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`Exhibit 1
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`MARSHALL DIVISION
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`Case No. 2:15-cv-1274-JRG-RSP
`LEAD CASE
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`BLITZSAFE TEXAS, LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA,
`INC. and VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF
`AMERICA CHATTANOOGA
`OPERATIONS, LLC,
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` Defendants.
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`PLAINTIFF’S DISCLOSURE OF ASSERTED CLAIMS
`AND INFRINGEMENT CONTENTIONS
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`Plaintiff Blitzsafe Texas, LLC (“Blitzsafe”) hereby makes the following infringement
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`disclosures under the Patent Local Rules with respect to United States Patent Nos. 7,489,786
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`(“the ’786 patent”) and 8,155,342 (“the ’342 patent”), (collectively, “Blitzsafe Patents”).
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`Blitzsafe’s investigation is ongoing and discovery is in its preliminary stages. Accordingly,
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`these disclosures are based on information available to Blitzsafe at this time. Blitzsafe reserves
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`the right to supplement this disclosure after further discovery from the defendants and non-
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`parties, particularly documents and other discovery regarding the defendants’ accused devices.
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`Blitzsafe also reserves the right to assert additional claims of the Blitzsafe Patents, accuse
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`different products, or find alternative literal and/or equivalent infringing elements in the
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`defendant’s products.
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`DISCLOSURE OF ASSERTED CLAIMS AND INFRINGEMENT CONTENTIONS
`PURSUANT TO PATENT LOCAL RULE 3-1
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`A.
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`ASSERTED CLAIMS
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`Volkswagen Accused Products
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`Defendants Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and Volkswagen Group of America
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`Chattanooga Operations, Inc. (collectively, “Volkswagen”) have infringed and continue to
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`infringe at least the following claims of the Blitzsafe patents in connection with the Volkswagen
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`Accused Products set forth below:
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`• Claim 1, 2, 4-8, 13, 14, 23, 24, 44, 47, 57, 58, 60-65, 86, 88-92, 94, 97, and
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`98 of the ’786 patent; and
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`• Claims 49-54, 56, 62-64, 71, 73-78, 95, 97, 99-101, 106, 109-111, and 120
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`of the ’342 patent.
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`Audi Accused Products
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`Volkswagen has infringed and continues to infringe at least the following claims of the
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`Blitzsafe patents in connection with the Audi Accused Products set forth below:
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`• Claim 1, 2, 4-8, 13, 14, 23, 24, 44, 47, 57, 58, 60-65, 86, 88-92, 94, 97, and
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`98 of the ’786 patent; and
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`• Claims 49-57, 62-64, 66, 68, 70, 71, 73-80, 94, 95, 97, 99-103, 106, 109-
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`111, 113, 115, and 120 of the ’342 patent.
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`Blitzsafe reserves the right to seek leave of court to add, delete, substitute, or otherwise
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`amend this list of asserted claims should further discovery, the Court’s claim construction, or
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`other circumstances so merit.
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`B.
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`ACCUSED INSTRUMENTALITIES
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`Volkswagen Accused Products
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`’786 Patent
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`Blitzsafe is currently aware that the infotainment systems of the following accused
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`Volkswagen brand Volkswagen automobiles infringe the ’786 Patent:
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`2010-2016 Volkswagen Jetta
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`2010-2016 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen
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`2010-2016 Volkswagen Golf
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`2010-2016 Volkswagen Golf R
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`2010-2016 Volkswagen Beetle
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`2010-2016 Volkswagen Passat
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`2010-2016 Volkswagen CC
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`2010-2016 Volkswagen Toureg
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`2010-2016 Volkswagen Tiguan
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`2010-2016 Volkswagen Jetta
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`2010-2016 Volkswagen Eos
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`’342 Patent:
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`Blitzsafe is currently aware that the infotainment systems of the following accused
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`Volkswagen brand Volkswagen automobiles infringe the ’342 Patent:
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`2010-2016 Volkswagen Jetta
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`2010-2016 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen
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`2010-2016 Volkswagen Golf
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`2010-2016 Volkswagen Golf R
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`2010-2016 Volkswagen Beetle
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`2010-2016 Volkswagen Passat
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`2010-2016 Volkswagen CC
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`2010-2016 Volkswagen Toureg
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`2010-2016 Volkswagen Tiguan
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`2010-2016 Volkswagen Jetta
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`2010-2016 Volkswagen Eos
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`2.
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`Audi Brand Accused Products
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`’786 Patent:
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`Blitzsafe is currently aware that the infotainment systems of the following accused Audi
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`brand Volkswagen automobiles infringe the ’786 Patent:
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`2013-2016 Audi A3/S3
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`2009-2016 Audi A4/S4/A5/S5/RS5
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`2009-2016 Audi A6/S6/A7/S7/RS7
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`2009-2016 Audi A8/S8
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`2012-2016 Audi Q3
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`2009-2016 Audi Q5/SQ5
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`2009-2016 Audi Q7
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`2009-2016 Audi TT/TT-s/TT-RS
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`2009-2016 Audi R8
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`’342 Patent:
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`Blitzsafe is currently aware that the infotainment systems of the following accused Audi
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`brand Volkswagen automobiles infringe the ’342 Patent:
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`2013-2016 Audi A3/S3
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`2013-2016 Audi A4/S4/A5/S5/RS5
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`2012-2016 Audi A6/S6/A7/S7/RS7
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`2012-2016 Audi A8/S8
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`2013-2016 Audi Q3
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`2013-2016 Audi Q5/SQ5
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`2012-2016 Audi Q7
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`2013-2016 Audi TT/TT-s/TT-RS
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`Blitzsafe reserves the right to amend this list of accused instrumentalities, as well as other
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`information contained in this document and the exhibits hereto, to incorporate new information
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`learned during the course of discovery, including, but not limited to, the inclusion of newly
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`released products or any other equivalent devices ascertained through discovery.
