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`Case 2:16-cv-01919-RAJ Document 56 Filed 03/11/19 Page 1 of 5
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`Hon. Richard A. Jones
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
`AT SEATTLE
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`ANCORA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`HTC AMERICA, INC., et al.,
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`Defendants.
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`Case No. C16-1919RAJ
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`ORDER SETTING
`PATENT CASE SCHEDULE
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`Having considered the parties’ Joint Status Report (Dkt. #52), the Court enters the
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`following case schedule:
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`EVENT
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`DATE
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`Deadline to Join Additional Parties
`Plaintiff to serve Preliminary Infringement
`Contentions and Disclosure of Asserted
`Claims
`Defendant to serve Preliminary Non-
`Infringement and Invalidity Contentions and
`accompanying Document Production
`Parties to exchange Proposed Terms and
`Claim Elements for Construction
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`Parties to exchange Preliminary Claim
`Constructions and Extrinsic Evidence
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`Parties to file Joint Claim Chart and
`Prehearing Statement
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`March 26, 2019
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`March 26, 2019
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`April 25, 2019
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`May 15, 2019
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`June 14, 2019
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`July 29, 2019
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`Ancora's Exhibit 2010
`LG v. Ancora IPR2021-00581
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`EVENT
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`DATE
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`Completion of Claim Construction Discovery September 17, 2019
`Parties to file Opening Claim Construction
`Briefs
`Parties to file Responsive Claim Construction
`Briefs
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`September 23, 2019
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`October 7, 2019
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`Tutorial (if necessary)
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`Claim Construction Hearing
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`To be set by the Court
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`To be set by the Court
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`Reliance on Opinion of Counsel
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`30 days after Claim Construction Order
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`Close of Fact Discovery
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`60 days after Claim Construction Order
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`Parties to Exchange Initial Expert Reports
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`90 days after Claim Construction Order
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`Parties to Exchange Rebuttal Expert Reports
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`120 days after Claim Construction Order
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`Close of Expert Discovery
`Parties to File Case Dispositive Motions
`and/or Daubert Motions
`Pretrial Conference
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`150 days after Claim Construction Order
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`180 days after Claim Construction Order
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`To be set by the Court
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`To be set by the Court
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`Trial
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`These dates are set at the direction of the Court after reviewing the Joint Status
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`Report submitted by the parties. All other dates are specified in the Local Civil Rules
`and/or Local Patent Rules. These are firm dates that can be changed only by order of
`the Court, not by agreement of counsel or the parties. The Court will alter these dates
`only upon good cause shown.
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`ALTERATIONS TO ELECTRONIC FILING PROCEDURES
`Counsel are required to electronically file all documents with the Court. Pro se
`litigants may file either electronically or in paper form. Information and procedures for
`electronic filing can be found on the Western District of Washington’s website at
`www.wawd.uscourts.gov/ElectronicFiling/ECFHomepage.htm.
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`Ancora's Exhibit 2010
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`The following alterations to the Filing Procedures apply in all cases pending before
`Judge Jones:
`1. Mandatory chambers copies are required for all e-filed motions, responses,
`replies, and surreplies, and all supporting documentation relating to motions,
`regardless of page length.
`The paper copy of the documents (with tabs or other organizing aids as necessary)
`shall be delivered to the Clerk’s Office by 12:00 p.m. on the business day after filing. The
`chambers copy must be clearly marked with the words “Courtesy Copy of Electronic Filing
`for Chambers.” The parties are required to print all courtesy copies from CM/ECF using
`the “Include headers when displaying PDF documents” feature under “Document Options.”
`This requirement applies also to pleadings filed under seal.
`2.
`Searchable PDFs: All documents filed electronically must be submitted in PDF
`format to permit text searches and to facilitate transmission and retrieval. Before these
`documents are electronically filed, the CM/ECF User shall convert the documents to PDF
`format. These documents may not be scanned.
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`EXHIBITS
`The original and one copy of any exhibits to be used at any claim construction
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`hearing or trial are to be delivered to chambers no later than 4:00 p.m. three days before the
`hearing or trial. Each exhibit shall be clearly marked. Exhibit tags are available in the
`Clerk’s Office. The Court hereby sets forth the following procedure for numbering
`exhibits: Plaintiff’s exhibits shall be numbered consecutively beginning with 1.
`Defendant’s exhibits shall be numbered consecutively after Plaintiff’s exhibits using the
`next number sequence not used by Plaintiff (e.g., if Plaintiff has marked 150 exhibits,
`Defendant shall mark its exhibits beginning with 200) . Duplicate documents shall not be
`listed twice. Once a party has identified an exhibit, any party may use it. Each set of
`exhibits shall be submitted in a three-ring binder with appropriately numbered tabs.
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`Ancora's Exhibit 2010
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`SETTLEMENT
` Should this case settle, counsel shall notify Victoria Ericksen as soon as possible at
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`(206) 370-8517. An attorney who fails to give the Court prompt notice of settlement may
`be subject to such discipline as the Court deems appropriate.
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`DATED this 11th day March, 2019.
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`A
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`The Honorable Richard A. Jones
`United States District Judge
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`Ancora's Exhibit 2010
`LG v. Ancora IPR2021-00581
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`Case 2:16-cv-01919-RAJ Document 56 Filed 03/11/19 Page 5 of 5
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`Sample Joint Claim Chart
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`Plaintiff’s Proposed Construction
`and Evidence in Support
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`Defendant’s Proposed
`Construction and Evidence in
`Support
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`Claim Language
`(Disputed Terms
`in Bold)
`‘123 Patent
`1. A method for
`mending fences
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`[or]
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`fences
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`Found in claim
`numbers:
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`‘123 Patent: y, z
`‘456 Patent: a, b
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`fence
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`Proposed Construction:
`A structure that keeps things out.
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`Dictionary/Treatise Definitions:
`Merriam-Webster Dictionary (“a
`barrier intended to prevent . . .
`intrusion”).
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`Intrinsic Evidence:
`‘123 Patent col ___:__ (“keeps stray
`animals out” ); Prosecution History
`at __ (“this method is more effective
`than the prior art in reinforcing the
`fence, and therefore in keeping out
`unwanted intruders”).
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`Extrinsic Evidence:
`R. Frost Depo. at xx:xx (“Good
`fences make good neighbors”); ‘000
`Patent at col __:__; Vila Decl. at
`¶__.
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`fence
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`Proposed Construction:
`A structure that keeps things
`in.
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`Dictionary/Treatise
`Definitions:
`Random House Dictionary (“a
`barrier enclosing or bordering
`a field, yard, etc.”).
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`Intrinsic Evidence:
`‘123 Patent col:__ (“keeps
`young children from leaving
`the yard “); Prosecution
`History at __ (“dilapidated
`fences meant to pen in cattle
`are particularly amenable to
`this method”).
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`Extrinsic Evidence:
`C. Porter Depo. at xx:xx
`(“Don’t fence me in” ); ‘111
`Patent at col __:__; Thomas
`Decl. at ¶__.
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`(or similar format that provides side-by-side comparison)
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`Ancora's Exhibit 2010
`LG v. Ancora IPR2021-00581
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