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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`WACO DIVISION
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`NEODRON LTD.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Case No. 1:19-cv-00819-ADA
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`v.
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`DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`NEODRON LTD.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Case No. 1:19-cv-00873-ADA
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`v.
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`HP, INC.,
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`NEODRON LTD.,
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`Defendant.
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`Plaintiff,
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`Case No. 1:19-cv-00874-ADA
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`v.
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`MICROSOFT CORPORATION,
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`Defendant.
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`NEODRON LTD.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Case No. 1:19-cv-00898-ADA
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`v.
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`AMAZON.COM, INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`WACO DIVISION
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`NEODRON LTD.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Case No. 1:19-cv-00819-ADA
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`v.
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`DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`NEODRON LTD.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Case No. 1:19-cv-00873-ADA
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`v.
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`HP, INC.,
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`NEODRON LTD.,
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`Defendant.
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`Plaintiff,
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`Case No. 1:19-cv-00874-ADA
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`v.
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`MICROSOFT CORPORATION,
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`Defendant.
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`NEODRON LTD.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Case No. 1:19-cv-00898-ADA
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`v.
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`AMAZON.COM, INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`NEODRON LTD.,
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`v.
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`Plaintiff,
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`Case No. 1:19-cv-00903-ADA
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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. and
`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`JOINT NOTICE REGARDING JANUARY 7, 2020 TELEPHONIC HEARING
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`The parties in Case Nos. 1:19-cv-00819, 1:19-cv-00873, 1:19-cv-00874, 1:19-cv-00898,
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`and 1:19-cv-00903 (the “Neodron WDTX-2 Cases”) have narrowed their differences and hereby
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`notify the Court of: (1) their agreement on the procedures for a consolidated two-day Markman
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`hearing, and (2) their respective positions on coordination versus consolidation post-Markman.
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`1. Markman Procedures. During the recent CMC for the Neodron WDTX-2
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`Cases, the Court set these cases for a consolidated two-day Markman hearing on June 25 and 26,
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`2020. There are 13 total patents asserted by Neodron in the Neodron WDTX-2 Cases. The 13
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`patents are not asserted against all defendants, including several asserted against only a small
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`subset of defendants. However, to promote efficiency, the parties have agreed to group the
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`patents by the following general technology categories for purposes of Markman briefing and
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`argument.
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`a. The parties agree to group the patents as follows:
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`i. Group 1 – Touch Sensor:
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`1. 9,965,106
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`2. 8,946,574
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`3. 9,086,770
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`4. 9,823,784
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`5. 10,088,960
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`6. 7,821,502
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`ii. Group 2 – Touch Circuitry:
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`1. 8,847,898
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`2. 8,610,009
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`3. 9,489,072
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`iii. Group 3 – Touch Processing:
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`1. 8,451,237
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`2. 8,502,547
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`3. 8,102,286
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`4. 10,365,747
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`b. The parties agree to consolidate briefing and argument according to the
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`patent groupings above, wherein the defendants will join in a consolidated brief with respect to
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`each patent asserted against a given defendant.
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`c. The parties agree that the following page limits will apply to the
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`consolidated briefs, which will be simultaneously filed for each patent grouping on the dates set
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`forth in the Court’s Scheduling Order:
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`i. Opening Briefs:
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`1. Group 1: 48 pages
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`2. Group 2: 24 pages
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`3. Group 3: 32 pages
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`ii. Responsive Briefs:
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`1. Group 1: 48 pages
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`2. Group 2: 24 pages
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`3. Group 3: 32 pages
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`iii. Reply Briefs:
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`1. Group 1: 24 pages
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`2. Group 2: 12 pages
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`3. Group 3: 16 pages
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`The parties agree they may seek leave of the Court to expand these page limits upon a showing
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`of good cause.
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`d. The parties intend to structure oral argument according to the above patent
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`groupings. Unless the Court prefers some other procedure, the parties will begin oral argument
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`for each grouping with any technology tutorials relevant to that patent grouping.
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`e. The parties also have agreed to a schedule for the events leading up to the
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`Markman and have attached that agreed schedule as Exhibit A. For the defendants, the dates set
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`forth in Exhibit A after the Markman hearing assume coordination and not consolidation, which
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`is discussed further immediately below.
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`2. Post-Markman Procedures.
