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`COOLEY LLP
`MICHAEL G. RHODES (116127)
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`HEIDI L. KEEFE (178960)
`hkeefe@cooley.com
`MARK R. WEINSTEIN (193043)
`mweinstein@cooley.com
`PHILLIP E. MORTON (pro hac vice)
`pmorton@cooley.com
`COOLEY LLP
`3175 Hanover Street
`Palo Alto, CA 94304-1130
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`Attorneys for Defendant Facebook, Inc.
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`BRADLEY W. CALDWELL (pro hac vice)
`bcaldwell@caldwellcc.com
`JASON D. CASSADY (pro hac vice)
`jcassady@caldwellcc.com
`JOHN AUSTIN CURRY (pro hac vice)
`acurry@caldwellcc.com
`WARREN J. MCCARTY, III (pro hac vice)
`wmccarty@caldwellcc.com
`CALDWELL CASSADY & CURRY
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`2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 1000
`Dallas, Texas 75201
`Telephone: (214) 888-4848
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`Facsimile: (214) 888-4849
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`CHRISTOPHER D. BANYS (SBN 230038)
`JENNIFER L. GILBERT (SBN 255820)
`cdb@banyspc.com
`jlg@banyspc.com
`BANYS, P.C.
`1032 Elwell Court, Suite 100
`Palo Alto, CA 94303
`Tel: (650) 308-8505
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff Windy City
`Innovations, LLC
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`OAKLAND DIVISION
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`WINDY CITY INNOVATIONS, LLC
`Plaintiff,
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`FACEBOOK, INC.
`Defendant.
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`Case Nos. 4:16-cv-01730-YGR
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`JOINT STATEMENT REGARDING
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`PROCEEDINGS
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`JOINT STATEMENT RE STATUS OF IPR
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`Case 4:16-cv-01730-YGR Document 82 Filed 12/21/17 Page 2 of 4
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`In accordance with the Court’s December 28, 2016 Order staying the above-captioned
`litigation (ECF No. 76) and the Court’s June 26, 2017 Order continuing the June 30, 2017
`compliance hearing (ECF No. 80), Plaintiff Windy City Innovations LLC (“Windy City”) and
`Defendant Facebook, Inc. (“Facebook”) (together, “the Parties”) hereby notify the Court that the
`PTAB issued Final Written Decisions in the inter partes reviews (“IPR”) of U.S. Patent Nos.
`8,407,356 (“the ’356 patent”), 8,458,245 (“the ’245 patent”), 8,473,552 (“the ’552 patent”), and
`8,694,657 (“the ’657 patent”) (collectively, “the Patents-in-Suit”).
`Outcome of IPR Proceedings at PTAB. The results of the Final Written Decisions, all
`having issued on December 6, 2017, are as follows:
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`Patent
`8,407,356
`8,458,245
`8,473,552
`8,694,657
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`Claims Found Unpatentable
`1-9, 12, 14-28, 31, 33-37
`1-15, 17, 18
`2, 3, 5, 7, 10-17, 59, 64
`189, 334, 342, 348, 465, 477, 482,
`487, 492, 580, 584, 592
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`Claims Not Found Unpatentable
`None
`19, 22-25
`1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 18-58
`203, 209, 215, 221
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`Both Windy City and Facebook have the right to appeal the PTAB’s decisions. The
`deadline to file Notices of Appeal is no later than February 7, 2018.
`Status of Asserted Claims. In the Court’s Scheduling Order, Windy City was required
`to make a Preliminary Election of Asserted Claims, asserting no more than ten claims from each
`patent and not more than a total of 32 claims across all four asserted patents (ECF No. 68). The
`chart below summarizes the status of all asserted claims asserted by Windy City against Facebook:
`Patent
`Asserted Claims Found
`Asserted Claims Not Found
`Unpatentable
`Unpatentable
`1, 2, 7, 14, 16, 19, 20, 26, 33, 35
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`10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 59, 64
`189, 465, 477, 482, 487, 492
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`None
`19, 22-25
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`203, 209, 215, 221
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`8,407,356
`8,458,245
`8,473,552
`8,694,657
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`Windy City has reserved the right to seek leave of the Court to substitute or otherwise amend its
`list of asserted claims should circumstances, including the Court’s claim constructions and the
`PTAB’s decisions, so merit. Facebook does not agree that Windy City should be permitted to
`substitute any asserted claims.
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`Request for Joint Status Conference. The Court’s Order granting the parties’
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`Stipulation to Stay Litigation Pending IPR (Doc. No. 76) requires the parties to request a joint
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`status conference at the Court’s convenience to be conducted no earlier than 60 days after all of
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`the Final Written Decisions have issued. Windy City and Facebook respectfully request that the
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`Court set this joint status conference on Monday, February 12, 2018 at 2:00 p.m., or as soon
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`thereafter as the Court’s schedule permits.
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`Motion to Lift Stay. Plaintiff has informed Facebook that it intends to file a motion
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`asking the Court to lift the stay and set a schedule for this case. Facebook opposes any motion to
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`lift the stay at this time. Facebook intends to appeal the PTAB’s findings that certain challenged
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`claims are not unpatentable to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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`Facebook understands that Windy City has not yet made any decision about appealing the PTAB’s
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`findings that certain challenged claims are unpatentable.
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`Compliance Hearing. The Court has set a compliance hearing regarding the status of
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`the IPRs for Friday December 29, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. Should the Court wish to proceed with this
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`hearing, the Parties are happy to appear before the Court at that time. Subject to the Court’s
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`preference, however, the Parties have agreed that the joint status conference required by the
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`Court’s Order granting the parties’ Stipulation to Stay Litigation Pending IPR (Doc. No. 76), as
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`requested above, is an appropriate time to address any issues relating to setting a schedule in this
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`Case 4:16-cv-01730-YGR Document 82 Filed 12/21/17 Page 4 of 4
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`Dated: December 21, 2017
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`Dated: December 21, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`CALDWELL CASSADY & CURRY
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`/s/ Warren J. McCarty, III
`Warren J. McCarty, III
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`WINDY CITY INNOVATIONS, LLC
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`COOLEY LLP
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`/s/ Heidi L. Keefe
`Heidi L. Keefe
`Attorneys for Defendant
`FACEBOOK, INC.
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`FILER’S ATTESTATION
`Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5.1(i)(3), the undersigned attests that all parties have
`concurred in the filing of this Joint Statement Regarding Status of Inter Partes Review
`Proceedings.
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`DATED: December 21, 2017
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`COOLEY LLP
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`By: /s/ Heidi L. Keefe
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