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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`SHERMAN DIVISION
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`LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`ABILITY OPTO-ELECTRONICS
`TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.;
`NEWMAX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.;
`AND HP INC.,
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`Defendants.
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`Case No. 4:19-cv-696-ALM
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`PLAINTIFF LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.’S
`PATENT RULE 3-1 AND 3-2 DISCLOSURES
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`Pursuant to Patent Rule 3-1 and 3-2, Plaintiff Largan Precision Co. Ltd. (“Largan”)
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`hereby submits its Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions and
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`accompanying disclosure against defendants Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.
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`(“AOET”), Newmax Technology Co., Ltd. (“Newmax”), and HP Inc. (“HP”) (collectively,
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`“Defendants”).
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`1.
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`Identification of Asserted Claims
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`Based on the information presently available, Largan hereby discloses, pursuant to P.R.
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`3-1(a), the claims of each patent-in-suit that it contends are infringed by Defendants as follows:
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`United States Patent No. 7,274,518: Claims 1-2, 4-5, and 8-12
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`United States Patent No. 8,395,691: Claims 21-27
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`United States Patent No. 8,988,796: Claims 1-4, 6-9, 11, 15-22, and 24-25
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`United States Patent No. 9,146,378: Claims 1-6, 8, 9, 11, 13, and 15
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`Largan expressly reserves the right to modify, amend, and/or supplement the foregoing in
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`light of the discovery that Defendants produce, none of which has been provided at present,
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`and/or based on the Court’s claim construction.
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`2.
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`Identification of Accused Products
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`Based on the information presently available, Largan hereby discloses, pursuant to P.R.
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`3-1(b), the following accused apparatuses, products, devices, processes, methods, acts or other
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`instrumentalities of which it is currently aware and that it contends infringe, either directly,
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`indirectly, contributorily, or by inducement, the asserted claims of the patents-in-suit: HP Elite
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`X2 1013 G3; HP Envy x360 13 series; HP Spectre Folio; Products using HP Part 928088-001,
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`including but not limited to HP ChromeBook X360 11 G1 series, HP ChromeBook 11 G1 series,
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`and HP Promo G1 series; Products using HP Part 933520-001, including but not limited to HP
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`Envy X360 15 series and HP Envy 15 series; Products using HP Part 940626-001, including but
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`not limited to HP Omen X 17 series; Products using HP Part 919579-006, including but not
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`limited to HP Omen 17 series; Products using HP Part 923692-001, including but not limited to
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`HP Pavilion 14M-BA X360 series, HP Pavilion 14T-BA X360 series, and HP Pavilion 14-BA
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`X360 series; HP Pavilion X360 14M series; EliteBook 1050 G1; Products using HP Part 833962-
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`005, including but not limited to HP Envy NoteBook 15 series, HP Envy X360 Convertible 15
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`series, HP Envy X360 series, HP Envy X360 M6 series, HP NoteBook 14 series, HP Omen
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`NoteBook 15 series, HP Pavilion 13 series, and HP Pavilion NoteBook 15 series; Products using
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`HP Part 919573-009, including but not limited to HP Omen NoteBook 15 series, and HP Omen
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`15 series; Products using HP Part L43801-001, including but not limited to HP ProBook X360
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`11 G3 series; Products using HP Part 912367-001, including but not limited to HP 11 G1 EE
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`series and HP ProBook X360 11 G1 series; Products using HP Part L13676-001, including but
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`not limited to HP EliteBook 735 G5 series, HP EliteBook 830 G5 series, HP EliteBook 836 G5
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`series, and HP Skyfire series; Products using HP Part L15509-001, including but not limited to
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`HP EliteBook 840 G5 series, HP EliteBook 846 G5 series, HP EliteBook 850 G4 series, HP
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`ZBook 14u series, HP ZBook 15 series, HP IHC 850 series, HP Infineon 840 series, and HP
