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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`Plaintiff,
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`WIRTGEN AMERICA, INC.,
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`CATERPILLAR INC.,
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`C.A. No. 17-770-JDW
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`Defendant.
`CATERPILLAR INC.’S NOTICE OF DEVELOPMENT AND
`REQUEST TO LIFT STAY AND SET SCHEDULING CONFERENCE
`Pursuant to the Joint Stipulation to Stay Patents for Case Narrowing Purposes (D.I. 185),
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`Defendant Caterpillar Inc. (“Caterpillar”) provides the following update regarding the conclusion
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`of the Patent Office’s inter partes review (“IPR”) proceedings of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,523,995 and
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`9,975,538.
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`WHEREAS, Caterpillar’s First Amended Answer
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`to Amended Complaint and
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`Counterclaims (D.I. 62) asserts the ’995 Patent and ’538 Patent;
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`WHEREAS, on March 10, 2023, the Patent Office instituted two IPRs on the ’995 Patent;
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`WHEREAS, on March 14, 2023, the Patent Office instituted an IPR on the ’538 Patent;
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`WHEREAS, on April 10, 2023, the parties stipulated and agreed to stay this Action with
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`respect to the ’995 and ’538 Patents pending the conclusion of the IPRs (see D.I. 185);
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`WHEREAS, on March 12, 2024, the Patent Office issued its Final Written Decisions on
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`the IPRs for the ’995 Patent and determined that claims 45-63 are not unpatentable (see Exs. A,
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`B);
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`WHEREAS, on March 12, 2024, the Patent Office issued its Final Written Decision on the
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`IPR for the ’538 Patent and determined that Claim 13 was not unpatentable (see Ex. C);
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`Case 1:17-cv-00770-JDW Document 350 Filed 03/13/24 Page 2 of 2 PageID #: 31314
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`WHEREAS, Caterpillar requests the stay on these patents be lifted and the Court set a
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`scheduling conference accordingly.
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`NOW, THEREFORE, Caterpillar respectfully requests the Court lift the stay of ’995 and
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`’538 Patents and set a scheduling conference at the Court’s convenience.
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`OF COUNSEL:
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`James C. Yoon
`Ryan R. Smith
`Christopher D. Mays
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, P.C.
`650 Page Mill Road
`Palo Alto, CA 94304
`Telephone: (650) 493-9300
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`Lucy Yen
`Cassie Leigh Black
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, P.C.
`1301 Avenue of the Americas, 40th Floor
`New York, NY 10019
`Telephone: (212) 999-5800
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`Dated: March 13, 2024
`11377049 /11898.00005
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`Respectfully submitted,
`POTTER ANDERSON & CORROON LLP
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`By: /s/ Andrew L. Brown
`Bindu A. Palapura (#5370)
`Andrew L. Brown (#6766)
`Hercules Plaza, 6th Floor
`1313 N. Market Street
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`Tel: (302) 984-6000
`bpalapura@potteranderson.com
`abrown@potteranderson.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant Caterpillar Inc.
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