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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
`
`NOVO TRANSFORMA TECHNOLOGIES,
`
`LLC,
`
`
`Civil Action No. 14-cv-00610-RGA
`
`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`
`v.
`
`AT&T MOBILITY, LLC,
`
`
`Defendant.
`
`NOVO TRANSFORMA TECHNOLOGIES,
`LLC,
`
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`
`v.
`
`SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.,
`VIRGIN MOBILE USA L.P., and
`NEXTEL OPERATIONS, INC.,
`
`
`
`
`
`Civil Action No. 14-cv-00612-RGA
`
`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
`
`
`
`
`Civil Action No. 14-cv-00613-RGA
`
`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
`
`
`
`
`Civil Action No. 14-cv-00614-RGA
`
`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
`
`Defendant.
`
`NOVO TRANSFORMA TECHNOLOGIES,
`LLC,
`
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`
`v.
`
`T-MOBILE US, INC.,
`
`
`Defendant.
`
`NOVO TRANSFORMA TECHNOLOGIES,
`LLC,
`
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`
`v.
`
`TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC.,
`
`
`Page 1 of 13
`
`AT&T EXHIBIT 1008
`
`

`

`Defendant.
`
`
`NOVO TRANSFORMA TECHNOLOGIES,
`LLC,
`
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`
`v.
`
`UNITED STATES CELLULAR
`CORPORATION,
`
`
`Defendant.
`
`
`NOVO TRANSFORMA TECHNOLOGIES,
`LLC,
`
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`
`
`
`Civil Action No. 14-cv-00615-RGA
`
`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
`
`
`
`
`Civil Action No. 14-cv-00616-RGA
`
`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
`
`
`v.
`
`CELLCO PARTNERSHIP D/B/A VERIZON
`WIRELESS,
`
`
`Defendant.
`
`
`
`I.
`
`
`
`DEFENDANTS’ JOINT PROPOSED CLAIM CONSTRUCTIONS PURSUANT TO
`OCTOBER 23 SCHEDULING ORDER
`
`
`PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
`
`Pursuant to the Court’s October 23, 2014 Scheduling Order (D.I. 24 in C.A. No. 15-610),
`
`Defendants AT&T Mobility LLC; Sprint Spectrum LP; Virgin Mobile USA LP; Nextel
`
`Operations, Inc.; T-Mobile US, Inc.; TracFone Wireless, Inc.; United States Cellular Corp.; and
`
`Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless (collectively, “Defendants”) propose the following
`
`preliminary claim constructions.
`
`Defendants base these constructions upon their current knowledge, understanding, and
`
`belief as to the facts and information available as of this date. As Defendants have not yet
`
`
`
`2
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`Page 2 of 13
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`

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`completed their investigation, collection of information, or discovery relating to these actions,
`
`they expressly reserve the right to supplement, amend, and/or otherwise modify their preliminary
`
`claim constructions, including offering separate constructions for terms that are included within
`
`larger proposed terms identified in this document and including arguing that one or more
`
`proposed terms identified in this document do not require construction.
`
`As Defendants have previously contended, certain asserted claims are invalid for, among
`
`other grounds, failing to comply with 35 U.S.C. § 112. Any proposed constructions of terms,
`
`phrases, or clauses with respect to such claims does not imply that such claims satisfy 35 U.S.C.
`
`§ 112, and any indication that any term, phrase, or clause does not satisfy 35 U.S.C. § 112 does
`
`not imply that any other claims do satisfy 35 U.S.C. § 112.
`
`II.
`
`PRELIMINARY CLAIM CONSTRUCTIONS OF US. PATENT NO. 5,826,034
`
`Subject to the foregoing, Defendants’ Proposed Constructions are:
`
`DefendantS’ Prelimina Constructions
`
`Preamble (Claims 23 and 36)
`
`Preamble is limiting
`
`Order Of steps (Claims 23’ 31’ and 36)
`
`(Claims 23 and 36): The “generating” step must
`occur before the “defining” step;
`
`(Claim 31): Claim limitation must occur after the
`“defining” step, but prior to the “automatically”
`step
`
`35, 36)
`
`“sender” (Claims 23 and 36)
`
`‘ilser who sends the payload”
`
`“defining payload delivery parameters by
`said sender” (Claims 23 and 36)
`
`“the sender specifying payload delivery
`parameters and their values”
`
`“payload delivery parameters” (Claims 23,
`
`“parameters specific to said payload for its
`conversion to an alternative media and
`
`transmission to the recipient”
`
`“recipien ” (Claims 23, 24, 35, 36, 37)
`
`‘fiiser who receives the payload”
`
`Page 3 of 13
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`

