UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`MARSHALL DIVISION
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`AX WIRELESS LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`DELL INC., et al,
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`Defendant.
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`AX WIRELESS LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`HP INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`Case No. 2:22-cv-00277-JRG-RSP
`(LEAD CASE)
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`Case No. 2:22-cv-00279-JRG-RSP
`(MEMBER CASE)
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
`
`AX WIRELESS
`DISCLOSURE OF ASSERTED CLAIMS AND INFRINGEMENT CONTENTIONS
`TO DELL
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`DELL-1032
`10,079,707
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`EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`MARSHALL DIVISION
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`AX WIRELESS LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
`
`v.
`
`DELL INC., et al,
`
`Defendant.
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`AX WIRELESS LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
`
`v.
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`HP INC.,
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`Defendant.
`
`Case No. 2:22-cv-00277-JRG-RSP
`(LEAD CASE)
`
`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`Case No. 2:22-cv-00279-JRG-RSP
`(MEMBER CASE)
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`AX WIRELESS
`DISCLOSURE OF ASSERTED CLAIMS AND INFRINGEMENT CONTENTIONS
`TO DELL
`
`DELL-1032
`10,079,707
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`Pursuant to Local Patent Rules 3-1 and 3-2, and the Court’s Scheduling Order (Dkt. 21),
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`Plaintiff AX Wireless LLC (“AX Wireless”) hereby provides its disclosure of asserted claims
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`and infringement contentions, including by reference the attachments hereto and accompanying
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`document production against Defendants Dell Inc. and Dell Technologies Inc. (collectively,
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`“Dell” or “Defendants”).
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`AX makes these disclosures based upon presently known and publicly available
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`information.
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`AX Wireless has not completed its preparation of this matter for trial and has not
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`received complete discovery from Defendants, particularly discovery of Defendants’
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`confidential, proprietary, or non-public information and documents that describe the accused
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`instrumentalities, or discovery on Defendants’ past, discontinued, or other instrumentalities
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`reasonably similar to the presently accused instrumentalities.
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`AX Wireless’s investigations are ongoing and discovery is not yet complete. AX
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`Wireless reserves the right to amend or supplement its asserted claims and infringement
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`contentions, including the identification of infringed claims and accused instrumentalities.
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`Additionally, AX Wireless reserves the right to amend and further supplement its
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`infringement contentions as any additional instrumentalities come into existence or become
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`known.
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`I.
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`DISCLOSURES
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`A.
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`Asserted Claims
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`Pursuant to P.R. 3-1(a), AX Wireless presently identifies the following Asserted Patents
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`and Claims:
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`(1)
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,584,262 (“the ’262 Patent”); claims 1-4, 8-12, 16-17, 21-28 and
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`32.
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`(2)
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,614,566 (“the ’566 Patent”); claims 1-6, 10-16, 20-21, 25-36
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`and 40.
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`(3)
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`(4)
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`(5)
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`(6)
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`(7)
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,973,361 (“the ’361 Patent”); claims 1-3, 5, 7 and 8.
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`U.S. Patent No. 10,079,707 (“the ’707 Patent”); claims 1-3, 5, 7-11 and 13.
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`U.S. Patent No. 10,291,449 (“the ’449 Patent”); claims 1-3, 5, 7-11 and 13.
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`U.S. Patent No. 10,554,459 (“the ’459 Patent”); claims 1-3, 5, 7-11 and 13.
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`U.S. Patent No. 10,917,272 (“the ’272 Patent”); claims 1-3, 5, 7-9, 11-13, 15 and
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`17-19.
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`(8)
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`U.S. Patent No. 11,212,146 (“the ’146 Patent”); claims 1-10.
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`AX Wireless reserves the right to amend this list of Asserted Patents and Claims as
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`additional information becomes available to it.
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`Accused Instrumentalities
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`B.
