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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
`NORFOLK DIVISION
` SOUNDCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC,
`Plaintiff,
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` GOOGLE LLC,
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`Defendant.
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` Case No. 2:24-cv-00321-AWA-DEM
` JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`SECOND JOINT NOTICE REGARDING
`INTER PARTES REVIEW PROCEEDINGS
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`Plaintiff SoundClear Technologies, LLC (“SoundClear”) and Defendant Google LLC
`(“Google”) (collectively “the Parties”) submit this joint notice pursuant to the Court’s March 31,
`2025 order (Dkt. 84).
`[SoundClear’s Position] All proceedings have finally concluded in connection with
`Google’s IPR Petitions. On August 4, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office
`(“USPTO”) discretionarily denied the petitions for inter partes review filed by Google and did
`not institute trial with respect to U.S. Patent Nos. 9,070,374 (IPR2025-00344) and 9,031,259
`(IPR2025-00345). See IPR2025-00344, Paper 15; IPR2025-00345, Paper 15. On November 3,
`2025, the Director denied Google’s request for director review. See IPR2025-00344, Paper 18;
`IPR2025-00345, Paper 18.
`SoundClear respectfully requests that this Court therefore lift its stay (Dkt. 84) and
`proceed with this case. Google previously contested lifting the stay on the basis that it had the
`right to request a director rehearing. Google filed its request on September 3, 2025. The Director
`denied that request on November 3, 2025.
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`Each of the Asserted Patents was subject to parallel IPR petitions filed by Amazon. See
`IPR2025-01096 (challenging all claims of the ’259 Patent), IPR2025-01067 (challenging all
`claims of the ’374 Patent), and IPR2025-01080 (challenging all but one dependent claim of the
`9,804,819 Patent). The USPTO discretionarily denied each of Amazon’s petitions. Amazon has
`the right to file a request for a director rehearing by November 17, 2025. The likelihood of any
`such request being granted is low because the Director’s reasons for discretionarily denying
`Amazon’s petitions (e.g., “Patent Owner’s strong settled expectations”) are substantially the
`same as the reasons for the Director’s discretionary denial (and subsequent affirmation of that
`denial) of the Google’s petitions. Compare, e.g., IPR2025-01067, Paper 15 at 2-3 with IPR2025-
`00344, Paper 15 at 2-3. SoundClear requests that this Court set a date for a hearing to set a case
`schedule. If Amazon files a request for director review and it is granted, SoundClear will agree to
`reinstitute the stay until it is resolved.
`[Google’s Position] Google disagrees that the stay should be lifted at this time.
`As to Amazon’s IPR Petitions, as noted by SoundClear, Amazon has a right to a request
`director rehearing on the USPTO’s discretionary denial of IPR2025-01096 (challenging all
`claims of the ’259 Patent), IPR2025-01067 (challenging all claims of the ’374 Patent), and
`IPR2025-01080 (challenging all but one dependent claim of the 9,804,819 Patent). If Amazon
`requests director rehearing and the USPTO grants that request, the question of the validity of the
`patents in suit will remain with the USPTO through 2026. Therefore, lifting the stay now, before
`the USPTO has decided if the IPR petition process may continue, would be an inefficient use of
`the Court’s and parties’ resources. Accordingly, it is not appropriate to lift the stay at this time.
`Amazon must request director rehearing by November 17, 2025.
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`As to Google’s IPR Petitions, Google is presently considering its options to challenge the
`director review denials. See IPR2025-00344, Paper 18; IPR2025-00345, Paper 18.
`Finally, even if the Court were inclined to lift the stay, no hearing to set a case schedule is
`needed at this time. Google has filed two motions: (1) a motion to dismiss for failure to state a
`claim under Rule 12(b)(6), seeking dismissal of the claims related to the ’374 and ’819 patents,
`as well as all claims for willful infringement, ECF No. 13, and (2) a motion to transfer to the
`Northern District of California under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), ECF No. 38. Both motions are ripe
`and remain pending. ECF No. 84 at 2.
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`Dated: November 12, 2025 Respectfully submitted,
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` By: /s/ Chandran B. Iyer
`Ronald M. Daignault (pro hac vice)*
`Chandran B. Iyer (VA Bar No. 94100)
`Steven J. Reynolds (pro hac vice)*
`Shailendra Maheshwari (pro hac vice)*
`Kevin H. Sprenger (VA Bar No. 98588)
`Matthew R. Harkins (pro hac vice)*
`James J. Hatton (pro hac vice)*
`rdaignault@daignaultiyer.com
`cbiyer@daignaultiyer.com
`sreynolds@diagnaultiyer.com
`smaheshwari@daignaultiyer.com
`ksprenger@daignaultiyer.com
`mharkins@daignaultiyer.com
`jhatton@daignaultiyer.com
`DAIGNAULT IYER LLP
`8229 Boone Boulevard – Suite 450
`Vienna, VA 22182
`Tel.: (202) 330-1666
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff SoundClear Technologies
`LLC
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`*Not admitted to practice in Virginia
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`By: /s/ Stephen E. Noona
`Stephen E. Noona (VSB No. 25367)
`KAUFMAN & CANOLES, P.C.
`150 W. Main Street, Suite 2100
`Norfolk, VA 23510-1665
`Telephone: (757) 624-3239
`Facsimile: (888) 360-9092
`senoona@kaufcan.com
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`Robert W. Unikel (pro hac vice)
`Douglas L. Sawyer (pro hac vice)
`Mark T. Smith (pro hac vice)
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`71 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4500
`Chicago, IL 60606
`Telephone: (312) 499-6000
`Facsimile: (312) 499-6100
`robertunikel@paulhastings.com
`dougsawyer@paulhastings.com
`marksmith@paulhastings.com
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`Robert Laurenzi (pro hac vice)
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`200 Park Avenue
`New York, NY 10166
`Telephone: (212) 318-6000
`Facsimile: (212) 319-4090
`robertlaurenzi@paulhastings.com
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`Joshua Yin (pro hac vice)
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`1117 S. California Avenue
`Palo Alto, CA 94304
`Telephone: (650) 320-1884
`Facsimile: (650) 320-1984
`joshuayin@paulhastings.com
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`Ariell N. Bratton (pro hac vice)
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`4655 Executive Drive, Suite 350
`San Diego, CA 92121
`Telephone: (858) 458-3000
`Facsimile: (858) 458-3005
`ariellbratton@paulhastings.com
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`Counsel for Defendant Google LLC
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