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`EXHIBIT 13
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`HUAWEI DEVICE USA INC., ET AL.,
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`AGIS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, LLC,
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`Defendants.
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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-513-JRG
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`(LEAD CASE)
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`PLAINTIFF AGIS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, LLC’S
`OPENING CLAIM CONSTRUCTION BRIEF
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`Page No(s).
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`I.
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`CLAIM CONSTRUCTION STANDARD OF REVIEW .................................................. 1
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`A.
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`B.
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`C.
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`GOVERNING LAW ............................................................................................... 1
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`LEVEL OF ORDINARY SKILL IN THE ART .................................................... 1
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`PATENT BACKGROUND AND TECHNOLOGY .............................................. 2
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`II.
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`DISPUTED TERMS ........................................................................................................... 4
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`ii.
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`iii.
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`iv.
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`v.
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`vi.
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`vii.
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`“a data transmission means that facilitates the transmission of
`electronic files between said PDA/cell phones in different
`locations” (Claim 1 of the ’970 Patent) ...................................................... 4
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`“means for attaching a forced message alert software packet to a
`voice or text message creating a forced message alert that is
`transmitted by said sender PDA/cell phone to the recipient
`PDA/cell phone, [said forced message alert software packet
`containing a list of possible required responses]” (Claim 1 of the
`’970 Patent) ................................................................................................. 7
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`“[means for. . .] requiring the forced message alert software on said
`recipient PDA/cell phone to transmit an automatic
`acknowledgment to the sender PDA/cell phone as soon as said
`forced message alert is received by the recipient PDA/cell phone”
`(’970 Patent Claim 1) .................................................................................. 9
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`“means for requiring a required manual response from the response
`list by the recipient in order to clear recipient’s response list from
`recipient’s cell phone display” (’970 Patent, Claim 1) ............................. 10
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`“means for receiving and displaying a listing of which recipient
`PDA/cell phones have automatically acknowledged the forced
`message alert and which recipient PDA/cell phones have not
`automatically acknowledged the forced message alert” (’970
`Patent, Claim 1) ........................................................................................ 11
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`“means for periodically resending said forced message alert to said
`recipient PDA/cell phones that have not automatically
`acknowledged the forced message alert” (’970 Patent, Claim 1) ............. 13
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`“means for receiving and displaying a listing of which recipient
`PDA/cell phones have transmitted a manual response to said
`forced message alert and details the response from each recipient
`PDA/cell phone that responded” (’970 Patent, Claim 1) .......................... 14
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`Pursuant to P.R. 4-5(a) and the Court’s Docket Control Order of July 19, 2018 (Dkt.
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`157), Plaintiff AGIS Software Development, LLC (“AGIS”) hereby submits its Opening Claim
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`Construction Brief. The asserted patents are U.S. Patent Nos. 8,213,970 (the “’970 Patent,”
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`Ex. A), 9,408,055 (the “’055 Patent,” Ex. B), 9,445,251 (the “’251 Patent,” Ex. C), 9,467,838
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`(the “’838 Patent,” Ex. D), and 9,749,829 (the “’829 Patent,” Ex. E) (together, the “Asserted
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`Patents”).
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`I.
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`CLAIM CONSTRUCTION STANDARD OF REVIEW
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`A.
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`GOVERNING LAW
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`The governing legal standards relating to claim construction are described, for example, in
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`the Court’s opinion in Seoul Semiconductor Co. Ltd. v. Nichia Corp., 596 F. Supp. 2d 1005 (E.D.
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`Tex. 2009), and are hereby incorporated by reference.
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`B.
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`LEVEL OF ORDINARY SKILL IN THE ART
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`The “Field of the Invention” is described generally as related to the field of map-based
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`communication among cellphone/PDA devices, now more commonly referred
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`“smartphones.” The detailed descriptions of the inventions and the claims of the Asserted
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`Patents draw on a combination of skills from the computer science and engineering arts. AGIS
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`submits that a person of ordinary skill in the art (“POSITA”) would have a bachelor’s degree in
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`computer science or computer engineering with one to two years of experience in the field of
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`computer programming with a focus on GPS connectivity. Extensive experience and technical
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`training may substitute for educational requirements, while advanced education may substitute for
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`experience.
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`C.
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`PATENT BACKGROUND AND TECHNOLOGY
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`The Asserted Patents each claim priority to, and incorporate by reference, U.S. Application
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`No. 10/711,490 (“the ’490 Application”), which was filed on September 21, 2004.
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` The ’490
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`Application describes a method and apparatus for establishing a communication network for
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`designated users (also called “participants”) of mobile devices, such as cellular telephones/PDAs.