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`Sligro Standard series; Products using HP Part L32739-001, including but not limited to HP
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`ZBook 17 G5 series; Products using HP Part L32741-001, including but not limited to HP
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`ZBook 15 G5; Products using HP Part L30660-001, including but not limited to HP ZBook
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`Studio G5 series, HP ZBook Studio X360 series, HP EliteBook 1050 G1 series, HP ZBook S360
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`G5 series, and HP ZigZag series; Products using HP Part L28404-001, including but not limited
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`to HP EliteBook 745 G5 series, HP EliteBook 755 G5 series, and HP MT44 series; Products
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`using HP Part L03250-001, including but not limited to HP IDS DSC series, HP IDS UMA
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`series, and HP ZBook x2 G4 series; Products using HP Part 919573-008, including but not
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`limited to HP Omen 17 series; Products using HP Part 924478-001, including but not limited to
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`HP Pavilion x360 Convertible 15 series; Products using HP Part 902256-001, including but not
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`limited to HP X2 210 G2 series, HP 210 x5 series, and HP IDS UMA x5 series; Products using
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`HP Part L31350-001, including but not limited to HP Elite X2 series; Products using HP Part
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`833962-011, including but not limited to HP Pavilion 15 series, HP Pavilion Gaming 15 series,
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`and HP Pavilion 17 series; Products using HP Part 857441-001, including but not limited to HP
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`Envy 15 series, HP Envy NoteBook 15 series, HP NoteBook 14 series, HP NoteBook 15 series,
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`HP Pavilion NoteBook 14 series, HP Pavilion NoteBook 15 series, and HP Pavilion X360
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`Pavilion Convertible 11 series; Products using HP Part 924842-001, including but not limited to
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`HP Spectre X2 series; Products using HP Part 919573-006, including but not limited to HP
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`Pavilion Power 15 series; Products using HP Part L31348-001, including but not limited to HP
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`Elite X2 series; Products using HP Part 924841-001, including but not limited to HP Spectre X2
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`series; Products using HP Part 918906-001, including but not limited to HP 612 series, HP IDS
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`series, HP Promo series, HP Pro X2 series, HP RCTO series, and HP X2 series; Products using
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`HP Part 938114-001, including but not limited to HP 1012 series, HP Elite X2 series, HP IDS
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`series, HP Promo 1012 series, and HP RCTO series; Products using HP Part L13677-001,
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`including but not limited to HP EliteBook 735 G5 series, HP EliteBook 830 G5 series, HP
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`EliteBook 840 G5 series, HP EliteBook 850 G5 series, ZBook 14u G5 series, ZBook 15u G5
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`series, HP Sligro series, and HP WK Everyday series; Products using HP Part L51916-001,
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`including but not limited to HP ChromeBook 11 A G6 series, and HP IDS UMA series; Products
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`using HP Part L32378-001, including but not limited to HP Siemens ZBook series, and HP
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`ZBook 17 G5 series; Products using HP Part L52572-001, including but not limited to HP
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`ChromeBook 11 G7 series, and HP IDS UMA series; Products using HP Part L58702-001,
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`including but not limited to HP 640 G5 series, HP 650 G5 series, HP ProBook 640 G series, HP
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`ProBook 640 G5 series, and HP ProBook 650 G5 series; Products using HP Part L17986-001,
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`including but not limited to HP EliteBook 840r G4 series; Products using HP Part L28470-001,
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`including but not limited to HP EliteBook 1050 G1 series, HP IDS DSC series, HP ZBook
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`Studio 360 G5 series, and HP ZBook Studio G5 series; Products using HP Part L01065-001
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`series, including but not limited to HP IDS DSC Series, HP IDS UMA series, HP ProBook 430
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`G5 series, HP ProBook 440 G5 series, HP ProBook 450 G5 series, HP ProBook 455 G5 series,
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`HP ProBook 470 G5 series, HP RCTO UMA series, HP Z66 Pro G1 series, and HP mt21 series;
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`Products using HP Part L28261-001, including but not limited to HP ProBook 360 440 G1
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`series; and Products using HP Part L32740-001, including but not limited to HP ZBook 15 G5
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`series (collectively, the “Accused Products”). Each of the foregoing Accused Products is also
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`identified in the claim charts attached as Exhibits A1, B1, C1-C6, and D1.
