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

Filing 184

NOTICE by WI-LAN Inc. JOINT NOTICE OF TIME REQUIRED FOR MARKMAN HEARING (Weaver, David)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
TYLER DIVISION
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WI-LAN INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.;
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM
ERICSSON; ERICSSON INC.; SONY
MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB; SONY
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.

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

JOINT NOTICE OF TIME REQUIRED FOR MARKMAN HEARING
Pursuant to the Docket Control Order (Dkt. No. 99) entered in this case, the parties
hereby file with the Court this Joint Notice of the amount of time requested for the Markman
hearing in this case, which is scheduled for April 26, 2012, before the Honorable Judge Davis.
In the Joint Claim Construction Statement (Dkt. No. 150) previously filed in this case, the parties
had estimated that they would need a total of three hours for this Markman hearing.
Plaintiff’s Position
In light of the briefing submitted during the claim construction process, however,
Plaintiff now believes that only two hours will be required for the Markman hearing. This
amount of time would allow each side one hour to argue the disputed claims terms and clauses in
this case.
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Defendants’ Position
Defendants continue to believe that three hours is an appropriate amount of time for the
Markman hearing in this case. This case involves four patents asserted against four defendants.
There are ten separate terms and clauses in dispute, and Defendants have filed a motion for
summary judgment of indefiniteness for certain means-plus-function terms. While Defendants
will endeavor to make their presentations as succinct as possible, given the complexity of the
case and subject matter, Defendants do not believe that Plaintiff’s proposed two-hour hearing
will provide sufficient time to fully address the constructions, including any questions that the
Court may have as well as arguments Plaintiff may make in its Reply brief. Accordingly,
Defendants request that the Court schedule the Markman hearing for a total of three hours, with
ninety minutes allocated to Plaintiff and ninety minutes allocated to Defendants, collectively.

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Dated: April 13, 2012

Respectfully submitted,

_/s/ Akshay S. Deoras by perm. R. Wynne

/s/ David B. Weaver
Johnny Ward
Texas State Bar No. 00794818
Wesley Hill
Texas State Bar No. 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]
Michael E. Jones – LEAD ATTORNEY
Texas State Bar No. 10929400
Allen F. Gardner
Texas State Bar No. 24043679
POTTER MINTON PC
110 N. College Avenue
Tyler, TX 75702
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant Alcatel-Lucent
USA Inc.

_/s/_Richard L. Wynne, Jr.______
Bruce S. Sostek – LEAD ATTORNEY
Texas State Bar No. 18855700
Richard L. Wynne, Jr.
Texas State Bar No. 24003214
Matthew P. Harper
Texas State Bar No. 24037777
THOMPSON KNIGHT LLP

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

David B. Weaver – LEAD ATTORNEY
Texas State Bar No. 00798576
Michael A. Valek
Texas State Bar No. 24044028
Avelyn M. Ross
Texas State Bar No. 24027817
John A. Fedock
Texas State Bar No. 24059737
Syed K. Fareed
Texas State Bar No. 24065216
Jeffrey T. Han
Texas State Bar No. 24069870
Ajeet P. Pai
Texas State Bar No. 24060376
Seth A. Lindner
Texas State Bar No. 24078862
VINSON & ELKINS LLP
2801 Via Fortuna, Suite 100
Austin, TX 78746
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Charles P. Ebertin
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[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants Ericsson Inc.,
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Sony
Mobile Communications (USA) Inc., and
Sony Mobile Communications AB

VINSON & ELKINS LLP
525 University Avenue, Suite 410
Palo Alto, CA 94301-1918
Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff, Wi-LAN Inc.

_/s/_Stephen S. Korniczky w/perm. R. Wynne
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]
Eric Findlay
Texas Bar No. 00789886
Brian Craft
Texas Bar No. 04972020
FINDLAY CRAFT LLP
6760 Old Jacksonville Highway, Suite 101
Tyler, TX 75703
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 13th day of April, 2012.

/s/ David B. Weaver
David B. Weaver
US 1356694v.1

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