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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`MARSHALL DIVISION
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`RAYTHEON COMPANY,
`Plaintiff,
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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., et al.,
`Defendants.
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`RAYTHEON COMPANY,
`Plaintiff,
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`SONY KABUSHIKI KAISHA, et al.,
`Defendants.
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`Case No. 2:15-CV-341-JRG-RSP
`LEAD CASE
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`Case No. 2:15-CV-342-JRG-RSP
`Consolidated Case
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` EMERGENCY MOTION FOR EXPEDITED BRIEFING AND DISPOSITION OF
`DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO STAY CASES PENDING INTER PARTES REVIEW
`Pursuant to Local Rules CV-7(e) and (m), Defendants Sony Corporation, Sony
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`Corporation of America, Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Mobile Communications (USA) Inc., Sony
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`Semiconductor Corporation, Sony EMCS Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc., Sony
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`Mobile Communications AB (collectively, “the Sony Defendants”), OmniVision Technologies,
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`Inc., Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., and
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`Samsung Semiconductor Inc. (collectively “Defendants”) hereby respectfully request an
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`expedited briefing schedule and disposition for Defendants’ Motion to Stay Cases Pending Inter
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`Partes Review. In the motion to stay, Defendants seek an order vacating all deadlines in the lead
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`and consolidated cases, and staying these cases in all respects pending the PTAB’s final written
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`decision in the inter partes review (“IPR”) proceedings that have been instituted against all
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`asserted claims of the sole patent asserted in these cases.
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`First, expedited briefing and disposition of the motion to stay has the potential to save
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`substantial resources for both the litigants and this Court. Major due dates for claim construction
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`briefing in this case are rapidly approaching: Plaintiff’s opening brief is due January 15, 2016;
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`Defendants’ responsive brief is due January 29, 2016; Plaintiff’s reply is due February 5, 2016;
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`and the claim construction hearing is set for February 26, 2016. (Dkt. No. 60.) Additionally, the
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`deadlines to complete all fact and expert discovery are April 19, 2016 and May 31, 2016,
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`respectively. At this time, the parties have not yet taken any depositions or exchanged expert
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`reports, so much of the discovery in this case lies ahead. Expedited briefing and resolution of
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`Defendants’ motion to stay, if granted, would obviate the need for the parties to incur the
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`substantial costs associated with these milestones as well as the need for this Court to expend
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`resources deciding claim construction and other issues.
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`Second, expedited briefing and disposition of the motion to stay will not unduly prejudice
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`Raytheon. Raytheon has had ample notice of the motion and the bases for it. The Sony
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`Defendants first notified Raytheon and the Court on August 7, 2015, of their petition for inter
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`partes review (“IPR”) of the asserted patent and their intention to move this Court for a stay
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`upon institution. (Dkt. No. 57.) After the PTAB instituted the IPR on December 2, 2015,
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`Defendants promptly initiated negotiations of a stipulated stay with Raytheon. Those
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`negotiations occurred over the course of a month and, during this time, Defendants provided
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`Raytheon with a draft motion to stay to serve as a basis for the negotiations. Raytheon therefore
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`cannot be surprised by either the motion or its bases, or the timing of its filing. Defendants’
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`motion to stay also is short and deals with a narrow issue that the parties have been discussing
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`for the past month. As such, it should not require a substantial amount of additional time or
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`resources for Plaintiff to prepare a response.
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`And third, expedited briefing and disposition of the motion to stay is especially
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`appropriate here because Defendants’ entitlement to a stay is clear under the controlling
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`precedents, as explained in the motion to stay.
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`CONCLUSION
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`For the foregoing reasons, Defendants respectfully request the Court grant this motion
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`enter the following expedited briefing schedule:
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`Event
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`Current Due Date Expedited Due Date
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`Raytheon’s Opposition
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`January 21, 2016
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`January 15, 20161
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`Defendants’ Reply (if any)
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`January 31, 2016
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`January 19, 2016
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`Raytheon’s Sur-reply (if any) February 10, 2016
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`January 22, 2016
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`1 While Raytheon’s opening claim construction brief and tutorial also are due on January 15,
`2016, as noted above, Defendants’ motion to stay is short and Raytheon should not require a
`substantial amount of additional time or resources to prepare its response.
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`Dated: January 7, 2015
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Deron R. Dacus
`Deron R. Dacus
`State Bar No. 00790553
`Peter Kerr
`State Bar No. 24076478
`THE DACUS FIRM, P.C.
`821 ESE Loop 323, Suite 430
`Tyler, TX 75701
`Tel: 903/705-1117
`Fax: 903/581-2543
`ddacus@dacusfirm.com
`pkerr@dacusfirm.com
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`T. Cy Walker
`Robert L. Hails Jr.
