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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
`THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`MARSHALL DIVISION
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`CASE NO. 2:17-cv-514-JRG
`(LEAD CASE)
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`CASE NO. 2:17-CV-515-JRG
`(CONSOLIDATED CASE)
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`AGIS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, LLC
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`HTC CORPORATION, et al.
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`Defendant.
`AGIS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, LLC
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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`Defendant.
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`ORDER ON PLAINTIFF AGIS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LLC’S
`MOTIONS IN LIMINE
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`Before the Court are Plaintiff AGIS Software Development LLC’s Motions in Limine.
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`The Court held a Pre-Trial Conference on March __, 2019. For the reasons explained at the
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`hearing, the Court rules as follows. A party must approach the bench before introducing
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`evidence or argument in the presence of the jury about the subject matter of a Motion in Limine
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`that has been granted.
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`PLAINTIFF’S MOTIONS IN LIMINE
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`1.
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`MOTION IN LIMINE to Preclude LG from Introducing Testimony or Evidence
`Related to AGIS’s Finances:
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`DENIED
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`Case 2:17-cv-00514-JRG Document 224-8 Filed 02/21/19 Page 2 of 4 PageID #: 19582
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`2.
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`8.
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`MOTION IN LIMINE to Preclude the Use of Derogatory, Disparaging, and/or
`Pejorative References About Non-Practicing Entities Including AGIS Software
`Development LLC and AGIS, Inc.:
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`DENIED
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`MOTION IN LIMINE to Preclude Disparaging the United States Patent and
`Trademark Office:
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`DENIED
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`MOTION IN LIMINE to Preclude LG from Referencing Pending Inter Partes
`Review Proceedings or Success Rates of Such Proceedings:
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`AGREED. Both parties shall be precluded from referencing pending inter partes review
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`proceedings or success rates of such proceedings.
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`MOTION IN LIMINE to Preclude LG from Introducing Evidence or Testimony
`Regarding Unrelated Litigation Including Verdicts:
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`DENIED
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`MOTION IN LIMINE to Preclude LG from Introducing Testimony, Evidence, or
`Argument Related to Litigation Funding:
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`DENIED
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`MOTION IN LIMINE to Preclude LG from Introducing Testimony, Evidence, or
`Argument Related to Potential Targets for Litigation:
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`DENIED
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`MOTION IN LIMINE to Preclude LG from Introducing Testimony or Evidence
`Related to AGIS’s Intellectual Property Monetization or Litigation Efforts
`Unrelated to the Current Lawsuit:
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`-2-
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`Case 2:17-cv-00514-JRG Document 224-8 Filed 02/21/19 Page 3 of 4 PageID #: 19583
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`DENIED
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`9.
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`MOTION IN LIMINE to Preclude Any References, Evidence, Suggestion,
`Testimony, or Elicitation of Any Testimony by LG Comparing Any Accused
`Product to Any Purported Prior Art Device, a Prior Art Patent, or Any Other Prior
`Art:
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`DENIED
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`10. MOTION IN LIMINE to Preclude Any Reference, Evidence, Suggestion,
`Testimony, or Elicitation of Any Testimony by LG Regarding AGIS’s Election of
`Patent Claims to Streamline this Litigation:
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`AGREED. LG Electronics Inc. shall be precluded from any reference, evidence,
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`suggestion, testimony, or elicitation of any testimony regarding AGIS Software
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`Development LLC’s election of patent claims to streamline this litigation, and AGIS
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`Software Development LLC shall be precluded from any reference, evidence, suggestion,
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`testimony, or elicitation of any testimony regarding LG Electronics Inc.’s election of
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`prior art to streamline this litigation.
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`11. MOTION IN LIMINE to Preclude Any Reference, Evidence, Suggestion,
`Testimony, or Elicitation of Any Testimony by LG that Plaintiff Engaged in “Forum
`Shopping” or “Litigation Abuse,” or that this District is a Popular Venue for Patent
`Holders:
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`DENIED
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`12. MOTION IN LIMINE to Preclude LG from Introducing Evidence of Prior Art Not
`Included in LG’s Final Election of Prior Art:
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`DENIED
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`-3-
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`Case 2:17-cv-00514-JRG Document 224-8 Filed 02/21/19 Page 4 of 4 PageID #: 19584
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`13. MOTION IN LIMINE to Preclude LG from Introducing Correspondence Related
`to Discovery Disputes
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`AGREED. Both parties shall be precluded from introducing correspondence related to
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`discovery disputes.
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`14. MOTION IN LIMINE to Preclude LG Expert from Testifying Regarding Facts as
`to the FBCB2 System as Prior Art
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`DENIED
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`15. MOTION IN LIMINE to Exclude Testimony of LG’s Late-Disclosed Witnesses
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`DENIED
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`-4-
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