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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`SOUTHERN DIVISION
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`Case No. 8:16-CV-01790-JVS-AGR
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`INTERIM STATUS REPORT
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`Interim Status Conference:
`April 10, 2017 at 10:30 a.m.
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`Before: The Hon. James V. Selna
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`Case No. 8:16-CV-01799-JVS-AGR
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`SPEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY
`CORPORATION, KINGSTON
`DIGITAL, INC., KINGSTON
`TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC.,
`IMATION CORPORATION,
`DATALOCKER INC., DATA
`LOCKER INTERNATIONAL, LLC,
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`Defendants.
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`SPEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`WESTERN DIGITAL
`CORPORATION, WESTERN
`DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
`HGST, INC.,
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`Defendants.
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`SPEX Technologies, Inc.
`IPR2018-00082 Ex. 2002
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`Case 8:16-cv-01799-JVS-AGR Document 42 Filed 04/03/17 Page 2 of 7 Page ID #:279
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`SPEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
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`Plaintiff
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`TOSHIBA AMERICA
`ELECTRONICS COMPONENTS
`INC., TOSHIBA AMERICA
`INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.,
`TOSHIBA AMERICA, INC., AND
`TOSHIBA CORPORATION,
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`Defendants.
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`SPEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`APRICORN, INC.,
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`Defendant
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`SPEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`INTEGRAL MEMORY PLC,
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`Defendant.
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`Case No. 8:16-CV-01800-JVS-AGR
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`Case No. 2:16-CV-07349-JVS-AGR
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`Case No. 8:16-CV-01805-JVS-AGR
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`Case 8:16-cv-01799-JVS-AGR Document 42 Filed 04/03/17 Page 3 of 7 Page ID #:280
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`Pursuant to the minutes of the Scheduling/Status Conference, the parties
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`submit a brief status report.
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`The parties have begun the discovery process. The parties are currently
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`negotiating the form of a confidentiality protective order. The parties are hopeful
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`that a stipulated form of a protective order will be submitted within the next few
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`weeks. SPEX has propounded discovery requests on all defendants and has received
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`responses. Some of the Defendants have also propounded discovery and SPEX has
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`served responses.
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`The following petitions for inter partes review of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,088,802
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`(“the ’802 patent”) and 6,003,135 (“the ’135 patent”) have been filed with the United
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`States Patent and Trademark Office:
`•! IPR2017-00430: Directed to all claims of the ’802 patent;1
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`•! IPR2017-00824: Directed to claims 1-3, 6-8, 11-15, 23-28, and 36-39
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`of the ’802 patent;
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`•! IPR2017-00825: Directed to asserted claims 55 and 57 of the ’135
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`patent;
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`•! IPR2017-01021: Directed to asserted claims 55-58 of the ’135 patent.
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`There are currently no disputes ripe for resolution.
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`Dated: April 3, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`RUSS AUGUST & KABAT
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`By: /s/ Andrew D. Weiss
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`Andrew D. Weiss
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`Marc A. Fenster, State Bar No. 181067
`Ben Wang, SBN 228712
`Andrew D. Weiss, State Bar No. 232974
`12424 Wilshire Boulevard, 12th Floor
`Los Angeles, California 90025
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`1 IPR2017-00430 was filed by third party Unified Patents, Inc. The remaining
`petitions for inter partes review were filed by Defendant Kingston Technology
`Company, Inc.
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`Tel: (310) 826-7474
`Fax: (310) 826-6991
`Email: mfenster@raklaw.com
`Email: bwang@raklaw.com
`Email: aweiss@raklaw.com
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`SPEX Technologies, Inc.
