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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`WACO DIVISION
`CORRECT TRANSMISSION, LLC
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
`ADTRAN, INC.
`Defendant.
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`Civil. Action No. 6:20-CV-669-ADA
`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`SCHEDULING ORDER
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`Scramoge Technology Ltd.
`Ex. 2006 - Page 1
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`Deadline
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`Thursday, December 31,
`2020
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`SCHEDULING ORDER
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`Event
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`Defendant serves preliminary invalidity contentions in the form of
`(1) a chart setting forth where in the prior art references each
`element of the asserted claim(s) are found, (2) an identification of
`any limitations the Defendant contends are indefinite or lack
`written description under section 112, and (3) an identification of
`any claims the Defendant contends are directed to ineligible
`subject matter under section 101. Defendant shall also produce (1)
`all prior art referenced in the invalidity contentions, (2) technical
`documents, including software where applicable, sufficient to
`show the operation of the accused product(s), and (3) summary,
`annual sales information for the accused product(s) for the two
`years preceding the filing of the Complaint, unless the parties
`agree to some other timeframe.
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`Plaintiff shall serve a Preliminary Election of Asserted Claims,
`which shall assert no more than a total of 50 claims.
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`Friday, January 22, 2021
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`Parties exchange claim terms for construction.
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`Defendant shall serve a Preliminary Election of Asserted Prior
`Art, which shall assert no more than a total of 60 references.
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`Friday, February 5, 2021
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`Friday, February 12, 2021
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`Parties exchange proposed claim constructions.
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`Parties disclose extrinsic evidence. The parties shall disclose any
`extrinsic evidence, including the identity of any expert witness
`they may rely upon with respect to claim construction or
`indefiniteness. With respect to any expert identified, the parties
`shall also provide a summary of the witness’s expected testimony
`including the opinions to be expressed and a general description of
`the basis and reasons therefor. A failure to summarize the potential
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`Friday, February 19, 2021
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`Friday, March 5, 2021
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`Scramoge Technology Ltd.
`Ex. 2006 - Page 2
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`expert testimony in a good faith, informative fashion may result in
`the exclusion of the proffered testimony. With respect to items of
`extrinsic evidence, the parties shall identify each such item by
`production number or produce a copy of any such item if not
`previously produced.
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`Deadline to meet and confer to narrow terms in dispute and
`exchange revised list of terms/constructions.
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`Close of Venue Discovery.
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`Motion to Dismiss Response brief due.
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`Plaintiff files Opening claim construction brief, including any
`arguments that any claim terms are indefinite.
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`Motion to Dismiss Reply brief due.
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`Defendant files Responsive claim construction brief.
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`Plaintiff files Reply claim construction brief.
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`Defendant files a Sur-Reply claim construction brief.
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`Parties submit Joint Claim Construction Statement. In addition to
`filing, the parties shall jointly submit, via USB drive, Dropbox
`(not another cloud storage), or email to the law clerk, pdf versions
`of all as-filed briefing and exhibits. Absent agreement of the
`parties, the Plaintiff shall be responsible for the timely submission
`of this and other Joint filings.
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`Parties submit optional technical tutorials to the Court and
`technical advisor (if appointed).
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`Markman Hearing at 9:00 a.m.
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`Fact Discovery opens; deadline to serve Initial Disclosures per
`Rule 26(a).
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`Deadline to add parties.
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`Deadline to serve Final Infringement and Invalidity Contentions.
`After this date, leave of Court is required for any amendment to
`Infringement or Invalidity contentions. This deadline does not
`relieve the Parties of their obligation to seasonably amend if new
`information is identified after initial contentions.
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`Friday, March 12, 2021
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`Friday, March 12, 2021
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`Friday, March 26, 2021
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`Friday, March 26, 2021
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`Friday, April 9, 2021
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`Friday, April 16, 2021
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`Friday, April 30, 2021
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`Friday, May 14, 2021
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`Wednesday, May 19, 2021
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`Friday, May 21, 2021
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`Friday, May 28, 2021
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`Tuesday, June 1, 2021
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`Friday, July 9, 2021
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`Friday, July 23, 2021
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`Deadline to amend pleadings. A motion is not required unless the
`amendment adds patents or patent claims.
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`Friday, September 17, 2021
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`Plaintiff shall serve a Final Election of Asserted Claims, which
`shall identify no more than five asserted claims per patent from
`among the ten previously identified claims and no more than a
`total of 16 claims.
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`Wednesday, December 15,
`2021
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`Close of Fact Discovery.
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`Defendant shall serve a Final Election of Asserted Prior Art,
`which shall identify no more than six asserted prior art references
`per patent from among the prior art references previously
`identified for that particular patent and no more than a total of 20
`references.
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`Friday, January 7, 2022
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`Friday, January 14, 2022
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`Opening Expert Reports.
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`Rebuttal Expert Reports.
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`Close of Expert Discovery.
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`Deadline to meet and confer to discuss narrowing the number of
`claims asserted and prior art references at issue to triable limits. To
`the extent it helps the parties determine these limits, the parties are
`encouraged to contact the Court’s Law Clerk for an estimate of the
`amount of trial time anticipated per side. The parties shall file a
`Joint Report within 5 business days regarding the results of the
`meet and confer.
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`Friday, January 14, 2022
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`Friday, February 11, 2022
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`Friday, March 4, 2022
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`Friday, March 11, 2022
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`Dispositive motion deadline and Daubert motion deadline.
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`Friday, March 18, 2022
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`Serve Pretrial Disclosures (jury instructions, exhibits lists, witness
`lists, discovery and deposition designations).
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`Friday, April 1, 2022
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`Serve objections to pretrial disclosures/rebuttal disclosures.
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`Friday, April 17, 2022
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`Serve objections to rebuttal disclosures and File Motions in limine. Friday, April 22, 2022
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`File Joint Pretrial Order and Pretrial Submissions (jury
`instructions, exhibits lists, witness lists, discovery and deposition
`designations); file oppositions to motions in limine.
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`File Notice of Request for Daily Transcript or Real Time
`Reporting. If a daily transcript or real time reporting of court
`proceedings is requested for trial, the party or parties making said
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`Friday, April 29, 2022
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`Friday, May 6, 2022
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`request shall file a notice with the Court and e-mail the Court
`Reporter, Kristie Davis at kmdaviscsr@yahoo.com
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`Deadline to meet and confer regarding remaining objections and
`disputes on motions in limine.
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`File joint notice identifying remaining objections to pretrial
`disclosures and disputes on motions in limine.
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`Final Pretrial Conference.
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`Jury Selection/Trial.
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`Tuesday, May 17, 2022
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`Friday, May 20, 2022
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`Monday, June 13, 2022
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`ORDERED this 10th day of December, 2020.
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`Alan D Albright
`United States District Judge
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`Scramoge Technology Ltd.
`Ex. 2006 - Page 5
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