`Pursuant to P.R. 3-1(b), AX Wireless presently identifies the following accused
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`instrumentalities that infringe the Asserted Claims: Dell products that are configured to provide,
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`implement, embody and/or support Wi-Fi 6 Functionality, including but not limited to
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`smartphones, personal computers (PCs) (e.g., desktops and laptops), printers, tablets, networking
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`devices, Internet of things (“IoT”) devices, appliances, and other consumer and home electronics
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`(“Accused Instrumentalities”).
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`Wi-Fi 6 Functionality refers to the technical functionalities as illustrated in, but not
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`limited by, the 802.11ax standard promulgated by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
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`Engineers (IEEE) (“Wi-Fi 6 Standard”). The Wi-Fi 6 Standard is illustrative of one
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`configuration of the technical specifications provided, implemented, embodied and/or supported
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`by the Accused Instrumentalities, whether or not the Accused Instrumentalities are standard
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`compliant.
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`Certain features and components of the Accused Instrumentalities are not publicly
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`available and not determinable from simple inspection. During discovery, AX Wireless
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`anticipates that Defendants will provide a definitive list of their Accused Instrumentalities and
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`their components, configurations, and implementations. Presently, AX Wireless relies herein on
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`publicly reported identification of the features and components of the Accused Instrumentalities.
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`For example, Defendants are members, contributors and/or participants of the Wi-Fi
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`Alliance.1 According to the Wi-Fi Alliance web-site:
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`Wi-Fi Alliance® is the worldwide network of companies that brings you Wi-Fi®,
`one of the world’s most valued communications technologies. Our vision is to
`connect everyone and everything, everywhere.2
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`The Wi-Fi Alliance provides industry and/or standard certifications:
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`Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ is an internationally recognized seal of approval for
`products indicating that they have met industry-agreed standards for
`interoperability, security, and a range of application specific protocols.
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`Certification means that a product has been tested in a variety of ways to validate
`interoperability with other Wi-Fi CERTIFIED equipment operating in the same
`frequency band.3
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`The certifications provided by the Wi-Fi Alliance include “Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6.”
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`According to the Wi-Fi Alliance web-site:
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`Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6
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`1 https://www.wi-fi.org/ and https://www.wi-fi.org/membership/member-companies.
`2 https://www.wi-fi.org/who-we-are.
`3 https://www.wi-fi.org/certification.
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`4
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`Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6™, the industry certification program based on the IEEE
`802.11ax standard, provides the capacity, efficiency, coverage, and performance
`required by users today in the most demanding Wi-Fi® environments.
`Emphasizing quality connectivity in locations with hundreds or thousands of
`connected devices such as stadiums and other public venues, as well as corporate
`networks utilizing time sensitive, high bandwidth applications, Wi-Fi
`CERTIFIED 6 networks ensure each connected device performs at an optimum
`level. Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 devices meet the highest standards for security and
`interoperability, and enable lower battery consumption, making it a solid choice
`for any environment, including the Internet of Things (IoT).
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`Key benefits of Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 technology include:
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` Higher data rates
`Increased capacity
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`• Performance in environments with many connected devices
`Improved power efficiency
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`Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 provides the foundation for a host of current and emerging
`uses from streaming ultra high-definition movies, to mission-critical business
`applications requiring high bandwidth and low latency, to staying connected and
`productive while traversing large, congested networks in airports and train
`stations.
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`Wi-Fi 6E extends Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 into 6 GHz
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`Wi-Fi operation in the 6 GHz frequency band enables Wi-Fi to continue
`delivering positive experiences for the most bandwidth intensive applications. Wi
`Fi 6E certification as part of Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 offers the features and
`capabilities of Wi-Fi 6, extended to the 6 GHz band. Several nations around the
`globe are making the 6 GHz band available for unlicensed use, and Wi-Fi
`CERTIFIED 6 provides worldwide interoperability certification for devices in
`these markets.4
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`4 https://www.wi-fi.org/discover-wi-fi/wi-fi-certified-6.