`

`Defendants’ Prelimina Constructions
`
`“
`
`of communication e.
`
`"33‘; email fax laws g
`
`., tele hone voice-
`
`p
`
`(
`
`“
`
`- n
`
`media (Clanns 23,24, 34, 36, 37)
`
`-
`
`portions in a different media” (Claim 34)
`
`said payload to an
`“converting
`alternative media” (Claims 23, 36)
`
`“changing the media of . . . said payload to a media
`different than said first media, in accordance with
`the payload delivery parameters defined by the
`sender”
`
`“administering media conversion” (Claims
`24 and 37)
`
`.
`Indefinite
`
`‘fimsuccessfitl delivery” (Claim 31)
`
`‘imsuccessful attempt during delivery”
`
`“wherein said payload comprises more
`than one portion with at least two said
`
`Indefinite
`
`May 8, 2015
`
`MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP
`
`MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP
`
`/s/ Jack B. Blmuenteld
`Jack B. Blumenfeld (#1014)
`1201 North Market Street
`PO. Box 1347
`
`/s/ Megan E. Dellinger
`Karen Jacobs (#2881)
`Megan E. Dellinger (#5739)
`1201 N. Market Street
`
`PO. Box 1347
`Wilmington, DE 19899
`Wihnington, DE 19899-1347
`(302) 658-9200
`(302) 658-9200
`jblumenfeld@mnat.com
`Attorneysfor Defendants AT&TMobility, LLC kjacobs@mnat.com
`and TracFone Wireless, Inc.
`mdellinger@mnat.com
`Attorneysfor Defendants Sprint Spectrum L.P.,
`Virgin Mobile USA LP. and Nextel
`Operations, Inc.
`
`OF COUNSEL:
`
`Christopher W. Kennerly
`Lindsay M. White
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`
`1117 S. California Avenue
`
`Palo Alto, CA 94304
`(650) 320-1800
`
`Page 4 of 13
`
`OF COUNSEL:
`
`David E. Finkelson
`
`Derek H. Swanson
`MCGUIREWOODS LLP
`One James Center
`
`901 East Cary Street
`Richmond, VA 23219
`
`(804) 775-1000
`
`

`

`
`
`
`Patrick A. Darno
`MCGUIREWOODS LLP
`1750 Tysons Boulevard
`Suite 1800
`Tysons Corner, VA 22102
`(703) 712-5000
`
`Jason W. Cook
`MCGUIREWOODS LLP
`2000 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1400
`Dallas, TX 75201
`(214) 932-6400
`
`RICHARDS LAYTON & FINGER, PA
`
`/s/ Katharine C. Lester
`Steven J. Fineman (#4025)
`Katharine C. Lester (#5629)
`One Rodney Square
`920 North King Street
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`302-651-7700
`Fineman@rlf.com
`Lester@rlf.com
`Attorneys for Defendant United States
`Cellular Corporation
`
`OF COUNSEL:
`
`Paul E. Veith
`Douglas I. Lewis
`Robert D. Leighton
`SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
`One South Dearborn
`Chicago, IL 60603
`312-853-7000
`
`
`
`
`
`
`YOUNG CONAWAY STARGATT & TAYLOR, LLP
`
`
`
`/s/ Samantha G. Wilson
`Anne Shea Gaza (No. 4093)
`Samantha G. Wilson (No. 5816)
`Rodney Square
`1000 North King Street
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`(302) 571-6600
`agaza@ycst.com
`swilson@ycst.com
`Attorneys for Defendant T-Mobile US, Inc.
`
`OF COUNSEL:
`
`Jared B. Bobrow
`Anne M. Cappella
`Andrew L. Perito
`WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
`201 Redwood Shores Parkway
`Redwood Shores, CA 94065
`(650) 802-3000
`jared.bobrow@weil.com
`anne.cappella@weil.com
`andrew.perito@weil.com
`
`ROSS ARONSTAM & MORITZ LLP
`
`/s/ Benjamin J. Schladweiler
`Benjamin J. Schladweiler (Bar No. 4601)
`100 S. West Street, Suite 400
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`(302) 576-1600
`
`
`
`
`
`5
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`Page 5 of 13
`
`

