UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
`WASHINGTON, D.C.
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`Before the Honorable Charles E. Bullock
`Administrative Law Judge
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` Investigation No. 337-TA-1125
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`In the Matter of
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`CERTAIN HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE
`DESK PLATFORMS AND
`COMPONENTS THEREOF
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`RESPONDENT HANGZHOU GRANDIX ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.’S
`CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT
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`Pursuant to Order No. 2 and Ground Rule 6.3, Respondent Hangzhou Grandix
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`Electronics Co., Ltd. (“Grandix”) hereby respectfully submits the following Case Management
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`Statement for the above-captioned Investigation.
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`I.
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`Status of Any Settlement Discussions
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`Grandix has not had any discussions with Complainant regarding settlement but is open
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`to having such discussions and will pursue the same under the Ground Rules.
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`II.
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`Status of Any Litigation That May Affect Any Issue in This Investigation
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`Grandix is not aware of any litigation that may affect any issue in this litigation.
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`III.
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`Status of Any Proceedings (Including Reexamination Proceedings) Before the
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`Grandix is not aware of any proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark
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`Office concerning the patents asserted in this Investigation.
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`IV.
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`Proposal for Any Modification of the Protective Order (Order No. 1) Now in Effect
`for This Investigation
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`Grandix does not propose any modifications to the Protective Order (Order No. 1).
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`V.
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`Proposal for Any Modification of the Obligations or Deadlines Set Forth in These
`Ground Rules or the Procedural Schedule
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`The parties have discussed the Procedural Schedule and have proposed dates and
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`alternative dates in the Procedural Schedule. A proposed Procedural Schedule is attached hereto
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`as Appendix A. The parties will further cooperate regarding certain aspects of discovery,
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`including, among other things, (1) duration and location of depositions; (2) document
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`preservation; (3) document production format; and (4) agreement not to log Privileged Materials.
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`The parties will promptly file any resulting joint stipulation.
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`VI.
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`Issues Concerning Deadline for Mandatory Disclosure of Accused Products
`Pursuant to Ground Rule 7.2
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`Grandix is not presently aware of any issues that would hinder its disclosure of accused
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`products pursuant to Ground Rule 7.2, but notes that the Investigation is in its early states. For
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`example, discovery has only recently commenced, and the parties have not exchanged claim
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`construction proposals or engaged in discussions regarding the full scope of Complainant’s
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`infringement allegations.
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`VII.
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`Issues Concerning Third-Party Discovery
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`Grandix anticipates that third-party discovery may be required in this Investigation from
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`at least the following third-parties:
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`third parties alleged to be licensees of the asserted patents;
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`third parties, including prosecuting attorneys and firms, with information related
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`to the filing and prosecution of the applications leading to the asserted patents or
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`any related patents, and the inventorship, conception, development, and reduction
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`to practice of the alleged invention claimed in the asserted patents;
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`third-party manufacturers, suppliers, and/or distributors of Complainant’s alleged
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`Domestic Industry Products;
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`third-party manufacturers, suppliers, and/or distributors of Respondents’ accused
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`products; and
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`other relevant third parties that may be identified through discovery.
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`Date: September 17, 2018
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Mark G. Davis
`Mark G. Davis
`Patrick J. McCarthy
`Ronald J. Pabis
`Stephen K. Shahida
`Myomi Coad
`Adeel Haroon
`Goodwin Procter LLP
`901 New York Avenue, NW
`Washington, DC 20001
`(202) 346-4000
`Email: DG-
`VisionMountsGoodwinITC@goodwinlaw.com
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`Counsel for Respondent Hangzhou Grandix
`Electronics Co., Ltd.
