Case 6:22-cv-00123-ADA Document 61 Filed 03/22/23 Page 1 of 4
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`WACO DIVISION
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`ZENTIAN LTD.,
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`APPLE INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`Defendant.
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`ZENTIAN LTD.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC AND
`AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC.,
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`Defendants.
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`Case No. 6:22-cv-00122-ADA
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`Case No. 6:22-cv-00123-ADA
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`AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER
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`Before the Court is Plaintiff Zentian Ltd.’s and Defendants Apple Inc.’s, Amazon.com
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`Services LLC’s, and Amazon Web Services, Inc.’s Joint Motion Regarding Competing Proposals
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`to Modify the Scheduling Orders. The Court, having considered the motion, the Court GRANTS-
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`IN-PART and DENIES-IN-PART Defendants’ request and proposal to modify the deadlines in
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`the manner set forth below. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the following deadlines are
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`modified as follows:
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`Old
`Deadline
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`New
`Deadline
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`4/6/2023
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`4/6/2023
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`Item
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`Completion of venue discovery between the parties (Case No.
`6:22-cv-00122-ADA).
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`Amazon / Zentian Limited
`Exhibit 1044
`Page 1
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`Old
`Deadline
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`New
`Deadline
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`4/20/2023
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`4/20/2023
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`Item
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`Completion of third-party venue discovery
`(Case No. 6:22-cv-00122-ADA).
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`5/4/2023
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`6/2/2023
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`Deadline to add parties.
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`5/5/2023
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`5/5/2023
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`Zentian’s transfer response brief (Case No. 6:22-cv-00122-ADA).
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`5/26/2023
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`5/26/2023
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`Apple’s transfer reply brief (Case No. 6:22-cv-00122-ADA).
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`5/30/20231
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`5/30/2023
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`Parties submit optional technical tutorials to the Court and
`technical advisor.
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`5/30/2023
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`5/20/2023
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`If the Court has not ruled on any pending inter-district motion to
`transfer, the moving party is directed to email law clerks
`(txwdml_lawclerks_wa_judgealbright@ txwd.uscourts.gov) and
`the technical advisor and indicate that the motion to transfer is
`pending.
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`3/24/2023
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`4/24/2023
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`Fact Discovery opens; deadline to serve Initial Disclosures per
`Rule 26(a).
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`6/9/2023
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`6/9/2023
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`Markman Hearing at 9:00 a.m. This date is a placeholder and the
`Court may adjust this date as the Markman hearing approaches.
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`5/18/2023
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`8/3/2023
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`7/13/2023
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`8/3/2023
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`9/21/2023
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`9/21/2023
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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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`Deadline to amend pleadings. A motion is not required unless
`the amendment adds patents or patent claims. (Note: This
`includes amendments in response to a 12(c) motion.)
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`Deadline for the first of two meet and confers to discuss
`significantly narrowing the number of claims asserted and prior
`art references at issue. Unless the parties agree to the narrowing,
`they are ordered to contact the Court’s law clerks
`(txwdml_lawclerks_wa_judgealbright@ txwd.uscourts.gov) to
`arrange a teleconference with the Court to resolve the disputed
`issues.
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`Amazon / Zentian Limited
`Exhibit 1044
`Page 2
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`Old
`Deadline
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`New
`Deadline
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`Item
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`10/19/2023
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`11/9/2023
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`Close of Fact Discovery.
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`10/26/2023
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`11/16/2023 Opening Expert Reports.
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`11/20/2023
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`12/21/2023 Rebuttal Expert Reports.
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`12/21/2023
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`1/12/2024
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`Close of Expert Discovery.
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`12/21/2023
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`1/19/2024
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`Deadline for the second of two meet and confers to discuss
`narrowing the number of claims asserted and prior art references
`at issue to triable limits. If it helps the parties determine these
`limits, the parties are encouraged to contact the Court’s law
`clerks (txwdml_lawclerks_wa_judgealbri
`ght@txwd.uscourts.gov) 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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`1/11/2024
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`1/26/2024
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`Dispositive motion deadline and Daubert motion deadline.
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`1/25/2024
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`2/9/2024
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`Serve Pretrial Disclosures (jury instructions, exhibits lists,
`witness lists, discovery and deposition designations).
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`2/1/2024
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`2/16/2024
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`Deadline to respond to dispositive motions and Daubert
`motions.
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`2/15/2024
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`3/1/2024
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`Deadline to file reply briefs in support of dispositive motions
`and Daubert motions.
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`2/22/2024
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`2/23/2024
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`Serve objections to pretrial disclosures/rebuttal disclosures.
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`2/22/2024
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`2/23/2024
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`Parties to jointly email the Court’s law clerks
`(txwdml_lawclerks_wa_judgealbright@ txwd.uscourts.gov) to
`confirm their pretrial conference and trial dates.
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`2/29/2024
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`3/1/2024
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`Serve objections to rebuttal disclosures; file Motions in limine
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`3/7/2024
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`3/8/2024
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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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`Amazon / Zentian Limited
`Exhibit 1044
`Page 3
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`Old
`Deadline
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`New
`Deadline
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`3/14/2024
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`3/15/2024
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`Item
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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 request shall file a notice with the Court and e-mail the
`Court Reporter, Kristie Davis at kmdaviscsr@yahoo.com
`Deadline to meet and confer regarding remaining objections and
`disputes on Motions in limine.
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`3/27/2024
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`File joint notice identifying remaining objections to pretrial
`disclosures and disputes on motions in limine.
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`4/1/2024
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`Final Pretrial Conference. Held in person unless otherwise
`requested. The Court expects to set this date at the conclusion of
`the Markman Hearing.
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`4/22/2024
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`Jury Selection/Trial. The Court expects to set this date at the
`conclusion of the Markman Hearing.
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`3 business
`days before
`Final
`Pretrial
`Conference
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`TBD at the
`Court’s
`convenience
`[3/28/2024,
`or as soon as
`practicable]
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`TBD at the
`Court’s
`convenience
`[4/22/2024,
`or as soon as
`practicable]
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`SIGNED this 22nd day of March, 2023.
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`Amazon / Zentian Limited
`Exhibit 1044
`Page 4
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