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`AGIS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Case No. 2:21-cv-00029-JRG
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`AGIS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LLC,
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`Defendants.
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`WHATSAPP, INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`T-MOBILE USA, INC. and T-MOBILE US,
`INC.,
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`v.
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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-00072-JRG
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`(LEAD CASE)
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`DECLARATION OF VINCENT J. RUBINO, III IN SUPPORT OF
`PLAINTIFF AGIS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LLC’S RESPONSE
`IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT WHATSAPP, INC.’S
`MOTION TO DISMISS FOR IMPROPER VENUE (DKT. 34)
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`I, Vincent J. Rubino, hereby declare as follows:
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`1.
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`I have personal knowledge of the facts set forth in this declaration. I am
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`competent to testify as to all matters stated, and I am not under any legal disability that would in
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`any way preclude me from testifying.
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`2.
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`I am a Partner at the law firm of Fabricant LLP and counsel of record for Plaintiff
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`AGIS Software Development LLC in this matter.
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`3.
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`The exhibits attached to this declaration may contain annotations and/or excerpts
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`of the originals.
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`Case 2:21-cv-00072-JRG-RSP Document 82-1 Filed 06/08/21 Page 2 of 5 PageID #: 2043
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`4.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of the Declaration of
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`Malcolm K. Beyer, Jr. in Opposition to Defendant WhatsApp, Inc.’s Motion to Dismiss for
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`Improper Venue, dated June 7, 2021.
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`5.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy of the U.S. Patent and
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`Trademark Office Report for U.S. Patent Application No. 16/237,267 titled “Methods and
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`systems for determining an unread message count” filed by WhatsApp, Inc., available at
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`https://uspto.report/patent/grant/10992633, and accessed on May 4, 2021.
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`6.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a true and correct copy of a screenshot of the
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`webpage titled “WhatsApp,” available at https://www.whatsapp.com/?lang=en, and accessed on
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`May 4, 2021.
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`7.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit D is a true and correct copy of a screenshot of the
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`webpage titled “About WhatsApp,” available at https://www.whatsapp.com/about, and accessed
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`on May 4, 2021.
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`8.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit E is a true and correct copy of a screenshot of the
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`Collin County Property Tax Record for 1221 Coit Road, available at
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`https://taxpublic.collincountytx.gov/webcollincounty/accountsearch.htm, and accessed on May
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`10, 2021.
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`9.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit F is a true and correct copy of a screenshot of the
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`webpage, “Facebook Fort Worth Data Center – Expansion – 5000 Like Way, Fort Worth, TX,”
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`available at https://www.commercialcafe.com/commercial-property/us/tx/fort-worth/facebook-
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`fort-worth-data-center-expansion/, and accessed on May 4, 2021.
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`10.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit G is a true and correct copy of a screenshot of the
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`webpage, “Expanding our Fort Worth Data Center to five buildings,” available at
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`Case 2:21-cv-00072-JRG-RSP Document 82-1 Filed 06/08/21 Page 3 of 5 PageID #: 2044
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`https://www.facebook.com/notes/fort-worth-data-center/expanding-our-fort-worth-data-center-
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`to-five-buildings/1187767507983650, and accessed on May 4, 2021.Attached hereto as Exhibit
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`H is a true and correct copy of a screenshot of the Real Property Asset Map, available at
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`https://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/division/right-of-way/delineation-system.html, and retrieved
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`on June 7, 2021.
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`11.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit I is a true and correct copy of a screenshot of the Real
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`Property Asset Map, available at
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`https://maps.dot.state.tx.us/AGO_Template/TxDOT_Viewer/?appid=6e6821ecba51466789de423
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`165516843 and retrieved on June 7, 2021, and navigated from Exhibit L by selecting “Real
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`Property Asset Map.”
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`12.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit J is a true and correct copy of a screenshot of the Real
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`Property Asset Map for 4500 Like Way, available at
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`https://maps.dot.state.tx.us/AGO_Template/TxDOT_Viewer/?appid=6e6821ecba51466789de423
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`165516843 and retrieved on June 7, 2021, and navigated from Exhibit M by entering “4500 Like
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`Way” in the Search Bar “Find address or place.”
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`13.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit K is a true and correct copy of a screenshot of the
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`Facebook Fort Worth Data Center, available at https://baxtel.com/data-center/facebook-fort-
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`worth, retrieved on June 7, 2021.
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`14.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit L is a true and correct copy of a screenshot of the
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`ArcGIS Web Map from the Tarrant Appraisal District, available at
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`https://utility.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/Utilities/PrintingTools_GPSer
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`ver/x_____xRVPk_hlgwpDx9swYoHNKLQ..x_____x_ags_34dfce58-c80f-11eb-b4ba-
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`22000a5fffa8.pdf, retrieved on June 8, 2021.
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`Case 2:21-cv-00072-JRG-RSP Document 82-1 Filed 06/08/21 Page 4 of 5 PageID #: 2045
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`15.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit M is a true and correct copy of a screenshot of the
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`Property Tax Record from the Denton County Tax Office for 4500 Like Way, Facebook Data
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`Center, available at https://www.dentoncounty.gov/841/Search-Property-Tax-Records, and
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`retrieved on May 4, 2021.
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`16.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit N is a true and correct copy of a screenshot of the
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`Property Tax Record from the Denton County Tax Office for 4500 Like Way, Alliance Gateway,
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`North Block 3, Lot 7R2, available at https://www.dentoncounty.gov/841/Search-Property-Tax-
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`Records, and retrieved on May 4, 2021.
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`17.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit O is a true and correct copy of a screenshot of the
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`Property Tax Record from the Denton County Tax Office for 4500 Like Way, Alliance Gateway,
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`North Addn Block 3 Lot 7 Plat, available at https://www.dentoncounty.gov/841/Search-Property-
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`Tax-Records, and retrieved on May 4, 2021.
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`18.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit P is a true and correct copy of a screenshot of the
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`Property Tax Record from the Denton County Tax Office for 4500 Like Way, Alliance Gateway,
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`North Addn Block 3 Lot 7R Plat, available at https://www.dentoncounty.gov/841/Search-
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`Property-Tax-Records, and retrieved on May 4, 2021.
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`19.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit Q is a true and correct copy of a screenshot of the
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`webpage, “INAP Dallas Data Centers,” available at https://www/inap.com/data-centers/dallas-
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`data-centers/, and accessed on May 4, 2021.
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`20.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit R is a true and correct copy of a screenshot of the
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`webpage, “INAP – Dallas Data Center (DAL006) – Cloud and Colocation,” available at
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`https://cloudandcolocation.com/datacenters/inap-dallas-data-center-dal006/, and accessed on
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`May 4, 2021.
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`Case 2:21-cv-00072-JRG-RSP Document 82-1 Filed 06/08/21 Page 5 of 5 PageID #: 2046
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`21.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit S is a true and correct copy of a screenshot of the
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`webpage, “WhatsApp Legal Info, available at https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/?doc=privacy-
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`policy&version=20120707&lang=en, and accessed on May 3, 2021.
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`22.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit T is a true and correct copy of a screenshot of the
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`webpage, “First look: Facebook headcount swells as social media giant opens new Austin
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`office,” available at https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2019/09/04/first-look-facebook-
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`headcount-swells-as-social.html, and accessed on June 7, 2021.
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`I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
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`Executed on June 8, 2021 in Marshall, Texas.
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