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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`ANCORA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
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`CA. No. l9-1703-CFC
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS
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`AB, SONY MOBILE
`COMMUNICATIONS (USA) INC.,
`AND SONY MOBILE
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`COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
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`Defendants.
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`IURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`JOINT WHEDULING ORDER
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`This [Infndayof cl‘ggl'mlvf,2020,W.léébfldredulfiifcbnferemrsumte-Eeeal-Rlfle-Lérlébfig
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`the parties having
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`determined after discussion that the matter cannot be resolved at this juncture by
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`settlement, voluntary mediation, or binding arbitration:
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`IT IS ORDERED that:
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`1.
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`Relevant Deadlines and Dates. All relevant deadlines and dates
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`established by this Order are set forth in the chart attached as Exhibit A.
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`2.
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`Rule 261a)!“ and Default Standard Paragraph 3 Initial Disclosures:
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`The parties shall serve their Rule 26(a)(1) Initial Disclosures on or before
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`September 30, 2020. The parties shall serve their initial disclosures pursuant to
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`Paragraph 3 of the Default Standard for Discovery,
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`including Discovery of
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`Electronically Stored Information (“ESI”) (“Default Standard”) on or before
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`October 30, 2020.
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`3.
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`Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infi'ingement Contentions. Plaintiff
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`shall serve its disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions on or
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`before October 16, 2020. Such disclosure shall include:
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`(a)
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`Each claim of each asserted patent that is allegedly infringed by
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`each opposing party, including for each claim the applicable statutory
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`subsections of 35 U.S.C. § 271 asserted;
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`(b)
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`Separately for each asserted claim, each accused apparatus,
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`product, device, process, method, act, or other
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`instrumentality
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`(“Accused Instrumentality”) of each opposing party of which the party
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`is aware. This identification shall be as specific as possible. Each
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`’ product, device, and apparatus shall be identified by name or model
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`number, if known. Each method or process shall be identified by name,
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`if known, or by any product, device, or apparatus which, when used,
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`allegedly results in the practice of the claimed method or process;
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`(c)
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`A chart identifying specifically where and how each limitation
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`of each asserted claim is found Within each Accused Instrumentality,
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`including for each limitation that such party contends is governed by
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`35 U.S.C. § 112(t), the identity of the structure(s), act(s), or material(s)
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`in the Accused Instrumentality that performs the claimed function;
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`(d)
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`For each claim alleged to have been indirectly infringed, an
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`identification of any direct infringement and a description of the acts of
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`the alleged indirect infringer that contribute to or are inducing that
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`direct infiingement. Insofar as alleged direct infiingement is based on
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`joint acts of multiple parties, the role of each such party in the direct
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`infringement must be described;
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`(e) Whether each limitation of each asserted claim is alleged to be
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`present literally or under the doctrine of equivalents in the Accused
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`Instrumentality;
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`(t)
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`For any patent that claims priority to an earlier application, the
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`priority date to which each asserted claim is alleged to be entitled; and
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`(g)
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`If a party claiming patent infringement wishes to preserve the
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`right to rely, for any purpose, on the assertion that its own or its
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`licensee’s apparatus, product, device, process, method, act, or other
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`instrumentality practices the claimed invention, the party shall identify,
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`separately for each asserted claim, each such apparatus, product,
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`device, process, method, act, or other instrumentality that incorporates
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`or reflects that particular claim;
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`(h)
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`The timing of the point of first infringement, the start of claimed
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`damages, and the end of claimed damages; and
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`(i)
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`If a party claiming patent
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`infringement
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`alleges willful
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`infringement, the basis for such allegation.
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`4.
