Case 2:20-cv-00241-JRG-RSP Document 47 Filed 03/02/21 Page 1 of 5 PageID #: 325
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`MARSHALL DIVISION
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`NEODRON LTD.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Case No. 2:20-cv-00241-JRG-RSP
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`PANASONIC CORPORATION; PANASONIC
`CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA,
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`Defendants.
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`LPR 4-3 JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION CHART AND PREHEARING STATEMENT
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`Pursuant to P.R. 4-3 and the Docket Control Order (Dkt. No. 31), Plaintiff Neodron Ltd.
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`(“Neodron”) and Defendants Panasonic Corporation and Panasonic Corporation of North America
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`(collectively, “Panasonic”) file this Joint Claim Construction Chart and Prehearing Statement.
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`A.
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`Terms on Which the Parties Agree (P.R. 4-3(a)(1))
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`The parties agree to the construction of the following claim terms:
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`Patent Claim Term/Phrase/Clause
`1. “the substrate, with drive or sense electrodes of
`a touch sensor disposed on a first surface and a
`second surface of the substrate, the first surface
`being opposite the second surface, the drive or
`sense electrodes being made of a conductive mesh
`conductive material comprising metal”
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`(’574 Patent, Claims 1, 8)
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`2. “conductive mesh [of] conductive material”
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`(’574 Patent, Claims 1, 8, 15)
`3. “one or more of the following being true”
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`Agreed Construction
`Plain and ordinary meaning, which is “the
`substrate, having a first surface and a second
`surface opposite the first surface, with drive
`electrodes of a touch sensor disposed on one of the
`first or second surfaces and sense electrodes of the
`touch sensor disposed on the other surface opposite
`the drive electrodes, the drive or sense electrodes
`being made of a conductive mesh conductive
`material comprising metal.”
`“conductive mesh of conductive material excluding
`transparent conductive materials such as indium tin
`oxide (ITO)”
`For claim 1: either the claim elements at lines 37-45
`or the claim elements at lines 46-60 must be true.
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`(’960 Patent, Claims 1, 9, 17)
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`4. “conductive mesh of conductive material”
`(’960 Patent, Claims 1, 9, 17)
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`5. “interconnecting mesh segments”
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`(’960 Patent, Claims 1, 9, 17)
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`6. “pitch”
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`(’784 Patent, Claims 1-3)
`7. “wherein the plurality of drive electrodes are
`substantially area filling within the sensing region
`relative to the plurality of sense electrodes”
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`(’784 Patent, Claims 1-3)
`8. “together, the plurality of sense electrodes and
`the plurality of isolated conductive elements are
`substantially area filling within the sensing region
`relative to the plurality of sense electrodes”
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`(’784 Patent, Claims 1-3)
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`For claim 9: either the claim elements at lines 26-35
`or the claim elements at lines 36-50 must be true.
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`For claim 17: either the claim elements at lines 30-
`37 or the claim elements at lines 38-52 must be
`true.
`“conductive mesh of conductive material excluding
`transparent conductive materials such as indium tin
`oxide (ITO)”
`“interconnecting lines of conductive electrode
`material forming a mesh pattern, instead of a
`continuous layer of conductive electrode material”
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`Plain and ordinary meaning, which is “distance
`from the center of one electrode to the center of an
`adjacent electrode”
`Plain and ordinary meaning, which is “where the
`drive electrodes are substantially area filling and
`where the drive electrodes are more area filling than
`the sense electrodes.”
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`Plain and ordinary meaning, which is “where the
`sense electrodes and isolated conductive elements
`are substantially area filling and where the sense
`electrodes and isolated conductive elements are
`more area filling than the sense electrodes.”
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`B.
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`Proposed Constructions for Terms on Which the Parties Do Not Agree (P.R.
`4-3(a)(2))
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`There are no terms where the constructions are in dispute.
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`C.
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`Length of Claim Construction Hearing (P.R. 4-3(a)(3))
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`Since there are no terms where the constructions are in dispute, the parties request that the
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`Court take the claim construction hearing off-calendar.
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`D. Witness and/or Expert Testimony (P.R. 4-3(a)(4))
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`Since the parties are requesting that the Court take the claim construction hearing off-
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`calendar, none of the parties plans to call any witnesses at the scheduled claim construction
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`hearing.
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`E.
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`Issues for a Pre-Hearing Conference (P.R. 4-3(a)(5))
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`The parties do not currently have any issues that need to be taken up with the Court at a
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`pre-hearing conference, and thus do not believe a pre-hearing conference is necessary.
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`Dated: March 2, 2021
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /s/ Reza Mirzaie
`Reza Mirzaie (CA Bar No. 246953)
`C. Jay Chung (CA Bar No. 252794)
`Philip X. Wang (CA Bar No.262239)
`Jonathan Ma (CA Bar No. 312773)
`Kristopher R. Davis (CA Bar No. 329627)
`Christian W. Cronkle (CA Bar No. 306374)
`RUSS, AUGUST & KABAT
`12424 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90025
`Telephone:
`(310) 826-7474
`Facsimile:
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`Email:
`rmirzaie@raklaw.com
`jchung@raklaw.com
`pwang@raklaw.com
`jma@raklaw.com
`kdavis@raklaw.com
`cconkle@raklaw.com
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`Elizabeth L. DeRieux (TX Bar No. 05770585)
`Email: ederieux@capshawlaw.com
`CAPSHAW DERIEUX, LLP
`114 E. Commerce Ave.
`Gladewater, TX 75647
`Telephone: (903) 845-5770
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`Neodron Ltd.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`DATED: March 2, 2021
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`BY: /s/ H. James Abe
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`Michael J. Newton (TX Bar No. 24003844)
`ALSTON & BIRD LLP
`Chase Tower
`2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 2300
`Dallas, TX 75201
`Telephone: (214) 922-3400
`Facsimile (214) 922-3899
`Email: mike.newton@alston.com
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`H. James Abe (CA Bar No. 265534)
`Caleb J. Bean (CA Bar No. 299751)
`ALSTON & BIRD LLP
`333 South Hope Street, 16th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90071-1410
`Telephone: (213) 576-1000
`Facsimile: (213) 576-1100
`Email: james.abe@alston.com
`Email: caleb.bean@alston.com
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`Michael E. Jones (TX Bar No. 10929400)
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`Earl Glen Thames, Jr. (TX Bar No. 00785097)
`POTTER MINTON A Professional
`Corporation
`110 North College
`500 Plaza Tower
`Tyler, TX 75702
`Telephone: (903) 525-2239
`Facsimile: (903) 531-3939
`Email: mikejones@potterminton.com
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`Email: glennthames@potterminton.com
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`Attorneys for Defendants
`PANASONIC CORPORATION and
`PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH
`AMERICA
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I certify that this document is being served upon counsel for record for Defendants on
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`March 2, 2021 via electronic service.
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`/s/ Reza Mirzaie
`Reza Mirzaie
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