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Case 6:21-cv-00916-ADA-DTG Document 68 Filed 06/10/22 Page 1 of 8
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`Plaintiff,
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`WACO DIVISION

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`Case No. 6:21-cv-00916-ADA-DTG

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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED


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`Defendant.
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`JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION STATEMENT
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`RFCYBER CORP.,
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`v.
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`APPLE INC.,
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`Case 6:21-cv-00916-ADA-DTG Document 68 Filed 06/10/22 Page 2 of 8
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`In accordance with the Scheduling Order (Dkt. 29), Plaintiff RFCyber Corp. (“RFCyber”)
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`and Defendant Apple, Inc. (“Apple”) submit this Joint Claim Construction Statement. Pursuant to
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`the Standing Order Governing Proceedings (OGP) 4.1 – Patent Cases, an editable copy of this
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`statement is being emailed to the Court’s law clerks.
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`The Asserted Patents are U.S. Patent Nos. 8,118,218 (“the ’218 patent”); 8,448,855 (“the
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`’855 patent”); 9,189,787 (“the ’787 patent”); 9,240,009 (“the ’009 patent”); 10,600,046 (“the ’046
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`patent”); and 11,018,724 (“the ’724 patent”).
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`I.
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`AGREED CONSTRUCTIONS
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`Term
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`“emulator”
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`’218 patent, claims 1, 3, 6, 11-12, 14
`’855 patent, claims 1-2, 5-6, 9, 11, 14-15
`’787 patent, claims 1, 3, 10-11, 13, 16
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`“payment gateway”
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`’046 patent, claim 1
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`“emulator device”
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`’724 patent, claims 1, 3, 8
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`“payment server”
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`’218 patent, claims 1, 3, 5, 7-8, 11, 14-16
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`“security authentication module” / “SAM”
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`’218 patent, claims 1, 3, 11, 14
`’855 patent, claims 1, 9
`’787 patent, claims 6, 16
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`“smart card”/“smart card module”/“card
`module”
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`Agreed Construction
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`“hardware device or program that pretends to be
`another particular device or program that other
`components expect to interact with”
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`“server or collection of servers for settling a
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`payment”
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`“hardware device, alone or containing software,
`that pretends to be another particular device or
`program that other components expect to interact
`with”
`“server for enabling payments”
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`“hardware or software module containing data to
`authenticate transactions”
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`No construction necessary; plain and ordinary
`meaning
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`’218 patent, claims 1, 11-12
`’855 patent, claims 1-3, 9-12
`’787 patent, claims 1, 6, 8-9, 11, 16, 18-19
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`“smart card pre-loaded with the emulator”
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`’218 patent, claims 1, 11
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`“midlet”
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`’218 patent, claims 1, 5, 7-8, 11, 15-16
`’855 patent, claims 1, 9
`’787 patent, claims 1, 10
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`“personalization”/”personalizing”
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`’218 patent, claims 1, 4-6, 11-12
`’855 patent, claims 1, 3, 9, 12
`’787 patent, claims 1-2, 6-7, 11-12, 16-17
`’009 patent, claims 6-7, 17
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`“security channel” / “secured channel”
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`’218 patent, claims 1, 3, 11, 14
`’855 patent, claims 1, 4, 9, 13
`’787 patent, claims 1, 2, 6, 11, 12, 16
`’009 patent, claims 1, 4, 14
`’724 patent, claims 1, 8
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`
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`No construction necessary; plain and ordinary
`meaning
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`No construction necessary; plain and ordinary
`meaning
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`No construction necessary; plain and ordinary
`meaning
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`No construction necessary; plain and ordinary
`meaning
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`The parties request that the Court enter the above agreed constructions.
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`Case 6:21-cv-00916-ADA-DTG Document 68 Filed 06/10/22 Page 4 of 8
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`II.
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`DISPUTED TERMS
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`The parties provide the following list of disputed terms for construction.
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`RFCyber’s Construction
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`Apple’s Construction
