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`Lewis E. Hudnell, III (CASBN 218736)
`lewis@hudnelllaw.eom
`Nicolas S. Gikkas (CASBN 189425)
`nick@hudnelllaw.com
`HUDNELL LAW GROUP P.C.
`800 W. El Camino Real Suite 180
`Mountain View, California 94040
`Telephone: 650.564.3698
`Facsimile: 347.772.3034
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`Attorneys for Defendant
`VOIP-PAL.COM, INC.
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
`SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
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`APPLE, INC.,
`Plaintiff,
`V.
`VOIP-PAL.COM, INC.,
`Defendant.
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`Case No. 3:21-cv-05110-JD
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`VOIP-PAL’S INITIAL DISCLOSURES
`UNDER FED. R. CIV. P. 26(a)(1)
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`Defendant VoIP-Pal.com, Inc. (“VoIP-Pal”), by and through its counsel, provides the
`following initial disclosures to Plaintiff Apple, Inc. under Rule 26(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil
`Procedure. These disclosures are made to the best of VoIP-Pal’s ability and are based on the
`information reasonably available to VoIP-Pal or in its possession as of this date, following a good
`faith inquiry in accordance with Rule 26. VoIP-Pal’s investigation of possible witnesses and
`documents is ongoing. VoIP-Pal thus reserves the right to supplement, amend, or correct these
`disclosures in accordance with Rule 26(e) and as otherwise allowed by the Court or any applicable
`rules, to produce additional information and to rely on such information as evidence in this action.
`These disclosures are made without waiver of, or prejudice to, any objection VoIP-Pal may have
`regarding the subject matter of these disclosures, persons identified, or any documents or information
`identified, including but not limited to: (1) relevance; (2) any applicable privilege, including but not
`limited to attorney-client privilege; (3) work product protection; (4) the admissibility in evidence ot
`these disclosures and any information disclosed herein; (5) objections based on confidential,
`proprietary, and/or trade secret materials or information of VoIP-Pal or any third parties; or (6)
`objections regarding the use at trial of any of the information disclosed in this document or any
`document or thing produced pursuant to Rule 26. VoIP-Pal reserves all objections. The inclusion ot
`any individual’s identity or the identification or production of any document or document category
`does not constitute an agreement or concession that the individual will be produced or that the
`documents exist or are discoverable.
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`I. RULE 26(a)(l)(A)(i): INDIVIDUALS LIKELY TO HAVE DISCOVERABLE
`INFORMATION THAT VOIP-PAL MAY USE TO SUPPORT ITS CLAIMS OR
`DEFENSES
`Under Rule 26(a)(1), VoIP-Pal identifies the following individuals likely to have discoverable
`information that VoIP-Pal may use in support of its claims or defenses. Any current and former
`employees of VoIP-Pal may be contacted only through counsel of record for VoIP-Pal, Hudnell Law
`Group, P.C., Mountain View, California 94040 Tel: (650) 564-3698. VoIP-Pal’s investigation,
`research, and analysis of the issues in this case are ongoing, as is discovery. VoIP-Pal expressly
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`VOIP-PAL’S INITIAL DISCLOSURES UNDER FED. R. CIV. P. 26(a)(1)
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`reserves the right to supplement its identification of individuals under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(e) as its
`investigation continues.
`Name
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`Contact information
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`Mr. Maksym Sobolyev
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`New Westminster, Canada
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`Contact through Hudnell Law
`Group P.C.
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`Mr. Johan Emil Viktor Bjorsell
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`Vancouver, Canada
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`Contact through Hudnell Law
`Group P.C.
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`Mr. Penti Kalevi Huttunen
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`Vancouver, Canada
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`Mr. Emil Malak
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`Dr. Colin Tucker
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`Contact through Hudnell Law
`Group P.C.
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`VoIP-Pal.com, Inc.
`Vancouver, Canada
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`Contact through Hudnell Law
`Group P.C.
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`VoIP-Pal.com, Inc.
`Vancouver, Canada
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`Contact through Hudnell Law
`Group P.C.
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`Substance of Information
`Known
`Knowledgeable regarding the
`conception, reduction to
`practice, and technologies
`involved in inventions
`claimed in the Patents-in-
`Suit.
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`Knowledgeable regarding the
`conception, reduction to
`practice, and technologies
`involved in inventions
`claimed in the Patents-in-
`Suit. Knowledgeable
`regarding Digifonica
`International, Inc., its
`organization and its
`activities.
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`Knowledgeable regarding the
`conception, reduction to
`practice, and technologies
`involved in inventions
`claimed in the Patents-in-
`Suit.
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`Knowledgeable regarding
`activities ofVoIP-Pal.com,
`Inc. Knowledgeable
`regarding Digifonica
`International, Inc., its
`organization and its
`activities. Knowledgeable
`about communications
`between the parties.
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`Knowledgeable regarding
`activities ofVoIP-Pal.com,
`Inc.
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`VOIP-PAL’S INITIAL DISCLOSURES UNDER FED. R. CIV. P. 26(a)(1)
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`Mr. David Gileff
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`Mr. Kevin Williams
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`VoIP-Pal.com, Inc.
`Vancouver, Canada
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`Contact through Hudnell Law
`Group P.C.
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`VoIP-Pal.com, Inc.
