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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`WACO DIVISION
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`THETA IP, LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Case No. 6:23-cv-00314-ADA
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`v.
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`APPLE INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`SECOND AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER
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`Item
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`Markman Hearing
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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.
`
`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 Clerk to
`arrange a teleconference with the Court to resolve
`the disputed issues.
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`Existing Deadline New Deadline
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`At the Court’s
`convenience
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`At the Court’s
`convenience
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`August 2, 2024
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`October 4, 2024
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`August 23, 2024
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`October 25, 2024
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`Close of Fact Discovery.
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`October 11, 2024
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`December 13, 2024
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`Opening Expert Reports.
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`November 12, 2024 January 17, 2025
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`Rebuttal Expert Reports.
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`December 20, 2024 February 21, 2025
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`IPR2023-00817
`Theta EX2013
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`
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`Case 6:23-cv-00314-ADA Document 91 Filed 08/06/24 Page 2 of 3
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`Item
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`Existing Deadline New Deadline
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`Close of Expert Discovery.
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`January 10, 2025
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`March 14, 2025
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`January 17, 2025
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`March 21, 2025
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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. 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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`Dispositive motion deadline and Daubert motion
`deadline.
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`January 31, 2025
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`April 4, 2025
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`See General Issues Note #7 regarding providing
`copies of the briefing to the Court and the
`technical adviser (if appointed).
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`Serve Pretrial Disclosures (jury instructions,
`exhibit lists, witness lists, deposition designations).
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`February 21, 2025 April 25, 2025
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`Serve objections to pretrial disclosures/rebuttal
`disclosures.
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`March 7, 2025
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`May 9, 2025
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`Serve objections to rebuttal disclosures; file
`Motions in limine.
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`March 14, 2025
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`May 16, 2025
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`Parties to jointly email the Court’s law clerk (See
`OGP at 1) to confirm their pretrial conference and
`trial dates.
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`File Joint Pretrial Order and Pretrial Submissions
`(jury instructions, exhibit lists, witness lists,
`deposition designations); file oppositions to
`motions in limine.
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`March 3, 2025
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`May 19, 2025
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`(8 weeks before
`trial)
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`March 21, 2025
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`May 23, 2025
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`IPR2023-00817
`Theta EX2013
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`
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`Case 6:23-cv-00314-ADA Document 91 Filed 08/06/24 Page 3 of 3
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`Item
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`Existing Deadline New Deadline
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`March 28, 2025
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`May 30, 2025
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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.
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`Deadline to file replies to motions in limine.
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`Deadline to meet and confer regarding remaining
`objections and disputes on motions in limine.
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`April 4, 2025
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`June 4, 2025
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`File joint notice identifying remaining objections
`to pretrial disclosures and disputes on motion in
`limine.
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`Final Pretrial Conference. Held in person unless
`otherwise requested.
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`Jury Selection/Trial.
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`April 8, 2025
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`June 10, 2025
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`(3 business days
`before Final Pretrial
`Conference)
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`April 11, 2025 or
`thereafter at the
`Court’s convenience
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`June 23, 2025 or
`thereafter at the
`Court’s convenience
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`May 12, 2025 or
`thereafter at the
`Court’s convenience
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`July 14, 2025 or
`thereafter at the
`Court’s convenience
`
`
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`SIGNED this 6th day of August, 2024
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`IPR2023-00817
`Theta EX2013
`
`