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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`AUSTIN DIVISION
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`Intellectual Ventures I LLC and
`Intellectual Ventures II LLC,
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`Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-01075-ADA
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`Plaintiffs,
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`v.
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`VMware, Inc.,
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`Defendant.
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`PLAINTIFFS’ SUPPLEMENTAL CLAIM CONSTRUCTION BRIEF
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`Per the Court’s May 11, 2020 instructions, plaintiffs Intellectual Ventures I LLC and
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`Intellectual Ventures II LLC (“IV”) respectfully submit this supplemental claim construction
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`brief to address terms 19-25 from the parties’ Joint Claim Construction Statement. Specifically,
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`this brief provides further explanation regarding the corresponding structure for the means-plus-
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`function claim terms at issue from United States Patent No. 7,949,752 (“the ‘752 patent”).1
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`With the exception of Term No. 24, the parties agree on the specific structures
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`corresponding to the functions recited in the claims (e.g., communication line 68 is the
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`corresponding structure for Term No. 19’s function). The parties dispute concerns whether, in
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`addition to the specific agreed-to structure, the Court should also identify portions of the written
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`description describing that structure. IV submits that such an exercise is not necessary because
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`identifying limited citations within the written description runs the risk of leaving out
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`corresponding structure, or entire embodiments, that should otherwise be included.
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`1 The ‘752 patent is attached as Exhibit D to the Declaration of Jonathan R. DeBlois. (Dkt. No. 53-5).
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`EX2012
`VMware v. IV
`IPR2020-00470
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`The briefing in this case highlights the point. For Term No. 23, the parties agree on the
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`claimed function and that the corresponding specific structure is “Service Wrapper 26.” But
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`VMware’s proposal also included written description cites in addition to “Service Wrapper 26.”.
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`In response, IV identified additional citations necessary to capture the structure’s full breadth.
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`Dkt. No. 53 at ECF pp. 12-13. VMware appeared to agree that at least one of those cites
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`disclosed necessary structure and conditionally amended its proposal accordingly. Dkt. No. 61 at
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`ECF pp. 38-39. Thus, VMware’s original proposed pin cites left out recited embodiments.
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`Similarly, as set forth below, other citations would need to be included in order to capture
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`the various embodiments and breadth of the corresponding structures. For instance, for Term
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`No. 20, VMware’s citations leave out the internal components of “Agent Server 20” used to
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`perform the claimed function. See, e.g., Dkt. No. 53-5 at 18:29-61. Therefore, if VMware’s
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`written description cites are adopted along with the specific agreed to structure, the terms may be
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`unnecessarily limited. By only identifying the specific agreed-to structure on the other hand, the
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`full breadth of the patented structure is captured.
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`In the event the Court does decide to include written description citations as part of the
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`corresponding structure for the ‘752 patent, IV provides the following additional citations it
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`submits should be part of the Court’s construction. Unless noted, IV’s citations are in addition to
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`VMware’s citations:
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`No.
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`Claim Term
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`19. “means for receiving
`data for creating a
`network-based agent”
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`(’752 patent claim 1)
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`20. “means for invoking,
`in response to
`receiving a URL
`defining a type of
`event and identifying
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`agent, an execution of
`the network-based
`agent”
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`(’752 patent claim 1)
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`21. “means, including the
`network-based agent,
`for using a service
`and a service
`resource configured
`to be consumed by
`the network-based
`agent for performing
`the operation”
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`(’752 patent claim 1)
`22. “means for
`communicating a
`result of the operation
`over a network
`communications
`link”
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`(’752 patent claim 1)
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`Plaintiff’s Proposed
`Construction
`Means-plus function
`term.
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`Function: receiving data
`for creating a network-
`based agent
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`Structure:
`communication line (68)
`Means-plus function
`term.
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`Function: invoking, in
`response to receiving a
`URL defining a type of
`event and identifying the
`network based agent, an
`execution of the network-
`based agent
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`Structure: agent server
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`Means-plus function
`term.
