Case 1:22-cv-22706-RNS Document 151 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/09/2023 Page 1 of 5
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
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`Case No.: 1:22-cv-22706-SCOLA/GOODMAN
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`BELL NORTHERN RESEARCH, LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`HMD AMERICA, INC., HMD GLOBAL
`OY, SHENZHEN CHINO-E
`COMMUNICATION CO. LTD., TINNO
`MOBILE TECHNOLOGY CORP.,
`SHENZHEN TINNO MOBILE CO., LTD.,
`TINNO USA, INC., UNISOC
`TECHNOLOGIES CO. LTD.,
`WINGTECH TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.,
`WINGTECH INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
`BEST BUY CO., INC., BEST BUY
`STORES L.P., TARGET CORP.,
`WALMART INC.,
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`Defendants.
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`DEFENDANTS’ UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR LEAVE
`TO FILE MEMORANDA REGARDING DISCOVERY DISPUTE
`Defendants HMD America, Inc., HMD Global Oy, Best Buy Co., Inc., Best Buy Stores
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`L.P., Target Corp., and Walmart Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”) move for leave to file
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`Memoranda for their pending discovery dispute regarding the sufficiency of Plaintiff Bell Northern
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`Research LLC’s (“Plaintiff”) February 7, 2023 Infringement Contentions under the Court’s Patent
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`Rules. See ECF Nos. 142 & 146. Defendants believe the Court would benefit from briefing on this
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`matter because this is not a routine or garden-variety dispute, but one involving the Court’s Patent
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`Rules and wide-ranging patent infringement allegations.
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`There is an extraordinary need for briefing. First, the discovery at issue is Plaintiff’s
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`Infringement Contentions under Patent Rule 3-1 (ECF No. 125 at 11-12), not standard discovery
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`under the Federal Rules like interrogatories or requests for production. Second, Defendants
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`challenge the sufficiency of Plaintiff’s Infringement Contentions under four intricate provisions of
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`the Court’s Patent Rules, which themselves entail an understanding of patent legal principles on
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`various issues (including direct infringement, indirect infringement, the doctrine of equivalents,
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`and means-plus-function claim limitations). Third, the dispute can greatly affect the scope of this
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`case given the breadth of Plaintiff’s Infringement Contentions. Plaintiff asserts seventy-six patent
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`claims from thirteen patents against over seventy accused products. As set forth in Paragraph 6 of
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`Defendants’ Notice of Hearing, an issue for the Court is whether Plaintiff’s Infringement
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`Contentions should be (a) stricken entirely or (b) deemed limited to cover only the accused devices
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`charted and only the acts of direct and literal infringement of system claims identified in the claim
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`charts. The Court’s ruling may greatly affect the scope of this litigation. Fourth, given the short
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`tenure of the Court’s Patent Rules, only limited guidance is available from this Court on the
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`application of Patent Rule 3-1. Defendants therefore believe that brief memoranda addressing the
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`Patent Rules’ requirements for Infringement Contentions and court cases addressing similar patent
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`rules in other Districts (including the Northern District of California’s rules on which this Court’s
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`rules are based, see ECF No. 125 at 9 n.1) would aid the Court in resolving this dispute.
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`Defendants respectfully propose that Defendants and Plaintiff be permitted to file five-page
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`briefs on a schedule that is convenient for the Court. Plaintiff does not oppose this motion.
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`Additionally, Defendants are amenable to rescheduling the hearing currently set for March
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`15, 2023, at 2:30pm. Plaintiff prefers to keep this hearing date in place.
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`/s/ Matthew J. Moffa
`MATTHEW J. MOFFA, ESQ. (pro hac vice)
`Email: MMoffa@perkinscoie.com
`PERKINS COIE LLP
`1155 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd floor
`New York, NY 10036
`Telephone: (212) 262-6900
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`KEVIN PATARIU, ESQ. (pro hac vice)
`Email: kpatariu@perkinscoie.com
`PERKINS COIE LLP
`11452 El Camino Real
`Suite 300
`San Diego, CA 92013
`Telephone: (858) 720-5700
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`MICHAEL A. CHAJON, ESQ. (pro hac vice)
`Email: MChajon@perkinscoie.com
`PERKINS COIE LLP
`700 13th Street, NW
`Suite 800
`Washington, D.C. 20005-3960
`Telephone: (202) 654-6200
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`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
`HMD AMERICA, INC., HMD GLOBAL
`OY, BEST BUY, BEST BUY STORES, L.P.,
`and TARGET CORP.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Jodi-Ann Tillman
`JOSEPH W. BAIN, Esq.
`Florida Bar No. 860360
`Email: jbain@shutts.com
`SHUTTS & BOWEN LLP
`1100 City Place Tower
`525 Okeechobee Boulevard
`West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
`Telephone: (561) 835-8500
`Facsimile: (561) 650-8530
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`JODI-ANN TILLMAN, ESQ.
`Florida Bar No. 1022214
`Email: jtillman@shutts.com
`SHUTTS & BOWEN LLP
`200 East Broward Blvd.