`

`bschladweiler@ramllp.com
`Attorneys for Defendant Cellco Partnership
`d/b/a Verizon Wireless
`OF COUNSEL:
`
`Kevin P. Anderson
`WILEY REIN LLP
`1776 K Street, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20006
`(202) 719-7000
`kanderson@wileyrein.com
`
`
`
`6
`
`Page 6 of 13
`
`

`

`
`
`
`
`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`I certify that I caused copies of the foregoing document to be served on behalf of
`
`all Defendants in the above-captioned actions on May 8, 2015, upon the following in the manner
`
`indicated:
`
`Richard C. Weinblatt, Esquire
`Stamatios Stamoulis, Esquire
`STAMOULIS & WEINBLATT LLC
`Two Fox Point Centre
`6 Denny Road, Suite 307
`Wilmington, DE 19809
`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`
`Jonathan Baker, Esquire
`FARNEY DANIELS LLP
`411 Borel Avenue, Suite 350
`San Mateo, CA 94402
`Attorney for Plaintiff
`
`Lois Deborah Mermelstein, Esquire
`FARNEY DANIELS LLP
`800 South Austin Avenue, Suite 200
`Georgetown, TX 78626
`Attorney for Plaintiff
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
`
`VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
`
`VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
`
`
`
`/s/ Jerry G. Webb Jr.
`Jerry G. Webb Jr.
`
`
`
`
`
`7
`
`Page 7 of 13
`
`

`

`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
`
`
`NOVO TRANSFORMA
`TECHNOLOGIES, LLC,
`
`Civil Action No. 1:14-cv-00610-RGA
`
`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
`
`Civil Action No. 1:14-cv-00612-RGA
`
`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
`
`Civil Action No. 1:14-cv-00613-RGA
`
`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
`
`
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`v.
`
`AT&T MOBILITY, LLC,
`
`Defendant.
`
`NOVO TRANSFORMA
`TECHNOLOGIES, LLC,
`
`
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`v.
`
`SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.,
`VIRGIN MOBILE USA L.P., AND
`NEXTEL OPERATIONS, INC.
`
`
`
`Defendants.
`
`NOVO TRANSFORMA
`TECHNOLOGIES, LLC,
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`v.
`
`T-MOBILE US, INC.,
`
`
`
`Defendant.
`
`NOVO TRANSFORMA
`TECHNOLOGIES, LLC,
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`v.
`
`Civil Action No. 1:14-cv-00614-RGA
`
`TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC.,
`
`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
`
`
`
`
`
`Defendant.
`
`Page 8 of 13
`
`

`

`
`
`NOVO TRANSFORMA
`TECHNOLOGIES, LLC,
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`v.
`
`UNITED STATES CELLULAR
`CORPORATION,
`
`
`Defendant.
`
`NOVO TRANSFORMA
`TECHNOLOGIES, LLC,
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`v.
`
`CELLCO PARTNERSHIP D/B/A VERIZON
`WIRELESS,
`
`
`
`
`
`Defendant.
`
`
`
`Civil Action No. 1:14-cv-00615-RGA
`
`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
`
`Civil Action No. 1:14-cv-00616-RGA
`
`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
`
`NOVO TRANSFORMA TECHNOLOGIES, LLC’S DISCLOSURE OF
`PROPOSED CLAIM CONSTRUCTIONS
`
`Pursuant to the Scheduling Order (D.I. 24, CA No. 1:14-cv-00610-RGA) in these cases,
`
`Plaintiff Novo Transforma Technologies, LLC (“NTT” or “Plaintiff”) hereby provides its
`
`proposed claim constructions of claim terms or phrases in U.S. Patent No. 5,826,034:
`
`
`
`Claim Term / Phrase
`
`Claims
`
`NTT’s Proposed Construction
`
`1 The preamble
`
`
`2 The order of steps
`
`“sender”
`
`
`3
`
`23, 31, and
`36
`3, 31 and
`36
`
`23 and 36 As the preamble is not a limitation on the
`claims, no construction is needed.
`
`No construction is needed.
`
`No construction is needed.
`Alternatively, “the source of a message.”
`
`
` 
`
`2
`
`Page 9 of 13
`
`

