RUSS, AUGUST & KABAT
`Marc A. Fenster, SBN 181067
`mfenster@raklaw.com
`Ben Wang, SBN 228712
`bwang@raklaw.com
`Andrew D. Weiss, SBN 232974
`aweiss@raklaw.com
`12424 Wilshire Boulevard
`Twelfth Floor
`Los Angeles, California 90025
`Telephone: (310) 826-7474
`Facsimile: (310) 826-6991
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`SPEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
`SOUTHERN DIVISION
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`SPEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
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`Case No. 8:16-CV-01790-JVS-AGR
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`PLAINTIFF SPEX TECHNOLOGIES,
`INC. DISCLOSURE OF ASSERTED
`CLAIMS AND INFRINGEMENT
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`Plaintiff,
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`KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY
`CORPORATION, KINGSTON
`DIGITAL, INC., KINGSTON
`TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC.,
`IMATION CORPORATION,
`DATALOCKER INC., DATA
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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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`HGST, INC.,
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`SPEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
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`TOSHIBA AMERICA
`ELECTRONICS COMPONENTS
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`INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.,
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`SPEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
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`Plaintiff SPEX Technologies, Inc. ("SPEX") provides this Disclosure of
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`Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions to Defendants Toshiba America
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`Electronic Components Inc., Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., and
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`(together, "Toshiba Defendants"), Western Digital
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`Corporation, Western Digital Technologies, Inc., and HGST, Inc. (together
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`“Western Digital Defendants”), Imation Corporation (“Imation”), Kingston
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`Technology Corporation, Kingston Digital Inc., and Kingston Technology
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`Company, Inc., (together, “Kingston Defendants”), Apricorn (“Apricorn”), Integral
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`Memory, Inc. (“Integral Memory”), Datalocker, Inc. and Data Locker International,
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`LLC (together "Datalocker Defendants") (collectively, “Defendants”). This
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`disclosure is made solely for the purposes of this action.
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`Discovery in this matter is at a very early stage and is ongoing. Defendants
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`have not yet produced any documents and there have been no deposition testimony
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`or other discovery responses in this action. SPEX's investigation regarding these and
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`other potential grounds of infringement is ongoing. This disclosure is therefore based
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`upon information that SPEX has been able to obtain publicly, together with SPEX's
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`current good faith beliefs and information regarding the Accused Instrumentalities,
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`and is given without prejudice to SPEX's right to obtain leave to supplement or
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`amend its disclosure as additional facts are ascertained, analyses are made, research
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`is completed, and claims are construed.
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`These disclosures are based at least in part upon SPEX's present understanding
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`of the meaning and scope of the claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,088,802 ("the "'802
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`patent") and U.S. Patent No. 6,003,135 (the "'135 patent") (collectively, the "Patents-
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`in-Suit") in the absence of claim construction proceedings in this action. SPEX
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`reserves the right to seek leave to supplement or amend these disclosures if its
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`understanding of the claims changes, including when the Court construes them in
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`SPEX is asserting claims 1-2, 6-7, 11-14, 23-27 and 38-39 of the '802 patent
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`and claim 55-58 of the '135 patent. The attached claim charts identify the specific
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`claims asserted against each product.
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`N.D. Cal. Patent L.R. 3-1(b)
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`The Accused Instrumentalities include Defendants' current, past and future
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`hardware encrypting devices. For example, SPEX provides the following non-
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`exhaustive list of Defendants' current and past Accused Instrumentalities:
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`Apricorn: The following series: Aegis BIO, Aegis Padlock USB 3.0, Aegis
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`Secure Key, Aegis Secure Key USB 3.0, Aegis BIO 3.0 SSD, Aegis Fortress, Aegis
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`Fortress SSD, Aegis Padlock 3.0 SSD, Aegis Padlock DT, Aegis Padlock DT FIPS,
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`Aegis Padlock SSD, Aegis Secure Key 3z.
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`Datalocker: The following series: H100, H300, Sentry 3 FIPS, Sentry 3.0,
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`DL2, DL3, DL3 FE, Enterprise, H80, H200, H350, Sentry EMS, Sentry FIPS and
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`any Imation IronKey hard drive for which liability was transferred to DataLocker.
