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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 Patent Infringement

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FUNAI ELECTRIC COMPANY, LTD.,

Plaintiff(s),

v.

DAEWOO ELECTRONICS

CORPORATION, ET AL.,

Defendant(s).

___________________________________/

No. C-04-01830 JCS

SPECIAL VERDICT FORM

DATED: February 4, 2008

___________________________

JOSEPH C. SPERO

United States Magistrate Judge

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JURY VERDICT

We, the jury, unanimously find as follows:

I. INFRINGEMENT

1. Has Funai proven by a preponderance of the evidence that Daewoo’s sales of 

T-Mecha VCRs infringe the following claims of the ‘018 patent under the doctrine of equivalents?

YES

(for Funai)

NO

(for Daewoo)

Claim 1 ___________ ___________

Claim 2 ___________ ___________

Claim 3 ___________ ___________

Claim 4 ___________ ___________

2. Has Funai proven by a preponderance of the evidence that Daewoo’s sales of TMecha VCRs infringe the following claims of the ‘210 patent under the doctrine of equivalents?

YES

(for Funai)

NO

(for Daewoo)

Claim 1 ___________ ___________

Claim 2 ___________ ___________

Claim 4 ___________ ___________

Claim 5 ___________ ___________

Claim 6 ___________ ___________

Claim 7 ___________ ___________

Claim 9 ___________ ___________

Claim 10 ___________ ___________

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3. Has Funai proven by a preponderance of the evidence that Daewoo’s sales of VCR

products containing the accused erasing circuitry infringe the following claims of the ‘538 patent,

either literally or under the doctrine of equivalents?

YES

(for Funai)

NO

(for Daewoo)

Claim 1 ___________ ___________

Claim 3 ___________ ___________

Claim 4 ___________ ___________

Claim 5 ___________ ___________

II. INVALIDITY

4. Has Daewoo proven by clear and convincing evidence that the following claims of

the ‘210 patent are invalid due to obviousness?

YES

(for Daewoo)

NO

(for Funai)

Claim 1 ___________ ___________

Claim 2 ___________ ___________

Claim 4 ___________ ___________

Claim 5 ____________ _____________

Claim 6 ____________ _____________

Claim 7 ____________ _____________

Claim 9 ____________ _____________

Claim 10 ____________ _____________

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5. Has Daewoo proven by clear and convincing evidence that the following claims of

the ‘538 patent are invalid due to the obviousness?

YES

(for Daewoo)

NO

(for Funai)

Claim 1 __________ __________

Claim 3 ___________ ___________

Claim 4 ___________ ___________

Claim 5 ___________ ___________

If you answered “YES” to any of the questions in Section I, above, and if you

answered “NO” to any of the questions in Section II with regard to any of the same claim or claims

on which you answered YES in Section I, above, then complete the questions in Sections III and IV,

below. In other words, if there are any claims which you found infringed and not invalid, then

complete Sections III and IV. Otherwise, do not complete sections III and IV.

III. DAMAGES SECTION

6. What sum of money would fairly and adequately compensate Funai for DEC’s

infringement of the patent(s), if any, as to which you found any claim(s) to be infringed and not

invalid?

$__________________________.

7. Of the amount, if any, which you awarded in No. 6, what sum of money would fairly

and adequately compensate Funai for DEAM’s infringement of the patent(s), if any, as to which you

found any claim(s) to be infringed and not invalid?

$_________________________.

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IV. WILLFUL INFRINGEMENT

8. Has Funai proven by clear and convincing evidence that DEC willfully infringed the

‘018 patent?

YES

(for Funai)

NO

(for Daewoo)

___________ ___________

9. Has Funai proven by clear and convincing evidence that DEC willfully infringed the

‘210 patent?

YES

(for Funai)

NO

(for Daewoo)

___________ ___________

10. Has Funai proven by clear and convincing evidence that DEC willfully infringed the

‘538 patent?

YES

(for Funai)

NO

(for Daewoo)

___________ ___________

11. Has Funai proven by clear and convincing evidence that DEAM willfully infringed

the ‘018 patent?

YES

(for Funai)

NO

(for Daewoo)

___________ ___________

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12. Has Funai proven by clear and convincing evidence that DEAM willfully infringed

the ‘210 patent?

YES

(for Funai)

NO

(for Daewoo)

___________ ___________

13. Has Funai proven by clear and convincing evidence that DEAM willfully infringed

the ‘538 patent?

YES

(for Funai)

NO

(for Daewoo)

___________ ___________

SIGN AND DATE THE SPECIAL VERDICT FORM

Signed:____________________________________________________________

Foreperson of the Jury:_______________________________________________

Dated:__________________

After this Verdict Form has been signed and dated, please submit a Jury Note to the Court

Security Officer notifying the Court that the Jury has reached a verdict. Please return the Verdict

Form to the Courtroom Deputy.

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