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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`MARSHALL DIVISION
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`TOUCHSTREAM §
`TECHNOLOGIES, INC., §
`Plaintiff, §§
`v- § CASE NO. 2:23-CV-00059-JRG-RSP
`CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, §
`INC.,ETAL., §
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`Defendants. „
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`VERDICT FORM
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`In answering the following questions and completing this Verdict Form, you are
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`to follow all the instructions that I have given you in the Court s Final Jury Instructions.
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`Your answers to each question must be unanimous. Some of the questions contain legal
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`terms that are defined and explained in detail in the Final Jury Instructions. You should
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`refer to and consider the Final Jury Instructions as you answer the questions in this
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`Verdict Form.
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`As used in this Verdict Form, the following terms have the following meanings:
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`• Touchstream refers to Plaintiff, Touchstream Technologies, Inc.
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`• “Charter refers collectively to Defendants: Charter Communications, Inc.,
`Charter Communications Operating, LLC, Spectrum Management Holding
`Company, LLC, Time Warner Cable Enterprises, LLC, Spectrum Gulf Coast,
`LLC, and Charter Communications LLC.
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`• The “ 251 Patent refers to U.S. Patent No. 8,356,251.
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`• The “ 751 Patent refers to U.S. Patent No. 11,048,751.
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`• The “’934 Patent” refers to U.S. Patent No. 11,086,934.
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`IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU FOLLOW THE
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`INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THIS VERDICT FORM
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`READ THEM CAREFULLY AND ENSURE THAT YOUR
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`VERDICT COMPLIES WITH THEM
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`QUESTION NO. 1A
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`Did Touchstream prove by a reponderance of the evidence that Charter infringed
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`claims 1 and/or 7 of the 251 Patent?
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`Yes: No:
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`QUESTION NO. IB
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`Did Touchstream prove by a preponderance of the evidence that Charter infringed
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`claims 12 and/or 13 of the ’751 Patent?
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`Yes: No:
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`QUESTION NO. 1C
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`Did Touchstream prove by a preponderance of the evidence that Charter infringed
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`claims 17, 18, and/or 20 of the ’934 Patent?
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`Yes: No:
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`If you answered NO to Question Nos. 1A, IB, or 1C, then
`DO NOT answer the corresponding questions related to that
`atent from Question Nos. 2A, 2B, or 2C. For example, if you
`answered “YES” to Question No. 1A and “NO” to Question
`Nos. IB and 1C, then answer Question No. 2A but DO NOT
`answer Question Nos. 2B and 2C.
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`Also, if you answered “NO” to Question Nos. 1A, IB, and 1C
`(all of them), then you SHOULD NOT answer any other
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`QUESTION NO. 2A
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`Did Charter prove by clear and convincing evidence that claims 1 and 7 of the 251
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`Patent are invalid?
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`Yes: No:
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`UESTION NO. 2B
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`Did Charter prove by clear and convincing evidence that claims 12 and 13 of the
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`751 Patent are invalid?
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`Yes: No:
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`QUESTION NO. 2C
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`Did Charter prove by clear and convincing evidence that claims 17, 18, and 20 of
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`the ’934 Patent are invalid?
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`Yes: No:
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`Only answer Question Nos. 3 and 4 if you found that at least
`one of the asserted claims is both infringed ( YES to
`Question No. 1) and not invalid (“NO to Question No. 2).
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`If you answered “NO to Question Nos. 2A, 2B, or 2C (any
`one of them), then you MUST answer Question Nos. 3 and 4.
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`QUESTION NO. 3
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`Did Touchstream prove by a preponderance of the evidence that any infringement
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`you have found was WILLFUL?
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`Yes: No:
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`QUESTION NO. 4A
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`What sum of money, if paid now in cash, has Touchstream proven by a
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`preponderance of the evidence would compensate it for its damages as to any
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`infringement you have found?
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`Answer in United States Dollars and Cents, if any:
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`$
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`QUESTION NO. 4B
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`Are the damages for infringement which you awarded in Question No. 4A a Lump
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`Sum or a Running Royalty?
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`Lump Sum: Running Royalty:
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`FINAL PAGE OF THE JURY VERDICT FORM
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`notify the Court Security Officer that you have reached a verdict. The Jury
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`Foreperson should keep the Verdict Form and bring it when the jury is brought back
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`Signed this 7 �h day of March, 2025.
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`Jury Foreperson
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