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`DEFENDANTS POSITION
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`Defendants contend that, because the patents asserted in the Neodron WDTX-2 Cases
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`differ widely across the defendants, formal consolidation following the Markman hearing will be
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`problematic and cause unnecessary complications. For these reasons, defendants object to
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`consolidating these cases, including for pretrial purposes. However, the defendants do agree that
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`coordination post-Markman is appropriate and will agree to proceed as follows:
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`a. The parties will each have 45 total hours of fact depositions per side, per
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`individual case, a decrease from the Court’s default 75-hour limit. Interpreted depositions will be
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`counted as 75% of the actual time. This limit includes third-party depositions as well.
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`b. Defendants will coordinate depositions of Neodron or Neodron affiliated
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`witnesses, including by endeavoring to schedule such depositions on dates when all interested
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`parties can attend and question the witness. The defendants also will coordinate to minimize
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`repetitive or duplicative examination on common issues.
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`c. The defendants also will coordinate any depositions of inventors, prior art
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`witnesses and other third parties who may have information relevant to multiple parties.
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`d. The defendants oppose common interrogatories as unworkable given the
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`fact that different patents are asserted against different parties in several different cases. For the
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`same reason, defendants oppose Neodron’s proposed unilateral limit on the Rule 30(b)(6)
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`deposition of Neodron, which would effectively limit each defendant to just two hours.
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`NEODRON’S POSITION
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`Neodron believes that consolidation is appropriate under the circumstances here. In
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`addition to the items identified by Defendants, Neodron proposes the following additional
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`procedures post-Markman:
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`e. For Neodron’s 30(b)(6) deposition, the defendants will be limited to a time
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`limit of 7 hours plus 1 additional hour for each remaining defendant in the consolidated cases
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`(e.g., 6 defendants equals 13 hours deposition time).
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`f. The parties shall be limited to 20 common interrogatories per side in the
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`consolidated cases. For each individual case, each side may propound an additional 15
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`interrogatories.
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`Dated: January 6, 2020
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ John M. Guaragna
`Michael J. Newton (TX Bar No. 24003844)
`Brady Cox (TX Bar No. 24074084)
`ALSTON & BIRD LLP
`2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 2300
`Dallas, Texas 75201
`Phone: (214) 922-3400
`Fax: (214) 922-3899
`mike.newton@alston.com
`brady.cox@alston.com
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`Charles A. Naggar (admitted pro hac vice)
`NY Bar No. 5356449
`ALSTON & BIRD LLP
`90 Park Avenue, 15th Floor
`New York, NY 11230
`Phone: (212) 210-9400
`Fax: (212) 210-9444
`charles.naggar@alston.com
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`John M. Guaragna (TX Bar No. 24043308)
`Brian K. Erickson (TX Bar No. 24012594)
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`401 Congress Avenue, Suite 2500
`Austin, TX 78701-3799
`Phone: 512.457.7000
`Fax: 512.457.7001
`john.guaragna@dlapiper.com
`brian.erickson@dlapiper.com
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`Sean C. Cunningham (admitted pro hac vice)
`CA Bar No. 98895
`Erin Gibson (admitted pro hac vice)
`CA Bar No. 229305
`Robert Williams (admitted pro hac vice)
`CA Bar No. 246990
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`401 B Street, Suite 1700
`San Diego, CA 92101-4297
`Phone: 619.699.2700
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`Fax: 619.699.2701
`sean.cunningham@dlapiper.com
`erin.gibson@dlapiper.com
`robert.williams@dlapiper.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant Dell Technologies, Inc.
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`/s/ John M. Guaragna
`John M. Guaragna (TX Bar No. 24043308)
`Brian K. Erickson (TX Bar No. 24012594)
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`401 Congress Avenue, Suite 2500
`Austin, TX 78701-3799
`Phone: 512.457.7000
`Fax: 512.457.7001
`john.guaragna@dlapiper.com
`brian.erickson@dlapiper.com
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`Sean C. Cunningham (admitted pro hac vice)
`CA Bar No. 98895
`Erin Gibson (admitted pro hac vice)
`CA Bar No. 229305
`Robert Williams (admitted pro hac vice)
`CA Bar No. 246990
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`401 B Street, Suite 1700
`San Diego, CA 92101-4297
`Phone: 619.699.2700
`Fax: 619.699.2701
`sean.cunningham@dlapiper.com
`erin.gibson@dlapiper.com
`robert.williams@dlapiper.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant HP, Inc.
