Eolas Technologies Incorporated v. Adobe Systems Incorporated et al
Filing
1245
Proposed Jury Instructions by Eolas Technologies Incorporated, The Regents of the University of California. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Appendix A, # 4 Appendix B, # 5 Appendix C, # 6 Exhibit C, # 7 Exhibit D, # 8 Exhibit E, # 9 Exhibit F, # 10 Exhibit G, # 11 Exhibit H, # 12 Exhibit I, # 13 Exhibit J, # 14 Exhibit K)(McKool, Mike)
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EXHIBIT H
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
§ Civil Action No. 6:09-cv-446-LED
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Adobe Systems, Inc.., Amazon.com, Inc.,
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Apple Inc., Argosy Publishing, Inc.,
Blockbuster Inc., CDW Corp., Citigroup Inc., §
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eBay Inc., Frito-Lay, Inc., The Go Daddy
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Group, Inc., Google Inc., J.C. Penney
Company, Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., New §
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Frontier Media, Inc., Office Depot, Inc.,
Playboy Enterprises International, Inc., Rent-A- §
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Center, Inc., Staples, Inc., Sun Microsystems
Inc., Texas Instruments Inc., Yahoo! Inc., and §
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YouTube, LLC,
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Defendants.
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Eolas Technologies, Inc.,
VERDICT FORM1
1
This form includes liability and damages-related questions only for Google Inc. and YouTube,
LLC. Liability and damages-related questions for the other defendants will be included in their
respective trial phases or in separate forms submitted by those defendants. In addition,
Defendants reserve the right to amend this proposed form, including in the event that Plaintiffs
change their contentions with respect to asserted claims or accused products.
In answering these questions, you are to follow the instructions I have given you in the
Charge of Court.
INFRINGEMENT
1.
Did Eolas prove by a preponderance of the evidence that Google infringes the asserted
patents with respect to the Doubleclick website?
Answer “Yes” or “No” to each question below. Also, if you answer “Yes,” please
list the claims you found infringed.
’985 Patent
Yes ____
No ____
Direct?
______________________________________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Inducement?
______________________________________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Contributory?
______________________________________________________
2.
Did Eolas prove by a preponderance of the evidence that Google infringes the asserted
patents with respect to the Google Finance website?
Answer “Yes” or “No” to each question below. Also, if you answer “Yes,” please
list the claims you found infringed.
’906 Patent
Yes ____
No ____
’985 Patent
Yes ____
No ____
Direct?
_______________________________ _______________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Yes ____
No ____
Inducement?
_______________________________ _______________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Yes ____
No ____
Contributory?
_______________________________ _______________________________
3.
Did Eolas prove by a preponderance of the evidence that Google infringes the asserted
patents with respect to the Google Video website?
Answer “Yes” or “No” to each question below. Also, if you answer “Yes,” please
list the claims you found infringed.
’906 Patent
Yes ____
No ____
’985 Patent
Yes ____
No ____
Direct?
_______________________________ _______________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Yes ____
No ____
Inducement?
_______________________________ _______________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Yes ____
No ____
Contributory?
_______________________________ _______________________________
4.
Did Eolas prove by a preponderance of the evidence that Google infringes the asserted
patents with respect to the Google News website?
Answer “Yes” or “No” to each question below. Also, if you answer “Yes,” please
list the claims you found infringed.
’906 Patent
Yes ____
No ____
’985 Patent
Yes ____
No ____
Direct?
_______________________________ _______________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Yes ____
No ____
Inducement?
_______________________________ _______________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Yes ____
No ____
Contributory?
_______________________________ _______________________________
5.
Did Eolas prove by a preponderance of the evidence that Google infringes the asserted
patents with respect to Google AdSense?
Answer “Yes” or “No” to each question below. Also, if you answer “Yes,” please
list the claims you found infringed.
’985 Patent
Yes ____
No ____
Direct?
______________________________________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Inducement?
______________________________________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Contributory?
______________________________________________________
6.
Did Eolas prove by a preponderance of the evidence that Google infringes any the
asserted patents with respect to Google Docs - Documents?
Answer “Yes” or “No” to each question below. Also, if you answer “Yes,” please
list the claims you found infringed.
’985 Patent
Yes ____
No ____
Direct?
______________________________________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Inducement?
______________________________________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Contributory?
______________________________________________________
7.
Did Eolas prove by a preponderance of the evidence that Google infringes the asserted
patents with respect to Google Docs - Presentation?
