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`Case 2:17-cv-00932-JLR Document 162 Filed 01/13/22 Page 1 of 5
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`THE HONORABLE JAMES L. ROBART
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`CASE NO.: 2:17-cv-00932-JLR
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`90-DAY JOINT STATUS REPORT
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`CYWEE GROUP LTD.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`HTC CORPORATION; and HTC AMERICA,
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`HTC CORPORATION, and HTC AMERICA,
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`JOINT STATUS REPORT
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`SHORE CHAN DEPUMPO LLP
`901 MAIN STREET
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`TELEPHONE: (214) 593-9110
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`Pursuant to the Court’s August 19, 2019 Order (ECF No. 146), Plaintiff CyWee Group
`Ltd. (“CyWee Group”), Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs HTC Corporation and HTC
`America, Inc., and Third-Party Defendant CyWeeMotion Group Ltd. respectfully submit the
`following joint status report:
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`The Google IPRs:
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`On January 9, 2020, the PTAB held the following claims invalid in the two IPR
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`proceedings filed by Google (the “Google IPRs”):
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`Asserted Patent
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`IPR Case No. Original Claims
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`8,441,438
`8,552,978
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`IPR2018-01258 1, 3–5
`IPR2018-01257 10, 12
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`Proposed Contingent
`Amended Claims Held
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`CyWee appealed the PTAB’s final written decisions in the Google IPRs. The Federal
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`Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed those decisions. On April 4, 2021, CyWee filed petitions for en
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`banc review. The Federal Circuit denied those petitions on June 3, 2021. Mandates issued on June
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`10, 2021. On September 23, 2021 (“September 23 Order”), per CyWee’s request, the Federal
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`Circuit recalled the mandates, reinstated the appeals, and remanded the Google IPRs to allow
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`CyWee the opportunity to request Director rehearing. On October 24, CyWee filed requests for de
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`novo review by the Director in the Google IPRs. On January 7, 2022, the Commissioner for Patents
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`denied review. Per the September 23 Order, CyWee shall inform the Federal Circuit within 14
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`days of any decision denying rehearing, after which time the clerk will reactivate the appeal.
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`The ZTE IPR:
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`On February 17, 2021, the PTAB held all challenged claims invalid in an inter partes
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`review proceeding filed by ZTE (the “ZTE IPR”):
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`Asserted Patent
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`IPR Case No. Original Claims
`Held Invalid
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`8,441,438
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`IPR2019-00143 1, 4, 5, 14–17, 19
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`Proposed Contingent
`Amended Claims Held
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`CyWee appealed the PTAB’s final written decision in the ZTE IPR on April 8, 2021. On
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`June 30, 2021, CyWee filed a motion requesting that the Federal Circuit dismiss its appeal of the
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`ZTE IPR and remand the matter to the USPTO for further proceedings in light of the Supreme
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`Court’s recent decision in United States v. Arthrex, Inc., No. 19-1434, 2021 WL 2519433 (June
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`21, 2021) holding that “the unreviewable authority wielded by APJs during inter partes review is
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`incompatible with their appointment by the Secretary to an inferior office.” On July 14, 2021, the
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`Federal Circuit issued an order (1) certifying CyWee’s constitutional challenge to the Attorney
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`General, (2) directing the Attorney General to inform the Court within 30 days whether the United
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`States intends to intervene and if so to file any response to CyWee’s motion to remand, (3) ordering
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`appellee to file any response within that 30-day timeframe, and (4) staying the briefing schedule
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`in the appeal. On August 13, 2021, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and
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`Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office informed the Federal Circuit of its
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`intention to intervene and filed a response. On September 24, 2021 (“September 24 Order”), per
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`CyWee’s request, the Federal Circuit remanded the ZTE IPR to allow CyWee the opportunity to
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`request Director rehearing. On October 25, CyWee filed a request for de novo review by the
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`Director in the ZTE IPR. On January 7, 2022, the Commissioner for Patents denied review. Per
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`the September 24 Order, CyWee shall inform the Federal Circuit within 14 days of any decision
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`denying rehearing, after which time the clerk will reactivate the appeal.
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`Because the matters described above may affect claims in this case, neither party requests
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`lifting the stay at this time.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Carmen E. Bremer
`Carmen E. Bremer, WSBA 47,565
`Carmen.bremer@bremerlawgroup.com
`BREMER LAW GROUP PLLC
`1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2100
`Seattle, WA 98101
`T: (206) 357-8442
`F: (206) 858-9730
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`Michael W. Shore* (mshore@shorechan.com)
`Alfonso G. Chan* (achan@shorechan.com)
`Ari B. Rafilson* (arafilson@shorechan.com)
`William Ellerman* (wellerman@shorechan.com)
`Paul T. Beeler* (pbeeler@shorechan.com)
`SHORE CHAN LLP
`901 Main Street, Suite 3300
`Dallas, Texas 75202
`T: (214) 593-9110
`F: (214) 593-9111
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`*Admitted pro hac vice
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff CyWee Group Ltd. and
`Third-Party Defendant CyWee Motion Group Ltd.
`/s/ Albert Shih
`James C. Yoon, CA Bar #177155 (pro hac vice)
`Ryan R. Smith, CA Bar #229323 (pro hac vice)
`Albert Shih, CA Bar #251726 (pro hac vice)
`Jamie Y. Otto, CA Bar #295099 (pro hac vice)
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
`Professional Corporation
`650 Page Mill Road
`Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050
`Telephone: (650) 493-9300
`Facsimile: (650) 565-5100
`Email: jyoon@wsgr.com, rsmith@wsgr.com
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`ashih@wsgr.com, jotto@wsgr.com
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`Dated January 13, 2022
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`Dated: January 13, 2022
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`Gregory L. Watts, WSBA #43995
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
`Professional Corporation
`701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5100
`Seattle, WA 98104-7036
`Telephone: (206) 883-2500
`Facsimile: (206) 883-2699
`Email: gwatts@wsgr.com
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`Ty W. Callahan, CA Bar #312548 (pro hac vice)
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
`Professional Corporation
`633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1550
`Los Angeles, CA 90017-2027
`Telephone: (323) 210-2900
`Facsimile: (866) 974-7329
`Email: tcallahan@wsgr.com
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`Attorneys for Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs
`HTC Corporation and HTC America, Inc.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on January 13, 2022, I electronically filed the foregoing with
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`the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing to
`all counsel of record.
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`Dated: 1/13/2022
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`/s/Carmen E. Bremer
`Carmen E. Bremer
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