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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`TEXARKANA DIVISION
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`MAXELL, LTD.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`APPLE INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:19-CV-00036-RWS
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`ORDER
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`Before
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`the Court
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`is Plaintiff Maxell, Ltd.’s Unopposed Motion
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`to Dismiss
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`Without Prejudice the ’794 Patent (Docket No. 679). The motion is GRANTED. Maxell’s
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`claims of infringement for U.S. Patent No. 6,329,794 (the “’794 patent”) are hereby
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`DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Maxell may not institute any legal action or
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`administrative proceeding against Apple or any Apple products on the ’794 patent until the
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`conclusion of the inter partes review proceedings on that patent (IPR2020-00199), which also
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`includes any appeals from the PTAB’s Final Written Decision. Maxell further may not use any
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`Apple product to satisfy any claim or claim element of the ’794 patent asserted by Maxell or its
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`successors and assigns against any party until the conclusion of IPR2020-00199, including any
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`appeals from the PTAB’s Final Written Decision.
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`ROBERT W. SCHROEDER III
`UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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`So ORDERED and SIGNED this 22nd day of March, 2021.
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