`

`4
`
`5
`
`6
`
`7
`
`8
`
`9
`
`defining payload
`delivery parameters”
`
`
`“payload delivery
`parameters”
`
`“recipient”
`
`
`“automatically
`notifying said sender
`upon receipt of said
`payload by said
`recipient”
`
`“media”
`
`“converting”
`
`
`23, 35 and
`36
`
`23 and 36 No construction is needed.
`Alternatively, “specifying the payload delivery
`parameters.”
`
`“elements that determine the characteristics or
`behavior of a payload delivery.”
`
`No construction is needed.
`Alternatively, “the destination of a message.”
`
`23 and 36 No construction is needed.
`
`23, 24, 35,
`36 and 37
`
`“format or protocol.”
`
`23, 24, 34,
`36 and 37
`23, 34 and
`36
`
`No construction is needed.
`Alternatively, “to translate data from one form
`of expression to a different form.”
`
`23 and 36 No construction is needed.
`
`10 “converting … said
`payload to an
`alternative media”
`
`11 “administering media
`conversion”
`
`12 “unsuccessful delivery” 31
`
`24 and 37
`
`13 “at different locations”1 23
`
`
`
`“managing media conversion.”
`
`No construction is needed.
`Alternatively, “a failed delivery.”
`
`“controlling the location of conversion.”
`
`
`NTT reserves the right to add to and/or modify its proposed terms and/or proposed
`
`constructions in response to Plaintiffs’ proposed constructions, in response to Plaintiffs’ intrinsic
`
`or extrinsic evidence, or in the ordinary course of the claim construction process. NTT also
`
`reserves the right to add to and/or modify its proposed terms, its proposed constructions, and its
`                                                            
`1 In the process of reviewing the claim language and the intrinsic and extrinsic evidence, NTT
`has concluded that the term “at different locations” should be construed.
`
` 
`
`3
`
`Page 10 of 13
`
`

`

`intrinsic and extrinsic evidence to the extent that Plaintiffs alter their proposed terms, proposed
`
`constructions, or intrinsic or extrinsic evidence during the claim construction process, or to the
`
`extent that NTT discovers additional evidence.
`
`
`
`Dated: May 8, 2015
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
` 
`
`
`
`FARNEY DANIELS PC
`
`
`/s/ Jonathan D. Baker
`
`Stamatios Stamoulis (DE Bar No. 4606)
` stamoulis@swdelaw.com
`Richard C. Weinblatt (DE Bar No. 5080)
` weinblatt@swdelaw.com
`STAMOULIS & WEINBLATT
`Two Fox Point Centre
`6 Denny Road, Suite 307
`Wilmington, DE 19809
`(302) 999-1540
`
`Jonathan Baker (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
`FARNEY DANIELS PC
`411 Borel Ave., Suite 350
`San Mateo, CA 94402
`JBaker@farneydaniels.com
`Telephone: 424-268-5200
`Facsimile: 424-268-5219
`
`Lois Mermelstein (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
`FARNEY DANIELS PC
`800 South Austin Ave., Suite 200
`Georgetown, TX 78626
`LMermelstein@farneydaniels.com
`Telephone: 512-582-2828
`Facsimile: 512-582-2829
`
`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`Novo Transforma Technologies, LLC
`
`4
`
`Page 11 of 13
`
`