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`As a further example, Defendants advertise products as utilizing a Wi-Fi 6 or 802.11ax
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`transceiver, such as a wireless card or modem, e.g., Wireless Intel Dual Band Wi-Fi 6 AX211
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`2x2 802.11ax 160MHz wireless card, and/or as Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6.5 Defendants promote their
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`products as Wi-Fi 6 compatible and/or compliant, and tout the benefits of Wi-Fi 6 for those
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`products.
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`On information and belief, the Accused Instrumentalities include but are not limited to
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`the products identified in Appendix A.
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`Claim Charts
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`C.
`Pursuant to P.R. 3-1(c), AX Wireless provides claim charts (Appendices B-I), which are
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`incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.
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`These charts are exemplary and not limiting, and address the Asserted Patents and Claims
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`and Accused Instrumentalities without the benefit of full discovery. Citations included in the
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`charts are exemplary only, and should not be construed as limiting.
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`5 See, e.g., https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/sr/laptops/wi-fi-
`6?appliedRefinements=37766 (search results for laptops filtered by “Wi-Fi 6”);
`https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/desktop-computers/sr/desktops/wi-fi-
`6?appliedRefinements=38804 (search results for desktops filtered by “Wi-Fi 6”); and
`https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/latitude-3520-laptop/spd/latitude-15-3520-
`laptop/s061l3520us (showing “Intel Dual Band Wi-Fi 6 AX201 2x2 802.11ax 160MHz +
`Bluetooth 5.1” for “Wireless” for the Latitude 3520 Laptop).
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`The Accused Instrumentalities utilize the same or substantially similar technology as
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`presented in these claim charts, such that they are representative of the manner of infringement
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`across the Accused Instrumentalities. On information and belief, each Accused Instrumentality
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`is configured to comply with the technical standards required for WiFi 6, and identification of
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`where each element of each asserted claim is found within the WiFi 6 standard is substantially
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`identical to where those elements can be found in each Accused Instrumentality. The
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`comparisons made in these contentions are representative of, and apply to, all of the Accused
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`Instrumentalities and their configurations and implementations.
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`For the reasons defined and described in more detail in these claim charts, the Accused
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`Instrumentalities infringe the Asserted Claims.
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`AX Wireless believes that the Accused Instrumentalities may be provided in a variety of
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`configurations or combinations.
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`Through reasonable investigation of presently known and publicly available information,
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`including Defendants’ own public websites, disclosures, advertisements, patents, and patent
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`applications, AX Wireless has identified what it believes to be the current configurations or
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`combinations of the Accused Instrumentalities. However, AX Wireless anticipates that the full
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`scope of configurations or combinations of the Accused Instrumentalities will be found through
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`subsequent discovery from Defendants and third parties.
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`In the attached charts, for convenience, AX Wireless has subdivided each Asserted Claim
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`to better explicate where each claim element or step may be found within the Accused
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`Instrumentalities. These subdivisions should not be taken as an indication of the boundaries of
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`claim elements or steps with respect to the doctrine of equivalents or any other issue.
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`Furthermore, the Accused Instrumentalities may infringe the Asserted Patents and Claims in
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`multiple ways. AX Wireless reserves the right to provide alternate claim mapping, and to amend
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`or supplement its chart.
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`Contentions
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`D.
`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §§ 271(a), (b), and/or (c), AX Wireless contends that Defendants
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`directly infringe the Asserted Patents and Claims by making, using, selling, offering to sell,
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`and/or importing Accused Instrumentalities in the United States, the State of Texas, and the
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`Eastern District of Texas.
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`AX Wireless also contends that Defendants indirectly infringe by actively, knowingly,
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`and/or intentionally inducing or contributing to the direct infringement of the Asserted Patents
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`and Claims, literally, under the doctrine of equivalents, and/or jointly, in the United States, the
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`State of Texas, and the Eastern District of Texas.
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`Such indirect infringement includes Defendants’ inducement—through affirmative acts—
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`of each other Defendant, customers, and third parties, and the customers of each other Defendant
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`and third parties, to directly infringe the Asserted Patents under 35 U.S.C. § 271(b) by making,
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`using, selling, offering for sale, and/or importing in the United States the Accused
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`Instrumentalities.