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`In addition, Largan asserts that various other consumer electronic products, including
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`notebook computers, laptop computers, tablets, webcams, and scanners with lenses incorporated
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`therein, made, used, sold, offered for sale and/or imported by Defendants infringe the asserted
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`claims of the patents-in-suit in the same or substantially similar manner (including, but not
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`limited to, by incorporating the same lenses therein), and expects that information regarding
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`these products will be revealed during discovery. Also, upon information and belief, the lenses
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`and lens components incorporated within the identified Accused Products are supplied by AOET
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`and/or Newmax. The specific identification of suppliers and supplier information, however, is
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`within the possession of Defendants, and will be revealed during discovery. Largan expressly
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`reserves the right to modify, amend, or supplement the foregoing list of accused apparatuses in
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`light of the discovery that Defendants produce, none of which has been provided at present,
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`and/or based on the Court’s claim construction.
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`3.
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`Claim Charts
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`Pursuant to P.R. 3-1(c), Largan attaches hereto the following exhibits identifying in chart
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`form where each element of each asserted claim is found within the accused instrumentalities
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`identified above: Exhibit A1 (’518 Patent), Exhibit B1 (’691 Patent), Exhibits C1-C6 (’796
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`Patent), and Exhibit D1 (’378 Patent).
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`Largan expressly reserves the right to modify, amend, or supplement the foregoing claim
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`charts in light of the discovery that Defendants produce, none of which has been provided at
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`present, and/or based on the Court’s claim construction.
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`4.
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`Literal Infringement or Infringement Under the Doctrine of Equivalents
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`Pursuant to P.R. 3-1(d), Largan asserts that each element of each claim isliterally present
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`in each of the accused instrumentalities. To the extent any claim is foundnotto beliterally
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`present, Largan reservesthe right to assert that each element of each claim is present under the
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`doctrine of equivalents in each of the accused instrumentalities.
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`5.
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`Priority Date
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`Pursuant to P.R. 3-1(e), Largan asserts that the patents-in-suit are entitled to claim
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`priority to the following applications:
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`’518 Patent: Ser. No. 11/539,175 filed October 6, 2006.
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`°691 Patent: Taiwan Application 99127879 A filed August 20, 2010.
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`°796 Patent: Taiwan Application 102139029 A filed October 29, 2013.
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`°378 Patent: Taiwan Application 102137700 A filed October 18, 2013.
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`6.
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`Identification of Plaintiff's Instrumentalities
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`Pursuant to P.R. 3-1(f), Largan asserts that its products may have practiced one or more
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`claims of the patents-in-suit. These products include, but are not limited to, the following Largan
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`products that may have practicedat least the below identified Asserted Claims:
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`Largan Product Model Numbers Practicing Claimed Invention
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,274,518
`938, 970, 9447, 972, 992, 9407, 9409, 9415, 9418, 9421, 9439, 9452, 9411,
`9420, 9420A2, 9448, 9452, 9483, 40062, 40100, 40114, 40092, 40125, 40056
`938, 970, 9447, 972, 992, 9407, 9409, 9418, 9421, 9439, 9452, 9411, 9420,
`9420A2, 9448, 9452, 9483, 40062, 40100, 40114, 40092, 40125, 40056
