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`Case 6:19-cv-00537-ADA Document 48-8 Filed 06/25/20 Page 2 of 12
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`WACO DIVISION
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`SOLAS OLED LTD.,
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`v.
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`DELL INC.,
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`SOLAS OLED LTD.,
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`v.
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`GOOGLE LLC,
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`SOLAS OLED LTD.,
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`v.
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`APPLE INC.,
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`SOLAS OLED LTD.,
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`HP INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Defendant.
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`Plaintiff,
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`Defendant.
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`Plaintiff,
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`Defendant.
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`Plaintiff,
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`Defendant
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`Case No. 6:19-cv-00514-ADA
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`Case No. 6:19-cv-00515-ADA
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`Case No. 6:19-cv-00537-ADA
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`Case No. 6:19-cv-00631-ADA
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`JOINT REVISED LIST OF TERMS/CONSTRUCTIONS
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`Under the scheduling orders in the above-captioned cases, Plaintiff Solas OLED LTD.
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`(“Solas”) and Defendants Dell Inc., (“Dell”), Google LLC, (“Google”), Apple Inc., (“Apple”), and
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`HP Inc., (“HP”) met and conferred to narrow the terms in dispute and regarding a joint revised list
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`of terms/constructions. The parties identify the following terms with agreed constructions, and
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`disputed terms and constructions that expect to be argued in the Parties’ opening claim construction
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`briefs. The parties reserve the right to further meet and confer, and narrow disputes consistent with
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`the Court’s orders and procedures.
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`I.
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`U.S. PATENT NO. 6,072,450 (“’450 PATENT”)
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`The ’450 patent is asserted in Solas v. Dell (6:19-cv-00514-ADA), Solas v. Google (6:19-
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`cv-00515-ADA) and Solas v. Apple (6:19-cv-00537-ADA). The following terms/constructions for
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`the ’450 patent apply only to those cases and the parties.
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`A.
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`Agreed Terms
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`Agreed Construction
`circuit elements that have gain or that direct current flow, e.g.,
`transistors
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`Plain and ordinary meaning. “lays [sic]” means and should be
`replaced with “rays”
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`Claim Term /
`Asserted Claim(s)
`“active elements”
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`(claims 1, 4)
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`“light lays [sic] in a
`first wavelength range
`pass through said at
`least one filter
`selectively when
`incident light rays in a
`second wavelength
`range including said
`first wave length range
`enter said at least one
`filter”
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`(claim 12)
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`II.
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`U.S. PATENT NO. 7,446,338 (“’338 PATENT”)
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`The ’338 patent is asserted in Solas v. Google (6:19-cv-00515-ADA) and Solas v. Apple
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`(6:19-cv-00537-ADA). The following terms/constructions for the ’338 patent apply only to those
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`cases and parties.
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`A.
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`Agreed Terms
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`Agreed Construction
`the pixel electrodes are arrayed along the interconnections and
`located between the interconnections, and the pixel electrodes are
`on the surface of the transistor array substrate
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`Claim Term /
`Asserted Claim(s)
`“the pixel electrodes
`being arrayed along
`the interconnections
`between the
`interconnections on
`the surface of the
`transistor array
`substrate”
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`(claim 1)
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`B.
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`Disputed Terms
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`Claim Term /
`Asserted Claim(s)
`“transistor array
`substrate”
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`(claim 1, 4)
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`“project from a
`surface of the
`transistor array
`substrate”
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`(claim 1)
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`“write current”
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`(claim 1)
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`Solas’s Construction
`layered structure upon which
`or within which a transistor
`array is fabricated
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`extend from an external
`surface of the transistor array
`substrate
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`Defendants’ Construction
`a layered structure composed of a
`bottom insulating layer through a
`topmost layer on whose upper surface
`pixel electrodes are formed, which
`contains an array of transistors
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`extend above the upper surface of the
`transistor array substrate
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`pull-out current
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`III. U.S. PATENT NO. 7,573,068 (“’068 PATENT”)
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`The ’068 patent is asserted in Solas v. Apple (6:19-cv-00537-ADA) and Solas v. HP (6:19-
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`cv-00631). The following terms/constructions for the ’068 patent apply only to those cases and
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`parties.
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`A.
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`Agreed Terms
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`Claim Term /
`Asserted Claim(s)
`“feed interconnections”
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`(claims 1, 13)
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`Agreed Construction
`conductive structures in a different layer or layers than the
`supply line that also provide connections to a source that
`supplies voltage and/or current
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`“patterned to fit together [with]” wherein “patterning” may
`consist of one of more fabrication steps1
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`“patterned together
`[with]”
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`(claims 1, 13)
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`B.
