Sentius International, LLC v. Apple Inc.

Filing 84

ORDER Re 83 Status Report. The parties shall provide the Court with an update by February9, 2024. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 1/4/2024. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/4/2024)

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SANDEEP SETH (SBN 195914)
[e-mail]
SETH LAW OFFICES
Two Allen Center
1200 Smith Street, Suite 1600
Houston, Texas 77002
Telephone No.: [phone]
Facsimile No.: [phone]

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON
LLP
STEVEN D. MOORE (State Bar No. 290875)
[e-mail]
Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1900
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]; Facsimile: 415-5760300

ROBERT J. YORIO (SBN 93178)
[e-mail]
CARR & FERRELL LLP
120 Constitution Drive
Menlo Park, California 94025
Telephone No.: [phone]
Facsimile No.: [phone]

MANSI H. SHAH (State Bar No. 244669)
[e-mail]
MATTHEW J. MEYER (State Bar No. 284578)
[e-mail]
1080 Marsh Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Telephone: [phone]; Facsimile: 650-3262422

Plaintiff SENTIUS INTERNATIONAL,
LLC

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ALTON L. ABSHER III (appearance pro hac
vice)
[e-mail]
1001 West Fourth Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Telephone: [phone]; Facsimile: 336-6077500
ANDREW N. SAUL (appearance pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
1100 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2800
Atlanta, GA 30309
Telephone: [phone]; Facsimile: 404-8156555

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Defendant APPLE INC.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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OAKLAND DIVISION

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SENTIUS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

CASE NO. 4:20-cv-00477-YGR
JOINT STATUS REPORT AFTER
APPEAL IN IPR PROCEEDINGS;
ORDER

APPLE INC.,
Defendant.

JOINT STATUS UPDATE AFTER APPEAL IN IPR PROCEEDINGS

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The parties to the above action jointly submit this Joint Status Report pursuant to the
Court’s Order Continuing Stay Pending Appeal, dated June 6, 2022 (Dkt. No. 82):

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The parties report that, on December 11, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for

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the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision determining all

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challenged claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,672,985 B2 unpatentable. All of the claims asserted by

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Sentius International. LLC (“Sentius”) against Apple, Inc. were challenged in the IPR

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proceedings. Copies of the May 4, 2022 final written decision from the Patent Trial and Appeal

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Board in IPR2020-01646 and the December 11, 2023 decision from the Federal Circuit are

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attached as Exhibits A and B, respectively.

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As the Court previously found the asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. RE43,633 invalid

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for lack of written description (Zoho Corp. v. Sentius International, LLC, No. 19-cv-00001-

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YGR, Dkt. No. 81 (N.D. Cal. October 15, 2020)), all asserted patent claims have now been

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found invalid.

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Accordingly, the parties agree that the Court should temporarily continue the stay on

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this case until the parties have determined what portion of the dispute, if any, remains at issue

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in this action and have updated the Court accordingly.

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Dated: December 26, 2023

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CARR & FERRELL LLP
By

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Dated: December 26, 2023

/s/ Robert J. Yorio___
ROBERT J. YORIO

SETH LAW OFFICES

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/s/ Sandeep Seth_____
SANDEEP SETH

Attorneys for Plaintiff
SENTIUS INTERNATIONAL, LLC

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Dated: December 26, 2023

KIRKPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON
LLP
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JOINT STATUS UPDATE AFTER APPEAL IN IPR PROCEEDINGS

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By

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/s/ Mansi H. Shah_______
STEVEN D. MOORE
MANSI H. SHAH
ALTON L. ABSHER
MATTHEW J. MEYER
ANDREW N. SAUL

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Attorneys for Defendant APPLE, INC.

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SIGNATURE ATTESTATION
Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), the undersigned filer of this document attests that
concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from each of the other signatories.

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By

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/s/ Sandeep Seth
Sandeep Seth

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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The undersigned hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing

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document has been served on December 26, 2023 to all counsel of record who are deemed to have

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consented to electronic service via the Court’s CM/ECF system per Civ. L.R. 5-1(h)(1). Any other

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counsel of record will be served by U.S. Mail or hand delivery.

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By

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/s/ Sandeep Seth
Sandeep Seth

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ORDER

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IT IS SO ORDERED. The parties shall provide the Court with an update by February
9, 2024.

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Dated:

1/4/2024
HONORABLE YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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JOINT STATUS REPORT

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