Rockstar Consortium US LP et al v. Google Inc

Filing 264

NOTICE by Google Inc Notice Concerning Preliminary Election of Asserted Claims and Update on Narrowing of Issues for Claim Construction (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Plaintiff's Disclosure of Preliminary Election of Asserted Claims, # 2 Exhibit B - Counsel Correspondence)(Sistos, Antonio)

EXHIBIT B

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Justin A. Nelson [[e-mail]]
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 10:59 AM
Antonio Sistos; Karon Allen; Andy Tindel; Carl Anderson; Charles K Verhoeven; David
Perlson; Erik C. Olson; Eugene Mar; Gregory Blake Thompson; James Mark Mann; Michelle
Ernst; QE-Google-Rockstar; Robert Wilson; Roderick Thompson; Sam Stake; Sean Pak
Alexander L. Kaplan; Amanda Bonn; Bryce T. Barcelo; Cyndi Obuz; John Dolan; John Lahad;
Max L. Tribble; Meng Xi; Parker Folse; Shawn Blackburn; Stacy Schulze; Tammie J. DeNio;
Calvin Capshaw; Claire Abernathy Henry; D. Jeffrey Rambin; Elizabeth DeRieux; T. John
Ward Jr.
RE: Rockstar v. Google

Antonio – Sorry for the oversight, but we had previously agreed not to assert Claim 20 of the
‘183. Please use Claim 18 of the ‘183 instead.
Best Regards,
Justin A. Nelson
Susman Godfrey
1201 Third Avenue
Suite 3800
Seattle, WA 98101
206-516-3867
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From: Antonio Sistos [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 4:46 PM
To: Justin A. Nelson; Karon Allen; Andy Tindel; Carl Anderson; Charles K Verhoeven; David Perlson; Erik C. Olson;
Eugene Mar; Gregory Blake Thompson; James Mark Mann; Michelle Ernst; QE-Google-Rockstar; Robert Wilson; Roderick
Thompson; Sam Stake; Sean Pak
Cc: Alexander L. Kaplan; Amanda Bonn; Bryce T. Barcelo; Cyndi Obuz; John Dolan; John Lahad; Max L. Tribble; Meng Xi;
Parker Folse; Shawn Blackburn; Stacy Schulze; Tammie J. DeNio; Calvin Capshaw; Claire Abernathy Henry; D. Jeffrey
Rambin; Elizabeth DeRieux; T. John Ward Jr.
Subject: RE: Rockstar v. Google

Justin, is Rockstar still contending that a dispute exists with respect to “user preference edit input”? The term only
appears in claims 5, 14, and 22 of the ‘245 patent, none of which were listed in Rockstar’s November 6 disclosure.
From: Justin A. Nelson [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 4:30 PM
To: Antonio Sistos; Karon Allen; Andy Tindel; Carl Anderson; Charles K Verhoeven; David Perlson; Erik C. Olson; Eugene
Mar; Gregory Blake Thompson; James Mark Mann; Michelle Ernst; QE-Google-Rockstar; Robert Wilson; Roderick
Thompson; Sam Stake; Sean Pak
Cc: Alexander L. Kaplan; Amanda Bonn; Bryce T. Barcelo; Cyndi Obuz; John Dolan; John Lahad; Max L. Tribble; Meng Xi;
Parker Folse; Shawn Blackburn; Stacy Schulze; Tammie J. DeNio; Calvin Capshaw; Claire Abernathy Henry; D. Jeffrey
Rambin; Elizabeth DeRieux; T. John Ward Jr.
Subject: RE: Rockstar v. Google