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`Defendants had knowledge of the Asserted Patents and their infringement since at least
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`January 27, 2021, when AX Wireless notified Defendants that their products infringed the
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`Asserted Patents. Defendants specifically intended and was aware that the ordinary and
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`customary use of the Accused Instrumentalities would infringe one or more of the Asserted
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`Patents and Claims.
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`The affirmative acts of inducement by Defendants include, but are not limited to, any one
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`or a combination of encouraging and/or facilitating third party infringement through the
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`advertisement, marketing, and dissemination of the Accused Instrumentalities and their
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`components, including their customers; and creating and publishing promotional and marketing
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`materials, supporting materials, product manuals, and/or technical support and information
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`relating to the Accused Instrumentalities, which describe, train, and instruct users on the
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`implementation of the Accused Instrumentalities and their components, including but not limited
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`to the use of WiFi 6.
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`Defendants knew that the induced conduct would constitute infringement, and intended
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`said infringement at the time of committing the aforementioned acts, such that those acts and
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`conduct have been and continue to be committed with the specific intent to induce infringement,
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`or to deliberately avoid learning of the infringing circumstances at the time these acts were
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`committed, so as to be willfully blind to the infringement they induced.
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`Such indirect infringement also includes Defendants’ contributing to the direct
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`infringement of the Asserted Patents under 35 U.S.C. § 271(c) by each other Defendant,
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`customers, and third parties, and the customers of each other Defendant and third parties, by
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`making or selling parts, components, or intermediate products to each other Defendant,
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`customers, or third parties that, once assembled, infringe upon the Asserted Patents by the sale
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`and/or use of the assembled products. The accused Wi-Fi functionality has no substantial non-
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`infringing uses, and embody the heart of the patented invention. Any alleged non-infringing uses
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`would be unusual, impractical, occasional, aberrant, or experimental.
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`Defendants took active steps to encourage end users to use and operate the Accused
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`Instrumentalities, including but not limited to Wi-Fi 6, despite knowing of the Asserted Patents
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`in the United States, in a manner they knew directly infringes each element of at least one claim
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`of each of the Asserted Patents.
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`Further, Defendants provided product manuals and other technical information that cause
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`their customers and other third parties to use and to operate the Accused Instrumentalities for
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`their ordinary and customary use, such that Defendants’ customers and other third parties have
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`directly infringed the Asserted Patents, through the normal and customary use of the Accused
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`Instrumentalities.
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`For example, Defendants knowingly promote the Wi-Fi 6 functionality of their laptop
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`and desktop products on their web-site and other advertising, for sale of their products to
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`customers and to induce such purchasers to use the Wi-Fi 6 functionality to wirelessly connect to
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`local area networks.
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`Therefore, Defendants are liable for infringement of the Asserted Patents and that
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`infringement has been and continues to be willful in nature.
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`Based on publicly available information, and with AX Wireless’s investigation and
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`discovery ongoing, AX Wireless presently contends pursuant to P.R. 3-1(d) that each element,
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`step, and limitation of each Asserted Claim is literally present, met, or implemented in and/or by
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`the Accused Instrumentalities. AX Wireless also contends that Defendants infringe under the
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`Doctrine of Equivalents, as set forth in the aforementioned claim charts. To date, Defendants
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`have not specifically identified which claim elements and limitations they contend are not
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`literally met by the Accused Instrumentalities. Therefore, each claim element and limitation is
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`literally met by the Accused Instrumentalities.
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`Should Defendants contend that any element, step, or limitation is literally absent in an
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`Accused Instrumentality, AX Wireless contends and reserves the right to prove that at least the
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`equivalent of the allegedly missing element, step, or limitation is nevertheless present in the
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`Accused Instrumentality, and that the Accused Instrumentality thus at least infringes under the
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`doctrine of equivalents.
