TV Interactive Data Corporation v. Sony Corporation et al

Filing 761

Court's Proposed Verdict Form. (jcslc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/21/2013)

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UNITED STATES D
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DISTRICT C
COURT

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NORTHER DISTRIC OF CALI
RN
CT
IFORNIA

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TV INTERAC
V
CTIVE DAT
TA
CORPORATI
ION,
Plaintiff,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Case No. 1
10-cv-00475
5-JCS

v.
ONY CORP
PORATION, et al.,
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SO
Defendants
s.

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COURT’S PROPOSED VERDIC FORM
C
P
D
CT

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Da
ated: March 21, 2013
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Jos
seph C. Sper
ro
Un
nited States M
Magistrate J
Judge

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We, the jury, unanimously agree to the answers to the following questions and return them
under the instructions of this Court as our verdict in this case

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INFRINGEMENT

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1.

Has TVI proved by a preponderance of the evidence that Sony directly infringes any of
the following claims of the TVI Patents?

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Please answer in each space with a “Y” for “Yes” (for TVI) or with an “N” for “No” (for Sony) as
to each claim for each product.

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Sony BDP-S550
Blu-ray Player
(Representative of
DVD/Blu-ray Players)

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PlayStation 3

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’307 Claim 1

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’307 Claim 2

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’307 Claim 3

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’307 Claim 4

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’307 Claim 5

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’307 Claim 7

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’307 Claim 9

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’307 Claim 18

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’156 Claim 1

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’156 Claim 2

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’863 Claim 1

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’863 Claim 9

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’532 Claim 1

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’532 Claim 9

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’532 Claim 17

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Please go on to Question No. 2.
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Has TVI proved by a preponderance of the evidence that Sony induced infringement of
any of the following claims of the TVI Patents?

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Please answer in each space with a “Y” for “Yes” (for TVI) or with an “N” for “No” (for Sony) as
to each claim for each product.

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Sony BDP-S550
Blu-ray Player
(Representative of
DVD/Blu-ray Players)

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PlayStation 3

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’307 Claim 2

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’307 Claim 3

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’307 Claim 4

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’307 Claim 5

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’307 Claim 7

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’307 Claim 9

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’307 Claim 18

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’532 Claim 1

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’532 Claim 9

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’532 Claim 17

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Please go on to Question No. 3.

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Has TVI proved by a preponderance of the evidence that Sony has contributed to the
infringement of any of the following claims of the TVI Patents?

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Please answer in each space with a “Y” for “Yes” (for TVI) or with an “N” for “No” (for Sony) as
to each claim for each product.

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Sony BDP-S550
Blu-ray Player
(Representative of
DVD/Blu-ray Players)

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PlayStation 3

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’307 Claim 2

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’307 Claim 3

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’307 Claim 4

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’307 Claim 5

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’307 Claim 7

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’307 Claim 9

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’307 Claim 18

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’532 Claim 1

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’532 Claim 9

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’532 Claim 17

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Please go on to Question No. 4.

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If you answered “Yes” to any of Questions 1 through 3, and thus found that Sony has
infringed any of the claims of the TVI Patents, has TVI proved by clear and convincing
evidence that Sony’s infringement was willful?

Please put an “X” in the appropriate space indicating either “Yes” (for TVI) or “No” (for Sony).

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Sony BDP-S550
Blu-ray Player
(Representative of
DVD/Blu-ray Players)

PlayStation 3

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Yes ______

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Please go on to Question No. 5.

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VALIDITY

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Anticipation: Has Sony proved by clear and convincing evidence that any of the
following claims of the TVI Patents are invalid as anticipated by any of the references
identified by Sony? You must consider each reference separately as to each claim.

Please put an “X” in the appropriate space indicating either “Yes” (for Sony) or “No” (for TVI).
Please mark only one space for each of the listed claims of the TVI Patents.

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’307 Claim 1 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’307 Claim 2 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’307 Claim 3 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’307 Claim 4 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’307 Claim 5 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’307 Claim 7 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’307 Claim 9 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’307 Claim 18 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’156 Claim 1 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’156 Claim 2 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI

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’863 Claim 1 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’863 Claim 9 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’532 Claim 1 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’532 Claim 9 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’532 Claim 17 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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Please go on to Question No. 6.

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Obviousness: Has Sony proved by clear and convincing evidence that any of the
following claims of the TVI Patents are invalid because they would have been obvious
to a person of ordinary skill in the art in light of the combinations of references
identified by Sony?

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Please put an “X” in the appropriate space indicating either “Yes” (for Sony) or “No” (for TVI).
Please mark only one space for each of the listed claims of the TVI Patents.

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’307 Claim 1 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

’307 Claim 2 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

’307 Claim 3 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

’307 Claim 4 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

’307 Claim 5 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

’307 Claim 7 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

’307 Claim 9 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

’307 Claim 18 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’156 Claim 1 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’156 Claim 2 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

’863 Claim 1 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

’863 Claim 9 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’532 Claim 1 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’532 Claim 9 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

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’532 Claim 17 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

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Please go on to Question No. 7.

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Written Description: Has Sony proved by clear and convincing evidence that any of the
following claims of the TVI Patents are invalid for lack of a written description from
the perspective of a person of ordinary skill in the art?

Please put an “X” in the appropriate space indicating either “Yes” (for Sony) or “No” (for TVI).
Please mark only one space for each of the listed claims of the TVI Patents.

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’307 Claim 1 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’307 Claim 2 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’307 Claim 3 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’307 Claim 4 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’307 Claim 5 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’307 Claim 7 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’307 Claim 9 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’307 Claim 18 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

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’156 Claim 1 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’156 Claim 2 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’863 Claim 1 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’863 Claim 9 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’532 Claim 1 Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

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’532 Claim 9 Yes ______ (for Sony)

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’532 Claim 17 Yes ______ (for Sony)

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Please go on to Question No. 8.

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Inventorship: Has Sony proved by clear and convincing evidence that the inventorship
of any of the TVI Patents is incorrect?

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Please put an “X” in the appropriate space indicating either “Yes” (for Sony) or “No” (for TVI).
Please mark only one space for each of the listed claims of the TVI Patents.

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’307 Patent

Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

(for TVI)

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’156 Patent

Yes ______ (for Sony)

No ______

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’863 Patent

Yes ______ (for Sony)

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’532 Patent

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No ______

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Please go on to Question No. 9.

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DAMAGES

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If you found any claim infringed under Questions 1, 2 or 3, and valid under Questions
5, 6 and 7, what per unit running royalty rate do you find is adequate to compensate
TVI for the conduct you found to infringe? (Then multiply the number of infringing
units by the per-unit royalty to arrive at the total damages for each product.) If you did
not find any claim to be both infringed under Questions 1, 2 or 3, and valid under
Questions 5, 6 or 7, do not answer this question.

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number of DVD player units sold

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$____________________

per-unit royalty

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TOTAL

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number of Blu-ray player units sold

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per-unit royalty

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TOTAL

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number of Playstation3 player units sold

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TOTAL

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Total Damages (DVD, Blu-ray, and Playstation3 totals combined):

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$___________________________

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DATE ___________________

INITIALS OF FOREPERSON ___________

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The parties have stipulated to unit sales, which the parties agree will be included in the
final verdict form. Sony requested that TVI omit the actual numbers in this filing because it
currently intends to request the Court seal this information.
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