Case 2:21-cv-00040-JRG Document 55 Filed 07/16/21 Page 1 of 6 PageID #: 893
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`MARSHALL DIVISION
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`CASE NO. 2:21-cv-00040-JRG
`(Lead Case)
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`CASE NO. 2:21-cv-00041-JRG
`(Member Case)
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`GESTURE TECHNOLOGY
`PARTNERS, LLC,
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`Plaintiff
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`v.
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`HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.,
`HUAWEI DEVICE USA, INC.,
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`Defendants.
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`GESTURE TECHNOLOGY
`PARTNERS, LLC,
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`Plaintiff
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`v.
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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
`AND SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS
`AMERICA, INC.,
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`Defendants.
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`P.R. 4-3 – JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION AND PREHEARING STATEMENT
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`In accordance with the Court’s Docket Control Order (D.I. 44) and Local Patent Rule 4-3,
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`all parties to the above-captioned action hereby submit their Joint Claim Construction and
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`Prehearing Statement regarding U.S. Patent Nos. 7,933,431, 8,194,924, 8,553,079, and 8,878,949.
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`I.
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`CONSTRUCTION OF CLAIM TERMS ON WHICH THE PARTIES AGREE
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`Pursuant to P.R. 4-3(a)(1), the parties have agreed on the following constructions:
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`Claim Term
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`Agreed Construction
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`“a camera means associated with said housing
`for obtaining an image using reflected light of
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`Not means-plus-function
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`MARSHALL DIVISION
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`CASE NO. 2:21-cv-00040-JRG
`(Lead Case)
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`CASE NO. 2:21-cv-00041-JRG
`(Member Case)
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`GESTURE TECHNOLOGY
`PARTNERS, LLC,
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`Plaintiff
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`v.
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`HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.,
`HUAWEI DEVICE USA, INC.,
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`Defendants.
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`GESTURE TECHNOLOGY
`PARTNERS, LLC,
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`Plaintiff
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`v.
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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
`AND SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS
`AMERICA, INC.,
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`Defendants.
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`P.R. 4-3 – JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION AND PREHEARING STATEMENT
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`In accordance with the Court’s Docket Control Order (D.I. 44) and Local Patent Rule 4-3,
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`all parties to the above-captioned action hereby submit their Joint Claim Construction and
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`Prehearing Statement regarding U.S. Patent Nos. 7,933,431, 8,194,924, 8,553,079, and 8,878,949.
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`I.
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`CONSTRUCTION OF CLAIM TERMS ON WHICH THE PARTIES AGREE
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`Pursuant to P.R. 4-3(a)(1), the parties have agreed on the following constructions:
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`Claim Term
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`Agreed Construction
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`“a camera means associated with said housing
`for obtaining an image using reflected light of
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`Not means-plus-function
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`Case 2:21-cv-00040-JRG Document 55 Filed 07/16/21 Page 2 of 6 PageID #: 894
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`at least one object positioned by a user
`operating said object”
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`(’431 Patent, Claim 7)
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`“a camera associated with said housing for
`obtaining an image using reflected light of at
`least one object positioned by a user operating
`said object”
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`II.
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`EACH PARTY’S PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF EACH DISPUTED CLAIM
`TERM
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`Pursuant to P.R. 4-3(a)(2), the parties have attached a chart hereto as Appendix 1, which
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`shows each party’s proposed construction of each disputed claim term, phrase, or clause,
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`together with an identification of all references from the specification or file history that support
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`that construction, and an identification of any extrinsic evidence known to the party on which it
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`intends to rely either to support its proposed construction or to oppose any other party’s proposed
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`construction, including but not limited to, as permitted by law, dictionary definitions, citations to
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`learned treatises and prior art, and testimony of percipient and expert witnesses. Where intrinsic
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`and extrinsic citations have been made for a particular claim term, phrase, or clause, they should
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`be understood as applicable to each other instance where the same term, phrase, or clause
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`appears elsewhere.
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`III. ANTICIPATED LENGTH OF TIME FOR CLAIM CONSTRUCTION HEARING
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`Pursuant to P.R. 4-3(a)(3), the parties anticipate that they will need a combined total of 3
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`hours for presentation at the Claim Construction Hearing.
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`IV. WITNESS TESTIMONY AT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION HEARING
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`Pursuant to P.R. 4-3(a)(4), the parties do not at this time anticipate calling witnesses at
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`the Claim Construction Hearing.
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`V.
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`OTHER ISSUES FOR PREHEARING CONFERENCE
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` Pursuant to P.R. 4-3(a)(5), the parties do not believe there are any prehearing issues to be
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`addressed by the Court.
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`Case 2:21-cv-00040-JRG Document 55 Filed 07/16/21 Page 3 of 6 PageID #: 895
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`DATED: July 16, 2021
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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
`WILLIAMS SIMONS & LANDIS PLLC
`327 Congress Ave., Suite 490
`Austin, TX 78701
`Tel: 512-543-1354
`fwilliams@wsltrial.com
`msimons@wsltrial.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
`johnw@wsltrial.com
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`Gesture Technology Partners, LLC
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`By: /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
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`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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`/s/ Kent E. Baldauf, Jr.
`Kent E. Baldauf, Jr. (PA ID No. 70793)
`Bryan P. Clark (PA ID No. 205708)
`THE WEBB LAW FIRM
`One Gateway Center
`420 Ft. Duquesne Blvd., Suite 1200
`Pittsburgh, PA 15222
`412.471.8815
`412.471.4094 (fax)
`kbaldaufjr@webblaw.com
`bclark@webblaw.com
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`AND
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`J. Mark Mann (TX ID No. 12926150)
`G. Blake Thompson (TX ID No. 24042033)
`MANN TINDEL & THOMPSON
`201 E. Howard Street
`903.657.8540
`903.657.6003 (fax)
`mark@themannfirm.com
`blake@themannfirm.com
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`Attorneys for Huawei Device Co., Ltd. and
`Huawei Device USA, Inc.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document was filed
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`electronically in compliance with Local Rule CV-5 on July 16, 2021. As of this date, all counsel
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`of record had consented to electronic service and 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)(A).
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` /s/ Christopher W. Kennerly
`Christopher W. Kennerly
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