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`Document Production Accompanying Disclosure of Asserted Claims
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`and Infringement Contentions. Accompanying their disclosure of asserted claims
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`and infringement contentions on or before October 16, 2020, Plaintiff shall produce
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`or make available for inspection and copying a copy of the file history for each
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`Patent. On or before October 16, 2020, Plaintiff shall produce or make available
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`for inspection and copying the following:
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`(a)
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`Documents
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`(e.g.,
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`contracts,
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`purchase
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`orders,
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`invoices,
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`advertisements, marketing materials, offer letters, beta site testing
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`agreements, and third party orjoint development agreements) sufficient
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`to evidence each discussion with, disclosure to, or other manner of
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`providing to a third party, or sale of or offer to sell, or any public use
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`of, the claimed invention prior to the date of application for the Patent-
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`in-Suit;
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`(b) All documents evidencing the conception, reduction to practice,
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`design, and development of each claimed invention, which were
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`created on or before the date of application for the Patent-in—Suit or the
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`priority date identified pursuant
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`to paragraph 3(t) of this Order,
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`whichever is earlier;
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`(c)
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`A copy of the file history for the Patent-In-Suit;
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`(d)
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`All documents evidencing ownership of the patent rights by the
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`party asserting patent infringement;
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`(e)
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`If a party identifies instrumentalities pursuant to paragraph 3(g)
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`ofthis Order, documents sufficient to show the operation of any aspects
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`or elements of such instrumentalities the patent claimant relies upon as
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`embodying any asserted claims;
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`(I)
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`All agreements, including licenses, transferring an interest in the
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`Patent-in—Suit;
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`(g) All agreements that the party asserting infringement contends are
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`comparable to a license that would result
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`fi'om a hypothetical
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`reasonable royalty negotiation;
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`(h) All agreements that otherwise may be used to support the party
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`asserting infi'ingement’s damages case;
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`(i)
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`If a party identifies instrumentalities pursuant to paragraph 3(g)
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`ofthis Order, documents sufficient to show marking of such embodying
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`accused instrumentalities; and if the party wants to preserve the right to
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`recover lost profits based on such products, the sales, revenues, costs,
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`and profits of such embodying accused instrumentalities; and
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`(i)
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`All documents comprising or reflecting a F/RAND commitment
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`or agreement with respect to the asserted patent(s). The producing party
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`shall separately identify by production number the documents that
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`correspond to each category set forth in this paragraph. A party's
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`production of a document as required by this paragraph shall not
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`constitute an admission that such document evidences or is prior art
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`under 35 U.S.C. § 102.
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`5.
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`Invalidifl Contentions.
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`Defendants
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`shall serve their
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`invalidity
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`contentions for the Patent-in—Suit on or before December 18, 2020. Such disclosure
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`shall include:
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`(a)
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`The identity of each item of prior art that the party alleges
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`anticipates each asserted claim or renders the claim obvious. Each prior
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`art patent shall be identified by its number, country of origin, and date
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`of issue. Each prior art publication shall be identified by its title, date
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`of publication, and, where feasible, author and publisher. Each alleged
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`sale or public use shall be identified by specifying the item offered for
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`sale or publicly used or known, the date the offer or use took place or
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`the information became known, and the identity of the person or entity
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`which made the use or which made and received the offer, or the person
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`or entity which made the information known or to whom it was made
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`known. For pre—AIA claims, prior art under 35 U.S.C. § 102(f) shall be
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`identified by providing the name of the person(s) from whom and the
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`circumstances under which the invention or any part of it was derived.
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`For pre-AIA claims, prior art under 35 U.S.C. § 102(g) shall be
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`identified by providing the identities of the person(s) or entities
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`involved in and the circumstances surrounding the making of the
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`invention before the patent applicant(s);
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`(b) Whether each item of prior art anticipates each asserted claim or
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`renders it obvious. If obviousness is alleged, an explanation ofWhy the
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`prior art renders the asserted claim obvious, including an identification
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`of any combinations of prior art showing obviousness;
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`(c) A chart identifying specifically where and how in each alleged
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`item of prior art each limitation of each asserted claim is found,
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`including for each limitation that such party contends is governed by
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`35 U.S.C. § 112(t), the identity of the structure(s), act(s), or material(s)
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`in each item of prior art that performs the claimed function; and
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`(d) Any grounds of invalidity based on 35 U.S.C.
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`§
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`101,
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`indefiniteness under 35 U.S.C. § 112(b), or lack of enablement or
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`insufficient written description under 35 U.S.C. § 112(a) of any of the
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`asserted claims.
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`6.
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`Document
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`Production Accompanying
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`Invalidity Contentions.
