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`TECHNO VIEW IP, INC.,
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`OCULUS VR, LLC, and
`FACEBOOK, INC.,
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`Plaintiff,
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`C.A. No. 17-386 (VAC) (CJB)
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`INTERIM STATUS REPORT
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`Pursuant to Paragraph 15 of the Scheduling Order (D.I. 20), Plaintiff Techno View IP,
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`Inc. (“Plaintiff” or “Techno View”) and Defendants Oculus VR, LLC (“Oculus”) and Facebook,
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`Inc. (“Facebook) (collectively, “Defendants”) submit this Joint Interim Status Report to the
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`Court on the nature of the matters in issue and the progress of discovery to date.
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`I.
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`NATURE OF THE MATTERS IN ISSUE
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`On April 6, 2017, plaintiff Techno View filed this patent infringement action against
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`defendants Oculus and Facebook, alleging that defendants’ Oculus Rift product, a virtual-reality
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`gaming system, infringed the claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,666,096 (“’096 Patent”), directly and
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`indirectly. D.I. 1. On May 22, 2017, plaintiff Techno View filed an amended complaint, adding
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`allegations that defendants’ Oculus Rift system also directly and indirectly infringed the claims
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`of U.S. Patent No. 8,206,218 (“the ’218 Patent”). D.I. 8. Defendants answered on July 17, 2017,
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`denying all allegations. D.I. 12.
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`Case 1:17-cv-00386-CFC-CJB Document 64 Filed 06/08/18 Page 2 of 3 PageID #: 702
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`II.
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`PROGRESS OF THE DISCOVERY TO DATE
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`Discovery is ongoing. Under the Scheduling Order, the deadline to complete fact
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`discovery is November 16, 2018. D.I. 20 at ¶ 8(a). The parties will notify the Court pursuant to
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`the Scheduling Order should any disputes arise.
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`Written Discovery. The parties have exchanged written discovery to date. Defendants
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`served Plaintiff with interrogatories and document requests on November 1, 2017. Plaintiff
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`responded to these requests on December 1, 2017. Plaintiff served Defendants with
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`interrogatories and document requests on June 7, 2018, and Defendants’ responses are pending.
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`The parties exchanged initial disclosures on October 2, 2017. In accordance with
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`Paragraphs 7(b)-(e) of the Scheduling Order (D.I. 20) and the parties’ agreements: Plaintiff
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`provided Defendants with its identification of accused products and claims on November 10,
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`2017. Defendants produced core technical documents on December 8, 2017. Plaintiff then
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`provided Defendants with its initial infringement contentions on January 10, 2018. Defendants
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`served their initial invalidity contentions on February 9, 2018.
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`Document Production. Document production is ongoing. The deadline for substantial
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`production of documents is July 17, 2018. D.I. 20 at ¶ 8(b).
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`Claim Construction. Briefing on claim construction is complete, and a Markman hearing
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`is set for June 19, 2018 starting at 11:00 a.m.
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`Case 1:17-cv-00386-CFC-CJB Document 64 Filed 06/08/18 Page 3 of 3 PageID #: 703
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`O’KELLY ERNST & JOYCE, LLC
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`/s/ Daniel P. Murray
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`Sean T. O’Kelly (# 4349)
`Daniel P. Murray (#5785)
`901 North Market Street, Suite 1000
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`(302) 778-4000
`sokelly@oelegal.com
`dmurray@oelegal.com
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`PRO HAC VICE:
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`Michael K. Botts
`Michael K. Botts, Attorney at Law
`108 Balmoral
`Williamsburg, VA 23188
`(703) 798-9440
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`Thomas F. Meagher
`A. Christopher Pattillo
`Meagher Emanuel
`Laks Goldberg & Liao, LLP
`One Palmer Square, Suite 325
`Princeton, NJ 08542
`(609) 454-3500
`tmeagher@meagheremanuel.com
`cpattillo@meagheremanuel.com
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff Techno View IP, Inc.
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`June 8, 2018
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`MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP
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`/s/ Jennifer Ying
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`Jack B. Blumenfeld (#1014)
`Karen Jacobs (#2881)
`Jennifer Ying (#5550)
`1201 North Market Street
`P.O. Box 1347
`Wilmington, DE 19899-1347
`(302) 658-9200
`jblumenfeld@mnat.com
`kjacobs@mnat.com
`jying@mnat.com
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`Attorneys for Defendants Oculus VR, LLC and
`Facebook, Inc.
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`OF COUNSEL:
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`Heidi L. Keefe
`Mark R. Weinstein
`Elizabeth L. Stameshkin
`Philip H. Mao
`COOLEY LLP
`3175 Hanover Street
`Palo Alto, CA 94304
`(650) 843-5000
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`DeAnna Allen
`COOLEY LLP
`1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
`Washington, DC 20004-2400
`(202) 842-7800
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