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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
` MARSHALL DIVISION
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`DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR LEAVE TO EXCEED PAGE LIMITATIONS
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`Defendants file this unopposed Motion requesting leave to exceed the page limitations for
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`BLITZSAFE TEXAS, LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.; AMERICAN
`HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.; HONDA OF
`AMERICA MFG., INC.; HONDA
`MANUFACTURING OF ALABAMA, LLC;
`AND HONDA MANUFACTURING OF
`INDIANA, LLC,
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`Defendants.
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`NO. 2:15-CV-01274 (LEAD CASE)
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`Defendants’ responsive claim construction (Dkt. 101) by two pages, i.e., from thirty to thirty-two
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`pages. Good cause supports the extension. The primary reason for Defendants’ request is
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`because Plaintiff Blitzsafe Texas, LLC (“Blitzsafe”) ignores the doctrine of collateral estoppel
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`and is attempting to re-litigate five terms in this case that have previously been construed by
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`another federal court. This requires Defendants to not only address the collateral estoppel issues,
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`but also to re-argue the constructions for the same terms that have already been construed.
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`GOOD CAUSE EXISTS TO INCREASE THE PAGE LIMITATIONS.
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`Legal Standard.
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`Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the page limitations governing dispositive
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`motions pursuant to Local Rule CV-7(a) shall apply to claim construction briefing. P.R. 4-5(e).
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`Accordingly, both opening and responsive claim construction briefing is limited to thirty pages.
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`Local Rule CV-7(a). This rule may be modified for good cause with the Court’s consent. FED.
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`R. CIV. P. 16(b). Indeed, “[t]he court is lenient in permitting litigants to file documents that
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`exceed the page limits after a showing of good cause.” Clarke v. Dir., Tex. Dep’t of Crim.
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`Justice-Corr. Insts. Div., No. 4:08cv381, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 126607, at *2 (E.D. Tex. Sep.
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`4, 2013).
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`Blitzsafe Is Seeking to Re-litigate Several Claim Terms That Have Been
`Litigated Extensively in a Prior Litigation.
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`In March 2010, Marlowe Patent Holdings LLC filed a lawsuit against several companies
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`in the District of New Jersey asserting infringement of the ’786 patent, styled Marlowe Patent
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`Holdings LLC v. Dice Electronics LLC et al., No. 3:10-cv-01199-PGS-DEA (D.N.J.) (the “Dice
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`Case”). District Judge Peter Sheridan presided over the case. Ira Marlowe is the owner of both
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`Marlowe Patent Holdings and Blitzsafe, as well as being the sole named inventor of the ’786
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`patent. While the Dice Case was pending, a second lawsuit was filed by Marlowe Patent
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`Holdings against Ford Motor Company, styled Marlowe Patent Holdings LLC v. Ford Motor
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`Co., No. 3:11-cv-07044-PGS-DEA (D.N.J.) (filed Dec. 2, 2011) (the “Ford Case”). Judge
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`Sheridan eventually consolidated the Dice Case and Ford Case for claim construction purposes.
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`Over the next two years, the parties extensively litigated the proper construction of the
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`claim terms of the ’786 patent. During this time, Marlowe Patent Holdings had the opportunity
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`to submit three sets of briefs and participate in three separate hearings over the appropriate
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`construction of the claims. Judge Sheridan ultimately issued a 41-page claim construction
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`opinion and 3-page claim construction order on January 20, 2015. Dkts. 109, 110 in the Ford
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`Case. In the opinion and order, Judge Sheridan construed fourteen disputed claim terms of the
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`’786 patent. Id. Both the Dice Case and the Ford Case ended shortly thereafter, with the parties
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`stipulating to a dismissal with prejudice. Dkt. 244 in the Dice Case, Dkt. 130 in the Ford Case.
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`Not long after the Dice and Ford Cases concluded, Marlowe Patent Holdings assigned
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`the ’786 patent to Blitzsafe on July 10, 2015. Ira Marlowe also assigned the ’342 patent to
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`Blitzsafe on the same day. Blitzsafe was formed as a Texas limited liability company just two
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`days earlier, identifying Blitzsafe of America, Inc. as its sole manager and governing entity. Ira
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`Marlowe is the owner of Blitzsafe of America, Inc. as well as the CEO of Blitzsafe Texas, LLC.
