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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`WACO DIVISION
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`ANCORA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`GOOGLE, LLC,
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`Defendants.
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`Civil Action No. 6:21-cv-00735-ADA
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`STIPULATION AND JOINT MOTION TO STAY PENDING
`INTER PARTES REVIEW
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`WHEREAS, on July 16, 2021, Ancora Technologies, Inc. (“Ancora”) filed a complaint
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`against Google, LLC (“Google”) in this Court alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,411,941
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`(the “’941 Patent”);
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`WHEREAS, on August 10, 2021, Nintendo Co., Ltd. and Nintendo of America, Inc., filed
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`an inter partes review (“IPR”) petition against the ’941 Patent including claims 1-3, 6-14, and 16
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`in IPR2021-01338 (the “Nintendo IPR”);
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`WHEREAS, on August 24, 2021, VIZIO, Inc., and Roku, Inc. jointly filed an IPR petition
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`against the ’941 Patent in IPR2021-01406 (the “VIZIO/Roku IPR”), which remains pending with
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`an institution deadline of March 17, 2022, wherein the Nintendo and VIZIO/Roku IPR petitions
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`included the same grounds;
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`WHEREAS, on September 21, 2021, an ex parte reexamination request was filed by HTC
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`Corp. against claims of the ’941 patent, having the control number 90/014,865 (the “HTC
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`Reexam”), which includes the same prior art grounds as the Nintendo and VIZIO/Roku IPR
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`petitions;
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`WHEREAS, on October 7, 2021, Ancora served its preliminary infringement contentions
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`asserting claims 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, and 12 of the ’941 Patent (the “Asserted Claims”);
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`WHEREAS, on November 17, 2021, the PTO granted HTC’s request to order ex parte
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`reexamination of the Asserted Claims;
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`WHEREAS, on January 27, 2022, the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”)
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`instituted the Nintendo IPR for all challenged claims including the Asserted Claims, wherein the
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`PTAB must issue a Final Written Decision in the Nintendo IPR by January 27, 2023 under 35
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`U.S.C. § 316(a)(11);
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`WHEREAS, Ancora has also reached agreements to stay pending inter partes review in
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`other district court litigations involving the ’941 Patent, including in Joint Stipulation Re Stay
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`Pending Inter Partes Review, Ancora Techs., Inc. v. VIZIO, Inc., No. 2:21-cv-08534-MCS (JEMx)
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`(C.D. Cal. Feb. 7, 2022) (Dkt. 76);
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`WHEREAS, the parties have conferred and agree that a stay would promote judicial
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`efficiency and preserve judicial resources as the PTAB’s Final Written Decision will precede the
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`scheduled trial date in this action and thus may avoid duplicative proceedings;
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`NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by the parties,
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`and the parties hereby JOINTLY MOVE THIS COURT to stay the proceedings, as follows:
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` The parties agree that the above-captioned case should be stayed until the PTAB
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`has issued Final Written Decisions in both the Nintendo IPR and the VIZIO/Roku IPR, and
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`respectfully request that this Court stay the proceedings.
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`The parties request this Court to order that the parties submit a joint status report
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`within 10 days after the PTAB has issued Final Written Decisions in both the Nintendo IPR and
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`the VIZIO/Roku IPR, or by March 10, 2023, whichever is earlier.
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`3.
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`The parties request this Court to order that the parties file a joint request that the
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`Court hold a status conference within 30 days after the PTAB has issued Final Written Decisions
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`in both the Nintendo IPR and the VIZIO/Roku IPR. The parties may request that the Court re-
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`open all or part of this case, or keep the stay in place (e.g., pending any appeals to the Federal
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`Circuit) at that time.
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`Dated: February 9, 2022
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`By: /s/ Steven M. Seigel
`Andres Healy (WA 45578)
`Steven M. Seigel (admitted pro hac vice)
`SUSMAN GODFREY LLP
`1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3800
`Seattle, Washington 98101
`Tel: (206) 516-3880
`Fax: 206-516-3883
`ahealy@susmangodfrey.com
`sseigel@susmangodfrey.com
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`Lexie G. White (TX 24048876)
`SUSMAN GODFREY LLP
`1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 5100
`Houston, Texas 77002
`Tel: (713) 651-9366
`Fax: (713) 654-6666
`lwhite@susmangodfrey.com
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`Charles Ainsworth
`State Bar No. 00783521
`Robert Christopher Bunt
`State Bar No. 00787165
`PARKER, BUNT & AINSWORTH, P.C.
`100 E. Ferguson, Suite 418
`Tyler, TX 75702
`903/531-3535
`charley@pbatyler.com
`rcbunt@pbatyler.com
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`COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF ANCORA
`TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /s/ Robert W. Unikel
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`Robert W. Unikel (admitted pro hac vice)
`robertunikel@paulhastings.com
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`71 South Wacker Drive, 45th Floor
`Chicago, IL 60606
`Telephone: (312) 499-6000
`Facsimile: (312) 499-6100
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`Robert R. Laurenzi (admitted pro hac vice)
`robertlaurenzi@paulhastings.com
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`200 Park Avenue
`New York, NY 10166
`Telephone: (212) 318-6000
`Facsimile: (212) 319-4090
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`Elizabeth Brann (admitted pro hac vice)
`elizabethbrann@paulhastings.com
`Ariell N. Bratton (admitted pro hac vice)
`ariellbratton@paulhastings.com
`Sachin Bhatmuley (admitted pro hac vice)
`sachinbhatmuley@paulhastings.com
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`4747 Executive Drive, 12th Floor
`San Diego, CA 92121
`Telephone: (858) 458-3000
`Facsimile: (858) 458-3005
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`Joshua Yin (admitted pro hac vice)
`joshuayin@paulhastings.com
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`1117 S. California Avenue
`Palo Alto, CA 94304
`Telephone: (650) 320-1800
`Facsimile: (650) 320-1900
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`Brian C. Banner (TX Bar No. 24059416)
`bbanner@sgbfirm.com
`Truman H. Fenton (TX 24059742)
`tfenton@sgbfirm.com
`Darryl J. Adams (TX 00796101)
`dadams@sgbfirm.com
`SLAYDEN GRUBERT BEARD PLLC
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`401 Congress Ave., Suite 1650
`Austin, TX 78701
`Telephone: (512) 402-3550
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`COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT
`GOOGLE LLC
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on February 9, 2022, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk
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`of the Court by using the CM/ECF system, and the forgoing was served via e-mail therefrom to
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`all counsel of record.
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`/s/ Steven M. Seigel
`Steven M. Seigel
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