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`Imation: The following series: IronKey D80, IronKey Enterprise S1000,
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`IronKey Enterprise S250, IronKey Enterprise D250, IronKey F150, IronKey F100,
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`IronKey Basic S1000, IronKey Basic S250, IronKey Basic D250, IronKey F200,
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`IronKey Personal S250, IronKey D250, IronKey Workspace W700, IronKey
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`Workspace W500, IronKey Workspace W300, IronKey Workspace W200, IronKey
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`Workspace W700SC, IronKey Enterprise H350, IronKey Enterprise H300, IronKey
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`H200 Biometric, IronKey H100, IronKey Basic H350, IronKey Basic H300, MXI
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`M200, MXI M500, MXI M500 and MXP Bio.
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`Integral Memory: The following series: Crypto Dual FIPS 140-2, Crypto
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`Dual FIPS 197, Courier Dual FIPS 197, Courier FIPS 197 Encrypted USB, Courier
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`FIPS 197 Encrypted USB 3.0, Crypto Drive FIPS 140-2 Encrypted USB, Crypto
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`FIPS 140-2 Encrypted USB 3.0, Crypto Drive FIPS 197 Encrypted USB, Crypto
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`Drive FIPS 197 Encrypted USB 3.0, Crypto Dual FIPS 140-2 Encrypted USB 3.0,
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`Crypto Dual FIPS 197 Encrypted USB 3.0, Crypto Dual+ FIPS 140-2 Encrypted
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`Encrypted SATA III FIPS 140-2, Crypto SSD Hardware Encrypted SATA III 2.5"
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`Kingston: The following series: DataTraveler 4000, DataTraveler 4000 G2,
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`Toshiba: The hardware encryption options of the following series:
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`Encrypted Flash Drive, MQ01ABUXXXW, AL13SXQXXX, AL14SEQXXEQB,
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`AL14SEQXXEPB, AL14SEQXXXN, HG6, HK4E, HK4R, MK3001GRRR,
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`Western Digital: The hardware encryption options of the following series:
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`HGST's Ultrastar 7K6000, Travelstar 5K1000, Travelstar 7K1000, Travelstar
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`Z5K500, Travelstar Z5K1000, Z7K500, Ultrastar 7K4000, Ultrastar Archive Ha10,
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`Ultrastar He10, Ultrastar He12; SanDisk's X300s; Western Digital's MyBook, My
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`In addition, upon information and belief, Defendants may use or offer
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`presently unknown methods and systems that infringe the Patents-in-Suit.
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`N.D. Cal. Patent L.R. 3-1(c)
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`Charts identifying specifically where each limitation of each asserted claim is
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`found within each Accused Instrumentality are attached to this disclosure. To the
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`disclosed by the charts directed toward the same product class (e.g., USB jump
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`N.D. Cal. Patent L.R. 3-1(d)
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`The attached charts contain an identification of direct infringement and a
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`N.D. Cal. Patent L.R. 3-1(e)
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`Each limitation of each asserted claim in the attached charts is alleged to be
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`Each asserted claim of the Patents-in-Suit is entitled to a priority date at least
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`N.D. Cal. Patent L.R. 3-1(g)
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`SPEX does not assert that any of its own apparatuses, products, devices, or
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`SPEX refers to the operative complaint against each Defendant. SPEX
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`reserves the right to assert additional facts as discovery progresses.
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`N.D. Cal. Patent L.R. 3-2
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`SPEX will produce documents in its possession, custody, or control under
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`SPEX does not believe it has documents to produce under N.D. Cal. Patent
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`L.R. 3-2(a). To extent such documents are found in SPEX's possession, custody or
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`N.D. Cal. Patent L.R. 3-2(b)
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`SPEX has produced and will produce all non-privileged documents relating
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`invention of the Patents-in-Suit, which were created on or before June 4, 1997. For
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`example, such documents can be found at SPEX-00000049-214, 239-365.
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`N.D. Cal. Patent L.R. 3-2(c)
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`The file histories for the Patents-in-Suit have been produced at SPEX-
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`Documents evidencing ownership of the Patents-in-Suit have been produced
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`N.D. Cal. Patent L.R. 3-2(e)
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`SPEX has no documents to produce under N.D. Cal. Patent L.R. 3-2(e).
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`Dated: February 13, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /s/ Andrew D. Weiss
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`Marc A. Fenster, SBN 181067
`Ben Wang, SBN 228712
`Andrew D. Weiss, SBN 232974
`12424 Wilshire Boulevard
`Twelfth Floor
`Los Angeles, California 90025
`Telephone: (310) 826-7474
`Facsimile: (310) 826-6991
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on February 13, 2017, I electronically served the
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`foregoing PLAINTIFF SPEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. DISCLOSURE OF
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`ASSERTED CLAIMS AND INFRINGEMENT CONTENTIONS via email
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`upon all counsel of record.
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`/s/ Andrew D. Weiss
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