`Suite 2100
`Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
`Telephone: (561) 671-5822
`Facsimile: (561) 650-8530
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`ATTORNEYS FOR
`DEFENDANTS HMD AMERICA,
`INC., HMD GLOBAL OY, BEST
`BUY, BEST BUY STORES, L.P.,
`TARGET CORP. and WALMART INC.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 9th day of March, 2023, I electronically filed the
`foregoing with the Clerk of Court by using the CM/ECF system which served a copy to all counsel
`of record.
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`/s/ Jodi-Ann Tillman
`Jodi-Ann Tillman
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`SERVICE LIST
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`Christopher Clayton, Esq. (pro hac vice)
`Paul Richter, Esq. (pro hac vice)
`Adam Woodward (Florida Bar No. 1029147)
`DEVLIN LAW FIRM LLC
`1526 Gilpin Avenue
`Wilmington, DE 19806
`Telephone: (302) 449-9010
`Facsimile: (302) 353-4251
`Email: cclayton@devlinlawfirm.com
`prichter@devlinlawfirm.com
`awoodward@devlinlawfirm.com
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`ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
`BELL NORTHERN RESEARCH, LLC
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`Jason Xu, Esq. (pro hac vice)
`RAMON LAW
`1990 K. Street
`Suite 420
`Washington, DC 20006
`Tel: 202-470-2141
`Email: Jason.Xu@ramonlaw.com
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`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
`TINNO MOBILE TECHNOLOGY
`CORP.,
`SHENZHEN TINNO MOBILE CO., LTD
`& TINNO USA, INC.
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`Alexander Frederick Rojas, Esq.
`Florida Bar No. 124232
`Jose Ignacio Rojas, Esq.
`Florida Bar No. 331546
`ROJASLAW
`201 S. Biscayne Blvd., Ste 28th Floor
`Miami, FL 33131
`Telephone: (305) 446-4000
`Facsimile: (305) 985-4146
`Email: arojas@rojaslawfirm.com
`jrojas@rojaslawfirm.com
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`ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
`BELL NORTHERN RESEARCH, LLC
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`Andrew J. Fuller, Esq.
`Florida Bar No. 1021164
`NELSON MULLINS
`2 South Biscayne Blvd.
`Suite 21st Street
`Miami, Florida 33131
`Tel: 305-373-9487
`Email: Andrew.fuller@nelsonmullins.com
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`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
`TINNO MOBILE TECHNOLOGY
`CORP.,
`SHENZHEN TINNO MOBILE CO., LTD
`& TINNO USA, INC.
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`Terri Ellen Tuchman Meyers, Esq.
`Florida Bar No. 881279
`Marissa Reichel, Esq.
`Florida Bar No. 1016190
`KLUGER, KAPLAN, SILVERMAN,
`KATZEN & LEVINE, P.L.
`201 S. Biscayne Blvd.
`Twenty Seventh Floor
`Miami, Florida 33131
`Tel: 305-379-9000
`Email: tmeyers@klugerkaplan.com
`mreichel@klugerkaplan.com
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`Yi Yu, Esq. (pro hac vice)
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
`GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP
`1875 Explorer Street
`Suite 800
`Reston, VA 20190
`Tel: 571-203-2700
`Email: yi.yu@finnegan.com
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`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
`UNISOC TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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`Andrew J. Fuller, Esq.
`Florida Bar No. 1021164
`NELSON MULLINS RILEY &
`SCARBOROUGH LLP
`2 South Biscayne Blvd.
`Suite 21st Street
`Miami, Florida 33131
`Tel: 305-373-9487
`Email: Andrew.fuller@nelsonmullins.com
`Vicki.mattison@nelsonmullins.com
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`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
`WINGTECH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
`WINGTECH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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`Qingyu Yin, Esq. (pro hac vice)
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
`GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP
`901 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, DC 20001
`Tel: 202-408-4000
`Email: qingyu.yin@finnegan.com
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`Benjamin R. Schlesinger, Esq. (pro hac vice)
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
`GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP
`271 7th Street, NW
`Suite 1400
`Atlanta, GA 30363
`Tel: 404-653-6416
`Email: Benjamin.schlesinger@finnegan.com
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`Jacob A. Schroeder, Esq. (pro hac vice)
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
`GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP
`3300 Hillview Avenue
`Palo Alto, CA 94304
`Tel: 650-849-6600
`Email: Jacob.schroeder@finnegan.com
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`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
`UNISOC TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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`David M. Airan, Esq. (pro hac vice)
`Christopher Gass, Esq. (pro hac vice)
`Nicole E. Kopinski Esq. (pro hac vice)
`LEYDIG, VOIT & MEYER, LTD.
`Two Prudential Plaza
`Sui8te 4900
`180 North Stetson Avenue
`Chicago, IL 60601
`Tel: 312-616-5600
`Email: dairan@leydig.com
`cgass@leydig.com; nkopinski@leydig.com
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`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
`WINGTECH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
`WINGTECH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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