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`The instant consolidated lawsuits followed.
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`Because Blitzsafe insists on re-litigating the meaning of claims terms already decided by
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`Judge Sheridan, there are currently twelve groups of claim terms that are in dispute between the
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`parties. However, Defendants believe that this Court should adopt all of Judge Sheridan’s
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`constructions from the Dice and Ford Cases, and reject Blitzsafe’s attempts to re-litigate the
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`construction of the following terms: “interface,” “device presence signal,” “pre-programmed,”
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`“external,” and “portable.” In addition to those five terms, the parties to the Ford Case agreed to
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`the construction of “car stereo”—an agreed construction that Blitzsafe now seeks to change.
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`Defendants Are Consolidating Their Arguments in One Brief.
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`In addition to the foregoing, five groupings of defendants (i.e., Honda, Volkswagen,
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`Toyota, Hyundai/Kia, and Nissan) have had their cases consolidated for pretrial purposes. See
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`Dkt. 25. Had Defendants all filed separate briefs in separate cases, the overall page limits would
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`have been 150 pages.
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`Additionally, Defendants raise indefiniteness arguments in the Claim Construction
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`Response. Defendants bear the burden of proof on these invalidity arguments. See, e.g., 35
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`U.S.C. § 282(a). Typically, the party with the burden of proof would be allowed to file reply
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`briefs. Under the Patent Rules, however, the Defendants are not afforded a reply brief for these
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`arguments. In this regard, Defendants have consolidated the arguments that would typically
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`cover more pages in additional briefs in this one brief.
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`CONCLUSION.
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`For the reasons set forth above, Defendants respectfully request the Court to grant their
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`motion to increase the page limit for Defendants’ responsive claim construction brief from 30
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`pages to 32 pages.
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`Case 2:15-cv-01274-JRG-RSP Document 102 Filed 05/27/16 Page 5 of 10 PageID #: 2360
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`Dated: May 27, 2016
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Joseph M. Beauchamp
`Joseph M. Beauchamp
`Texas State Bar No. 24012266
`Email: jmbeauchamp@jonesday.com
`H. Albert Liou
`Texas State Bar No. 24061608
`Email: aliou@jonesday.com
`Erin C. Dickerman 24087358
`Texas State Bar No.
`Email: edickerman@jonesday.com
`JONES DAY
`717 Texas Street, Suite 3300
`Houston, Texas 77002-2712
`Telephone: (832) 239-3939
`Facsimile: (832) 239-3600
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`Joseph Melnik
`California State Bar No. 255601
`Email: jmelnik@jonesday.com
`JONES DAY
`1755 Embarcadero Road
`Palo Alto, California 94303
`Telephone: (650) 739-3939
`Facsimile: (650) 739-3900
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`Randy Akin
`Texas State Bar No. 00954900
`Email: gra@randyakin.com
`G.R. (Randy) Akin, P.C.
`3400 W. Marshall Avenue, Suite 300
`Longview, Texas 75604
`Telephone: (903) 297-8929
`Facsimile: (903) 297-9046
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`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
`AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.;
`HONDA OF AMERICA MFG., INC.;
`HONDA MANUFACTURING OF
`ALABAMA, LLC; AND HONDA
`MANUFACTURING OF INDIANA, LLC
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`/s/ Patrick S. Park
`Paul R. Steadman
`Illinois Bar No. 6238160
`paul.steadman@dlapiper.com
`Matthew D. Satchwell
`Illinois Bar No. 6290672
`matthew.satchwell@dlapiper.com
`DLA PIPER LLP
`203 N. LaSalle St., Suite 1900
`Chicago, IL 60601-1293
`Telephone: 312.368.2111
`Facsimile: 312.236.7516
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`Patrick S. Park
`California Bar No. 246348
`patrick.park@dlapiper.com
`DLA PIPER LLP
`20000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 400
`North Tower
`Los Angeles, CA 90067
`Telephone: 310.595.3000
`Facsimile: 310.595.3300
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`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
`HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA,
`HYUNDAI MOTOR MANUFACTURING
`ALABAMA, LLC, KIA MOTORS
`AMERICA, INC., and KIA MOTORS
`MANUFACTURING GEORGIA, INC.