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`Function: using a service
`and a service resource
`configured to be
`consumed by the
`network-based agent for
`performing the operation
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`Structure: agent (22)
`Means-plus function
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`Function: communicating
`a result of the operation
`over a network
`communications link
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`Structure:
`communication line (68)
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`Corresponding Description
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`VMware Citations: 6:16-27; 14:48-
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`IV Additional Citations: Figs. 1, 2
`and 3; 9:26-30; 14:26-30:12:45-57
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`VMware Citations: 7:47-65; 8:7-13;
`18:34-38
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`IV Additional Citations: Figs. 1, 5, 8
`and 15; 8:1-6; 8:25-26; 8:47-53;
`11:59-64; 14:3-6; 15:13-19; 15:20-
`6:4; 17:56-57;18:29-61; 23:9-57;
`23:58-24:4
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`VMware Citations: IV disagrees
`with 8:31-34; IV agrees with 9:31-
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`IV Additional Citations: Figs. 2, 7,
`8, 13 and 17; 9:40-10:11; 8:25-31;
`8:39-55; 11:6-16; 17:1-4; 18:1-21;
`22:13-51; 24:26-63
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`VMware Citations: 6:16-27; 14:48-
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`IV Additional Citations: Figs. 1, 2
`and 3; 9:26-30; 14:26-30; 12:45-57;
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`No.
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`Claim Term
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`23. “means for mediating
`an interaction
`between the means
`for using the service
`and the service”
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`(’752 patent claim 3)
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`24. “means for
`monitoring an
`amount of the service
`resource used by the
`network-based agent”
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`(’752 patent claim 4)
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`25. “means for allowing
`a user to modify the
`network-based agent”
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`(’752 patent claim 6)
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`Corresponding Description
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`VMware Citations: 16:22-38
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`IV Additional Citations: Figs. 1 and
`6; 3:20-27; 11:18-28; 11:38-49;
`11:56-12:12; 16:39-62; 17:43-46;
`18:49-54; 25:1-24
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`VMware Citations: 16:50-61
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`IV Additional Citations: Figs. 6 and
`17; 16:22-49; 24:26-25:19
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`VMware Citations: 9:26-30; 10:12-
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`IV Additional Citations: Figs. 10
`and 11; 10:1-7; 12:14-19; 12:39-4;
`19:45-52; 19:59-64; 20:15-21:26
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`Plaintiff’s Proposed
`Construction
`Means-plus function
`term.
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`Function: mediating an
`interaction between the
`means for using the
`service and the service
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`Structure: service
`wrapper (26)
`Means-plus function
`term.
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`Function: monitoring an
`amount of the service
`resource used by the
`network-based agent
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`Structure: Service
`Wrapper 26
`Means-plus function
`term.
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`Function: allowing a user
`to modify the network-
`based agent
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`Structure: network
`system (2)
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`May 13, 2020
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Robert R. Gilman
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`DEREK GILLILAND
`State Bar No. 24007239
`SOREY, GILLILAND & HULL, LLP
`109 W. Tyler Street
`Longview, Texas 75601
`903.212.2822 (telephone)
`903.212.2864 (facsimile)
`derek@soreylaw.com
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`KARL RUPP
`State Bar No. 24035243
`NIX PATTERSON L.L.P.
`1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy., Suite 1050
`Dallas, Texas 75201
`972.831.1188 (telephone)
`972.444.0716 (facsimile)
`krupp@nixlaw.com
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`OF COUNSEL:
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`Paul J. Hayes
`phayes@princelobel.com
`Matthew Vella
`mvella@princelobel.com
`Robert R. Gilman
`rgilman@princelobel.com
`Jonathan DeBlois
`jdeblois@princelobel.com
`Alex Breger
`abreger@princelobel.com
`PRINCE LOBEL TYE LLP
`One International Place, Suite 3700
`Boston, MA 02110
`Tel: (617) 456-8000
`Fax: (617) 456-8100
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`COUNSEL for PLAINTIFFS
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on the 13th day of May, 2020, I electronically filed the foregoing
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`counsel of record.
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`/s/ Robert R. Gilman
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