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`Case 2:17-cv-00932-JLR Document 180 Filed 06/20/24 Page 1 of 4
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`THE HONORABLE JAMES L. ROBART
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
`AT SEATTLE
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`CYWEE GROUP LTD.,
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`CASE NO.: 2:17-cv-00932-JLR
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
`HTC CORPORATION; and HTC AMERICA,
`INC.,
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`JOINT STATUS REPORT
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`Defendants.
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`HTC CORPORATION, and HTC AMERICA,
`INC.,
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`Third-Party Plaintiffs,
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`v.
`CYWEE MOTION GROUP LTD.,
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`Third-Party Defendant.
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`JOINT STATUS REPORT
`CASE NO. 2:17-cv-00932-JLR
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`BREWER LAW GROUP PLLC
`1700 SEVENTH AVE., SUITE 2100
`SEATTLE, WA 98101
`TELEPHONE: (206) 357-8442
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`Pursuant to the Court’s August 19, 2019, Order (ECF No. 146), Plaintiff CyWee Group
`Ltd. (“CyWee Group”) and the parties’ most recent 90-Day Joint Status Report (ECF No. 179),
`Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs HTC Corporation and HTC America, Inc., and Third-Party
`Defendant CyWee Motion Group Ltd. respectfully submit the following joint status report:
`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
`Held Invalid
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`8,441,438
`8,552,978
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`IPR2018-01258
`IPR2018-01257
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`1, 3–5
`10, 12
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`Proposed Contingent
`Amended Claims Held
`Invalid
`20, 21
`19, 20
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`CyWee appealed the PTAB’s final written decisions in the Google IPRs. On February 8,
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`2023, the Federal Circuit finally affirmed PTAB’s ruling.
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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 and joined by LGE (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
`IPR2019-01203
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`1, 4, 5, 14–17, 19
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`Proposed Contingent
`Amended Claims Held
`Invalid
`20-24
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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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`January 18, 2024, the Federal Circuit finally affirmed PTAB’s ruling.
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`On May 20, 2024, the parties submitted a Joint Status Report in which the parties agreed
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`to request a further stay of 30 days so that the parties may discuss and decide how to proceed with
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`the case and to submit a further status report in 30 days instead of 90 days.
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`JOINT STATUS REPORT
`CASE NO. 2:17-cv-00932-JLR
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`BREWER LAW GROUP PLLC
`1700 SEVENTH AVE., SUITE 2100
`SEATTLE, WA 98101
`TELEPHONE: (206) 357-8442
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`Case 2:17-cv-00932-JLR Document 180 Filed 06/20/24 Page 3 of 4
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`After careful consideration, CyWee will ask the Court to dismiss the patent infringement
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`claims invalidated in the IPRs. The IPR proceedings have mooted the proceedings for patent
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`infringement of the ‘438 and ‘978 patents. CyWee is investigating whether any of the
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`approximately four dozen patents granted since the case was stayed are infringed by the Defendant.
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`That analysis should be complete by August 15, 2024.
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`As to the non-patent claims, CyWee contends that they should not be dismissed because
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`the IPR results do not impact those claims. CyWee further contends that a new scheduling order
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`should be entered requiring CyWee to file a motion to amend the complaint on or before August
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`15, 2024. Defendants oppose CyWee’s attempts to bring new patents or new claims into this
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`case—rather, any such patents or claims should be litigated in a separate action. After the Court
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`resolves this issue, the parties request that a new Scheduling Order be entered based upon any
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`remaining claims and defenses asserted in this action.
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`Dated: June 20, 2024
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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@shorefirm.com)
`THE SHORE FIRM LLP
`901 Main Street, Suite 3300
`Dallas, Texas 75202
`T: (214) 593-9110
`F: (214) 593-9111
`*Admitted pro hac vice
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff CyWee Group Ltd. and
`Third-Party Defendant CyWee Motion Group Ltd.
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`JOINT STATUS REPORT
`CASE NO. 2:17-cv-00932-JLR
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`BREWER LAW GROUP PLLC
`1700 SEVENTH AVE., SUITE 2100
`SEATTLE, WA 98101
`TELEPHONE: (206) 357-8442
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`Dated: June 20, 2024
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`/s/ Ryan R. Smith
`James C. Yoon, CA Bar #177155 (pro hac vice)
`Ryan R. Smith, WSBA #57331
`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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`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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`Jamie Y. Otto, CA Bar #295099 (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: jotto@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
`I hereby certify that on June 20, 2024, I electronically filed the foregoing with 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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`/s/ Ryan R. Smith
`Ryan R. Smith
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`JOINT STATUS REPORT
`CASE NO. 2:17-cv-00932-JLR
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`BREWER LAW GROUP PLLC
`1700 SEVENTH AVE., SUITE 2100
`SEATTLE, WA 98101
`TELEPHONE: (206) 357-8442
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