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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`WACO DIVISION
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`ANCORA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Civil Action No. 6:21-cv-00735-ADA
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`GOOGLE, LLC,
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`Defendant.
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`CASE READINESS STATUS REPORT
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`Plaintiff Ancora Technologies, Inc. (“Ancora”) and Defendant Google, LLC (“Google”),
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`hereby provide the following status report in advance of the initial Case Management Conference
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`FILING AND EXTENSIONS
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`Ancora’s Complaint asserting infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,411,941 (the ’941 Patent)
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`was filed on July 16, 2021. This Court granted Google’s unopposed motion for a 45-day extension
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`to respond to Ancora’s complaint from August 9, 2021 to September 23, 2021.
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`RESPONSE TO THE COMPLAINT
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`On September 23, 2021, Google responded to Ancora’s Complaint by filing an Answer.
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`Dkt. 18. Google did not assert any counterclaims against Ancora.
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`PENDING MOTIONS
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`There are no pending motions.
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`RELATED CASES IN THIS JUDICIAL DISTRICT
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`Ancora has filed six cases in this Judicial District involving the ’941 Patent as set forth in
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`the table below. The first two cases listed are cases that were filed against Defendants Samsung
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`Electronics Co., Ltd., et. al (“Samsung”) and LG Electronics, Inc., et al. (“LGE”). Although both
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`cases have been terminated, the Court issued a claim construction order and supplemental claim
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`construction order construing 16 terms of the ’941 Patent. See Ancora v. LG Elecs. Inc., et al, Dkts.
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`69 & 93, No. 1:20-CV-0034 (W.D. Tex. 2020). The parties in these two cases reached settlements
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`prior to trials scheduled in April and June of 2021, respectively.
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`The remaining four cases against Google, Roku, Nintendo, and Vizio are “CRSR Related
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`Cases” pursuant to the Court’s June 16, 2021, Amended Standing Order Regarding Notice of
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`Readiness for Patent Cases, as all four cases were “filed within thirty (30) days” of each other and
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`“share at least one common asserted patent” (the ’941 Patent).
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`Parties
`Ancora v. LG Elecs. Inc. et al.
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`Case No.
`6:21-CV-00561-
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`Ancora v. Samsung Elecs. Co. Ltd. et al. 1:20-CV-00034-ADA
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`Ancora v. Google, Inc.
`Ancora v. Roku, Inc.
`Ancora v. Nintendo Co. Ltd., et al.
`Ancora v. Vizio, Inc.
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`6:21-CV-00735-ADA
`6:21-CV-00737-ADA
`6:21-CV-00738-ADA
`6:21-CV-00739-ADA
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`Date Filed
`June
`21,
`2019
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`Status
`Terminated
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`Terminated
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`21,
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`June
`2019
`July 16, 2021 Pending
`July 16, 2021 Pending
`July 16, 2021 Pending
`July 16, 2021 Pending
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`IPR, CBM, AND OTHER PGR FILINGS
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`Nintendo Co. Ltd. and Nintendo of America, Inc., filed a petition for inter partes review
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`(IPR) of the ’941 Patent that has been accorded a filing date of August 10, 2021. An institution
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`decision is expected on February 18, 2022. If institution is granted, a final decision is expected on
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`February 18, 2023.
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`Roku and Vizio filed a petition for IPR based on the same grounds as those presented in
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`the Nintendo IPR that has been accorded a filing date of August 24, 2021. An institution decision
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`is expected on March 17, 2022. If institution is granted, a final decision is expected on March 17,
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`2023.
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`NUMBER OF ASSERTED PATENTS AND CLAIMS
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`Ancora is asserting eight claims of the ’941 Patent.
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`APPOINTMENT OF TECHNICAL ADVISER
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`Google requests a technical adviser to be appointed to the case because a technical adviser
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`is likely to assist the Court in resolving complex, technical claim construction and noninfringement
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`issues specific to the dozens of accused products in the Complaint.
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`Ancora does not believe a technical adviser is necessary. Ancora notes that the Court
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`previously construed approximately 16 terms of the ’941 Patent in its Final Claim Construction
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`Order in Ancora Techs., Inc. v. LG Elecs. Inc. et al., ECF No. 69, No. 1-20-CV-00034-ADA, 2020
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`WL 4825716 (W.D. Tex. June 2, 2020), and issued a written Supplemental Claim Construction
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`Order in Ancora Techs., Inc. v. LG Elecs. Inc., No. 1-20-CV-00034-ADA, 2020 WL 4825716
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`(W.D. Tex. Aug. 19, 2020). The Court has also ruled, in the same case, on Ancora’s and LGE’s
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`summary judgment and Daubert motions, in which defendants sought construction of additional
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`terms. See Ancora Techs., Inc. v. LG Elecs. Inc., ECF No. 270 (W.D. Tex. June 1, 2021) (“ORDER
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`DENYING 199 LGE’s Motion for Summary Judgment; ORDER GRANTING 196 Ancora’s
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`Motion to Exclude Testimony of Alan Ratliff; ORDER DENYING 244 LGE’s Motion to Strike
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`the Supplemental Report of Robert Mills; ORDER DENYING 198 LGE’s Motion to Exclude the
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`Testimony of Robert Mills; ORDER DENYING 194 Ancora’s Motion to Exclude Testimony of
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`Dr. Suzanne Barber; ORDER DENYING 195 Ancora’s Motion to Exclude Testimony of Mr.