`BAKER & HOSTETLER, LLP
`Washington Square
`1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 1100
`Washington, D.C. 20036-5304
`Tel: 202.861.1500
`Fax: 202.861.1783
`cwalker@bakerlaw.com
`rhails@bakerlaw.com
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`John Flock
`Zaed M. Billah
`KENYON & KENYON LLP
`One Broadway
`New York, New York 10004-1050
`tel.: (212) 425-7200
`fax: (212) 425-5288
`jflock@kenyon.com
`zbillah@kenyon.com
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`Counsel for Defendants Sony Corporation,
`Sony Corporation of America, Sony
`Electronics Inc., Sony Mobile
`Communications (USA) Inc., Sony
`Semiconductor Corporation, Sony EMCS
`Corporation, Sony Mobile
`Communications Inc., and Sony Mobile
`Communications AB
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`/s/ James Yoon
`James Yoon
`jyoon@wsgr.com
`California Bar No. 261726
`Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,
`Professional Corporation
`650 Page Mill Road
`Palo Alto, CA 94304
`Phone: 650.849.3022
`Fax: 650.493.6811
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`Albert Shih
`ashih@wsgr.com
`California Bar No. 261726
`Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,
`Professional Corporation
`650 Page Mill Road
`Palo Alto, CA 94304
`Phone: 650.849.3022
`Fax: 650.493.6811
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`Adam Burrowbridge
`aburrowbridge@wsgr.com
`Virginia Bar No. 81921
`Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,
`Professional Corporation
`1700 K Street NW, Fifth Floor
`Washington, DC 20006
`Phone: 202-973-8800
`Fax: 202-973-8992
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`Attorneys for Defendant OmniVision
`Technologies, Inc.
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`/s/ John Hutchins
`Melissa R. Smith
`State Bar No. 24001351
`GILLAM & SMITH, LLP
`303 South Washington Avenue
`Marshall, Texas 75670
`tel: (903) 934-8450
`fax: (903) 934-9257
`melissa@gillamsmithlaw.com
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`John Hutchins
`Adeel Haroon
`KENYON & KENYON LLP
`1500 K Street, NW
`Suite 700
`Washington, DC 20005
`tel.: 202-220-4200
`fax: 202-220-4201
`jhutchins@kenyon.com
`aharoon@kenyon.com
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`Counsel for Defendant Apple Inc.
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`/s/ Stephen K. Shahida
`Mark G. Davis
`Bar No. 412228 (DC)
`Ronald J. Pabis
`Bar No. 473023 (DC)
`Stephen K. Shahida
`Bar No. 454970 (DC)
`Patrick J. McCarthy
`Bar No. 990490 (DC)
`Minsoo Kim
`Bar No. 5328026 (NY)
`GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
`2101 L. Street, N.W., Suite 1000
`Washington, DC 20037
`Telephone: (202) 331-3104
`Facsimile: (202) 331-3101
`Email: davisma@gtlaw.com
`pabisr@gtlaw.com
`shahidas@gtlaw.com
`mccarthyp@gtlaw.com
`kimmin@gtlaw.com
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`Melissa Richards Smith
`State Bar No. 24001351
`Gillam & Smith, LLP
`303 South Washington Avenue
`Marshall, TX 75670
`Telephone: (903) 934-8450
`Facsimile: (903) 934-9257
`Email: melissa@gillamsmithlaw.com
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`Counsel for Defendants Samsung
`Electronics Co., LTD., Samsung
`Electronics America, Inc., and Samsung
`Semiconductor
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies that on this 7th day of January, 2016, all counsel of record who
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`are deemed to have consented to electronic service are being served with a copy of this document
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`through the Court’s CM/ECF system under Local Rule CV-5(a)(3). Any other counsel of record
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`will be served by a facsimile transmission and/or first class mail.
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`/s/ Deron R. Dacus
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`CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
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`This is to certify that, per the requirement of Local Rule CV-7(h), T. Cy Walker and
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`Robert L. Hails, Jr. on behalf of Defendants Sony Corporation, Sony Corporation of America,
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`Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Mobile Communications (USA) Inc., Sony Semiconductor
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`Corporation, Sony EMCS Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc., Sony Mobile
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`Communications AB, conferred with counsel for Plaintiff, Thomas J. Filarski and William E.
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`Davis, III, by telephone on January 6, 2016, in a good faith attempt to resolve the matter without
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`court intervention. Plaintiff’s counsel represented that Plaintiff does oppose and cannot agree to
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`Defendants’ Motion to Stay, leaving the issue open for the court to resolve.
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`Dated: January 7, 2016
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