Antonio – We disagree with you on claims 22 and 23 of the ‘969. With respect to the two
claims that you claim were not asserted, you recognized that they were asserted in your
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responsive brief. See Pages 11, 26. Regardless, to avoid any dispute, we agree to substitute
Claim 20 of the ‘183 and Claim 38 of the ‘970 for claim 7 for Claim 7 of the ‘970 and Claim 21
of the ‘183. We agree that the antecedent basis issue of “the communications interface” and
“the search term” are no longer in dispute in this case, along with the order of Claim 12 of the
‘178. The remainder of the disputes you list still exist.
Best Regards,
Justin A. Nelson
Susman Godfrey
1201 Third Avenue
Suite 3800
Seattle, WA 98101
206-516-3867
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From: Justin A. Nelson
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 12:08 PM
To: 'Antonio Sistos'; Karon Allen; Andy Tindel; Carl Anderson; Charles K Verhoeven; David Perlson; Erik C. Olson; Eugene
Mar; Gregory Blake Thompson; James Mark Mann; Michelle Ernst; QE-Google-Rockstar; Robert Wilson; Roderick
Thompson; Sam Stake; Sean Pak
Cc: Alexander L. Kaplan; Amanda Bonn; Bryce T. Barcelo; Cyndi Obuz; John Dolan; John Lahad; Max L. Tribble; Meng Xi;
Parker Folse; Shawn Blackburn; Stacy Schulze; Tammie J. DeNio; Calvin Capshaw; Claire Abernathy Henry; D. Jeffrey
Rambin; Elizabeth DeRieux; T. John Ward Jr.
Subject: RE: Rockstar v. Google

It may not be by 5:00 Central, which appears to be an arbitrary deadline you have set. We will
get you a response today and will endeavor to do so by COB Pacific time.
Best Regards,
Justin A. Nelson
Susman Godfrey
1201 Third Avenue
Suite 3800
Seattle, WA 98101
206-516-3867
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attorney-client communication. If this message is not addressed to you, please delete it and notify me.
From: Antonio Sistos [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 12:04 PM
To: Justin A. Nelson; Karon Allen; Andy Tindel; Carl Anderson; Charles K Verhoeven; David Perlson; Erik C. Olson;
Eugene Mar; Gregory Blake Thompson; James Mark Mann; Michelle Ernst; QE-Google-Rockstar; Robert Wilson; Roderick
Thompson; Sam Stake; Sean Pak
Cc: Alexander L. Kaplan; Amanda Bonn; Bryce T. Barcelo; Cyndi Obuz; John Dolan; John Lahad; Max L. Tribble; Meng Xi;
Parker Folse; Shawn Blackburn; Stacy Schulze; Tammie J. DeNio; Calvin Capshaw; Claire Abernathy Henry; D. Jeffrey
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Rambin; Elizabeth DeRieux; T. John Ward Jr.
Subject: RE: Rockstar v. Google

Justin, if you look at your email below, you actually did not commit to get back to us today. In all events, we look
forward to getting your response before 5:00 pm CST today.

From: Justin A. Nelson [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 11:52 AM
To: Antonio Sistos; Karon Allen; Andy Tindel; Carl Anderson; Charles K Verhoeven; David Perlson; Erik C. Olson; Eugene
Mar; Gregory Blake Thompson; James Mark Mann; Michelle Ernst; QE-Google-Rockstar; Robert Wilson; Roderick
Thompson; Sam Stake; Sean Pak
Cc: Alexander L. Kaplan; Amanda Bonn; Bryce T. Barcelo; Cyndi Obuz; John Dolan; John Lahad; Max L. Tribble; Meng Xi;
Parker Folse; Shawn Blackburn; Stacy Schulze; Tammie J. DeNio; Calvin Capshaw; Claire Abernathy Henry; D. Jeffrey
Rambin; Elizabeth DeRieux; T. John Ward Jr.
Subject: RE: Rockstar v. Google

Antonio – Don’t assume. We’ll get back to you today, as stated.
Justin A. Nelson
Susman Godfrey
1201 Third Avenue
Suite 3800
Seattle, WA 98101
206-516-3867
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attorney-client communication. If this message is not addressed to you, please delete it and notify me.
From: Antonio Sistos [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 11:41 AM
To: Justin A. Nelson; Karon Allen; Andy Tindel; Carl Anderson; Charles K Verhoeven; David Perlson; Erik C. Olson;
Eugene Mar; Gregory Blake Thompson; James Mark Mann; Michelle Ernst; QE-Google-Rockstar; Robert Wilson; Roderick
Thompson; Sam Stake; Sean Pak
Cc: Alexander L. Kaplan; Amanda Bonn; Bryce T. Barcelo; Cyndi Obuz; John Dolan; John Lahad; Max L. Tribble; Meng Xi;
Parker Folse; Shawn Blackburn; Stacy Schulze; Tammie J. DeNio; Calvin Capshaw; Claire Abernathy Henry; D. Jeffrey
Rambin; Elizabeth DeRieux; T. John Ward Jr.
Subject: RE: Rockstar v. Google

Justin, if we do not hear from you by 5:00 CST today, given the immediacy of the issue, we will assume you oppose filing
a joint notice and we will file a notice on behalf of Google.