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`Case 2:15-cv-01274-JRG-RSP Document 102 Filed 05/27/16 Page 7 of 10 PageID #: 2362
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`/s/ Sean N. Hsu
`Jeffrey S. Patterson
`Texas Bar No. 15596700
`jpatterson@hdbdlaw.com
`Sean N. Hsu
`Texas Bar No. 24056952
`shsu@hdbdlaw.com
`Theresa M. Dawson
`Texas Bar No. 24065128
`tdawson@hdbdlaw.com
`HARTLINE DACUS BARGER DREYER
`LLP
`8750 North Central Expressway
`Suite 1600
`Dallas, Texas 75231
`Telephone: (214) 369-2100
`Facsimile: (214) 369-2118
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`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
`NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. and
`NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
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`Case 2:15-cv-01274-JRG-RSP Document 102 Filed 05/27/16 Page 8 of 10 PageID #: 2363
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`/s/ William H. Mandir
`J. Thad Heartfield
`Texas Bar No. 09346800
`thad@heartfieldlawfirm.com
`THE HEARTFIELD LAW FIRM
`2195 Dowlen Road
`Beaumont, TX 77706
`Telephone: (409) 866-3318
`Facsimile: (409) 866-5789
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`William H. Mandir (pro hac vice)
`wmandir@sughrue.com
`John F. Rabena (pro hac vice)
`jrabena@sughrue.com
`Brian K. Shelton (pro hac vice)
`bshelton@sughrue.com
`Fadi N. Kiblawi (pro hac vice)
`fkiblawi@sughrue.com
`Margaret M. Welsh (pro hac vice)
`mwelsh@sughrue.com
`SUGHRUE MION PLLC
`2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
`Washington, DC 20037
`Telephone: (202) 293-7600
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`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
`TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION,
`TOYOTA MOTOR SALES U.S.A., INC.,
`TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING,
`TEXAS, INC., TOYOTA MOTOR
`MANUFACTURING KENTUCKY, INC.,
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`MANUFACTURING MISSISSIPPI, INC.
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`Case 2:15-cv-01274-JRG-RSP Document 102 Filed 05/27/16 Page 9 of 10 PageID #: 2364
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`/s/ Sheila Mortazavi
`Deron R. Dacus
`Texas State Bar No. 00790553
`Peter A. Kerr
`Texas State Bar No. 24076478
`THE DACUS FIRM, P.C.
`821 ESE Loop 323
`Suite 430
`Tyler, TX 75701
`Telephone: (903) 705-1117
`Facsimile: (903) 705-1117
`Email: ddacus@dacusfirm.com
`Email: pkerr@dacusfirm.com
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`Michael J. Lennon (admitted pro hac vice)
`Sheila Mortazavi (admitted pro hac vice)
`KENYON & KENYON LLP
`One Broadway
`New York, NY 10004-1007
`Telephone: (212) 425-7200
`Facsimile: (212) 425-5288
`Email: mlennon@kenyon.com
`Email: smortazavi@kenyon.com
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`Susan A. Smith (admitted pro hac vice)
`KENYON & KENYON LLP
`1500 K Street, N.W.
`Washington D.C. 20005
`Telephone: (202) 220-4200
`Facsimile: (202) 220-4201
`Email: ssmith@kenyon.com
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`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
`VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA,
`INC. AND VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF
`AMERICA CHATTANOOGA
`OPERATIONS, LLC
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that all counsel of record who are deemed to have
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`consented to electronic service are being served with a copy of this document via the Court’s
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`CM/ECF system per Local Rule CV-5(a)(3) on May 27, 2016.
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`/s/ Joseph M. Beauchamp
`Joseph M. Beauchamp
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`CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that, in accordance with Local Rule CV-7(h), on May
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`25, 2016, the undersigned met and conferred with Peter Lambrianakos and Alessandra Messing,
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`counsel for Blitzsafe, about whether Blitzsafe was opposed to this motion and the relief
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`requested. Blitzsafe’s counsel stated that it does not oppose the two excess pages sought by
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`Defendants.
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`/s/ Joseph M. Beauchamp
`Joseph M. Beauchamp
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