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` UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
` WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
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`PARKERVISION, INC.
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`INTEL CORPORATION
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`) Docket No. WA 20-CA-108 ADA
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`) Waco, Texas
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`) September 2, 2020
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` TRANSCRIPT OF VIDEOCONFERENCE MOTION HEARING
` BEFORE THE HONORABLE ALAN D. ALBRIGHT
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`APPEARANCES:
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`Mr. Jason S. Charkow
`Mr. Ronald M. Daignault
`Mr. Chandran B. Iyer
`Goldberg Segalla, LLP
`711 Third Avenue, Suite 1900
`New York, New York 10017
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`Ms. Stephanie R. Mandir
`Goldberg Segalla, LLP
`Reston Town Center
`11921 Freedom Drive, 5th Floor
`Reston, Virginia 20190
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`Mr. Raymond W. Mort, III
`The Mort Law Firm, PLLC
`100 Congress Avenue, Suite 2000
`Austin, Texas 78701
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`Mr. James E. Wren, III
`Baylor University Law School
`One Bear Place #97288
`Waco, Texas 76798
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`LILY I. REZNIK, OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
`U.S. DISTRICT COURT, WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (AUSTIN)
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`For the Defendant:
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`Mr. Jason Choy
`Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering,
`Hale and Door, LLP
`350 South Grand Avenue,
`Suite 2400
`Los Angeles, California 90071
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`Ms. Sarah B. Petty
`Mr. Michael Summersgill
`Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering,
`Hale and Door, LLP
`60 State Street
`Boston, Massachusetts 02109
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`Court Reporter:
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`Ms. Lily Iva Reznik, CRR, RMR
`501 West 5th Street, Suite 4153
`Austin, Texas 78701
`(512)391-8792
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`Proceedings reported by computerized stenography,
`transcript produced by computer-aided transcription.
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`LILY I. REZNIK, OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
`U.S. DISTRICT COURT, WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (AUSTIN)
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`StratosAudio Exhibit 2010
`Volkswagen v StratosAudio
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`THE COURT: Good afternoon.
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`MR. WREN: Good afternoon, your Honor.
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`THE COURT: Suzanne, would you be so kind --
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`MR. DAIGNAULT: Good afternoon, Judge.
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`THE COURT: Would you call the case, please?
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`THE CLERK: Sure.
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`Motion hearing in Civil Action W-20-CV-108,
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`styled, ParkerVision, Incorporated vs. Intel Corporation.
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`MR. DAIGNAULT: Good afternoon, your Honor.
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`This is Ron Daignault from Goldberg Segalla for
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`THE COURT: Welcome to all of you, especially
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`your client. I appreciate him taking the time to attend.
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`MR. PARKER: Thank you. Good afternoon.
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`MR. WREN: Your Honor, Jim Wren here for Intel.
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`today is Steve Ravel, who encountered a hopefully brief
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`LILY I. REZNIK, OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
`U.S. DISTRICT COURT, WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (AUSTIN)
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`StratosAudio Exhibit 2010
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`health issue this week and for whom I am subbing in. Mr.
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`Ravel is doing well, sends his regards to the Court and
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`And Mr. Summersgill will be taking the lead for
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`Intel today, and then, I'll join in on some brief points.
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`THE COURT: We missed Mr. Ravel yesterday, as
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`MR. WREN: I will. Thank you, Judge.
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`THE COURT: Okay. Let me tell you part of the
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`reason -- the primary reason I set this. We have done a
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`LILY I. REZNIK, OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
`U.S. DISTRICT COURT, WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (AUSTIN)
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`StratosAudio Exhibit 2010
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`row of protests and violence, that that has to have had
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`MR. SUMMERSGILL: Your Honor, this is Michael
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`I'm not aware of the protests having any impact
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`LILY I. REZNIK, OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
`U.S. DISTRICT COURT, WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (AUSTIN)
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`LILY I. REZNIK, OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
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`MR. SUMMERSGILL: Yes, your Honor.
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`U.S. DISTRICT COURT, WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (AUSTIN)
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`MR. SUMMERSGILL: Yes, your Honor.
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`THE COURT: Okay.
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`MR. WREN: And, your Honor, if I might join in,
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`THE COURT: Understood.
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`LILY I. REZNIK, OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
`U.S. DISTRICT COURT, WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (AUSTIN)
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`StratosAudio Exhibit 2010
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`MR. SUMMERSGILL: Yes, your Honor.
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`THE COURT: Okay. So that being said, why don't
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`LILY I. REZNIK, OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
`U.S. DISTRICT COURT, WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (AUSTIN)
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`U.S. DISTRICT COURT, WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (AUSTIN)
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`enjoying patent cases, and so, I know that happens.
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