UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
`WASHINGTON, D.C.
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`Before the Honorable MaryJoan McNamara
`Administrative Law Judge
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`In the Matter of
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`CERTAIN LTE- AND 3G-COMPLIANT
`CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS
`DEVICES
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` Investigation No. 337-TA-1138
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`IMPORTATION STIPULATION BETWEEN COMPLAINANT INVT SPE LLC AND
`RESPONDENTS HTC CORP. AND HTC AMERICA, INC.
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`Complainant INVT SPE LLC (“Complainant” or “INVT”) and Respondents HTC
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`Corporation and HTC America, Inc. (collectively “HTC”) hereby agree and stipulate as follows:
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`This stipulation and the information it contains will be used only in the instant
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`Investigation and any action arising therefrom, and shall not be binding on any party for any
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`other purpose or in any other administrative or judicial proceeding, and shall not be used for any
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`other purpose, including as evidence, in any such proceeding. This Stipulation shall not be
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`construed as an admission of infringement of any claim of the patents at issue in the
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`Investigation or that any of the Relevant HTC Products are “articles that . . . infringe a valid and
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`enforceable United States patent” according to 19 U.S.C. 1337(a)(1)(B). Further, nothing in this
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`Stipulation shall be construed as an admission of validity or enforceability of the patents at issue
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`in this Investigation, or an admission that INVT is entitled to any relief under 19 U.S.C. 1337
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`HTC America, Inc. has imported and imports into the United States, within the
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`meaning of 19 U.S.C. § 1337, at least one unit of the U12+ and the Exodus 1. HTC America,
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`Inc. has imported into the United States, within the meaning of 19 U.S.C. § 1337, at least one
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`unit of the U11 and U11 Life.
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`HTC America, Inc. has sold within the United States after importation, within the
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`meaning of 19 U.S.C. § 1337, at least one unit of each of the following accused communications
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`devices: U11; U11 Life; U12+; and the Exodus 1.
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`HTC Corporation has sold for importation into the United States, within the
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`meaning of 19 U.S.C. § 1337, at least one unit of each of the following accused communications
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`devices: U11; U11 Life; U12+; and the Exodus 1.
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`5.
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`For the purposes of this Investigation, the HTC Respondents do not and will not
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`dispute INVT’s contention that HTC America, Inc. imported into the United States and/or sold
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`within the United States after importation, and/or that HTC Corporation sold for importation, at
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`least one unit of the following cellular communications devices: U11, U11 Life; U12+; and the
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`Exodus 1 (the “Relevant HTC Products”), and that the importation requirements of 19 U.S.C. §
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`1337(a)(l)(B) and (a)(l)(C) are met as to each of the Relevant HTC Products.
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`6.
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`Given Respondents' representations in this Stipulation, INVT agrees that it will
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`not seek further discovery or testimony from HTC regarding the importation process of the
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`Relevant HTC Products in this Investigation, or for the Desire 520; Desire 526; Desire 530;
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`Desire 625; Desire 610; Desire 612; One Mini 2; One Remix; Desire Eye; One (M8); One (M8)
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`for Windows; One (E8); Desire 510; Desire 626; Desire One A9; Bolt; One M9; 10; U Ultra;
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`and/or Nexus 9, including U.S. Customs or shipping documents or HTC’s distributors and
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`resellers. However, nothing in this Stipulation shall impinge each party’s right or ability to obtain
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`discovery and testimony regarding any other issue relevant to a party’s claim or defense in this
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`Investigation, nor shall it impinge HTC’s rights to object to such discovery and testimony.
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`The Staff acknowledges the Stipulation but takes no position on this agreement.
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`Dated: April 30, 2019
`/s/ Stephen S. Korniczky
`Stephen S. Korniczky
`Martin R. Bader
`Nam Kim
`Ericka J. Schulz
`Ryan P. Cunningham
`Eric K. Gill
`Ximena Solano Suarez
`Emilio Cazares
`Michael Hopkins
`SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER &
`HAMPTON LLP
`12275 El Camino Real, Suite 200
`San Diego, California 92130
`Telephone: 858.720.8900
`Facsimile: 858.509.3691
`Email: LegalTM-HTC-INVT-
`ITC@SheppardMullin.com
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`Edward V. Anderson
`SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER &
`HAMPTON LLP
`379 Lytton Avenue
`Palo Alto, California 94301
`Telephone: 650.815.2600
`Facsimile: 650.816.2601
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`Attorneys for Respondents
`HTC Corporation and HTC America, Inc.
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`Respectfully submitted,
`/s/ Bryan J. Vogel
`Bryan J. Vogel
`Derrick J. Carman
`Stephanie A. Diehl
`ROBINS KAPLAN LLP
`399 Park Avenue
`Suite 3600
`New York, NY 10022
`Telephone: (212) 980-7400
`Facsimile: (212) 980-7499
`RK_INVT_ITC@RobinsKaplan.com
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`Christopher A. Seidl
`John K. Harting
`ROBINS KAPLAN LLP
`800 LaSalle Avenue
`Suite 2800
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Telephone: (612) 349-8500
`Facsimile: (612) 339-4181
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`Li Zhu
`ROBINS KAPLAN LLP
`2440 W. El Camino Real
`Suite 100
`Mountain View, CA 94040
`Telephone: (650) 784-4040
`Facsimile: (650) 784-4041
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`Counsel for Complainant INVT SPE LLC
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I, Stephanie A. Diehl, hereby certify that on April 30, 2019, true and correct copies of
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`IMPORTATION STIPULATION BETWEEN COMPLAINANT INVT SPE LLC AND
`RESPONDENTS HTC CORP. AND HTC AMERICA, INC. were served on the parties listed
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`The Honorable Lisa R. Barton
`Secretary to the Commission
`U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
`500 E Street, SW
`Washington, D.C. 20436
`The Honorable MaryJoan McNamara
`Administrative Law Judge
`U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
`500 E Street, SW, Room 317
`Washington, D.C. 20436
`Jae.Lee@usitc.gov, Michael.Buckler@usitc.gov
`Mr. Reginald Lucas, Esq., Investigative Attorney
`Office of Unfair Import Investigations
`U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
`500 E Street, SW, Suite 401
`Washington, D.C. 20436
`Reginald.Lucas@usitc.gov
`For Respondent Apple Inc.
`Robert A. Appleby, P.C.
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`601 Lexington Avenue
`New York, NY 10022
`Apple-Inventergy@kirkland.com
`For Respondents HTC Corp. and HTC America, Inc.
`Stephen S. Korniczky
`SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP
`12275 El Camino Real, Suite 200
`San Diego, California 92130
`LegalTm-HTC-INVT-ITC@sheppardmullin.com
`For Respondents ZTE Corp. and ZTE (USA), Inc.
`Jay H. Reiziss
`MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
`500 North Capitol Street, NW
`Washington, D.C. 20001
`ZTEINVT@mwe.com
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`Dated: April 30, 2019
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