UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`WACO DIVISION
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`SIGHTLINE PAYMENTS, LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`EVERI HOLDINGS INC., EVERI
`PAYMENTS INC., EVERI GAMES
`HOLDING INC., and EVERI GAMES INC.,
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`
`Defendants.
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`
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`
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`Case No.: 6:21-cv-01015-ADA
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`JURY TRIAL REQUESTED
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`DEFENDANTS’ PROPOSED CLAIM CONSTRUCTIONS
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`Defendants Everi Holdings Inc. (“Everi Holdings”), Everi Payments Inc. (“Everi
`
`Payments”), Everi Games Holding Inc. (“Everi Games Holding”), and Everi Games Inc. (“Everi
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`Games”)(collectively, “Everi” or “Defendants”), by and through counsel of record, Dickinson
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`Wright PLLC, hereby propose the following preliminary claim constructions for U.S. Patent Nos.
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`8,708,809 (“the ‘809 Patent”), 8,998,708 (“the ‘708 Patent”), 9,196,123 (“the ‘123 Patent”),
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`9,466,176 (“the ‘176 Patent”), and 9,785,926 (“the ‘926 Patent”).
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`Everi may supplement with additional extrinsic evidence based upon Plaintiff’s proposed
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`constructions and conferences between the parties. Everi also reserves the right to modify,
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`supplement or amend its claim constructions set forth below, including after receiving Plaintiff’s
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`proposed claim constructions and the parties’ conferences concerning claim constructions. Everi
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`also reserves the right to remove claim terms from this list, or add terms to this list based upon
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`Plaintiff’s claim constructions.
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`Subject to any agreement of the parties limiting or focusing the subject matter or form of
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`expert or percipient witness testimony presented in connection with claim construction, Everi may
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`EVERI EX. 1030
`Everi v. Sightline IPR2022-00707
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`FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`WACO DIVISION
`
`
`SIGHTLINE PAYMENTS, LLC,
`
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`
`v.
`
`EVERI HOLDINGS INC., EVERI
`PAYMENTS INC., EVERI GAMES
`HOLDING INC., and EVERI GAMES INC.,
`
`
`Defendants.
`
`
`
`
`
`Case No.: 6:21-cv-01015-ADA
`
`JURY TRIAL REQUESTED
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`
`
`
`
`
`DEFENDANTS’ PROPOSED CLAIM CONSTRUCTIONS
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`Defendants Everi Holdings Inc. (“Everi Holdings”), Everi Payments Inc. (“Everi
`
`Payments”), Everi Games Holding Inc. (“Everi Games Holding”), and Everi Games Inc. (“Everi
`
`Games”)(collectively, “Everi” or “Defendants”), by and through counsel of record, Dickinson
`
`Wright PLLC, hereby propose the following preliminary claim constructions for U.S. Patent Nos.
`
`8,708,809 (“the ‘809 Patent”), 8,998,708 (“the ‘708 Patent”), 9,196,123 (“the ‘123 Patent”),
`
`9,466,176 (“the ‘176 Patent”), and 9,785,926 (“the ‘926 Patent”).
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`Everi may supplement with additional extrinsic evidence based upon Plaintiff’s proposed
`
`constructions and conferences between the parties. Everi also reserves the right to modify,
`
`supplement or amend its claim constructions set forth below, including after receiving Plaintiff’s
`
`proposed claim constructions and the parties’ conferences concerning claim constructions. Everi
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`also reserves the right to remove claim terms from this list, or add terms to this list based upon
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`Plaintiff’s claim constructions.
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`Subject to any agreement of the parties limiting or focusing the subject matter or form of
`
`expert or percipient witness testimony presented in connection with claim construction, Everi may
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`EVERI EX. 1030
`Everi v. Sightline IPR2022-00707
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`rely upon testimony concerning the level and perspective of one skilled in the art at the time of
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`inventions, the ordinary meaning of claim terms and words used in the patents, and the technology
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`described in the Patents-in-Suit.
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`EVERI CLAIM TERMS FOR CONSTRUCTION
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`1.
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`2.
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`3.