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`Defendants shall serve their document production accompanying their invalidity
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`contentions for the Patent-in-Suit on or before December 18, 2020. Defendants
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`shall produce or make available for inspection and copying:
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`(a)
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`Source code, specifications, schematics, flow charts, artwork,
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`formulas, or other documentation sufficient to show the operation of
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`any aspect or element of an Accused Instrumentality identified by the
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`patent claimant in its chart produced pursuant to paragraph 3(c) of this
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`Order;
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`(b) A copy or sample ofthe prior art identified pursuant to paragraph
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`5(a) that does not appear in the file history of the patent(s) at issue. To
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`the extent any such item is not in English, an English translation of the
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`portion(s) relied upon shall be produced;
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`(c)
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`All agreements that the party opposing infringement contends
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`are comparable to a license that would result from a hypothetical
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`reasonable royalty negotiation;
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`((1)
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`Documents sufficient to show the sales, revenue, cost, and profits
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`for Accused Instrumentalities identified pursuant paragraph 3(b) of this
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`Order for any period of alleged infiingement; and
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`(e)
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`All agreements that may be used to support the party denying
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`infringement’s damages case.
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`7.
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`Amendment
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`to Contentions.
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`Amendment of the Infiingement
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`Contentions or the Invalidity Contentions served pursuant to Paragraphs (3) and (5)
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`above may be made only by order of the Court upon a timely showing of good cause.
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`Non-exhaustive examples of circumstances that may, absent undue prejudice to the
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`non-moving party, support a finding of good cause include (a) recent discovery of
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`material prior art despite earlier diligent search and (b) recent discovery of nonpublic
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`information about the Accused Instrumentality which was not discovered, despite
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`diligent efforts, before the service of the Infringement Contentions. The duty to
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`supplement discovery responses does not excuse the need to obtain leave of the
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`Court to amend contentions.
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`8.
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`Joinder of Other Parties and Amendment of Pleadings. All motions to
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`join other parties, and to amend or supplement the pleadings shall be filed on or
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`before June 18, 2021.
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`9.
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`Discovery. Discovery is permitted as to all aspects of this case in
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`accordance with the following schedule.
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`(a) Discovefl Cut Off. All fact discovery shall be initiated so that it
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`will be completed on or before October 31, 2021.
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`(b) Document Production.
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`Document production shall be
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`substantially complete on or before July 30, 2021.
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`(c)
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`Requests for Admission. A maximum of 25 requests for
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`admission are permitted for each side.
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`(d)
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`Interrogatories. A maximum of 25 interrogatories, including
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`contention interrogatories, are permitted for each side.
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`(e)
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`Depositions.
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`i. Limitation on Hours for Deposition Discovery. Each side is
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`limited to a total of 30 hours of taking testimony by deposition
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`upon oral examination, with the duration of each deposition
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`being limited to 1 day of 7 hours.
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`ii. Location of Depositions. Any party or representative (officer,
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`director, or managing agent) of a party filing a civil action in this
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`District Court must ordinarily be required, upon request, to
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`submit to a deposition at a place designated within this District.
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`Exceptions to this general rule may be made by order ofthe Court
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`or by agreement of the parties. A defendant who becomes a
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`counter-claimant, cross-claimant, or third-party plaintifi‘ shall be
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`considered as having filed an action in this Court for the purpose
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`of this provision.
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`10.
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`Pinpoint Citations. Pinpoint citations are required in all briefing,
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`letters, and concise statements of facts. The Court will ignore any assertions of
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`controverted facts and controverted legal principles not supported by a pinpoint
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`citation to, as applicable: the record, an attachment or exhibit, and/or case law or
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`appropriate legal authority. See United States v. Dunkel, 927 F.2d 955, 956 (“Judges
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`are not like pigs, hunting for truffles buried in briefs”).
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`11. Application to Court for Protective Order. The parties intend to work
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`on and submit a stipulated Protective Order for the Court’s consideration.
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`Any proposed protective order must include the following paragraph:
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`Other Proceedings. By entering this Order and limiting the
`disclosure of information in this case, the Court does not intend to
`preclude another court from finding that
`information may be
`relevant and subject to disclosure in another case. Any person or
`party subject to this Order who becomes subject to a motion to
`disclose another party's information designated as confidential
`pursuant to this Order shall promptly notify that party of the motion
`so that the party may have an opportunity to appear and be heard on
`whether that information should be disclosed.
