WI-LAN Inc. v. Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. et al

Filing 148

***PLEASE IGNORE. FILED IN ERROR.*** JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION AND PREHEARING STATEMENT filed by Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Ericsson Inc., Exedea INC., HTC America, Inc., HTC Corporation, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications (USA) Inc., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, WI-LAN Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-Parties Proposed Construction of Each Disputed Claim Term, Phrase, or Clause, # 2 Exhibit B-Wi-LAN'S IDENTIFICATION OF INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC EVIDENCE, # 3 Exhibit C-DEFENDANTS' IDENTIFICATION OF INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC EVIDENCE)(Fedock, John) Modified on 2/7/2012 (leh, ). Modified on 2/7/2012 (mll, ).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
TYLER DIVISION
WI-LAN INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.;
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM
ERICSSON; ERICSSON INC.; SONY
ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS
AB; SONY ERICSSON MOBILE
COMMUNICATIONS (USA) INC.; HTC
CORPORATION; HTC AMERICA, INC.;
EXEDEA INC.; LG ELECTRONICS, INC.;
LG ELECTRONICS MOBILECOMM U.S.A.,
INC.; LG ELECTRONICS U.S.A., INC.
Defendants.

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Civil Action No. 6:10-cv-521-LED
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION AND PREHEARING STATEMENT
Pursuant to Patent Rule 4-3, the parties file this Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing
Statement.
(a)

The parties have agreed on proposed constructions for the following

claims terms, phrases, or clauses:
Claim Term or Phrase
orthogonal codes

Agreed Construction
codes that cross-correlate to zero

selectively designate one or more of said make one or more data channels unavailable
for transmission
traffic channels as locked channels
wireless link

a radio connection between a central terminal
and a particular subscriber terminal for
communicating data items therebetween

(b)

The parties’ proposed constructions of each disputed claim term, phrase,

or clause are provided in the table attached as Exhibit A. Wi-LAN’s identification of references
from the specification or prosecution history that support its constructions and extrinsic evidence
on which it intends to rely is attached as Exhibit B. Wi-LAN further reserves the right to use any
intrinsic or extrinsic evidence identified by the Defendants, in this filing or otherwise. The
Defendants’ identification of references from the specification or prosecution history that support
their constructions and extrinsic evidence on which they intend to rely is attached as Exhibit C.
Defendants further reserve the right to use any intrinsic or extrinsic evidence identified by WiLAN, in this filing or otherwise.
(c)

The parties anticipate that the Claim Construction Hearing will require a

total of three hours. This would allow each side 90 minutes to argue the disputed claim terms,
phrases, and clauses.
(d)

Neither party intends to call any witnesses live at the claim construction

(e)

According to the Docket Control Order, there is no prehearing conference

hearing.

scheduled before the Claim Construction Hearing. The parties do not at this time have any other
issues that might be appropriately taken up at either a prehearing conference before or at the
Claim Construction Hearing.

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Dated: February 6, 2012

Respectfully submitted,

_/s/ Akshay S. Deoras_ ________
Michael E. Jones – LEAD ATTORNEY
TX Bar 10929400
Allen F. Gardner
TX Bar 24043679
POTTER MINTON PC
110 N. College Avenue
Tyler, TX 75702
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

/s/ John A. Fedock
Johnny Ward
TX Bar 00794818
Wesley Hill
TX Bar 24032294
WARD & SMITH LAW FIRM
111 W. Tyler Street
Longview, TX 75601
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Gregory S. Arovas (pro hac vice)
Robert A. Appleby (pro hac vice)
Akshay S. Deoras (pro hac vice)
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

David B. Weaver – LEAD ATTORNEY
TX Bar. 00798576
Juliet M. Dirba
TX Bar. 24051063
Jeffrey T. Han
TX Bar 24069870
John A. Fedock
TX Bar 24059737
Syed K. Fareed
TX Bar 24065216
Avelyn M. Ross
TX Bar 24027817
VINSON & ELKINS LLP
2801 Via Fortuna, Suite 100
Austin, TX 78746
Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Attorneys for Defendant Alcatel-Lucent
USA Inc.

_/s/_Richard L. Wynne, Jr.______
Bruce S. Sostek – LEAD ATTORNEY
TX Bar 18855700
Richard L. Wynne, Jr.
TX Bar 24003214
Matthew P. Harper
TX Bar 24037777
THOMPSON KNIGHT LLP

1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500
Dallas, TX 75201
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Charles P. Ebertin
VINSON & ELKINS LLP
525 University Avenue, Suite 410
Palo Alto, CA 94301-1918
Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]

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[e-mail]

Attorneys for Plaintiff, Wi-LAN Inc.

Attorneys for Defendants Ericsson Inc.,
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Sony
Ericsson Mobile Communications (USA)
Inc., and Sony Ericsson Mobile
Communications AB

_/s/_Martin R. Bader____________
Eric Findlay
TX Bar 00789886
Brian Craft
TX Bar 04972020
FINDLAY CRAFT LLP
6760 Old Jacksonville Highway, Suite 101
Tyler, TX 75703
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Stephen S. Korniczky (pro hac vice)
Martin R. Bader (pro hac vice)
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

12275 El Camino Real, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92130
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants HTC
Corporation, HTC America Inc., and
Exedea Inc.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned certifies that the foregoing document was filed electronically in compliance
with Local Rule CV-5(a). As such, this document was served on all counsel who are deemed to
have consented to electronic service. Local Rule CV-5(a)(3)(A). All other counsel of record
not deemed to have consented to electronic service were served with a true and correct copy of
the foregoing by email and/or fax, on this the 6th day of February 2012.

/s/ John A. Fedock

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