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`HOVEY WILLIAMS LLP
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`By:_/s/ Scott R. Brown (by permission)___
` Scott R. Brown
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`Scott R. Brown, CA Bar No. 151635
`10801 Mastin Blvd., Suite 1000
`84 Corporate Woods
`Overland Park, KS 66210
`Tel: (913) 647-9050
`Fax: (913) 647-9057
`Email: srb@hoveywilliams.com
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`Attorneys for Defendants
`DATALOCKER INC. and DATA LOCKER
`INTERNATIONAL, LLC
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`GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER
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`By: /s/ Frank P. Coté (by permission)
`Frank P. Coté
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`WILLIAM C. ROOKLIDGE, SBN 134483
`wrooklidge@gibsondunn.com
`FRANK P. COTÉ, SBN 204529
`fcote@gibsondunn.com
`RUSTIN K. MANGUM, SBN 280109
`rmangum@gibsondunn.com
`GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
`3161 Michelson Drive
`Irvine, CA 92612-4412
`Telephone: 949.451.3800
`Facsimile: 949.451.4220
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`Attorneys for Defendants WESTERN
`DIGITAL CORPORATION, WESTERN
`DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., and
`HGST, INC
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`BRACEWELL LLP
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`By: /s/ Douglas F. Stewart (by permission)
`Douglas F. Stewart
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`Douglas F. Stewart (pro hac vice)
`doug.stewart@bracewelllaw.com
`Jared Schuettenhelm (SBN 267885)
`jared.schuettenhelm@bracewelllaw.com
`Bracewell LLP
`701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6200
`Seattle, Washington 98104-7018
`(206) 204-6200 (t)
`(800) 404-3970 (f)
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`David J. Ball (pro hac vice)
`david.ball@bracewelllaw.com
`Bracewell LLP
`1251 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, New York 10020
`(212) 508-6100 (t)
`(800) 404-3970 (f)
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`Martin Pitha (SBN 192447)
`mpitha@lp-lawyers.com
`Lillis Pitha LLP
`2 Park Plaza, Suite 480
`Irvine, CA 92614
`(949) 209-9020 (t)
`(949) 759-1845 (f)
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`Attorneys for Defendants TOSHIBA
`AMERICA ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS,
`INC., TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION
`SYSTEMS, INC., and TOSHIBA
`CORPORATION
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`WINTHROP & WEINSTINE, P.A.
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`By: /s/ Erin O. Dungan (by permission)
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`Devan V. Padmanabhan (Pro Hac Vice)
`dpadmanabhan@winthrop.com
`Michelle E. Dawson (Pro Hac Vice)
`mdawson@winthrop.com
`Erin O. Dungan (CA Bar No. 227090)
`edungan@winthrop.com
`Nadeem W. Schwen (Pro Hac Vice)
`nschwen@winthrop.com
`225 S 6th Street, Suite 3500
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
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`Telephone: (612) 604-6716
`Facsimile: (612) 604-6816
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`Vivian I. Orlando (SBN 213833)
`vorlando@mail.hinshawlaw.com
`HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP
`633 West 5th Street, 47th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90071-2043
`Telephone: (213) 680-2800
`Facsimile: (213) 614-7399
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`Attorneys for Defendant
`IMATION CORPORATION
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`COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
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`By: /s/ Winslow Taub (by permission)
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`Winslow Taub (SBN: 233456)
`wtaub@cov.com
`COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
`One Front Street
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`Telephone: (415) 591-6000
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`Attorneys for Defendants INTEGRAL
`MEMORY, PLC
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`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
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`By: /s/ David Hoffman (by permission)
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`David Hoffman (pro hac vice)
`hoffman@fr.com
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`One Congress Plaza
`111 Congress Ave., Suite 810
`Austin, TX 78701
`Tel: (512) 472-5070
`Fax: (512) 320-8935
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`Garrett K. Sakimae (SBN 288453)
`sakimae@fr.com
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`555 West Fifth Street 31st Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90013
`Tel: (213) 533-4240
`Fax: (858) 678-5099
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`Christine Yang (SBN 102048)
`cyang@sjclawpc.com
`Law Office of S.J. Christine Yang
`17220 Newhope Street, Suite 101-102
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`Case 8:16-cv-01799-JVS-AGR Document 42 Filed 04/03/17 Page 7 of 7 Page ID #:284
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`Fountain Valley, CA 92708
`Tel.: (714) 641-4022
`Fax: (714) 641-2082
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`Attorneys for Defendants KINGSTON
`TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION,
`KINGSTON DIGITAL, INC., AND
`KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY,
`INC.
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`MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
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`By: /s/ Christopher D. Bright (by permission)
`Christopher D. Bright
`cbright@mwe.com
`Soyeon Pak Laub
`klaub@mwe.com
`Mandy H. Kim
`mhkim@mwe.com
`MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
`4 Park Plaza, Suite 1700
`Irvine, California 92614
`Tel: 949.757.7103
`Fax: 949.851.9348
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`Attorneys for Defendant/Counterclaimant
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