Answer “Yes” or “No” to each question below. Also, if you answer “Yes,” please
list the claims you found infringed.
’985 Patent
Yes ____
No ____
Direct?
______________________________________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Inducement?
______________________________________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Contributory?
______________________________________________________
8.
Did Eolas prove by a preponderance of the evidence that Google infringes the asserted
patents with respect to Google Docs - Spreadsheet?
Answer “Yes” or “No” to each question below. Also, if you answer “Yes,” please
list the claims you found infringed.
’985 Patent
Yes ____
No ____
Direct?
______________________________________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Inducement?
______________________________________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Contributory?
______________________________________________________
9.
Did Eolas prove by a preponderance of the evidence that Google infringes the asserted
patents with respect to Google Maps?
Answer “Yes” or “No” to each question below. Also, if you answer “Yes,” please
list the claims you found infringed.
’985 Patent
Yes ____
No ____
Direct?
______________________________________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Inducement?
______________________________________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Contributory?
______________________________________________________
10.
Did Eolas prove by a preponderance of the evidence that Google infringes the asserted
patents with respect to Google Music?
Answer “Yes” or “No” to each question below. Also, if you answer “Yes,” please
list the claims you found infringed.
’985 Patent
Yes ____
No ____
Direct?
______________________________________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Inducement?
______________________________________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Contributory?
______________________________________________________
11.
Did Eolas prove by a preponderance of the evidence that Google infringes the asserted
patents with respect to Gmail?
Answer “Yes” or “No” to each question below. Also, if you answer “Yes,” please
list the claims you found infringed.
’985 Patent
Yes ____
No ____
Direct?
______________________________________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Inducement?
______________________________________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Contributory?
______________________________________________________
12.
Did Eolas prove by a preponderance of the evidence that Google infringes the asserted
patents with respect to Google Search Suggest?
Answer “Yes” or “No” to each question below. Also, if you answer “Yes,” please
list the claims you found infringed.
’985 Patent
Yes ____
No ____
Direct?
______________________________________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Inducement?
______________________________________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Contributory?
______________________________________________________
13.
Did Eolas prove by a preponderance of the evidence that Google infringes the asserted
patents with respect to Google Instant?
Answer “Yes” or “No” to each question below. Also, if you answer “Yes,” please
list the claims you found infringed.
’985 Patent
Yes ____
No ____
Direct?
______________________________________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Inducement?
______________________________________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Contributory?
______________________________________________________
14.
Did Eolas prove by a preponderance of the evidence that Google infringes the asserted
patents with respect to Google Plus?
Answer “Yes” or “No” to each question below. Also, if you answer “Yes,” please
list the claims you found infringed.
’906 Patent
Yes ____
No ____
’985 Patent
Yes ____
No ____
Direct?
_______________________________ _______________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Yes ____
No ____
Inducement?
_______________________________ _______________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Yes ____
No ____
Contributory?
_______________________________ _______________________________
15.
Did Eolas prove by a preponderance of the evidence that YouTube infringes the asserted
patents with respect to Flash video or HTML5 video on the YouTube website?
Answer “Yes” or “No” to each question below. Also, if you answer “Yes,” please
list the claims you found infringed.
’906 Patent
Yes ____
No ____
’985 Patent
Yes ____
No ____
Direct?
_______________________________ _______________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Yes ____
No ____
Inducement?
_______________________________ _______________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Yes ____
No ____
Contributory?
_______________________________ _______________________________
16.
Did Eolas prove by a preponderance of the evidence that YouTube infringes the asserted
patents with respect to Search Suggest on the YouTube website?
Answer “Yes” or “No” to each question below. Also, if you answer “Yes,” please
list the claims you found infringed.
’985 Patent
Yes ____
No ____
Direct?
______________________________________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Inducement?
______________________________________________________
Yes ____
No ____
Contributory?
______________________________________________________
DIVIDED INFRINGEMENT
17.
For each claim that you find Google has infringed, has Eolas shown by a preponderance
of the evidence that a single entity performs the entire claim?
Please answer only if you found infringement for these claims above. If you did not find
infringement for these claims, skip this question. Otherwise, answer “Yes” or “No” for
each listed claim:
‘906 Patent
Claim 1 ______
Claim 6 ______
‘985 Patent
Claim 1 ______
Claim 3 ______
Claim 10 ______
Claim 16 ______
Claim 18 ______
Claim 20 ______
Claim 22 ______
Claim 36 ______
Claim 38 ______
Claim 40 ______
Claim 42 ______
18.
