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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`WACO DIVISION
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`PARKERVISION, INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`TCL INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS CO.,
`LTD., TCL ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS
`LTD., SHENZHEN TCL NEW
`TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., TCL KING
`ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
`(HUIZHOU) CO., LTD., TCL MOKA
`INT’L LTD., and TCL MOKA
`MANUFACTURING S.A. DE C.V.,
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`Defendants.
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`Case No. 6:20-cv-00945-ADA
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` JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`SCHEDULING ORDER
`On May 7, 2021, via an email, the Court deemed the CMC to have occurred on
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`May 17, 2021, and scheduled a Markman hearing on October 25, 2021. The Court also set
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`an estimated trial date of December 12, 2022. The Court incorporates into this Agreed
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`Scheduling Order terms from its current Order Governing Proceedings Version 3.3 as
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`set forth below, which may be amended as applicable by the Court, and now ORDERS
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`that the following schedule will govern deadlines up to and including the trial of this
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`matter:
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`Proposed Deadline
`3/17/2021 and
`3/26/2021
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`Plaintiff serves preliminary[7] infringement contentions
`in the form of a chart setting forth where in the accused
`product(s) each element of the asserted claim(s) are
`found. Plaintiff shall also identify the earliest priority
`date (i.e. the earliest date of invention) for each asserted
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` 6/3/2021
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` 7/6/2021
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`claim and produce: (1) all documents evidencing
`conception and reduction to practice for each claimed
`invention, and (2) a copy of the file history for each
`patent in suit.
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`[7] The parties may amend preliminary infringement
`contentions and preliminary invalidity contentions
`without leave of court so long as counsel certifies that it
`undertook reasonable efforts to prepare its preliminary
`contentions and the amendment is based on material
`identified after those preliminary contentions were
`served, and should do so seasonably upon identifying
`any such material. Any amendment to add patent
`claims requires leave of court so that the Court can
`address any scheduling issues.
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`The Parties shall submit an agreed Scheduling Order. If
`the parties cannot agree, the parties shall submit a
`separate Joint Motion for entry of each Order briefly
`setting forth their respective positions on items where
`they cannot agree. Absent agreement of the parties, the
`Plaintiff shall be responsible for the timely submission
`of this and other Joint filings.
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`Defendant serves preliminary invalidity contentions in
`the form of (1) a chart setting forth where in the prior art
`references each element of the asserted claim(s) are
`found, (2) an identification of any limitations the
`Defendant contends are indefinite or lack written
`description under section 112, and (3) an identification of
`any claims the Defendant contends are directed to
`ineligible subject matter under section 101. Defendant
`shall also produce (1) all prior art referenced in the
`invalidity contentions, (2) technical documents, including
`software where applicable, sufficient to show the
`operation of the accused product(s), and (3) summary,
`annual sales information for the accused product(s) for
`the two years preceding the filing of the Complaint,
`unless the parties agree to some other timeframe.
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`7/19/2021
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`Parties exchange claim terms for construction.
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`8/2/2021
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`Parties exchange proposed claim constructions.
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`8/9/2021
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`8/16/2021
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`8/23/2021
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`Parties disclose extrinsic evidence. The parties shall
`disclose any extrinsic evidence, including the identity of
`any expert witness they may rely upon with respect to
`claim construction or indefiniteness. With respect to any
`expert identified, the parties shall identify the scope of the
`topics for the witness’s expected testimony.[8] With
`respect to items of extrinsic evidence, the parties shall
`identify each such item by production number or produce
`a copy of any such item if not previously produced.
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`[8] Any party may utilize a rebuttal expert in response to
`a brief where expert testimony is relied upon by the other
`party.
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`Deadline to meet and confer to narrow terms in dispute
`and exchange revised list of terms/constructions.
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`Plaintiff files Opening claim construction brief, including
`any arguments that any claim terms are not indefinite.
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`9/13/2021
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`Defendant files Responsive claim construction brief.