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`12. Disputes Relating to Discoveg Matters and Protective Orders
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`counsel find they are unable to resolve a dispute
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`protective order, the parties shall
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`(a)
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`Unless otherwise ordered, by no later than 72 hours
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`conference/argument, the party seeking relief shall file
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`a letter, not to exceed three pages, outlining the i ues in dispute and
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`the party’s position on those issues.
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`Th
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`party shall submit as
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`attachments to its letter (1) an averment o
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`ounsel that the parties made
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`a reasonable effort to resolve the dis
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`te and that such effort included
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`oral communication that involved elaware counsel for the parties, and
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`(2) a drafi; order for the Court’ signature that identifies with specificity
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`the relief sought by the p
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`. The party shall file concurrently with its
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`letter a motion that in n more than one paragraph sets forth the relief
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`sought.
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`(b)
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`By no later
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`an 48 hours prior to the conference/argument, any
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`party opposing
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`e application for relief may file a letter, not to exceed
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`three pages,
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`tlining that party’s reasons for its opposition.
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`(c)
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`Two ard copies of the parties’ letters and attachments must be
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`provide
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`0 the Court within one hour of e-filing the document(s). The
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`hard 0 pies shall comply with paragraphs Error! Reference source
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`not
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`und. and 13(a) of this Order.
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`(d)
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`If a motion concerning a discovery matter or protective order is
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`leave of the Court that does not comport with the
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`procedures set forth in this paragraph, the
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`'on will be denied without
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`prejudice to the moving party
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`ght to bring the dispute to the Court
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`through the proce
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`s set forth in this paragraph.
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`13.
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`Papers Filed Under Seal. When filing papers under seal, counsel shall
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`deliver to the Clerk an original and two copies of the papers. A redacted version of
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`any sealed document shall be filed electronically Within seven days of the filing of
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`the sealed document.
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`(a)
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`Hard Copies. The parties shall provide to the Court two hard
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`copies of all letters filed pursuant to paragraph 12 of this Order, all
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`briefs, and any other document filed in support of any such letters and
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`briefs (i.e., the concise statement of facts filed pursuant to paragraph 20
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`of this Order, appendices, exhibits, declarations, affidavits, etc.). This
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`provision also applies to papers filed under seal. Exhibits and
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`attachments shall be separated by tabs. Each exhibit and attachment
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`shall have page numbers of some sort such that a particular page of an
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`exhibit or attachment can be identified by a page number. The parties
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`shall take all practical measures to avoid filing multiple copies of the
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`same exhibit or attachment. The parties should highlight the text of
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`exhibits and attachments they wish the Court to read. The parties are
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`encouraged to include in an exhibit or attachment only the pages of the
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`document in question that (1) identify the document (e.g., the first page
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`of a deposition transcript or the cover page of a request for discovery)
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`and (2) are relevant to the issue(s) before the Court.
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`14.
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`Claim Construction Issue Identification. On or before March 16, 2021,
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`the parties shall exchange a list of those claim term(s)/phrase(s) of those claim
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`term(s)/phrase(s) that they believe need construction and their proposed construction
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`of those term(s)/phrase(s). This document will not be filed with the Court.
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`Subsequent to exchanging that list, the parties shall meet and confer to prepare a
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`Joint Claim Construction Chart to be filed no later than April 6, 2021. The Joint
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`Claim Construction Chart, in Word format, shall be e-mailed simultaneously with
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`filing to cfc_civil@ded.uscourts.gov. The text for the Joint Claim Construction
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`Chart shall be 14-point and in Times New Roman or a similar typeface. The parties’
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`Joint Claim Construction Chart should identify for the Court the term(s)/phrase(s)
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`of the claim(s) in issue and should include each party’s proposed construction of the
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`disputed claim language with citation(s) only to the intrinsic evidence in support of
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`their respective proposed constructions. A separate text-searchable PDF of each of
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`the patent(s) in issue shall be submitted with this Joint Claim Construction Chart. In
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`this joint submission, the parties shall not provide argument. Each party shall file
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`concurrently with the Joint Claim Construction Chart a “Motion for Claim
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`Construction” that requests the Court to adopt the claim construction position(s) of
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`that party set forth in the Joint Claim Construction Chart. The motion shall not
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`contain any argument and shall simply state that the party “requests that the Court
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`adopt the claim construction positions] of [the party] set forth in the Joint Claim
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`Construction Chart (D.I. [ D.”