For each claim that you find YouTube has infringed, has Eolas shown by a
preponderance of the evidence that a single entity performs the entire claim?
Please answer only if you found infringement for these claims above. If you did not find
infringement for these claims, skip this question. Otherwise, answer “Yes” or “No” for
each listed claim:
‘906 Patent
Claim 1 ______
Claim 6 ______
‘985 Patent
Claim 1 ______
Claim 3 ______
Claim 10 ______
Claim 16 ______
Claim 18 ______
Claim 20 ______
Claim 22 ______
Claim 36 ______
Claim 38 ______
Claim 40 ______
Claim 42 ______
19.
Has Eolas shown by a preponderance of the evidence that Google controls or directs
anyone in using Google’s products?
Yes ____
No ____
20.
Has Eolas shown by a preponderance of the evidence that YouTube controls or directs
anyone in using YouTube’s products?
Yes ____
No ____
WILLFULNESS
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ONLY FOR THOSE CLAIMS YOU ANSWERED “YES”
FOR IN THE QUESTIONS ABOVE – OTHERWISE SKIP THIS QUESTION AND
PROCEED TO QUESTION 35
21.
Did Eolas prove by clear and convincing evidence that Google willfully infringed the
patents in suit?
Answer “Yes” or “No” for each listed patent:
‘906 Patent:
‘985 Patent:
22.
__________
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Did Eolas prove by clear and convincing evidence that YouTube willfully infringed the
patents in suit?
Answer “Yes” or “No” for each listed patent:
‘906 Patent:
__________
‘985 Patent:
__________
INVALIDITY
23.
For each asserted claim, did Defendants prove by clear and convincing evidence that the
claim is invalid?
Answer “Yes” or “No” to each question below. Your answer need not be the
same for each question, but you may find that a claim is invalid on any or all of
these bases. Answer all questions for all claims regardless of whether you have
found those claims were infringed.
‘906 Patent
Anticipation?
Obviousness?
Written description?
Anticipation?
Obviousness?
Written description?
Claim 1
Claim 6
‘985 Patent
Claim 1
Claim 2
Claim 3
Claim 8
Claim 10
Claim 11
Claim 16
Claim 17
Claim 18
Claim 20
Claim 21
Claim 22
Claim 36
Claim 37
Claim 38
Claim 39
Claim 40
Claim 41
Claim 42
Claim 43
24.
On what date did the named inventors of the ‘906 and ‘985 patents first conceive of the
patented inventions?
Please provide the month, day, and year below.
Conception Date: ___________________
25.
On what date did the named inventors of the ‘906 and ‘985 patents first reduce to practice
the patented inventions?
Please provide the month, day, and year below.
Reduction to Practice Date: ___________________
26.
Please answer the following questions:
a) At the time of the invention, did persons of skill in the art know how to embed
interactive objects into web pages?
Yes ____
No ____
b) At the time of the invention, did persons of skill in the art know how to create
applications that could be used to view interactive objects?
Yes ____
No ____
c) At the time of the invention, had persons of skill in the art considered embedding
interactive objects in a browser-controlled window?
Yes ____
No ____
INEQUITABLE CONDUCT
27.
Did Defendants prove by clear and convincing evidence that:
a) Anyone involved in the prosecution of the ’906 and ’985 patents withheld
material prior art from the Patent and Trademark Office?
Please answer “Yes” or “No” in the spaces provided below
Yes ____ No ____
b) Any withholding of material prior art to the ’906 and ’985 patents from the Patent
and Trademark Office was done with intent to deceive?
Please answer “Yes” or “No” in the spaces provided below
Yes ____ No ____
DAMAGES
ANSWER THIS QUESTION ONLY FOR ANY ASSERTED CLAIMS YOU FOUND
INFRINGED AND NOT INVALID. IF YOU FOUND NO CLAIMS INFRINGED AND NOT
INVALID, PLEASE DO NOT ANSWER THIS QUESTION.
28.
What sum of money, if any, do you find from a preponderance of the evidence would
fairly and reasonably compensate Eolas for each Defendant’s current, past, and future
infringement of the patent claims that you have found were infringed and not invalid?
Please enter the amount of damages for each accused technology for each Defendant.
Google
Damages Awarded
$_________________________
YouTube
Damages Awarded
29.
$_________________________
In choosing these awards, did you adopt a lump sum royalty, or a running royalty?
Please check only one option for each Defendant.
Google
Lump Sum
_______
Running Royalty
_______
_______
Running Royalty
_______
YouTube
Lump Sum
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