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`9/27/2021
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`Plaintiff files Reply claim construction brief.
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` 10/12/2021
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`Defendant files a Sur-Reply claim construction brief.
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`10/15/2021
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`Parties submit Joint Claim Construction Statement.
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`See General Issues Note #9 regarding providing copies of
`the briefing to the Court and the technical adviser (if
`appointed).
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`10/25/2021
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`Markman Hearing at 9:30 a.m.
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`10/26/2021
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`Fact Discovery opens; deadline to serve Initial Disclosures
`per Rule 26(a).
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`12/6/2021
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`Deadline to add parties.
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`12/20/2021
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`Deadline to serve Final Infringement and Invalidity
`Contentions. After this date, leave of Court is required for
`any amendment to Infringement or Invalidity
`contentions.
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`2/14/2022
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`4/25/2022
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`This deadline does not relieve the Parties of their
`obligation to seasonably amend if new information is
`identified after initial contentions.
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`Deadline to amend pleadings. A motion is not required
`unless the amendment adds patents or patent claims.
`(Note: This includes amendments in response to a 12(c)
`motion.)
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`Deadline for the first of two meet and confers to discuss
`significantly narrowing the number of claims asserted
`and prior art references at issue. Unless the parties agree
`to the narrowing, they are ordered to contact the Court’s
`Law Clerk to arrange a teleconference with the Court to
`resolve the disputed issues.
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` 5/25/2022
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`Close of Fact Discovery.
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` 6/1/2022
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`Opening Expert Reports.
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` 6/29/2021
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`Rebuttal Expert Reports.
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` 7/20/2022
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`Close of Expert Discovery.
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`7/25/2022
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`Deadline for the second of two meet and confer to discuss
`narrowing the number of claims asserted and prior art
`references at issue to triable limits. To the extent it helps
`the parties determine these limits, the parties are
`encouraged to contact the Court’s Law Clerk for an
`estimate of the amount of trial time anticipated per side.
`The parties shall file a Joint Report within 5 business days
`regarding the results of the meet and confer.
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`8/1/2022
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`Dispositive motion deadline and Daubert motion
`deadline.
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` 8/12/2022
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` 8/26/2022
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` 9/2/2022
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`9/12/2022
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`9/19/2022
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`See General Issues Note #9 regarding providing copies of
`the briefing to the Court and the technical adviser (if
`appointed).
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`Serve Pretrial Disclosures (jury instructions, exhibits lists,
`witness lists, discovery and deposition designations).
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`Serve objections to pretrial disclosures/rebuttal
`disclosures.
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`Serve objections to rebuttal disclosures and File Motions
`in limine.
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`File Joint Pretrial Order and Pretrial Submissions (jury
`instructions, exhibits lists, witness lists, discovery and
`deposition designations); file oppositions to motions in
`limine.
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`File Notice of Request for Daily Transcript or Real Time
`Reporting. If a daily transcript or real time reporting of
`court proceedings is requested for trial, the party or
`parties making said request shall file a notice with the
`Court and e-mail the Court Reporter, Kristie Davis at
`kmdaviscsr@yahoo.com
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`Deadline to meet and confer regarding remaining
`objections and disputes on motions in limine.
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`9/30/2022
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`File joint notice identifying remaining objections to
`pretrial disclosures and disputes on motions in limine.
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`10/3/2022
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`12/12/2022[10]
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`Final Pretrial Conference. The Court expects to set this
`date at the conclusion of the Markman Hearing.
`Jury Selection/Trial. The Court expects to set these dates
`at the conclusion of the Markman Hearing.
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`[10] If the actual trial date materially differs from the
`Court’s default schedule, the Court will consider
`reasonable amendments to the case schedule post-
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`Markman that are consistent with the Court’s default
`deadlines in light of the actual trial date.
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`IT IS SO ORDERED this 16th day of August, 2021.
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`___________________________________
`ALAN D ALBRIGHT
`UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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