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`/s/ John M. Guaragna
`Barry K. Shelton
`Texas State Bar No. 24055029
`SHELTON COBURN LLP
`311 RR 620, Suite 205
`Austin, TX 78734-4775
`bshelton@sheltoncoburn.com
`(512) 263-2165 (Telephone:
`(512) 263-2166 (Facsimile)
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`John M. Guaragna (TX Bar No. 24043308)
`Brian K. Erickson (TX Bar No. 24012594)
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`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`401 Congress Avenue, Suite 2500
`Austin, TX 78701-3799
`Phone: 512.457.7000
`Fax: 512.457.7001
`john.guaragna@dlapiper.com
`brian.erickson@dlapiper.com
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`Sean C. Cunningham (pro hac vice)
`Robert Williams (pro hac vice)
`David R. Knudson (pro hac vice)
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`401 B Street, Suite 1700
`San Diego, CA 92101-4297
`Phone: 619.699.2700
`Fax: 619.699.2701
`david.knudson@dlapiper.com
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`Erik Fuehrer (pro hac vice)
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`2000 University Avenue
`East Palo Alto, CA 94303-2214
`Telephone: (650) 833-2000
`Facsimile: (650) 833-2001
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`Attorneys for Defendant Microsoft Corporation
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`/s/ Reza Mirzaie (w/permission)
`Reza Mirzaie (CA SBN 246953)
`Email: rmirzaie@raklaw.com
`Marc A. Fenster (CA SBN 181067)
`Email: mfenster@raklaw.com
`Brian D. Ledahl (CA SBN 186579)
`Email: bledahl@raklaw.com
`Paul A. Kroeger (CA SBN 229074)
`Email: pkroeger@raklaw
`Philip X. Wang (CA SBN 262239)
`pwang@raklaw.com
`Neil A. Rubin (CA SBN 250761)
`Email: nrubin@raklaw.com
`Amy E. Hayden (CA SBN 287026)
`Email: ahayden@raklaw.com
`Shani Williams (SBN 274509)
`Email: swilliams@raklaw.com
`Kristopher R. Davis (IL SBN 6296190)
`Email: kdavis@raklaw.com
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`Christian W. Conkle (CA SBN 306374)
`Email: cconkle@raklaw.com
`Kent N. Shum (CA SBN 259189)
`Email: kshum@raklaw.com
`RUSS AUGUST & KABAT
`12424 Wilshire Blvd. 12th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90025
`Phone: (310) 826-7474
`Fax: (310) 826-6991
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`Matthew D. Aichele (VA SBN 77821)
`Email: maichele@raklaw.com
`RUSS AUGUST & KABAT
`800 Maine Avenue, SW, Suite 200
`Washington, DC 20024
`Phone: (310) 826-7474
`Fax: (310) 826-6991
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff Neodron Ltd.
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`/s/ Nathan B. Sabri (w/permission)
`Stefani E. Shanberg (Texas Bar No. 24009955)
`Nathan B. Sabri (admitted pro hac vice)
`CA Bar No. 252216
`Robin L. Brewer (admitted pro hac vice)
`CA Bar No. 253686
`MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
`425 Market Street
`San Francisco, CA 94105
`Tel: (415) 268-7000
`sshanberg@mofo.com
`nsabri@mofo.com
`rbrewer@mofo.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant AMAZON.COM, INC.
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`/s/ Marc J. Pensabene (w/permission)
`Ryan K. Yagura (Tex. Bar No. 24075933)
`ryagura@omm.com
`Nicholas J. Whilt (Cal. Bar No. 247738)
`nwhilt@omm.com
`O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
`400 S. Hope Street
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`Telephone: 213-430-6000
`Facsimile: 213-430-6407
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`Marc J. Pensabene (N.Y. Bar No. 2656361)
`mpensabene@omm.com
`O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
`Times Square Tower, 7 Times Square
`New York, NY 10036
`Telephone: 212-326-2000
`Facsimile: 212-326-2061
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`John C. Kappos
`jkappos@omm.com
`O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
`610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor
`Newport Beach, California 92660
`Telephone: 949-823-6900
`Facsimile: 949-823-6994
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`Darin Snyder
`dsnyder@omm.com
`O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
`Two Embarcadero Center, 28th Floor
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`Telephone: 415-984-8700
`Facsimile: 415-984-8701
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`Attorneys for Defendant Samsung Electronics, Co.,
`Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on the 6th of January 2020, I electronically filed the foregoing with
`the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing via
`electronic mail to all counsel of record. Any other counsel of record will be served by first class
`U.S. mail.
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`/s/ John M. Guaragna
`John M. Guaragna
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