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`Because AX Wireless discloses these contentions before the commencement of
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`discovery, it has not had the benefit of any internal, proprietary or confidential technical
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`information and data of Defendants and their Accused Instrumentalities. Ax Wireless’s
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`contentions are based on public information, which comprises of the statements, admissions and
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`advertisements by Defendants that the Accused Products comply and implement the technical
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`specifications of the Wi-Fi 6 Standard, including those specifications identified herein. If
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`Defendants contend and produce documentation showing that the Accused Products implement
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`technical specifications different from those set forth in the Wi-Fi 6 Standard, AX Wireless will
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`be able to set forth additional scope of equivalents, and therefore reserves the right to amend,
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`supplement or revise its contentions, including as to contentions under the Doctrine of
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`Equivalents.
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`To the extent that Defendants contend that the preamble of the Asserted Claims is
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`limiting, AX Wireless contends and reserves the right to prove that the limitation is nevertheless
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`present in the Accused Instrumentalities, and that the Accused Instrumentalities thus infringes.
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`The claim charts provided by AX Wireless applies to its claims for direct and indirect,
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`literal and doctrine of equivalents infringement.
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`Priority Dates
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`E.
`The Asserted Patents all claim priority to provisional U.S. Patent Application No.
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`61/235,909 filed on August 21, 2009.
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`Plaintiff’s Instrumentalities Practicing the Claimed Invention
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`F.
`AX Wireless is not presently asserting that any of its products practice, incorporate, or
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`reflect the Asserted Claims of the Asserted Patents.
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`II. DOCUMENT PRODUCTION
`AX Wireless is not presently aware of or in possession of any documentation relating to
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`any discussions with, disclosures to, or other manners of providing to a third party, or sales of or
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`offers to sell, the claimed invention prior to the application date of the Asserted Patents, pursuant
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`to P.R. 3-2(a). AX Wireless reserves the right to amend or supplement this disclosure based on
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`further discovery.
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`AX Wireless is not presently aware of or in possession of any documentation relating to
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`the conception, reduction to practice, design, and development of each claimed invention, which
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`were created on or before August 21, 2009, pursuant to P.R. 3-2(b). AX Wireless reserves the
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`right to amend or supplement this disclosure based on further discovery.
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`Pursuant to P.R. 3-2(c), AX Wireless identifies documents bearing the identification
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`numbers AXW_0000001 -AXW_0003601.
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`Date: November 3, 2022
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Andrew Y. Choung
`Elizabeth L. DeRieux
`Email: ederieux@capshawlaw.com
`CAPSHAW DERIEUX, LLP
`114 E. Commerce Ave.
`Gladewater, Texas 75647
`(903) 845-5770
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`Andrew Y. Choung (admitted in E.D. Tex.)
`Email: achoung@nixonpeabody.com
`Jennifer Hayes (pro hac vice)
`Email: jenhayes@nixonpeabody.com
`Joshua J. Pollack (admitted in E.D. Tex.)
`Email: jpollack@nixonpeabody.com
`NIXON PEABODY LLP
`300 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 4100
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`(213) 629-6000
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`Brendan O’Callaghan (admitted in E.D. Tex.)
