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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
`RICHMOND DIVISION
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`SOUNDCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES, LLC,
`Plaintiff,
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`V. Case No. 3:24-cv-00540-MHL
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`GOOGLE LLC, JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`Defendant.
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`JOINT STATUS REPORT
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`In accordance with the Court’s order dated April 18, 2025 (Dkt. 51) granting Google’s
`unopposed motion to stay pending inter partes review (“IPR”), Plaintiff SoundClear
`Technologies, LLC (“SoundClear”) and Defendant Google LLC (“Google™), by and through
`their respective counsel of record, hereby submit this Joint Status Report regarding the status of
`the IPRs against the patents-in-suit in this case at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`(“USPTQO”) filed by Google and a third party (Amazon). The IPRs are ongoing. The parties
`provide the status of the IPRs challenging each patent below.
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`1. U.S. Patent No. 11,069,337 - ongoing IPRs.
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`a. Amazon filed an IPR petition in IPR2025-00565 against the *337 patent
`on January 31, 2025. The USPTO instituted Amazon’s petition on August 27, 2025. This IPR
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`proceeding remains ongoing.
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`Case 3:24-cv-00540-MHL Document 52 Filed 10/17/25 Page 2 of 4 PagelD# 565
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`b. Google filed an IPR petition in IPR2025-01123 against the *337 patent on
`June 12, 2025. Google moved to withdraw its petition in [PR2025-01123 on October 7, 2025.
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`C. Google filed an IPR petition in IPR2025-01597 against the *337 patent on
`September 29, 2025. Google filed a motion to join its new petition to Amazon’s petition
`(IPR2025-00565) on September 29, 2025. This IPR proceeding remains ongoing.
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`2. U.S. Patent No. 11,244,675 - ongoing IPRs.
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`a. Amazon filed an IPR petition in IPR2025-00673 against the *675 patent
`on February 27, 2025. The USPTO instituted Amazon’s petition on October 2, 2025. This IPR
`proceeding remains ongoing.
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`b. Google filed an IPR petition in IPR2025-01177 against the *675 patent on
`July 14, 2025. This IPR proceeding remains ongoing.
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`C. On October 16, 2025, Google indicated to SoundClear that it planned to
`file a motion to withdraw its IPR petition in IPR2025-01177, file a new petition similar to
`Amazon’s petition in [PR2025-00673, and file a motion to join that newly filed petition to
`IPR2025-00673. SoundClear had previously indicated to Google that it would not oppose those
`filings if Google were to make them.
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`3. U.S. Patent No. 9,223,487 - ongoing IPR.
`a. Amazon filed an IPR petition in IPR2025-01368 against the 487 patent
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`on July 30, 2025. This IPR proceeding remains ongoing.
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`Case 3:24-cv-00540-MHL Document 52 Filed 10/17/25 Page 3 of 4 PagelD# 566
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Dated: October 17, 2025 By: /s/ Kevin H. Sprenger
`Ronald M Daignault (pro hac vice to be filed)*
`Chandran B. Iyer (VA Bar No. 94100)
`Steven J. Reynolds*
`Kevin H. Sprenger (VA Bar No. 98588)
`rdaignault@daignaultiyer.com
`cbiyer@daignaultiyer.com
`sreynolds@daignaultiyer.com
`ksprenger@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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`/s/Stephen E. Noona
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`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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`Counsel for Google LLC
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`Case 3:24-cv-00540-MHL Document 52 Filed 10/17/25 Page 4 of 4 PagelD# 567
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I certify that on October 17, 2025, I electronically filed the foregoing
`with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will then send a notification of such
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`filing (NEF) to all counsel of record.
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`By: /s/Kevin H. Sprenger
`Kevin H. Sprenger (VA Bar No. 98588)
`ksprenger@daignaultiyer.com
`DAIGNAULT IYER LLP
`8229 Boone Boulevard — Suite 450
`Vienna, VA 22182
`Tel.: (703) 712-1145
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`Attorney for Plaintiff SoundClear Technologies LLC
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