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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
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`Case No. 1:22-cv-22706-RNS
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`BELL NORTHERN RESEARCH, LLC,
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`Plaintiff
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`HMD AMERICA, INC.; HMD GLOBAL OY;
`SHENZHEN CHINO-E COMMUNICATION
`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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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`Defendants.
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`JOINT INTERIM STATUS REPORT
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`Plaintiff Bell Northern Research LLC and Defendants HMD America, Inc., HMD Global
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`Oy, Best Buy Co., Inc., Best Buy Stores L.P., Target Corp., Wingtech Technology Co., Ltd.,
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`Wingtech International, Inc. and Walmart Inc.’s (collectively, “Defendants”) hereby submit this
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`Joint Interim Status Report pursuant to the Court’s Scheduling Order (D.I. 191) (“Scheduling
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`Order”) entered on June 21, 2023.
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`A. Have all defendants been served? If not, state the reasons:
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`All Defendants have been served.
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`B. Have all defendants responded to the complaint? If not, state the reasons.
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`Shenzhen Chino-E Communication Co. LTD. has not responded to the Complaint. All
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`other Defendants have responded.
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`C. If this is a class action, has a motion for class certification been filed? If so, what
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`is its status?
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`This is not a class action case.
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`D. Have the parties agreed on and selected a mediator? Have the parties agreed upon
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`a place, date, and time for mediation?
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`Plaintiff Bell Northern Research LLC and Defendants HMD America, Inc., HMD Global
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`Oy will hold a mediation conference in this matter before David Friedland on September 12, 2023
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`at 9:00 AM ET at the law offices of GrayRobinson, 333 SE 2nd Avenue, Suite 3200, Miami,
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`Florida 33131.
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`Plaintiffs Bell Northern Research LLC and Defendants Best Buy Stores L.P., Target Corp.,
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`and Walmart Inc. have not yet agreed on a place, date, and time for mediation but will do so before
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`the September 8, 2023 deadline.
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`E. Have the parties engaged in informal settlement negotiations? If not, explain the
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`reasons for the failure to do so. If yes, state the status of such negotiations (e.g.,
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`ongoing, impasse etc.) and the relative prospects for resolution through informal
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`means.
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`The parties initially engaged in informal settlement negotiations, however the parties were
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`unable to come to a resolution. The parties anticipate continuing informal settlement discussions in
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`the future.
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`F. Describe the status of discovery conducted to date, and identify whether the
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`parties reasonably believe that they will be able to complete discovery by the
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`Court’s deadline. If not, explain the reasons.
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`Discovery is ongoing with the parties each having issued their initial set of discovery
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`requests. In addition, Plaintiff served infringement contentions on February 2, 2023, and
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`supplemental infringements contentions on April 14, 2023. HMD America, Inc., HMD Global Oy,
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`Best Buy Co., Inc., Best Buy Stores L.P., Target Corp., and Walmart Inc. served invalidity and non-
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`infringement contentions on June 9, 2023, and June 30, 2023. Wingtech Technology Co., Ltd.,
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`Wingtech International, Inc., are scheduled to serve their invalidity and non-infringement
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`contentions on July 14, 2023.
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`On June 30, 2023, counsel for Defendants HMD America Inc., HMD Global Oy, Best Buy
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`Co., Inc., Best Buy Stores L.P., Target Corp., and Walmart Inc. sent Plaintiff a letter notifying
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`Plaintiff of several discovery deficiencies to date. Specifically, Defendants identified (among other
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`things) Plaintiff’s failure to comply with the discovery obligations imposed by: (i) the Court’s
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`Patent Rule 3-2 because Plaintiff failed to produce complete file histories, as well as “[a]ll
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`documents evidencing ownership of the patent rights”; (ii) Fed. R. Civ. P. 33(b) and Magistrate
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`Judge Goodman’s Discovery Procedures Order (Dkt. 9) because many of Plaintiff’s interrogatory
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`responses were non-responsive to the interrogatory presented, and/or contained boilerplate
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`objections and simply responded that, in the future, documents “will be produced pursuant to Fed.
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`R. Civ. P. 33(d)”; and (iii) Fed. R. Civ. P. 34(b) because Plaintiff unilaterally narrowed the scope of
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`many Requests for Production without explanation. Plaintiff has yet to respond to Defendants’
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`letter.
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`Plaintiff states that it will respond fully to the foregoing letter mentioned in the above
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`paragraph and does not agree that it has been deficient in its prior discovery responses, but it will
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`continue to work with Defendants cooperatively in discovery to address any legitimate concerns
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`Defendants might have.
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`The parties anticipate that they will be able to complete discovery by the Court’s deadline.
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`G. Identify any other issues that the Court should be aware of that may affect the
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`resolution of this matter or the schedule currently set.
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`None at this time.
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`Date: July 14, 2023
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`/s/ Alexander Frederick Rojas
`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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`Christopher Clayton, Esq. (pro hac vice)
`Paul Richter, Esq. (pro hac vice)
`Adam Woodward (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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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Michael A. Chajon
`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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`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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`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 - Suite 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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`/s/ Joseph W. Bain
`Ardith M. Bronson
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
`200 South Biscayne Blvd.
`Suite 2500
`Miami, FL 33131
`305-423-8562
`Fax: 305-503-9583
`ardith.bronson@dlapiper.com
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`Joseph William Bain
`Shutts & Bowen LLP
`City Place Tower
`525 Okeechobee Blvd
`Suite 1100
`West Palm Beach, FL 33401
`561-650-8523
`Fax: 561 822-5502
`jbain@shutts.com
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`Jodi-Ann Rene Tillman
`Shutts , Bowen LLP
`200 East Broward Boulevard, Suite 2100
`Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
`561-671-5822
`Fax: 561-650-8530
`jtillman@shutts.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant Walmart Inc.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 14th day of July, 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/ Alexander Frederick Rojas
`Alexander Frederick Rojas
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