Defendants reserve all rights with respect to the prior art that is being withdrawn as
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`invalidating prior art under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 103, including the right to modify this narrowed
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`list of prior art as permitted by the Court and/or in response to any change in the scope of the
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`asserted claims by Plaintiff. Nothing in this notice should be interpreted as an admission and/or
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`concession by Defendants regarding any of Defendants’ positions in this litigation, including but
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`not limited to Defendants’ assertion that the prior art being withdrawn as invalidating prior art
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`under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 103 invalidates the asserted claims. Moreover, nothing in this notice
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`should be interpreted as an admission or concession that Defendants agree with Plaintiff regarding
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`either the scope of any of the asserted claims under Plaintiff’s apparent infringement theories
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`and/or that any of Defendants’ accused products meet any limitations of the asserted claims.
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`Dated: March 11, 2021
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`By: /s/ Sonal N. Mehta
`Sonal N. Mehta (pro hac vice)
`Sonal.Mehta@wilmerhale.com
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND
`DORR LLP
`2600 El Camino Real
`Suite 400
`Palo Alto, CA 94306
`Tel.: (650) 858-6000
`Fax: (650) 858-6100
`
`Kevin S. Prussia (BBO# 666813)
`Kevin.Prussia@wilmerhale.com
`Claire M. Specht (BBO# 687952)
`Claire.Specht@wilmerhale.com
`Scott Bertulli (BBO# 690958)
`Scott.Bertulli@wilmerhale.com
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND
`DORR LLP
`60 State Street
`Boston, MA 02109
`Tel.: (617) 526-6000
`Fax: (617) 526-5000
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`Attorneys for Defendants Activision Blizzard,
`Inc., Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., and
`Activision Publishing, Inc.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that a true copy of the above document was served upon the attorneys of
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`record for Worlds, Inc. by email on March 11, 2021.
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`By: /s/ Lanta M. Chase
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