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`Disputed Terms
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`Claim Term /
`Asserted Claim(s)
`“supply lines”
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`(claims 1, 13)
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`“formed on said
`plurality of supply
`lines along said
`plurality of supply
`lines”
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`(claim 1)
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`“connected to said
`plurality of supply
`lines along said
`plurality of supply
`lines”
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`(claim 13)
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`“signal lines”
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`(claims 1, 13)
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`Solas’s Construction
`conductive lines supplying
`current or voltage
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`Defendants’ Construction
`conductive lines, each supplying a
`driving current or voltage to a
`plurality of pixel circuits
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`formed on said plurality of
`supply lines over the length or
`direction of said plurality of
`supply lines
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`stacked on or making multiple
`contacts with said plurality of
`supply lines over the length of
`each supply line
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`connected to said plurality of
`supply lines over the length or
`direction of said plurality of
`supply lines
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`stacked on or making multiple
`contacts with said plurality of
`supply lines over the length of
`each supply line
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`conductive lines supplying
`signals
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`conductive lines carrying data
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`1 Solas, Apple, and HP are filing a joint motion adopting this construction, while also preserving
`the right of Apple and HP to appeal the construction based on the positions, record, and arguments
`made in Solas OLED Ltd. v. LG Display Co., Ltd. et al., 6:19-CV-00236-ADA (W.D. Tex.)
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`Solas’s Construction
`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`Defendants’ Construction
`source electrode
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`drain electrode
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`Claim Term /
`Asserted Claim(s)
`“source”
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`(claims 1, 5, 12,
`13, 17)
`“drain”
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`(claims 1, 5, 12,
`13, 17)
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`IV. U.S. PATENT NO. 7,499,042 (“’042 PATENT”)
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`The ’042 patent is asserted in Solas v. HP (6:19-cv-00631). The following terms /
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`constructions for the ’042 patent apply only to that case and Solas and HP.
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`A.
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`Disputed Terms
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`Claim Term /
`Asserted Claim(s)
`“selection period”
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`(claim 1)
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`Solas’s Construction
`time period during which a
`plurality of pixel circuits is
`selected
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`HP’s Construction
`time duration in which a selected
`selection scan line is kept active
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`“sequentially
`selects said
`plurality of
`selection scan
`lines in each
`selection period”
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`(claim 1)
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`“designating
`current”
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`(claim 1)
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`selects said plurality of selection
`scan lines one per each of a plurality
`of non-overlapping selection periods
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`Plain and ordinary meaning,
`i.e., current designating a value
`corresponding to an image
`signal
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`current having a specified current
`value that is held constant
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`“current lines”
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`(claim 1)
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`Plain and ordinary meaning,
`i.e., conductive lines for
`carrying current
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`conductive lines, each connected to
`a plurality of pixel circuits and
`carrying current
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`V.
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`U.S. PATENT NO. 7,663,615 (“’615 PATENT”)
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`The ’615 patent is asserted in Solas v. HP (6:19-cv-00631). The following terms/
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`constructions for the ’615 patent apply only to that case and Solas and HP.
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`Agreed Construction
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`A.
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`Agreed Terms
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`level
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`drive transistor
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`Claim Term /
`Asserted Claim(s)
`“gradation”
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`(claims 11, 13)
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`“light emission control
`section”
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`(claim 11)
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`B.
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`Disputed Terms
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`Claim Term /
`Asserted Claim(s)
`“the operation”
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`(claim 11)
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`“precharge
`operation”
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`Solas’s Construction
`Plain and ordinary meaning,
`not indefinite. Within the
`claim phrase “a drive voltage
`for making the light emission
`control section perform the
`operation,” the term “the
`operation” refers to
`"generating a light emission
`drive current having a
`predetermined current value in
`accordance with the electric
`charges accumulated in the
`electric charge accumulating
`section and supplying the light
`emission drive current to the
`light emission element.”
