Gardner, Eamonn
`Joshua J. Yi; Corey Johanningmeier; Denise De Mory; Russ Horton; bstevens@wscllp.com; Anderson, Christa M.;
`hcannom@wscllp.com; Soni, Naina; Lauppe, Patrick W.; travis@gillamsmithlaw.com;
`melissa@gillamsmithlaw.com
`Kevin Yang; Kristie Davis; Jennifer Clark
`RE: Theta IP, LLC v. Apple Inc. (6:23-cv-00314-ADA)
`Tuesday, March 26, 2024 8:25:02 AM
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`From:
`To:
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`Cc:
`Subject:
`Date:
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`[EXTERNAL]
`Dr. Yi,
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`Apple intends to argue the “dynamically [adjusting/adjusted/adjust/ changing/decreased/increasing/
`increased/reducing/reduced/ varying/vary]” terms, and seek clarification regarding “switching
`current”/”drive current” and “best-case”/“worst-case.” Mr. Lauppe will address these terms.
`
`Thanks,
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`Eamonn
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`Eamonn Gardner
`Cooley LLP
`1144 15th Street, Suite 2300
`Denver, CO 80202-2589
`Direct: (858) 550-6086 • Cell: (720) 207-7378 • Fax: (720) 566-4099
`Pronouns: he, him, his
`Bio: www.cooley.com/egardner • Practice: www.cooley.com/patent
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`Cooley is Committed to Racial Justice
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`From: Gardner, Eamonn
`Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2024 8:18 AM
`To: Joshua J. Yi <josh@joshuayipatentlaw.com>; cjohanningmeier@bdiplaw.com;
`ddemory@bdiplaw.com; rhorton@gbkh.com; bstevens@wscllp.com; Anderson, Christa M.
`<canderson@cooley.com>; hcannom@wscllp.com; Soni, Naina <nsoni@cooley.com>; Lauppe,
`Patrick W. <plauppe@cooley.com>; travis@gillamsmithlaw.com; melissa@gillamsmithlaw.com
`Cc: Kevin Yang <kevin_yang@txwd.uscourts.gov>; Kristie Davis <kmdaviscsr@yahoo.com>; Jennifer
`Clark <jennifer_clark@txwd.uscourts.gov>
`Subject: RE: Theta IP, LLC v. Apple Inc. (6:23-cv-00314-ADA)
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`Dr. Yi,
`
`We have not yet had an opportunity to review this with our client because of the hour in Pacific
`time, but will provide a response as soon as we are able. We anticipate that my colleague and junior
`attorney, Patrick Lauppe, will argue a majority of any terms and that I may argue a term.
`
`Best,
`
`Eamonn
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`Eamonn Gardner
`Cooley LLP
`1144 15th Street, Suite 2300
`Denver, CO 80202-2589
`Direct: (858) 550-6086 • Cell: (720) 207-7378 • Fax: (720) 566-4099
`Pronouns: he, him, his
`Bio: www.cooley.com/egardner • Practice: www.cooley.com/patent
`
`Cooley is Committed to Racial Justice
`
`
`From: Joshua J. Yi <josh@joshuayipatentlaw.com>
`Sent: Monday, March 25, 2024 7:09 PM
`To: cjohanningmeier@bdiplaw.com; ddemory@bdiplaw.com; rhorton@gbkh.com;
`bstevens@wscllp.com; Anderson, Christa M. <canderson@cooley.com>; Gardner, Eamonn
`<egardner@cooley.com>; hcannom@wscllp.com; Soni, Naina <nsoni@cooley.com>; Lauppe, Patrick
`W. <plauppe@cooley.com>; travis@gillamsmithlaw.com; melissa@gillamsmithlaw.com
`Cc: Kevin Yang <kevin_yang@txwd.uscourts.gov>; Kristie Davis <kmdaviscsr@yahoo.com>; Jennifer
`Clark <jennifer_clark@txwd.uscourts.gov>
`Subject: Theta IP, LLC v. Apple Inc. (6:23-cv-00314-ADA)
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`Counsel,
`
`The Court provides the following preliminary constructions in advance of tomorrow’s Markman
`hearing. The purpose of preliminary constructions is to streamline the hearing by providing the
`parties an indication of the Court’s current position for each term. Although the parties are, of
`course, free to argue for their originally proposed construction, it is generally unlikely that the Court
`will select a party’s originally proposed construction over the preliminary construction. As such, the
`Court believes that making arguments to fine-tune the preliminary construction may be more
`helpful. The preliminary constructions are not final as the Court may change some those
`constructions based on the arguments at the hearing.
`
`Of the below terms, please let me know what terms each side would like to argue two hours before
`the 11AM hearing. Each side may email their list separately (but please CC the other side) or jointly
`(please indicate which side, or both, wants to argue each term). To the extent a junior attorney will
`be arguing a term, please let me know which term(s) the junior attorney will be arguing.