`

`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`
`I hereby certify that on May 8, 2015 I served a copy of the above document via email to the
`persons at the address set forth below:
`
`Jack B. Blumenfeld
`MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP
`1201 North Market Street
`P.O. Box 1347
`Wilmington, DE 19899
`Telephone: (302) 658-9200
`jblumenfeld@mnat.com
`
`Attorneys for Defendant
`AT&T Mobility, LLC
`
`
`Karen Jacobs
`Megan E. Dellinger
`MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP
`1201 North Market Street
`P.O. Box 1347
`Wilmington, DE 19899
`Telephone: (302) 658-9200
`kjacobs@mnat.com
`mdellinger@mnat.com
`
`Attorneys for Defendants
`Sprint Spectrum L.P., Virgin Mobile USA L.P.
`and Nextel Operations, Inc.
`
`Anne Shea Gaza
`Samantha G. Wilson
`YOUNG CONAWAY STARGATT
` & TAYLOR, LLP
`Rodney Square
`1000 North King Street
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`Telephone: (302) 571-6600
`agaza@ycst.com
`swilson@ycst.com
`
`Attorneys for Defendant
`T-Mobile US, Inc.
`
` 
`
` 
`
`Christopher W. Kennerly
`Lindsay M. White
`PAUL HASTING LLP
`1117 S. California Avenue
`Palo Alto, CA 94304
`Telephone: (650) 320-1800
`chriskennerly@paulhasting.com
`lindsaywhite@paulhasting.com
`
`Attorneys for Defendant
`AT&T Mobility, LLC
`
`Jason W. Cook
`Derek H. Swanson
`MCGUIRE WOODS LLP
`2000 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1400
`Dallas, Texas 75201
`Telephone: (214) 932-6400
`jcook@mcguirewoods.com
`dswanson@mcguirewoods.com
`
`Attorneys for Defendants
`Sprint Spectrum L.P., Virgin Mobile USA L.P.
`and Nextel Operations, Inc.
`
`
`Jared B. Bobrow
`Anne M. Cappella
`Andrew L. Perito
`WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
`201 Redwood Shores Parkway
`Redwood Shores, CA 94065
`Telephone: (650) 802-3000
`jared.bobrow@weil.com
`anne.cappella@weil.com
`andrew.perito@weil.com
`
`Attorneys for Defendant
`T-Mobile US, Inc. 
`
` 
`
`5
`
`Page 12 of 13
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`

`

`Jack B. Blumenfeld
`MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP
`1201 North Market Street
`P.O. Box 1347
`Wilmington, DE 19899
`Telephone: (302) 658-9200
`jblumenfeld@mnat.com
`
`Attorneys for Defendant
`TracFone Wireless, Inc.
`
`Steven J. Fineman
`Katharine C. Lester
`RICHARDS, LAYTON & FINGER, P.A.
`One Rodney Square
`920 North King Street
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`Telephone: (302) 65-7700
`fineman@rlf.com
`lester@rlf.com
`
`Attorneys for Defendant
`United States Cellular Corporation
`
`Collins J. Seitz, Jr.
`Benjamin J. Schladweiler
`SEITZ ROSS ARONSTAM & MORITZ LLP
`100 S. West Street, Suite 400
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`Telephone: (302) 576-1600
`cseitz@seitzross.com
`bschladweiler@seitzross.com
`
`Attorneys for Defendant
`Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless
`
`Christopher W. Kennerly
`Lindsay M. White
`PAUL HASTING LLP
`1117 S. California Avenue
`Palo Alto, CA 94304
`Telephone: (650) 320-1800
`chriskennerly@paulhasting.com
`lindsaywhite@paulhasting.com
`
`Attorneys for Defendant
`TracFone Wireless, Inc.
` 
`Robert D. Leighton
`Douglas I. Lewis
`Jessica Johnson
`SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
`One South Dearborn
`Chicago, IL 60603
`Telephone: (312) 853-7000
`rleighton@sidley.com
`dilewis@sidley.com
`jessica.johnson@sidley.com
`
`Attorneys for Defendant
`United States Cellular Corporation
`
`Kevin P. Anderson
`Floyd B. Chapman
`Robert J. Scheffel
`Karin A. Hessler
`WILEY REIN LLP
`1776 K Street, NW
`Washington, D.C. 20006
`Telephone: (202) 719-3586
`kanderson@wileyrein.com
`fchapman@wileyrein.com
`rscheffel@wileyrein.com
`khessler@wileyrein.com
`
`Attorneys for Defendant
`Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
` 
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`/s/Kim Jackson
`Kim Jackson
`
`6
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`Page 13 of 13
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