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`HP’s Construction
`Indefinite
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`Indefinite
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`Claim Term /
`Asserted Claim(s)
`“writing control
`section”
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`(claim 11)
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`“data lines”
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`(claim 11)
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`Solas’s Construction
`Plain and ordinary meaning,
`i.e., circuit section that
`controls writing
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`Plain and ordinary meaning,
`i.e., conductive lines for
`supplying information
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`HP’s Construction
`a transistor that controls the writing
`of both the gradation sequence signal
`and the precharge voltage from a
`data line to the charge accumulating
`section
`conductive lines, each connected to
`and carrying data to a plurality of
`light emission drive circuits
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`Dated: June 12, 2020
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Philip X. Wang
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`Marc Fenster
`California State Bar No. 181067
`Email: mfenster@raklaw.com
`Reza Mirzaie
`Email: rmirzaie@raklaw.com
`California State Bar No. 246953
`Neil A. Rubin
`California State Bar No. 250761
`Email: nrubin@raklaw.com
`Philip X. Wang
`California State Bar No. 262239
`pwang@raklaw.com
`Kent N. Shum
`California State Bar No. 259189
`Email: kshum@raklaw.com
`RUSS AUGUST & KABAT
`12424 Wilshire Blvd. 12th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90025
`Tel: 310.826.7474
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`Sean A. Luner
`California State Bar No. 165443
`E-mail: sean@dovel.com
`Gregory S. Dovel
`California State Bar No. 135387
`Email: greg@dovel.com
`Jonas Jacobson
`Email: jonas@dovel.com
`California State Bar No. 269912
`DOVEL & LUNER, LLP
`201 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 600
`Santa Monica, CA 90401
`Tel: 310.656.7066
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`T. John Ward, Jr.
`Texas State Bar No. 00794818
`E-mail: jw@wsfirm.com
`Claire Abernathy Henry
`Texas State Bar No. 24053063
`Email: claire@wsfirm.com
`Andrea L. Fair
`Texas State Bar No. 24078488
`E-mail: andrea@wsfirm.com
`WARD, SMITH & HILL, PLLC
`PO Box 1231
`Longview, TX 75606
`Tel: 903.757.6400
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff SOLAS OLED, LTD.
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`By /s/ Mark Liang
`Melissa R. Smith
`Texas Bar No. 24001351
`GILLAM & SMITH, LLP
`303 South Washington Avenue
`Marshall, Texas 75670
`Tel: (903) 934-8450
`Email: melissa@gillamsmithlaw.com
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`Ryan K. Yagura
`Texas Bar No. 24075933
`Nicholas J. Whilt
`Brian M. Cook
`Boris Mindzak
`O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP
`400 South Hope Street, 18th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`Telephone: 213-430-6000
`Email: ryagura@omm.com
`Email: nwhilt@omm.com
`Email: bcook@omm.com
`Email: bmindzak@omm.com
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`Darin W. Snyder
`David S. Almeling
`Mark Liang
`O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP
`Two Embarcadero Center, 28th Floor
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`Telephone: 415-984-8846
`Email: dsnyder@omm.com
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`Email: dalmeling@omm.com
`Email: mliang@omm.com
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`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS,
`HP INC. AND GOOGLE LLC
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`By /s/ Melissa R. Smith
`Melissa R. Smith
`Texas Bar No. 24001351
`GILLAM & SMITH, LLP
`303 South Washington Avenue
`Marshall, Texas 75670
`Tel: (903) 934-8450
`Email: melissa@gillamsmithlaw.com
`Fax: (903) 934-9257
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`Jeffrey H. Lerner
`jlerner@cov.com
`David A. Garr
`dgarr@cov.com
`Jared R. Frisch
`jfrisch@cov.com
`Grant D. Johnson
`gjohnson@cov.com
`Daniel W. Cho
`dwcho@cov.com
`COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
`One CityCenter
`850 Tenth Street, NW
`Washington, DC 20001-4956
`Phone: (202) 662-6000
`Fax: (202) 662-6291
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`Robert T. Haslam
`rhaslam@cov.com
`COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
`3000 El Camino Real
`5 Palo Alto Square, 10th Floor
`Palo Alto, CA 94306-2112
`Phone: (650) 632-4700
`Fax: (650) 632-4800
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`COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT DELL INC.
`AND INTERVENOR SAMSUNG
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`DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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`By: /s/ Michael D. Jay
`JOHN M. GUARAGNA
`Texas Bar No. 199277
`john.guaragna@dlapiper.com
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`401 Congress Avenue, Suite 2500
`Austin, TX 78701-3799
`Tel: 512.457.7000
`Fax: 512.457.7001
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`MICHAEL D. JAY (pro hac vice)
`Bar No. 223827
`michael.jay@dlapiper.com
`NANDAN R. PADMANABHAN (pro hac vice)
`Bar No. 280309
`nandan.padmanabhan@dlapiper.com
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`2000 Avenue of the Stars
`Suite 400 North Tower
`Los Angeles, California 90067-4704
`Tel: 310.595.3000
`Fax: 310.595.3300
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`MARK FOWLER (pro hac vice)
`Bar No. 124235
`mark.fowler@dlapiper.com
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`2000 University Avenue
`East Palo Alto, CA 94303-2214
`Tel: 650.833.2000
`Fax: 650.833.2001
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`Attorneys for DEFENDANT APPLE INC.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I certify that on June 12, 2020, all counsel of record were served with a copy of the
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`foregoing document via electronic mail.
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`/s/ Philip X. Wang
`Philip X. Wang
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