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`The ’490 Application describes a mobile device with a touch-display screen that depicts the
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`location and status of other participants in the communication network on a map. See, e.g., ’728
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`Patent at 2:18-54. By interacting with the map display, a participant in the communication
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`network may establish groups of participants, initiate a telephone call, send a message, data, or a
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`picture, remotely control another device, or exchange some other form of communication with
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`another participant on the network. Id. In certain embodiments, the mobile device of one
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`participant may communicate with the mobile device of a second participant in order to obtain
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`information such as, for example, the second participant’s location. Id. at 10:46–51. An
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`exemplary embodiment of the display screen of the invention is depicted in Figure 1 below.
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` The ’490 Application issued as U.S. Patent No. 7,031,728 (“the ’728 Patent”). AGIS does not
`assert the ’728 Patent in this case. For ease of reference, citations to the ’728 Patent are provided
`in lieu of citations to the ’490 Application.
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`Id. at Fig. 1a.
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`The ’970 Patent issued on July 3, 2012 from Application No. 12/324,122 (the “’122
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`Application”), filed on November 26, 2008, and claims priority to September 21, 2004.
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` The ’970
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`Patent claims systems and methods for utilizing forced alerts for interactive communications. The
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`claimed forced message alerts of the ’970 Patent cause a device to render text on a screen or to
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`play sound until the forced message is cleared. See, e.g., ’970 Patent at 8:52-57, Claims 1 and 6.
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`The ’055 Patent issued on August 2, 2016 from Application No. 14/695,233 (the “’233
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`Application”) which claims priority to September 21, 2004. The ’055 Patent claims aspects of the
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`invention whereby, in addition to enabling map-based communication and location sharing,
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`devices exchange information via SMS protocols and continue to communicate via IP-based
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`communication. Additionally, users may interact with the map display in order to identify and
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`share additional locations, such as a user-specified location. See, e.g., ’055 Patent at Claim 1.
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` In its Preliminary Infringement Contentions, AGIS indicated that each of the asserted claims is
`entitled to the September 21, 2004 priority date. The Defendants have indicated, both in this
`litigation and in inter partes reviews that they intend to challenge the 2004 priority date. AGIS
`has informed the Defendants that, should their challenge succeed, each claim is at least entitled
`to the priority date of the second continuation-in-part application in the priority chain, U.S.
`Application No. 11/308,648, which is April 17, 2006.
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` The Server also acts as a forwarder of data addressed from one participant to
`one or more addressed participants, thus permitting the transmission of free
`text, preformatted messages, photographs, video, Email and Uniform
`Resource Locator (URL) data from one network participant to other selected
`network participants. (’055 Patent at 3:23-28; emphasis added).
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` Specify a group of the network participants by assigning their symbols or
`unit names to a list of network participants and then associating the list with a
`soft switch whose function is to enable the operator to have PTT
`communications with all in the list. (’055 Patent at 4:13-17; emphasis added).
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`Nothing in the intrinsic evidence cited to by Defendants limits a sub-net to “less than all.”
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`Accordingly, the Court should adopt Plaintiff’s construction.
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`III. CONCLUSION
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`For the foregoing reasons, AGIS respectfully requests that the Court adopt its proposed
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`constructions for the disputed terms and phrases of the Asserted Patents.
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`Dated: July 25, 2018
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`BROWN RUDNICK LLP
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` /s/ Alfred R. Fabricant
`Alfred R. Fabricant
`NY Bar No. 2219392
`Email: afabricant@brownrudnick.com
`Lawrence C. Drucker
`NY Bar No. 2303089
`Email: ldrucker@brownrudnick.com
`Peter Lambrianakos
`NY Bar No. 2894392
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`Vincent J. Rubino, III
`NY Bar No. 4557435
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`Joseph Mercadante
`NY Bar No. 4784930
`Email: jmercadante@brownrudnick.com
`Alessandra C. Messing
`NY Bar No. 5040019
`Email: amessing@brownrudnick.com
`Shahar Harel
`NY Bar No. 4573192
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`Email: sharel@brownrudnick.com
`John A. Rubino
`NY Bar No. 5020797
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`Enrique W. Iturralde
`NY Bar No. 5526280
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`ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF, AGIS
`SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LLC
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that, on July 25, 2018, all counsel of record who are
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`deemed to have consented to electronic service are being served with a copy of this document via
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`the Court’s CM/ECF system per Local Rule CV-5(a)(3).
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`/s/ Shahar Harel
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`Shahar Harel
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