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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`MARSHALL DIVISION
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`GESTURE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS,
`LLC,
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`Plaintiff
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`v.
`HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD., AND
`HUAWEI DEVICE USA, INC.,
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`Defendants.
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`C.A. NO. 2:21-cv-00040-JRG
` LEAD CONSOLIDATED CASE
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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. AND
`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.,
`Defendants.
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`C.A. NO. 2:21-cv-00041-JRG
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`SUPPLEMENTAL JOINT STIPULATION OF AGREED MOTIONS IN LIMINE
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`Pursuant to the Sixth Amended Docket Control Order (Dkt. 155), Plaintiff Gesture
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`Technology Partners, LLC (“GTP”) and Defendants Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung
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`Electronics America, Inc. (collectively, “Samsung”) (altogether, “Parties”) file this Supplemental
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`Joint Stipulation of Agreed Motions in Limine. The Parties agree not to mention, allude to, refer
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`to, or elicit testimony upon, in any manner, in the presence of the jury – whether during voir dire,
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`opening statement, the presentation of evidence, closing argument, or any other phase of this trial
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`– each of the categories of evidence discussed below without first approaching the Bench and
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`seeking permission from the Court.
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`16.
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`No party will introduce any reference, evidence, testimony, or argument that there
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`was any pre-suit contact, pre-suit knowledge, or willfulness; this does not preclude Samsung from
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`introducing evidence, testimony, or argument that there was not any pre-suit contact or pre-suit
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`knowledge.
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`17.
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`No party will introduce any reference, evidence, testimony, or argument related to
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`non-reliance on opinion of counsel.
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`18.
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`No party will introduce any reference, evidence, testimony, or argument related to
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`any duty of Samsung to investigate GTP’s patents prior to the litigation as part of its business.
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`19.
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`No party will introduce any reference, evidence, testimony, or argument related to
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`the absence of any witness or executive.
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`20.
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`No party will introduce any reference, evidence, testimony (including expert
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`testimony), or argument (or inquiry about or eliciting any testimony) that Dr. Pryor’s age or
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`military service impacts the merits of the case as to infringement, invalidity, and damages or that
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`Dr. Pryor’s age or military service impacts GTP’s burdens of proof; Dr. Pryor may testify fully
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`regarding his age, experience, and military history.
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`21.
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`No party will introduce any reference, evidence, testimony (including expert
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`testimony), or argument (or inquiry about or eliciting any testimony) regarding the workload,
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`accuracy, thoroughness, and reliability of the USPTO or of its examiners; the parties may generally
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`comment on, reiterate or repeat the points about the patent system and patenting process presented
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`in the Federal Judicial Center video and/or the jury instructions, so long as neither party attempts
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`generally to impune or generally to bolster the USPTO or the patent examination process.
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`22.
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`No party will introduce any reference, evidence, testimony (including expert
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`testimony), or argument (or inquiry about or eliciting any testimony) about any matters that were
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`not timely and properly disclosed pursuant to the Local Rules, the Federal Rules of Civil
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`Procedure, the Court’s Docket Control Order, or other Court Orders.
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`23.
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`No party will introduce any reference, evidence, testimony (including expert
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`testimony), or argument regarding, or inquire about or elicit any testimony regarding equitable
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`defenses or related issues.
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`Given this stipulation, GTP withdraws its opposed motions in limine numbers 8, 9, 12, and
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`17, and Samsung withdraws its opposed motions in limine numbers 2, 3, 5, 9, 13, and 16.
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`Dated: January 30, 2022
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /s/ Fred I. Williams
`Fred I. Williams
`Texas State Bar No. 00794855
`Michael Simons
`Texas State Bar No. 24008042
`Robert Daniel Garza
`Texas State Bar No. 24097730
`Robert Rhodes
`Texas State Bar No. 24116958
`WILLIAMS SIMONS & LANDIS PLLC
`The Littlefield Building
`601 Congress Ave., Suite 600
`Austin, TX 78701
`Tel: 512-543-1354
`fwilliams@wsltrial.com
`msimons@wsltrial.com
`dgarza@wsltrial.com
`rrhodes@wsltria.com
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`Todd E. Landis
`State Bar No. 24030226
`WILLIAMS SIMONS & LANDIS PLLC
`2633 McKinney Ave., Suite 130 #366
`Dallas, TX 75204
`Tel: 512-543-1357
`tlandis@wsltrial.com
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`John Wittenzellner
`Pennsylvania State Bar No. 308996
`WILLIAMS SIMONS & LANDIS PLLC
`1735 Market Street, Suite A #453
`Philadelphia, PA 19103
`Tel: 512-543-1373
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`johnw@wsltrial.com
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`Kevin S. Kudlac
`Texas Bar No. 00790089
`Kudlac PLLC
`1916 Wimberly Lane
`Austin, TX 78735
`Tel: 512-656-5743
`kevin@kudlacIP.com
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`Gesture Technology Partners, LLC
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`/s/ Christopher W. Kennerly
`Christopher W. Kennerly (TX Bar No. 00795077)
`chriskennerly@paulhastings.com
`Radhesh Devendran (pro hac vice)
`radheshdevendran@paulhastings.com
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`1117 S. California Avenue
`Palo Alto, CA 94304
`Telephone: (650) 320-1800
`Facsimile: (650) 320-1900
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`Allan M. Soobert
`allansoobert@paulhastings.com
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`2050 M Street NW
`Washington, D.C. 20036
`Telephone: 202-551-1700
`Facsimile: 202-551-1705
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`Elizabeth L. Brann
`elizabethbrann@paulhastings.com
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`4747 Executive Drive, 12th Floor
`San Diego, CA 92121
`Telephone: (858) 458-3000
`Facsimile: (858) 458-3005
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`Robert Laurenzi robertlaurenzi@paulhastings.com
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`200 Park Avenue
`New York, NY 10166
`Telephone: (212) 318-6000
`Facsimile: (212) 319-4090
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`Melissa R. Smith (TX Bar No. 24001351)
`GILLAM & SMITH, LLP
`303 S. Washington Ave.
`Marshall, TX 75670
`Telephone: (903) 934-8450
`Facsimile: (903) 934-9257
`melissa@gillamsmithlaw.com
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`Attorneys for Defendants Samsung Electronics Co.,
`Ltd and Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that on January 30, 2022 the undersigned caused a copy
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`of the foregoing document to be served on all counsel of record via the Court’s CM/ECF system,
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`pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
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`/s/ Fred I. Williams
`Fred I. Williams
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