From: Justin A. Nelson [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 3:14 PM
To: Antonio Sistos; Karon Allen; Andy Tindel; Carl Anderson; Charles K Verhoeven; David Perlson; Erik C. Olson; Eugene
Mar; Gregory Blake Thompson; James Mark Mann; Michelle Ernst; QE-Google-Rockstar; Robert Wilson; Roderick
Thompson; Sam Stake; Sean Pak
Cc: Alexander L. Kaplan; Amanda Bonn; Bryce T. Barcelo; Cyndi Obuz; John Dolan; John Lahad; Max L. Tribble; Meng Xi;
Parker Folse; Shawn Blackburn; Stacy Schulze; Tammie J. DeNio; Calvin Capshaw; Claire Abernathy Henry; D. Jeffrey
Rambin; Elizabeth DeRieux; T. John Ward Jr.
Subject: RE: Rockstar v. Google

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Antonio – We will try to get back to you on Monday on this.
Best Regards,
Justin A. Nelson
Susman Godfrey
1201 Third Avenue
Suite 3800
Seattle, WA 98101
206-516-3867
This message is intended only for the people to whom it is addressed and is intended to be a confidential
attorney-client communication. If this message is not addressed to you, please delete it and notify me.
From: Antonio Sistos [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 1:30 PM
To: Karon Allen; Andy Tindel; Carl Anderson; Charles K Verhoeven; David Perlson; Erik C. Olson; Eugene Mar; Gregory
Blake Thompson; James Mark Mann; Michelle Ernst; QE-Google-Rockstar; Robert Wilson; Roderick Thompson; Sam
Stake; Sean Pak
Cc: Alexander L. Kaplan; Amanda Bonn; Bryce T. Barcelo; Cyndi Obuz; John Dolan; John Lahad; Justin A. Nelson; Max L.
Tribble; Meng Xi; Parker Folse; Shawn Blackburn; Stacy Schulze; Tammie J. DeNio; Calvin Capshaw; Claire Abernathy
Henry; D. Jeffrey Rambin; Elizabeth DeRieux; T. John Ward Jr.
Subject: RE: Rockstar v. Google

Justin,
We do not agree that Rockstar can drop claims 22 and 23 of the ‘969 patent now and yet reserve its rights to assert
these and other claims later. Also, Rockstar agreed it was not asserting claim 7 of the ’970 and claim 21 of the ’183
patent before, and cannot add those claims to the case now.
The parties should notify the court today that in light of Rockstar's dropped claims, several of the claim construction
disputes no longer require resolution. Please see the attached filing and confirm we can file it jointly.
Regards,
-Antonio
From: Karon Allen [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 8:15 PM
To: Andy Tindel; Antonio Sistos; Carl Anderson; Charles K Verhoeven; David Perlson; Erik C. Olson; Eugene Mar; Gregory
Blake Thompson; James Mark Mann; Michelle Ernst; QE-Google-Rockstar; Robert Wilson; Roderick Thompson; Sam
Stake; Sean Pak
Cc: Alexander L. Kaplan; Amanda Bonn; Bryce T. Barcelo; Cyndi Obuz; John Dolan; John Lahad; Justin A. Nelson; Max L.
Tribble; Meng Xi; Parker Folse; Shawn Blackburn; Stacy Schulze; Tammie J. DeNio; Calvin Capshaw; Claire Abernathy
Henry; D. Jeffrey Rambin; Elizabeth DeRieux; T. John Ward Jr.
Subject: Rockstar v. Google

Dear Counsel,
Per Mr. Nelson, please see the attached Plaintiffs’ Disclosure of Preliminary
Election of Asserted Claims.
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Sincerely,

Karon G. Allen
Night Secretary
Susman Godfrey L.L.P.
1000 Louisiana, Suite 5100
Houston, Texas 77002
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