`Email: bocallaghan@nixonpeabody.com
`Nixon Peabody LLP
`799 9th Street NW, Suite 500
`Washington, DC 20001-5327
`Telephone: (202) 585-8000
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff AX Wireless LLC
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Accused Instrumentality
`Alienware Aurora R12
`Alienware Aurora R13
`Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10
`Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14
`Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen
`Alienware m15 R6
`Alienware m15 R7
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`Alienware m17 R5
`Alienware m17 R7
`Alienware x14
`Alienware x15
`Alienware x15 R2
`Alienware x17
`Alienware x17 R2
`G15
`G15 Ryzen Edition
`G15 Special Edition
`Inspiron 13
`Inspiron 14
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`Inspiron 14 Plus
`Inspiron 14 2-in-1
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`Inspiron 15
`Inspiron 15 2-in-1
`Inspiron 16
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`APPENDIX A
`Dell Accused Instrumentalities
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`Wi-Fi 6 / 802.11ax
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 or Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650
`Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1675 (2x2)
`Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2)
`MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 MT7921
`Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1675
`Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650
`Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 (6E* Pre-certified) AX1675
`MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 MT7921 2x2
`MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 MT7921 2x2
`MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 MT7921 2x2
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211, 2x2 MIMO
`Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1675 (2x2)
`Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 (6E* Pre-certified) AX1675
`Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1675
`Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 (6E* Pre-certified) AX1675
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (2x2) Wi-Fi
`Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2)
`Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2)
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 2x2 (Gig+)
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 2x2 (Gig+)
`MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 MT7921 2x2
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E (6GHz) AX211 2x2
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E (6GHz) AX211 2x2
`MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 MT7921 2x2
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 2x2 (Gig+)
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 2x2 (Gig+)
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E (6GHz) AX211 2x2
`MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 MT7921 2x2
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`A1
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`Accused Instrumentality
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`Inspiron 16 Plus
`Inspiron 16 2-in-1
`Inspiron 17 2-in-1
`Inspiron 24 5000 All-in-One
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`Inspiron 24 5000 Touch All-in-One
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`Inspiron 27 7000 All-in-One
`Inspiron 27 7000 Touch All-in-One
`Inspiron Desktop
`Latitude 3120
`Latitude 3120 2-in-1
`Latitude 3320
`Latitude 3330
`Latitude 3330 2-in-1
`Latitude 3420
`Latitude 3520
`Latitude 5320
`Latitude 5320 2-in-1
`Latitude 5330
`Latitude 5330 2-in-1
`Latitude 5420
`Latitude 5421
`Latitude 5430
`Latitude 5431
`Latitude 5520
`Latitude 5521
`Latitude 5530
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`APPENDIX A
`Dell Accused Instrumentalities
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`Wi-Fi 6 / 802.11ax
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E (6GHz) AX211 2x2
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E (6GHz) AX211 2x2
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 2x2 (Gig+)
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E (6GHz) AX211 2x2
`MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 MT7921 2x2
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E (6GHz) AX211 2x2
`MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 MT7921 2x2
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E (6GHz) AX211 2x2
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E (6GHz) AX211 2x2
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 2x2 (Gig+)
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Dual Band Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 or Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
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`Accused Instrumentality
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`Latitude 5531
`Latitude 7220 Rugged Extreme
`Latitude 7320
`Latitude 7320 2-in-1
`Latitude 7320 Detachable
`Latitude 7330
`Latitude 7330 2-in-1
`Latitude 7420
`Latitude 7420 2-in-1
`Latitude 7430
`Latitude 7430 2-in-1
`Latitude 7520
`Latitude 7530
`Latitude 9330
`Latitude 9420
`Latitude 9420 2-in-1
`Latitude 9430
`Latitude 9430 2-in-1
`Latitude 9520
`Latitude 9520 2-in-1
`OptiPlex 3080 Micro
`OptiPlex 3090 MFF
`OptiPlex 3090 Micro