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`APPENDIX A
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`Proposed Date
`September 20, 2018
`n/a
`September 25, 2018
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`October 4, 2018
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`October 23, 2018
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`October 25, 2018
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`October 30, 2018
`October 31, 2018
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`November 6, 2018
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`By November 9, 2108
`November 13
`November 13, 2018
`November 20, 2018
`November 21, 2018
`November 27-281
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`October 11, 2018
`October 18, 2018
`October 18, 2018
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`Event
`Deadline for Propounding Ground Rule 6.2 Interrogatories
`Initial Case Management Conference
`Complainants’ first biweekly declaration, detailing efforts to reduce
`number of patent claims and patents at issue
`Deadline for Ground Rule 7.1 Disclosure of priority Dates and
`Dates of Conception/Reduction to Practice
`Deadline for Ground Rule 7.2 Disclosure of Products
`Exchange list of claim terms for construction
`Deadline for Ground Rule 7.4 Disclosure of Infringement
`Contentions
`Deadline for Ground Rule 7.3 Disclosure of Domestic Industry
`Contentions
`Exchange proposed claim constructions— Complainant and
`Respondents
`Exchange proposed claim constructions— Staff
`Meet and confer to discuss and limit number of disputed claim
`terms
`Deadline for Ground Rule 7.5 Disclosure of Invalidity Contentions November 1, 2018
`File identification of expert witnesses, including their expertise and
`November 1, 2018
`curriculum vitae
`File initial claim construction briefs— Complainant and
`Respondents
`First settlement conference
`Submit first settlement conference joint report
`Initial claim construction brief — Staff
`File reply claim construction briefs
`File joint claim construction chart
`Joint Technical Tutorial and
`Markman Hearing
`Second settlement conference
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`Submit second settlement conference joint report
`Fact discovery cutoff and completion
`Issue Order Construing Terms (*tentative date*)
`Serve initial expert reports
`Serve rebuttal expert reports
`Expert discovery cutoff and completion
`Deadline for filing summary determination motions
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`1 The proposed schedule proposes a changes to the December 3-4 2018 dates identified in Order No. 10 for a
`Markman Hearing. The Staff Attorney in this investigation is also the Staff Attorney in Inv. No. 337-TA-1073. An
`ID in the 1073 investigation is due no later than November 13, 2018. Any petitions for review would therefore be
`due November 26, 2018 with replies to petitions for review due December 4, 2018. Due to this conflict the Staff has
`met and conferred with the private parties who have agreed to request a change of dates for the Markman Hearing to
`November 27-28, 2018.
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`On or before December
`14, 2018
`December 18, 2018
`January 14, 2019
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`January 18, 2019
`February 4, 2019
`February 11, 2019
`February 14, 2019
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`February 21, 2019
`On or before March 1,
`2019
`March 5, 2019
`March 4, 2019
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`March 11, 2019
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`Subject to approval, the
`Parties agree to forego
`this deadline, otherwise
`March 11, 2019
`Subject to approval, the
`Parties agree to forego
`this deadline, otherwise
`March 13, 2019
`March 13, 2019
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`March 19, 2019
`March 21, 2019
`March 29, 2019
`March 29, 2019
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`May 24, 2019
`Subject to approval, the
`Parties agree to forego
`this deadline, otherwise
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`Serve rebuttal exhibits (including witness statements), with
`available rebuttal physical and demonstrative exhibits
`File pre-hearing statements and briefs
`File requests for receipt of evidence without a witness
`File pre-trial statements and briefs — Staff
`Submit on electronic media direct and rebuttal exhibits (including
`witness statements) with available direct and rebuttal and
`demonstrative exhibits
`File responses to requests for receipt of evidence without a witness April 1, 2019
`Deadline for filing motions in limine and high priority objections
`April 1, 2019
`File objections to rebuttal exhibits (including witness statements)
`Subject to approval, the
`Parties agree to forego
`this deadline, otherwise
`April 1, 2019
`Subject to approval, the
`Parties agree to forego
`this deadline, otherwise
`April 8, 2019
`April 8, 2019
`April 15, 2019
`April 15-19, 2019
`May 9, 2019
`May 10, 2019
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`Serve proposed exhibit lists
`Third settlement conference
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`Submit third settlement conference joint report
`Serve direct exhibits (including witness statements), with available
`physical and demonstrative exhibits — Complainant and
`Respondents
`Submit and serve direct exhibits (including witness statements),
`with physical exhibits available — Staff
`File objections to direct exhibits (including witness statements)
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`File responses to objections to direct exhibits (including witness
`statements)
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`File responses to objections to rebuttal exhibits (including witness
`statements)
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`File responses to motions in limine and high prioity objections
`Pre-hearing conference
`Hearing
`File initial post-hearing briefs and final exhibit lists
`Submit final direct and rebuttal exhibits (including witness
`statements) with direct and rebuttal physical and demonstrative
`exhibits
`File responsive post-hearing briefs
`File reply post-hearing briefs
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`Initial Determination Due
`Target date for completion of investigation
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`May 31, 2018
`August 2, 2019
`December 2, 2019
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that true and correct copies of the foregoing document, have been
`served on this 17th day of September 2018, on the following:
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`The Honorable Lisa Barton
`Secretary
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, SW, Room 112
`Washington, DC 20436
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`Honorable Charles E. Bullock
`Administrative Law Judge
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, S.W.