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`Claim Term/Phrase
`“gaming account”
`‘809 Patent: claim 22
`•
`•
`‘708 Patent: all asserted claims
`(claims 18-20)
`‘123 Patent: all asserted claims
`(claims 1, 8-9, 11, 13)
`‘176 Patent: all asserted claims (1,
`2, 4-5, 7-10, 14-17, 19-20)
`‘926 Patent: all asserted claims
`(claims 1-2, 4-5, 7-10, 12, 14-17,
`19-20)
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`•
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`•
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`•
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`“stored value account”
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`•
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`•
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`•
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`•
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`•
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`‘809 Patent: all asserted claims
`(claims 17-20, 22)
`‘708 Patent: all asserted claims
`(claims 18-20)
`‘123 Patent: all asserted claims
`(claims 1, 8-9, 11, 13)
`‘176 Patent: all asserted claims
`(claims 1-2, 4-5, 7-10, 14-17, 19-
`20)
`‘926 Patent: all asserted claims
`(claims 1-2, 4-5, 7-10, 12, 14-17,
`19-20)
`
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`“stored value payment vehicle”
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`•
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`•
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`•
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`‘809 Patent: all asserted claims
`(claims 17-20, 22)
`‘708 Patent: all asserted claims
`(claims 18-20)
`‘123 Patent: all asserted claims
`(claims 1, 8-9, 11, 13)
`
`Everi’s Proposed Construction
`“any type of financial account (i.e.,
`electronic ledger) or collection of
`financial accounts that are associated with
`a player, and maintained by or on behalf
`of a casino”
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`“financial account maintained by a
`financial institution”
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`“physical or virtual payment device used
`to access, and facilitate transactions using,
`funds from the stored value account”
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`EVERI EX. 1030
`Everi v. Sightline IPR2022-00707
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`Everi’s Proposed Construction
`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`“a computing system that maintains, and
`processes transactions associated with, the
`stored value account and the stored value
`payment vehicle”
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`“a unique identifier issued by a casino or
`gaming environment to identify a
`particular player”
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`“information that identifies and
`authenticates a player, including at least a
`player identifier”
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`4.
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`5.
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`6.
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`7.
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`8.
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`9.
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`Claim Term/Phrase
`‘transaction facilitator computing system”
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`•
`•
`•
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`‘123 Patent: claims 8-9, 11, 13
`‘176 Patent: claims 8-10
`‘926 Patent: claims 8-10, 12
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`“issuer processor computing system”
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`‘809 Patent: all asserted claims
`(claims 17-20, 22)
`‘123 Patent: claim 1
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`“player identifier”
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`•
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`•
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`•
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`‘809 Patent: all asserted claims
`(claims 17-20, 22)
`‘123 Patent: claim 1
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`•
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`•
`•
`•
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`•
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`•
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`“player credentials”
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`‘123 Patent: claim 1
`‘176 Patent: claims 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 20
`‘926 Patent: claims 1, 2, 4, 5, 7-10,
`12, 20
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`“player” (Plaintiff’s proposed term)
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`‘809 Patent: claims 17, 20, 22
`‘123 Patent: claims 1, 8, 13
`‘176 Patent: claims 1, 2, 7, 8, 10,
`14, 15, 20
`‘926 Patent: claims 1, 2, 7, 8, 10,
`14, 15, 20
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`“wagering account” (Plaintiff’s proposed
`term)
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`•
`•
`•
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`‘708 Patent: claim 19
`‘123 Patent: claim 13
`‘176 Patent: claims 2, 10, 15
`‘926 Patent: claims 2, 10, 15
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`EVERI EX. 1030
`Everi v. Sightline IPR2022-00707
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`Dated: March 2, 2022
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`DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC
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`
`/s/ John S. Artz
`
`Christopher E. Hanba (TX Bar No. 24121391)
`Dickinson Wright PLLC
`607 W. 3rd Street, Suite 2500
`Austin, TX 78701
`(512) 582-6889
`Email: CHanba@dickinsonwright.com
`
`John S. Artz
`(Bar No. 68507)
`Dickinson Wright PLLC
`350 S. Main Street, Suite 300
`Ann Arbor, MI 48104
`Telephone:
`(734) 436-7356
`Email: JSArtz@dickinsonwright.com
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`Attorneys for Defendants
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`EVERI EX. 1030
`Everi v. Sightline IPR2022-00707
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on March 2, 2022, a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been
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`served on all counsel of record via email to the following:
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`Colby Brian Springer
`cspringer@polsinelli.com
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`Jonathan R. Spivey
`jspivey@polsinelli.com
`
`Joshua Rayes
`jrayes@polsinelli.com
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`La Tasha Mabry Snipes
`tsnipes@polsinelli.com
`
`Melenie Van
`MVan@Polsinelli.com
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`Michael David Pegues
`mpegues@polsinelli.com
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`DATED: March 2, 2022
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`An employee of Dickinson Wright PLLC
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`EVERI EX. 1030
`Everi v. Sightline IPR2022-00707
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