`
`Also, at least 30 minutes before the hearing, please submit any slides the parties (and CC the other
`side) wish to use at the Markman hearing.
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`If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks.
`
`-Josh
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`P.S. To assist the court reporter (Kristie Davis, CC-ed), please email her a copy of your slides as soon
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`as possible (it’s okay if it’s just a draft). When you email her, no need to CC the other side or the
`Court as it is purely to help her generate the transcript as quickly as possible.
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`Plaintiff’s
`Proposed
`Construction
`Plain and
`ordinary
`meaning
`
`
`Defendants’
`Proposed
`Construction
`“path for analog
`signal”
`
`
`Court’s
`Preliminary
` Construction
`Plain-and-
`ordinary
`meaning
`
`
`Plain and ordinary
`meaning
`
`
`Plain-and-
`ordinary
`meaning
`
`
`Plain-and-
`ordinary
`meaning
`
`
`Plain-and-
`ordinary
`meaning
`
`
`“the current that
`carries a signal
`through a load”
`
`Or, if plain and
`ordinary meaning,
`“current required
`to change the state
`of a
`transistor/system”
`
`Plain and ordinary
`meaning, which is
`“current required
`to keep a
`transistor/system at
`a steady state” or
`“the current that
`carries a signal
`through a load”
`
`Term
`
`#1: “signal path”
`
`U.S. Patent No. 7,010,330,
`Claims 1, 23, 29; U.S. Patent
`No. 10,129,825, Claims 3, 4,
`8; U.S. Patent No. 10,524,202,
`Claims 7–11, 13; U.S. Patent
`No. 11,564,164, Claims 5, 7–9,
`20; U.S. Patent No.
`11,638,210, Claims 3, 6, 10
`
`#2: “impedance”
`
`U.S. Patent No. 7,010,330,
`Claims 1, 23, 29; U.S. Patent
`No. 10,129,825, Claims 4,
`8; U.S. Patent No. 10,524,202,
`Claims 7, 8; U.S. Patent No.
`11,564,164, Claim 7; U.S.
`Patent No. 11,638,210, Claims
`3, 10
`
`#3A: “switching current”
`
`U.S. Patent No. 7,010,330,
`Claims 1, 23
`
`
`Plain and
`ordinary
`meaning, but if
`construed,
`should be
`construed as
`“opposition to
`the flow of
`alternating
`current”
`
`Plain and
`ordinary
`meaning
`
`
`#3B: “drive current”
`
`U.S. Patent No. 10,129,825,
`Claim 8; U.S. Patent No.
`11,638,210, Claim 10
`
`
`Plain and
`ordinary
`meaning
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`Plain-and-
`ordinary
`meaning
`
`
`
`“adjusting /
`changing /
`increasing /
`reducing / varying
`during operation
`without reliance on
`a signal strength
`threshold”
`
`
`“desired signal
`strength is high
`and interferer
`signal strength is
`low”
`
`“desired signal
`strength is low and
`interferer signal
`strength is high”
`
`
`Plain-and-
`ordinary
`meaning
`
`
`Plain-and-
`ordinary
`meaning
`
`
`Plain and
`ordinary
`meaning,
`wherein the
`plain and
`ordinary
`meaning is:
`
`“adjusting
`during
`operation based,
`at least in part,
`on information
`gained during
`operation”
`
`Plain and
`ordinary
`meaning
`
`
`Plain and
`ordinary
`meaning
`
`
`#4: “dynamically
`[adjusting/adjusted/adjust/
`changing/decreased/increasing/
`increased/reducing/reduced/
`varying/vary]”
`
`U.S. Patent No. 7,010,330,
`Claims 1, 23, 29; U.S. Patent
`No. 10,524,202, Claims 7–9,
`11, 13; U.S. Patent No.
`11,564,164, Claims 5, 7, 8, 20;
`U.S. Patent No. 11,638,210,
`Claims 3, 6, 10
`
`
`#5A: “best-case”
`
`U.S. Patent No. 10,524,202,
`Claims 7-9; U.S. Patent No.
`11,564,164, Claim 20
`
`#5B: “worst-case”
`
`U.S. Patent No. 10,129,825,
`Claims 3, 4, 8; U.S. Patent No.
`10,524,202, Claims 7–11; U.S.
`Patent No. 11,564,164, Claims
`5, 7–9, 20
`
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`
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`Joshua J. Yi, Ph.D.
`The Law Office of Joshua J. Yi, PLLC
`13492 Research Blvd; Ste. 120 – #445
`Austin, TX 78750-2254
`https://joshuayipatentlaw.com/
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