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`“software that stores electronic
`financial information in a local
`device”
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`“software that stores electronic
`financial information, including
`electronic value, in a local
`portable device”
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`No construction necessary other
`than “e-purse”
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`Alternatively, “applet for use with
`an e-purse”
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`“[applet] software that stores
`electronic financial information,
`including electronic value, in a
`local portable device”
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`Term
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`“e-purse”
`“electronic purse”
`’218 patent, claims 1,
`3, 5, 7, 10-11, 14-15,
`18
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`’855 patent, claims 1,
`3-5, 9, 12-14
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`’787 patent, claims 1,
`3, 11, 13
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`’009 patent, claim 3
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`’046 patent, claim 1
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`Proposed by both
`parties
`“e-purse applet”
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`’218 patent, claims 1,
`3-7, 11-12, 14-15
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`’855 patent, claims 1,
`3-4, 6, 9, 12-13, 15
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`’787 patent, claims 1-
`2, 5-6, 11-12, 15-16
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`Proposed by Apple
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`3
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`Case 6:21-cv-00916-ADA-DTG Document 68 Filed 06/10/22 Page 5 of 8
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`Term
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`RFCyber’s Construction
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`Apple’s Construction
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`Plain and ordinary meaning, no
`construction necessary
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`“software program suitable for
`being executed on a portable
`device”
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`Alternatively, “software program
`suitable for being executed”
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`“application”
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`’787 patent, claims 1,
`11
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`’009 patent, claims 1-
`4, 6, 9, 13-14
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`’046 patent, claim 1
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`’724 patent, claims 1,
`3, 7, 8
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`Proposed by Apple
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`Case 6:21-cv-00916-ADA-DTG Document 68 Filed 06/10/22 Page 6 of 8
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`Dated: June 10, 2022
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` /s/ Richard M. Cowell
`Raymond W. Mort, III
`Texas State Bar No. 00791308
`Email: raymort@austinlaw.com
`THE MORT LAW FIRM, PLLC
`100 Congress Avenue, Suite 2000
`Austin, Texas 78701
`Tel/Fax: 512-865-7950
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`OF COUNSEL:
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`Alfred R. Fabricant (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
`NY Bar No. 2219392
`Email: ffabricant@fabricantllp.com
`Peter Lambrianakos (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
`NY Bar No. 2894392
`Email: plambrianakos@fabricantllp.com
`Vincent J. Rubino, III (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
`NY Bar No. 4557435
`Email: vrubino@fabricantllp.com
`Richard M. Cowell (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
`NY Bar No. 4617759
`Email: rcowell@fabricantllp.com
`FABRICANT LLP
`411 Theodore Fremd Avenue,
`Suite 206 South
`Rye, New York 10580
`Telephone: (212) 257-5797
`Facsimile: (212) 257-5796
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`ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
`RFCYBER CORP.
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`/s/ Zachary Loney (with permission)
`John M. Guaragna (Bar No. 24043308)
`Zachary Loney (Bar No. 24092714)
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`401 Congress Avenue, Suite 2500
`Austin, TX 78701
`Telephone: (512) 457-7000
`Facsimile: (512) 457-7001
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`Case 6:21-cv-00916-ADA-DTG Document 68 Filed 06/10/22 Page 7 of 8
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`john.guaragna@us.dlapiper.com
`zachary.loney@us.dlapiper.com
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`Sean Cunningham (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
`Erin Gibson (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
`Peter Maggiore (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`401 B Street, Suite 1700
`San Diego, CA 92101
`Telephone: (619) 699-2700
`Facsimile: (619) 699-2701
`sean.cunningham@us.dlapiper.com
`erin.gibson@us.dlapiper.com
`peter.maggiore@us.dlapiper.com
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`Stephanie Lim (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`444 West Lake Street, Suite 900
`Chicago, IL 60606
`Telephone: (312) 368-4000
`Facsimile: (312) 630-7408
`stephanie.lim@us.dlapiper.com
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`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT APPLE INC.
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`Case 6:21-cv-00916-ADA-DTG Document 68 Filed 06/10/22 Page 8 of 8
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on June 10, 2022, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of
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`Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing via electronic mail to
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`all counsel of record. Any other counsel of record will be served by first class U.S. mail.
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` /s/ Richard M. Cowell
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