`938, 9447, 972, 992, 9407, 9409, 9415, 9418, 9421, 9439, 9452, 9411, 9420,
`9420A2, 9448, 9452, 9483, 40062, 40100, 40114, 40092, 40125, 40056
`938, 9447, 972, 992, 9407, 9409, 9415, 9418, 9421, 9439, 9452, 9411, 9420,
`9420A2, 9448, 9452, 9483, 40062, 40100, 40114, 40092, 40125, 40056
`970, 9447, 972, 992, 9407, 9409, 9418, 9421, 9439, 9452, 9411, 9420,
`9420A2, 9448, 9452, 9483, 40062, 40100, 40114, 40092, 40125, 40056
`970, 9447, 972, 992, 9407, 9409, 9418, 9421, 9439, 9452, 9411, 9420, 9483,
`9420A2, 9448
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`Claim 21
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`US. Patent No. 8,395,691
`8413, 40152, 40123, 40143, 40148, 40120, 40119, 40117, 40107, 40113,
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`Claim 22
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`40062, 40053, 40096, 40078, 40033, 40048, 40029, 40031
`8413, 40123, 40143, 40148, 40120, 40119, 40117, 40107, 40105, 40097,
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`a“ 40105,40097,40095C,40095A,40092,40080,40083,40074,40069,40065,
`“- 40095C,40095A,40092,40080,40083,40074,40069,40065,40062,40053,
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,146,378
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`40096, 40078, 40033, 40048, 40029, 40031
`8413, 40123, 40143, 40148, 40120, 40119, 40117, 40107, 40105, 40097,
`40095C, 40095A, 40092, 40080, 40083, 40074, 40069, 40065, 40062, 40053,
`40096, 40078, 40033, 40048, 40029, 40031
`40123, 40143, 40148, 40117, 40105, 40097, 40092, 40083, 40074, 40065,
`40062, 40053, 40096, 40078, 40033, 40048, 40029
`8413, 40123, 40143, 40148, 40120, 40119, 40117, 40107, 40105, 40097,
`40095C, 40095A, 40092, 40080, 40083, 40074, 40069, 40065, 40062, 40053,
`40096, 40033, 40048, 40029, 40031
`8413, 40143, 40148, 40120, 40119, 40117, 40107, 40105, 40097, 40095C,
`40095A, 40092, 40083, 40065, 40053, 40096, 40033, 40048, 40029
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`Claim 27—_|8413, 40120, 40117, 40105, 40095C, 40095A, 40083, 40069, 40065, 40062,
`40048, 40029
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`Claim 23
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`Claim 26
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`7.
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`Document Production Accompanying Disclosure
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`Pursuant to P.R. 3-2, Largan hereby discloses the following documents accompanying
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`this Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions, which correspond to the
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`following categories:
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`P.R. 3-2(a): Largan refers to the documents bearing production numbers
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`LARGAN00018487. Largan will continue to provide non-privileged information corresponding
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`to this category as it becomes available through discovery.
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`P.R. 3-2(b): Largan refers to the documents bearing production numbers
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`LARGAN_00001444 – LARGAN_00001520, LARGAN_00002325 – LARGAN_00002342,
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`LARGAN_00002354 – LARGAN_00002360, LARGAN_00002412 – LARGAN_00002428,
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`LARGAN_00004287 – LARGAN_00004423, LARGAN_00005669 – LARGAN_00005687,
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`LARGAN_00010206 – LARGAN_00010375, LARGAN_00010821 – LARGAN_00010829,
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`and LARGAN_00018487 – LARGAN_00018610. Further, additional documents designated as
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`“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE CODE” will be made available for inspection pursuant
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`to the Court’s Protective Order (dkt. #75). Largan will continue to provide non-privileged
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`information corresponding to this category as it becomes available through discovery.
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`P.R. 3-2(c): Largan refers to the documents bearing production numbers
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`LARGAN_00010975 – LARGAN_00012400.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Ken K. Fung
`Alan M. Fisch
`Lead Attorney
`D.C. Bar No. 453068
`alan.fisch@fischllp.com
`R. William Sigler (pro hac vice)
`D.C. Bar No. 490957
`bill.sigler@fischllp.com
`Adam A. Allgood
`Texas Bar No. 24059403
`adam.allgood@fischllp.com
`Matthew R. Benner (pro hac vice)
`New York Bar No. 4982310
`matthew.benner@fischllp.com
`FISCH SIGLER LLP
`5301 Wisconsin Avenue NW
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`+1.202.362.3500
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`Ken K. Fung
`California Bar No. 283854
`ken.fung@fischllp.com
`FISCH SIGLER LLP
`400 Concar Drive
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`Largan Precision Co., Ltd.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on April 2, 2020, the foregoing document was served via email upon
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