`Washington, DC 20436
`patricia.chow@usitc.gov
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`Andrew Beverina
`Office of Unfair Import Investigation
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, S.W., Suite 401
`Washington, DC 20436
`andrew.beverina@usitc.gov
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`Adam R. Hess
`Andrew F. Pratt
`Martin L. Saad
`Tamatane J. Aga
`Emma S. Marshall
`Katherine C. Dearing
`Venable LLP
`600 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
`Washington, DC 20001
`202-344-4547
`Varidesk-1125@venable.com
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`Counsel for Complainant Varidesk LLC
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`S. Benjamin Pleune
`Adam D. Swain
`Linda Chang
`Alston & Bird LLP
`950 F Street NW
`Washington, DC 20004
`Telephone: (202) 239-3622
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`Helen Su
`Alston & Bird LLP
`1950 University Avenue
`5th Floor
`East Palo Alto, CA 94303-2282
`Telephone: (650) 838-2032
`Designa-ITC@alston.com
`Wuppessen-ITC@alston.com
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`Counsel for Respondents Designa Inc. and Designa
`Group Inc., Eureka LLC, and Wupessen, Inc.
`P. Andrew Riley
`Lei Mei
`Robert A. Hall
`Richard P. Hadorn
`Jiwei Zhang
`Mei & Mark LLP
`818 18th Street NW, Suite 410
`Washington, DC 20006
`Telephone: 888-860-5678
`DESIGNA-ITC-1125@meimark.com
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`Counsel for Respondents Designa Inc. and Designa
`Group Inc., and Eureka LLC
`Jonathan D. Ball, Ph.D
`Greenberg Traurig, LLP
`MetLife Building
`200 Park Avenue
`New York, NY 10166
`Telephone: (212) 801-2223
`ballj@gtlaw.com
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`Nicholas A. Brown
`Greenberg Traurig, LLP
`4 Embarcadero Center
`Suite 3000
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`Telephone: (415) 655-1271
`Facsimile: (415) 520-5609
`brownn@gtlaw.com
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`Counsel for Respondent LaMountain International
`Group LLC
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`Maureen F. Browne
`Daniel Valencia
`T. Scott Shelton
`Covington & Burling LLP
`One CityCenter, 850 Tenth Street, NW
`Washington, DC 20001
`Telephone: (202) 662-6000
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`Matthew J. Gipson
`Price Heneveld LLP
`PRICE HENEVELD LLP
`695 Kenmoor Ave SE
`PO Box 2567
`Grand Rapids, MI 49501
`(616) 949-9610
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`MGipson@priceheneveld.com
`Covington-KV-1125@cov.com
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`Counsel for Respondent Knape & Vogt
`Manufacturing Co.
`Benjamin T. Horton
`Ryan N. Phelan
`Tron Y. Fu
`David N. Patariu
`Michelle Bolos
`Marshall, Gerstein & Bourn LLP
`6300 Willis Tower, 233 S. Wacker Drive
`Chicago, IL 60606
`(312) 474-6300
`MGB-ITC-1125-Lorell@marshallip.com
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`Counsel for Respondents CKnapp Sales, Inc, DBA
`Vivo, Huizhou Chang Supplies Co., Ltd. and S. P.
`Richards Co. dba Lorrell
`Rett Snotherly
`Benjamin Levi
`Levi & Snotherly, PLLC
`1101 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 450
`Washington, DC 20036
`Tel: (202) 997-3711
`Lorell-1125@levisnotherly.com
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`Counsel for Respondent S.P. Richards Co. d/b/a/
`Lorell
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`/s/ Russell W. Warnick
`Russell W. Warnick
`Senior Paralegal
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`Brian R. Galvin
`Galvin Patent Law LLC
`4102 Anderson Hill Rd. NW
`Silverdale, WA 98383
`Brian S. Boon
`Boon Intellectual Property Law PLLC
`10521 Fox Drive NW
`Gig Harbor, WA 98332
`VersaITC@galvinpatentlaw.com
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`Counsel for Respondent Versa Products, Inc.
`Joseph R. Lanser
`Patrick T. Muffo
`Vincent Smolczynski
`Seyfarth Shaw LLP
`233 South Wacker Drive
`Chicago, IL 60606
`Tel: (312) 460-5000
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`George S. Haight
`Seyfarth Shaw LLP
`Seaport East, Suite 300
`Two Seaport Lane
`Boston, MA 02210
`Tel: (617) 946-4800
`S-ITC1125@seyfarth.com
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`Counsel for Respondent Victor Technology, LLC
`Ezra Sutton, Esq
`Ezra Sutton, P.A.
`900 Route 9 North, Suite 201
`Woodbridge, NJ 07095
`Tel: 732-634-3520
`esutton@ezrasutton.com
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`Counsel for Respondent Dakota Trading, Inc.
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