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`15.
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`Claim Construction Briefing. The Plaintiff shall serve, but not file, its
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`opening brief, not to exceed 5,500 words, on April 27, 2021. The Defendants shall
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`serve, but not file, their answering brief, not to exceed 8,250 words, on May 25,
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`2021. The Plaintiff shall serve, but not file, its reply brief, not to exceed 5,500 words,
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`on June 8, 2021. The Defendants shall serve, but not file, their sur-reply brief, not
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`to exceed 2,750 words, on June 22, 2021. The text for each brief shall be 14-point
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`and in a Times New Roman or similar typeface. Each brief must include a
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`certification by counsel that the brief complies with the type and number limitations
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`set forth above. The person who prepares the certification may rely on the word
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`count of the word-processing system used to prepare the brief.
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`No later than June 29, 2021, the parties shall file a Joint Claim Construction
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`Brief for the Patent-in-Suit. The parties shall copy and paste their untitled briefs into
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`one brief, with their positions on each claim term in sequential order, in substantially
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`the form below.
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`JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION BRIEF
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`I.
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`Agreed-upon Constructions
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`II.
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`Disputed Constructions
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`A. [TERM 1]
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`1. Plaintiffs Opening Position
`2. Defendants’ Answering Position
`3. Plaintiff s Reply Position
`4. Defendants’ Sur-Reply Position
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`B. [TERM 2]
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`1. Plaintiffs Opening Position
`2. Defendants’ Answering Position
`3. Plaintiffs Reply Position
`4. Defendants’ Sur-Reply Position
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`Etc.
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`The parties need not include any general summaries of the law relating to
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`claim construction.
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`If there are any materials that would be submitted in an
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`appendix, the parties shall submit them in a Joint Appendix. Citations to intrinsic
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`evidence shall be set forth in the Joint Claim Construction Brief. Citations to expert
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`declarations and other extrinsic evidence may be made in the Joint Claim
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`Construction Brief as the parties deem necessary, but the Court will review such
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`extrinsic evidence only if the Court is unable to construe the disputed claim terms
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`based on the intrinsic evidence. See Vitronics Corp. v. Conceptronic, Inc, 90 F.3d
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`1576, 1584 (Fed. Cir. 1996). Declarations shall not contain legal argument or be
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`used to circumvent the briefing word limitations imposed by this paragraph. The
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`Joint Claim Construction Brief and Joint Appendix shall comply with paragraphs 10
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`and 14 of this Order.
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`16. Meet and Confer Confirmation and Amended Claim Chart. On or
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`before July 6, 2021, local and lead counsel for the parties shall meet and confer and
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`thereafter file an Amended Joint Claim Construction Chart for the Patent-in—Suit that
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`sets forth the terms that remain in dispute. During the meet and confer, the parties
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`shall attempt to reach agreement on any disputed terms where possible and to narrow
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`the issues related to the remaining disputed terms. The parties shall file with the
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`Amended Joint Claim Construction Chart a letter that identifies by name each
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`individual who participated in the meet and confer, when and how (i.e., by telephone
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`or in person) the meet and confer occurred, and how long it lasted. If no agreements
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`on constructions have been reached or if no dispute has been narrowed as a result of
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`the meet and confer, the letter shall so state and the parties need not file an Amended
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`Joint Claim Construction Chart.
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`17. Hearing on Claim Construction. Beginning at if @lpfijc:
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`August 1L, 2021, the Court will hear argument on claim construction for the
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`Patent-in-Suit. Absent prior approval of the Court (which, if it is sought, must be
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`done so by joint letter submission no later than the date on which answering claim
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`construction briefs are due to be served), the parties shall not present testimony at
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`the argument, and the argument shall not exceed a total of three hours.
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`18. Disclosure of Expert Testimony.
