Case 1:18-cv-00318-RGA-SRF Document 82 Filed 07/28/21 Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 11876
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`July 28, 2021
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`BY CM/ECF
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`The Honorable Richard G. Andrews
`United States District Court for the District of Delaware
`844 North King Street
`Wilmington, DE 19801
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`Re: IPA Technologies Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., No. 1:18-cv-00001-RGA-SRF (D. Del.)
`and IPA Technologies Inc. v. Google LLC., No. 1:18-cv-00318-RGA-SRF (D. Del.)
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`Dear Judge Andrews,
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`Pursuant to the Court’s July 23, 2021 Oral Order (D.I. 81), the parties submit the
`following joint status update concerning the above-captioned litigations.
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`On January 10, 2020, this Court stayed the present matters pending resolution of various
`IPR petitions filed by Microsoft and Google. (D.I. 77).
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`Specifically, pursuant to petitions filed by Microsoft, the PTAB instituted eight IPRs
`(IPR 2019-00810, -00811, -00812, -00813, -00814, -00835, -00836, and -00837) challenging all
`144 issued claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,851,115 and 7,069,560. The PTAB denied institution of
`Microsoft’s petitions directed to IPA’s U.S. Patent No. 7,036,128. Between October 15 and
`November 22, 2020, the Board issued Final Written Decisions in all eight instituted IPRs,
`finding 109 of the challenged claims unpatentable and 35 claims not unpatentable.
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`Pursuant to petitions filed by Google, the PTAB instituted five IPRs (IPR 2019-00728, -
`00730, -00731, -00733, and -00734) challenging a subset of the issued claims of US. Patent Nos.
`6,851,115; 7,069,560; and 7,036,128.1 On September 2 and 16, 2020, the PTAB issued Final
`Written Decisions in IPR2019-00728, -00730, and -00731 determining that Google failed to
`show any of the challenged claims of the ’115 and ’560 patents were unpatentable. On October
`15, 2020, the Board issued Final Written Decisions in IPR2019-00733 and -00734 finding that
`all of the challenged claims of the ’128 were unpatentable.
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`All parties have filed appeals with the Federal Circuit challenging their respective losses.
`Google and Microsoft contend the challenged claims in the Google and Microsoft appeals are
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`1 Google filed four other IPR petitions challenging the same patents, but the Board denied
`institution.
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`Case 1:18-cv-00318-RGA-SRF Document 82 Filed 07/28/21 Page 2 of 2 PageID #: 11877
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`fairly representative of all claims at issue as previously briefed in Google’s Motion to Stay (No.
`1:18-cv-00318-RGA-SRF, D.I. 74).
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`The current briefing schedule at the Federal Circuit is as follows:
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`Federal Circuit Case 2021-1412 relating to the Microsoft IPRs, (consolidated with No. 21-
`1413, 21-1414, 21-1415, 21-1416, 21-1417, 21-1418, 21-1419, 21-1420, 21-1421, 21-1422, 21-
`1423, 21-14, 24, 21-1440, and 21-1442)
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`Microsoft’s Principal Brief
`IPA’s Principal and Response Brief
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`Current Deadline
`May 3, 2021 (filed)
`July 1, 2021 (filed)
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`Microsoft’s Response and Reply Brief
`IPA’s Reply Brief
`Oral Argument
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`August 27, 2021
`September 3, 2021
`No date set at this time
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`Federal Circuit Case No. 2021-1179 relating to Google’s ‘115 and 560 Patent IPRs
`(consolidated with Nos. 21-1180 and 21-1185)
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`Appellant’s Brief
`Appellee’s Brief
`Appellant’s Reply Brief
`Oral Argument
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`Current Deadline
`April 20, 2021 (filed)
`July 29, 2021
`September 2, 2021
`No Date Set at this Time
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`Federal Circuit Case 2021-1438 relating to Google’s ‘128 Patent IPRs (consolidated with No.
`21-1439)
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`Event
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`Current Deadline
`June 1, 2021 (filed)
`September 9, 2021
`October 14, 2021
`No date set at this time
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`Appellant’s Brief
`Appellee’s Brief
`Appellant’s Reply Brief
`Oral Argument
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`On June 23, 2021, the Federal Circuit stayed all deadlines in Case Nos. 2021-1438 and
`21-1439 (relating to Google’s ‘128 Patent IPRs) to consider how to handle pending
`Appointments Clause challenges following the recent decision of the Supreme Court in United
`States v. Arthrex., Inc., Nos. 19-1434 et al., 2021 WL 2519433 (U.S. June 21, 2021.) On July 7,
`2021, IPA filed a notice withdrawing its Appointments Clause challenge raised in its Opening
`Brief.
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`/s/ Stephen B. Brauerman
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Stephen B. Brauerman (#4952)
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`All counsel of record
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