`Waco, Texas
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`Contact through Hudnell Law
`Group P.C.
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`Knobbe Olsen Marten & Baer
`LLP
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`San Diego, California
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`Knowledgeable regarding the
`prosecution of the Patents-in-
`Suit
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`Knowledgeable regarding
`activities ofVoIP-Pal.com,
`Inc.
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`Knowledge regarding the
`prosecution of the Patents-in-
`Suit
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`Apple, Inc.
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`Believed to be known Apple
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`Knowledgeable regarding
`Apple’s products, processes,
`methods and systems,
`including without limitation,
`communications technology
`and network services.
`; Knowledge regarding
`Apple’s claims and defenses
`Other individuals not specifically known to VoIP-Pal at the present time may possess relevant
`information. VoIP-Pal incorporates by reference: (i) any person identified in the initial disclosures ol
`Apple in this action and by any of the parties in any related actions concerning the Patents-in-Suit;
`(ii) any person identified in any answer to any interrogatory by any party to this action and by any ol
`the parties in any related actions concerning the Patents-in-Suit, and (iii) any experts identified by
`any party to this action and by any of the parties in any related actions concerning the Patents-in-Suit.
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`II. RULE 26(a)(l)(A)(ii): DOCUMENTS IN VOIP-PAL’S POSSESSION, CUSTODY, OR
`CONTROL THAT VOIP-PAL MAY USE TO SUPPORT ITS CLAIMS OR
`DEFENSES
`Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(l)(A)(ii), VoIP-Pal provides the following description by
`category and location of documents, data compilations, and tangible things in its possession, custody,
`or control that it may use to support its claims or defenses. VoIP-Pal does not represent or admit that
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`VOIP-PAL’S INITIAL DISCLOSURES UNDER FED. R. CIV. P. 26(a)(1)
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`documents falling within any of these categories exist, or that any documents that do exist are
`discoverable, and all objections are reserved. VoIP-Pal’s investigation, research, and analysis of the
`issues in this case are ongoing. VoIP-Pal expressly reserves the right to supplement its identification
`of categories of documents under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(e) as its investigation continues.
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`CATEGORY
`The Patents-in-Suit and their file histories
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`LOCATION
`Hudnell Law Group’s offices in Mountain
`View, CA
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`Documents regarding VoIP-Pal and its technologies Hudnell Law Group’s offices in Mountain
`View, CA
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`Communications between Apple and VoIP-Pal
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`Hudnell Law Group’s offices in Mountain
`View, CA
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`Communications regarding the Patents-in-Suit
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`Hudnell Law Group’s offices in Mountain
`View, CA
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`Pleadings and disclosures from previous VoIP-Pal
`cases
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`Hudnell Law Group’s offices in Mountain
`View, CA
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`III.RULE 26(a)(l)(A)(iii): COMPUTATION OF DAMAGES
`VoIP-Pal does not have a claim for damages at this time. VoIP-Pal believes that it will be
`entitled to costs and attorneys’ fees at least because this case should be found unreasonable and
`vexatious under 28 U.S.C. § 1927. VoIP-Pal will seek its costs and attorneys’ fees at the appropriate
`time and will provide its basis for calculation. The amount of such fees and costs is not ascertainable
`at this time. VoIP-Pal reserves the right to supplement, amend, or modify this response as it obtains
`information through discovery or otherwise and if and when it asserts a claim for patent infringement.
`IV. RULE 26(a)(l)(A)(iv): INSURANCE AGREEMENTS
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`VOIP-PAL’S INITIAL DISCLOSURES UNDER FED. R. CIV. P. 26(a)(1)
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`At this time, VoIP-Pal is not aware of any insurance agreements under which an insurance
`business may be liable to satisfy all or part of a possible judgment in this action or to indemnify or
`reimburse for payments made to satisfy the judgment.
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`Dated: October 7, 2021
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`/s/ Lewis E. Hudnell, III
`Lewis E. Hudnell, III (CASBN 218736)
`lewis@hudnelllaw.com
`Nicolas S. Gikkas (CASBN 189425)
`nick@hudnelllaw.com
`HUDNELL LAW GROUP P.C,
`800 W. El Camino Real Suite 180
`Mountain View, California 94040
`Telephone: 650.564.3698
`Facsimile: 347.772.3034
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`Attorneys for Defendant
`VOIP-PAL.COM, INC.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`I certify that I have caused VOIP-PAL’S INITIAL DISCLOSURES UNDER FED. R. CIV. P.
`26(a)(1) and the accompanying documents to be served on all counsel of record listed below via
`electronic mail.
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`John M. Desmarais
`amodi@desmaraisllp.com
`Ameet A. Modi
`idesmarais@desmaraisllp.com
`Peter Curtis Magic
`pmagic@desmaraisllp.com
`Desmarais LLP
`101 California Street
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`415-573-1900
`Fax: 415-573-1901
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`Joze Faye Welsh
`iwelsh@desmaraisllp.com
`Raymond Nathan Habbaz
`rhabbaz@desmaraisllp.com
`Desmarais LLP
`230 Park Avenue
`26th Floor
`New York, NY 10169
`212-808-2980
`Fax: 212-351-3401
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`Dated: October 7, 2021
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`/s/ Lewis E. Hudnell, III
`Lewis E. Hudnell, III
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