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`(a)
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`Expert Reports. For the party who has the initial burden of proof
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`on the subject matter, the initial Federal Rule 26(a)(2) disclosure of expert
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`testimony is due on or before December 21, 2021. The supplemental
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`disclosure to contradict or rebut evidence on the same matter identified by
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`another party, including evidence of secondary considerations and objective
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`indicia of non-obviousness, is due on or before January 21, 2022. Reply
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`expert reports fiom the party with the initial burden of proof are due on or
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`before February 21, 2022. No other expert reports will be permitted without
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`either the consent of all parties or leave of the Court. Along with the
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`submissions of the reply expert reports, the parties shall advise of the dates
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`and times of their experts’ availability for deposition. Depositions of experts
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`shall be completed on or before April. 1, 2022.
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`(b)
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`Objections to Expert Testimony. To the extent any objection to
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`expert testimony is made pursuant to the principles announced in Daubert v.
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`Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.D. 579 (1993), as incorporated in
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`Federal Rule of Evidence 702, it shall be made by motion no later than the
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`deadline for dispositive motions set forth herein, unless otherwise ordered by
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`the Court.
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`19.
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`Case Dispositive Motions.
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`(a) No Early Motions Without Leave. All case dispositive motions
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`and the opening briefs and affidavits supporting such motions shall be
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`served and filed on or before May 20, 2022. No case dispositive motion
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`under Rule 56 may be filed more than ten days before this date without
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`leave of the Court.
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`(b) Motions to be Filed Separately. A party shall not combine into
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`a single motion multiple motions that rely in Whole or in part on
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`different facts.
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`(c) Word Limits Combined with Daubert Motion Word Limits.
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`Each party is permitted to file as many case dispositive motions as
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`desired; provided, however,
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`that each SIDE will be limited to a
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`combined total of 10,000 words for all opening briefs, a combined total
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`of 10,000 words for all answering briefs, and a combined total of 5,000
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`words for all reply briefs regardless of the number of case dispositive
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`motions that are filed.
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`In the event that a party files, in addition to a
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`case dispositive motion, a Daubert motion to exclude or preclude all or
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`any portion of an expert’s testimony,
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`the total amount of words
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`permitted for all case dispositive and Daubert motions shall be
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`increased for each SIDE to 12,500 words for all opening briefs, 12,500
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`words for all answering briefs, and 6,250 words for all reply briefs. The
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`text for each brief shall be 14-point and in Times New Roman or a
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`similar typeface. Each brief must include a certification by counsel that
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`the brief complies with the type and number limitations set forth above.
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`The person who prepares the certification may rely on the word count
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`of the word-processing system used to prepare the brief.
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`(d)
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`Concise Statement of Facts Reguirement. Any motion for
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`summary judgment shall be accompanied by a separate concise
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`statement detailing each material fact as to which the moving party
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`contends that there are no genuine issues to be tried that are essential
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`for the Court’s determination of the summary judgment motion (not the
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`entire case).1 A party must submit a separate concise statement of facts
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`for each summary judgment motion. Any party who opposes the
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`motion shall file and serve with its opposing papers a separate
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`document containing a single concise statement that admits or disputes
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`the facts set forth in the moving party’s concise statement, as well as
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`sets forth all material facts as to which it is contended there exists a
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`genuine issue necessary to be litigated.
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`1 The party must detail each material fact in its concise statement of facts. The
`concise statements of facts play an important gatekeeping role in the Court’s
`consideration of summary judgment motions.
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`(e)
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`Focus of the Concise Statement. When preparing the separate
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`concise statement, a party shall reference only the material facts that
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`are absolutely necessary for the Court to determine the limited issues
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`presented in the motion for summary judgment (and no others), and
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`each reference shall contain a citation to a particular affidavit,
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`deposition, or other document that supports the party’s interpretation of
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`the material fact. Documents referenced in the concise statement may,
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`but need not, be filed in their entirety if a party concludes that the full
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`context would be helpful to the Court (e.g., a deposition miniseript with
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`an index stating what pages may contain key words may often be
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`useful). The concise statement shall particularly identify the page and
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`portion of the page of the document referenced. The document referred
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`to shall have relevant portions highlighted or otherwise emphasized.
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`The parties may extract and highlight the relevant portions of each
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`referenced document, but they shall ensure that enough of a document
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`is attached to put the matter in context. If a party determines that an
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`entire deposition transcript should be submitted,
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`the party should
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`consider whether a miniseript would be preferable to a full-size
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`transcript.
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`If an entire miniscript is submitted, the index of terms
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`appearing in the transcript must be included, if it exists. When multiple
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