`OptiPlex 3090 Ultra
`OptiPlex 3280 All-in-One
`OptiPlex 5090 Micro
`OptiPlex 5490 All-in-One
`
`APPENDIX A
`Dell Accused Instrumentalities
`
`
`Wi-Fi 6 / 802.11ax
`
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Qualcomm QCA61x4A Dual-band 2x2
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`
`A3
`
`
`
`APPENDIX A
`Dell Accused Instrumentalities
`
`
`Accused Instrumentality
`OptiPlex 7080 Micro for Large Microsoft Teams Room Bundle
`OptiPlex 7090 Micro
`OptiPlex 7090 Ultra
`OptiPlex 7090 Ultra AIO Bundle
`
`OptiPlex 7490 All-in-One
`Precision 3450 Small Form Factor Workstation
`Precision 3470 Workstation
`Precision 3560 Workstation
`
`Precision 3561 Workstation
`Precision 3570 Workstation
`Precision 3571 Workstation
`Precision 3650 Tower Workstation
`Precision 5470 Workstation
`Precision 5560 Workstation
`Precision 5570 Workstation
`Precision 5760 Workstation
`Precision 5770 Workstation
`Precision 7560 Data Science Workstation
`Precision 7560 Workstation
`Precision 7760 Data Science Workstation
`
`Precision 7760 Workstation
`Vostro 5310
`Vostro 5410
`Vostro 5620
`Vostro 7620
`
`Wi-Fi 6 / 802.11ax
`
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Qualcomm QCA61x4A Dual-band 2x2
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
`
`
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 2x2 (Gig+)
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 2x2 (Gig+)
`Intel Wi-Fi 6 2x2 (Gig+)
`Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
`
`A4
`
`
`
`Accused Instrumentality
`
`XPS 13
`XPS 13 Developer Edition
`XPS 13 Plus
`XPS 13 Plus Developer Edition
`XPS 13 Touch
`XPS 15
`XPS 15 Touch
`XPS 17
`XPS Desktop
`
`
`
`APPENDIX A
`Dell Accused Instrumentalities
`
`
`Wi-Fi 6 / 802.11ax
`Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650
`
`
`Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1675
`Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1675
`Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650
`Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1675
`Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650
`Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1675
`Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1675
`
`A5
`
`
`
`Claim 1
`
`A wireless OFDM
`(Orthogonal Frequency
`Division Multiplexing)
`transceiver comprising:
`
`Appendix B
`Claim Chart for U.S. Patent No. 9,973,361
`
`Wi-Fi 6 Accused Instrumentalities
`
`The Accused Instrumentalities comprise a wireless OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division
`Multiplexing) transceiver that comprises the following technical elements and limitations, as
`described in the Wi-Fi 6 Standard.
`For example, devices that comply with the IEEE 802.11ax standard (“Wi-Fi 6”) comprise a
`wireless OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) transceiver.
`The citations herein to the Wi-Fi 6 standard are further illustrative of the technical specifications
`implemented in and/or embodied by the Accused Instrumentalities and applicable whether or not
`the Accused Instrumentalities are standard compliant.
`For example, Wi-Fi 6 devices comprise a wireless OFDM transceiver that is capable of
`transmitting and receiving (“transceiving”) physical layer protocol data units (PPDUs). This is
`indicated below:1
`
`
`1 IEEE Std 802.11ax-2021, Sec. 27.1.1.
`
`
`
`1
`
`
`
`Appendix B
`Claim Chart for U.S. Patent No. 9,973,361
`
`Claim 1
`
`Wi-Fi 6 Accused Instrumentalities
`
`
`
`It is anticipated that discovery will provide further details of the manner of infringement of the
`Accused Instrumentalities.
`Upon information and belief, AX Wireless contends that these infringement contentions are equally
`applicable to all examples, aspects, applications, configurations, embodiments and instances of
`Defendants’ Wi-Fi 6 devices.
`
`The Accused Instrumentalities comprise a wireless OFDM communications transmitter operable to
`generate a first packet type comprising a first header field, wherein the first header field comprises
`two parts, a first part comprising a first set of header bits of the first header field and a second part
`comprising a second set of header bits of the first header field, wherein the first set of header bits of
`the first header field is different than the second set of header bits of the first header field.
`For example, Wi-Fi 6 devices comprise a wireless OFDM communications transmitter operable to
`generate a first packet type comprising a first header field, wherein the first header field comprises
`
`2
`
`a wireless OFDM
`communications transmitter
`operable to generate a first
`packet type comprising a first
`header field, wherein the first
`header field comprises two
`parts, a first part comprising a
`first set of header bits of the
`
`
`
`
`
`Appendix B
`Claim Chart for U.S. Patent No. 9,973,361
`
`Claim 1
`first header field and a second
`part comprising a second set
`of header bits of the first
`header field, wherein the first
`set of header bits of the first
`header field is different than
`the second set of header bits
`of the first header field; and
`
`Wi-Fi 6 Accused Instrumentalities
`two parts, a first part comprising a first set of header bits of the first header field and a second part
`comprising a second set of header bits of the first header field, wherein the first set of header bits of
`the first header field is different than the second set of header bits of the first header field.