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`Regis Bates; ORDER DENYING 197 LGE’s Motion to Exclude Testimony of Dr. David Martin.
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`Signed by Judge Alan D Albright.”).1
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`1 The Court later indicated it had GRANTED Ancora’s Motion to Exclude Testimony of Mr. Regis
`Bates. See Ancora Techs., Inc. v. LG Elecs. Inc., ECF No. 274 (W.D. Tex. June 4, 2021).
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`MEET AND CONFER STATUS
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`Ancora and Google met and conferred telephonically on September 23, 2021. The parties
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`identified the following pre-Markman issues to raise at the CMC:
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`Ancora requested that Google stipulate to the same requirements Ordered by this Court in
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`its Scheduling Order in Ancora Techs., Inc. v. LG Elecs. Inc. et al., ECF No. 32 (W.D. Tex. Jan.
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`3, 2020), in which the Court Ordered:
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`• That the defendant produce quarterly sales and unit count information for the accused
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`products for the full infringement period two weeks before the parties exchange claim
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`terms for construction; and
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`• That the defendant “identify any third party that it reasonably believes possesses relevant
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`information … regarding the over-the-air updates as identified in Plaintiff’s infringement
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`contentions.”
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`Ancora has informed Google that it is willing to produce any and all license agreements on
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`the same date that Google produces its unit count information. Similarly Ancora will identify any
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`relevant third parties on the same date as Google.
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`Google indicated it would consider Ancora’s requests and respond in due course before the
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`deadline for submitting an agreed Scheduling Order.
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`Google intends to move to transfer this case to the Northern District of California pursuant
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`to 28 U.S.C. § 1404.
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`Dated: September 30, 2021
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`By: /s/ Andres Healy
`Andres Healy (WA 45578)
`Steven M. Seigel (WA 53960)
`SUSMAN GODFREY LLP
`1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3800
`Seattle, Washington 98101
`Tel: (206) 516-3880
`Fax: 206-516-3883
`ahealy@susmangodfrey.com
`sseigel@susmangodfrey.com
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`Lexie G. White (TX 24048876)
`SUSMAN GODFREY LLP
`1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 5100
`Houston, Texas 77002
`Tel: (713) 651-9366
`Fax: (713) 654-6666
`lwhite@susmangodfrey.com
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`Charles Ainsworth
`State Bar No. 00783521
`Robert Christopher Bunt
`State Bar No. 00787165
`PARKER, BUNT & AINSWORTH, P.C.
`100 E. Ferguson, Suite 418
`Tyler, TX 75702
`903/531-3535
`charley@pbatyler.com
`rcbunt@pbatyler.com
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`COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF ANCORA
`TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /s/ Robert W. Unikel
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`Robert W. Unikel (admitted pro hac vice)
`robertunikel@paulhastings.com
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`71 South Wacker Drive, 45th Floor
`Chicago, IL 60606
`Telephone: (312) 499-6000
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`Robert R. Laurenzi (admitted pro hac vice)
`robertlaurenzi@paulhastings.com
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
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`New York, NY 10166
`Telephone: (212) 318-6000
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`Elizabeth Brann (admitted pro hac vice)
`elizabethbrann@paulhastings.com
`Ariell N. Bratton (admitted pro hac vice)
`ariellbratton@paulhastings.com
`Sachin Bhatmuley (admitted pro hac vice)
`sachinbhatmuley@paulhastings.com
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
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`Joshua Yin (admitted pro hac vice)
`joshuayin@paulhastings.com
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
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`Brian C. Banner (TX Bar No. 24059416)
`bbanner@sgbfirm.com
`Truman H. Fenton (TX 24059742)
`tfenton@sgbfirm.com
`Darryl J. Adams (TX 00796101)
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`Telephone: (512) 402-3550
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`COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT GOOGLE
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on September 30, 2021 I electronically filed the foregoing with the
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`Clerk of the Court by using the CM/ECF system, and the forgoing was served via e-mail therefrom
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`to all counsel of record.
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