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`C.
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`CLAIM CHARTS
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`Claim charts identifying a location of every element of every asserted claim of the
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`Blitzsafe Patents within accused products are attached hereto as Appendices A–D. Blitzsafe
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`believes that the Volkswagen Accused Products and Audi Accused Products cited in the claim
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`charts are representative of the Volkswagen Accused Products and Audi Accused Products.
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`Blitzsafe reserves the right to amend these claim charts as well as other information contained in
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`this document and the appendices hereto, to incorporate new information learned during the
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`course of discovery, including, but not limited to, information that is not publically available or
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`readily discernible without discovery. Blitzsafe further reserves the right to amend these claim
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`charts, as well as other information contained in this document and the exhibits attached hereto,
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`pursuant to Patent Local Rules 3-1(g) and 3-6.
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`D.
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`LITERAL INFRINGEMENT AND DOCTRINE OF EQUIVALENTS
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`Blitzsafe asserts that, under the proper construction of the asserted claims and their claim
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`terms, the limitations of the asserted claims of the Blitzsafe Patents are literally present in the
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`Volkswagen Accused Products and Audi Accused Products as set forth in the claim charts
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`attached hereto as Appendices A–D. Blitzsafe contends that any and all elements found not to be
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`literally infringed are infringed under the doctrine of equivalents because the differences between
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`the claimed inventions and the accused instrumentalities, if any, are insubstantial.
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`Blitzsafe also contends that Volkswagen directly infringes the asserted claims by
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`making, using, offering for sale, selling, and importing in to the United States the accused
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`instrumentalities as well as indirectly infringes by contributing to and/or inducing others (e.g.,
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`Volkswagen’s customers or its customers’ customers) to directly infringe those claims by
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`making, using, offering for sale or selling Volkswagen’s accused products.
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`Pursuant to Patent Local Rule 3-6(a)(1), Blitzsafe reserves the right to amend its
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`Infringement Contentions as to literal infringement or infringement under the doctrine of
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`equivalents in light of the Court’s claim construction.
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`E.
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`PRIORITY DATES
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`Each of the asserted claims of the ’786 patent is entitled to the priority date of U.S. Patent
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`Application No. 10/316,961, filed December 11, 2002, under P.R. 3-1(e). Blitzsafe reserves the
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`right to establish an earlier date of invention based upon actions related to conception and
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`reduction to practice of the claimed inventions.
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`Each of the asserted claims of the ’342 patent is entitled to the priority date of U.S. Patent
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`Application No. 11/475/847, filed June 27, 2006, under P.R. 3-1(e). Blitzsafe reserves the right
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`to establish an earlier date of invention based upon actions related to conception and reduction to
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`practice of the claimed inventions.
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`F.
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`BLITZSAFE’S OWN PRODUCTS
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`Blitzsafe is continuing to investigate what products and/or historical products may practice
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`the claimed inventions. At the present time Blitzsafe's investigation is focused on the products in
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`the list attached hereto. Blitzsafe’s investigation is ongoing, and Blitzsafe will supplement these
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`contentions following its investigation (and claim construction as necessary).
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`PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS PURSUANT TO PATENT LOCAL RULE 3-2
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`Blitzsafe is producing or making available for inspection documents that are in Blitzsafe’s
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`possession, custody or control as set forth in Patent Local Rule 3-2. A Blitzsafe 3-2 Production
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`Index identifying these documents is attached hereto.
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`This preliminary identification of documents is for convenience and is not an admission
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`that each document falls within any exemplary categories in the Patent Local Rules, or that any
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`document qualifies as prior art. Blitzsafe is continuing with its investigation, particularly with
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`respect to ESI. Thus, Blitzsafe reserves its right to add to, delete from, or otherwise modify its
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`disclosures in this section as its investigation proceeds.
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`Production of these documents is governed by Patent Local Rule 2-2, and, with the
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`exception of documents produced pursuant to P.R. 3.2(c) and public documents listed in the
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`infringement charts, are considered “Confidential – Outside Attorneys Eyes Only” and disclosure
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`of the confidential document or information shall be limited to each party’s outside attorney(s) of
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`record and the employees of such outside attorney(s).
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`Dated: November 24, 2015
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`BROWN RUDNICK LLP
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` /s/ Peter Lambrianakos
`Alfred R. Fabricant
`Texas Bar No. 2219392
`Email: afabricant@brownrudnick.com
`Lawrence C. Drucker
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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