`Wi-Fi 6 devices comprise a wireless OFDM communications transmitter operable to generate a
`first packet type comprising a first header field. For example, Wi-Fi 6 devices comprise a high-
`efficiency (HE) station (STA) that can transmit the high-efficiency single user physical layer
`protocol data unit (HE SU PPDU) format, among other PPDU formats:2
`
`
`See also:3
`
`The HE SU PPDU is a first packet type comprising a first header field. For example, the HE SU
`PPDU comprises the HE-SIG-A field. This is indicated below:4
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`2 IEEE Std 802.11ax-2021, Sec. 27.1.1.
`3 IEEE Std 802.11ax-2021, Sec. 3.2.
`4 IEEE Std 802.11ax-2021, Sec. 27.3.4.
`
`
`
`3
`
`
`
`Appendix B
`Claim Chart for U.S. Patent No. 9,973,361
`
`Claim 1
`
`Wi-Fi 6 Accused Instrumentalities
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`See also:5
`
`
`5 IEEE Std 802.11ax-2021, Sec. 27.3.4.
`
`
`
`4
`
`
`
`Appendix B
`Claim Chart for U.S. Patent No. 9,973,361
`
`Claim 1
`
`Wi-Fi 6 Accused Instrumentalities
`
`
`
`5
`
`
`
`
`
`Appendix B
`Claim Chart for U.S. Patent No. 9,973,361
`
`Claim 1
`
`Wi-Fi 6 Accused Instrumentalities
`The first header field comprises two parts. For example, the HE-SIG-A field comprises two
`subfields, HE-SIG-A1 and HE-SIG-A2. This is indicated below:6
`
`
`6 IEEE Std 802.11ax-2021, Sec. 27.3.6.6.
`
`
`
`6
`
`
`
`
`
`Appendix B
`Claim Chart for U.S. Patent No. 9,973,361
`
`Claim 1
`
`Wi-Fi 6 Accused Instrumentalities
`A first part comprises a first set of header bits of the first header field. For example, the HE-SIG-
`A1 subfield comprises a first set of header bits of HE-SIG-A. This is indicated below:7
`
`
`7 IEEE Std 802.11ax-2021, Sec. 27.3.11.7.2.
`
`
`
`7
`
`
`
`
`
`Appendix B
`Claim Chart for U.S. Patent No. 9,973,361
`
`Claim 1
`
`Wi-Fi 6 Accused Instrumentalities
`
`(cont.)
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`8
`
`
`
`
`
`Appendix B
`Claim Chart for U.S. Patent No. 9,973,361
`
`Claim 1
`
`Wi-Fi 6 Accused Instrumentalities
`
`(cont.)
`
`
`
`9
`
`
`
`
`
`Appendix B
`Claim Chart for U.S. Patent No. 9,973,361
`
`Claim 1
`
`Wi-Fi 6 Accused Instrumentalities
`A second part comprises a second set of header bits of the first header field. For example, the HE-
`SIG-A2 subfield comprises a second set of header bits of HE-SIG-A. This is indicated below:8
`
`
`
`
`
`
`8 IEEE Std 802.11ax-2021, Sec. 27.3.11.7.2.
`
`
`
`10
`
`
`
`
`
`Appendix B
`Claim Chart for U.S. Patent No. 9,973,361
`
`Claim 1
`
`Wi-Fi 6 Accused Instrumentalities
`
`(cont.)
`
`
`As shown above, the first set of header bits of the first header field (HE-SIG-A1) is different than
`the second set of header bits of the first header field (HE-SIG-A2).
`
`
`
`11
`
`
`
`Appendix B
`Claim Chart for U.S. Patent No. 9,973,361
`
`Wi-Fi 6 Accused Instrumentalities
`It is anticipated that discovery will provide further details of the manner of infringement of the
`Accused Instrumentalities.
`In addition, the foregoing structures may
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