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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

WACO DIVISION

VOIP-PAL.COM, INC.

Plaintiff,

v.

META PLATFORMS, INC., and

WHATSAPP, INC.

Defendants.

CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:20-cv-267-ADA

VOIP-PAL.COM, INC.

Plaintiff,

v.

GOOGLE LLC,

Defendant.

CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:20-cv-269-ADA 

VOIP-PAL.COM, INC.

Plaintiff,

v.

AMAZON.COM, INC.;

AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC; and

AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC.,

Defendants.

CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:20-cv-272-ADA

Case 6:20-cv-00272-ADA Document 73 Filed 05/06/22 Page 1 of 7
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JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION STATEMENT

Under the Scheduling Order (Case No. 6:20-cv-267, Dkt. No. 52), Plaintiff and Defendants 

submit this Joint Claim Construction Statement with respect to U.S. Patent No. 10,218,606.

I. AGREED-UPON CLAIM TERMS:

None.

II. DISPUTED CLAIM TERMS:

Claim Term Plaintiff’s Construction Defendants’ Construction Proposing 

Party

“network 

element(s)”

claims 1, 4, 8, 14, 

19-21, 23, 24, 27, 

32

Plain and ordinary 

meaning1

Indefinite.

This contrasts with 

Plaintiff’s assertion that the 

plain and ordinary meaning 

of “network element(s)” is

“a device or component of 

the communication network 

associated with at least one 

IP address.”

Defendants

“identifier(s)”

claims 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 

11, 14, 15, 19, 21, 

22, 27, 32, 42, 44

Plain and ordinary meaning “value with pre-defined 

format”

Defendants

“first participant 

profile”

claims 1, 3, 19-21, 

42, 44

“stored information specific 

to a subscriber (first 

participant) of a 

communication system”

“information relating to a 

call participant in a PSTN 

system”

Joint

“routing message”

claims 1, 8, 14, 19,

21, 26, 27, 32

Plain and ordinary meaning “a message that includes a 

callee user name field, a 

route field, and a time to 

live field”

Defendants

1 Plaintiff disputes that it has made any assertion about how the plain and ordinary meaning of 

“network element(s)” should be construed.

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Claim Term Plaintiff’s Construction Defendants’ Construction Proposing 

Party

“private network”

claim 8

“a network for 

communication that is 

privately controlled”

Plain and ordinary meaning Plaintiff

“gateway”

claims 14, 26

Plain and ordinary 

meaning2

Plain and ordinary meaning, 

which is “device that 

connects networks that use 

different communication 

protocols.”

This contrasts with 

Plaintiff’s assertion that the 

plain and ordinary meaning 

of “gateway” is “a device 

that connects at least two 

networks.”

Defendants

2 Plaintiff disputes that it has made any assertion about how the plain and ordinary meaning of 

“gateway” should be construed.

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Dated: May 6, 2022 Respectfully submitted,

/s/Lewis E. Hudnell, III /s/ Joshua Glucoft

Lewis E. Hudnell, III

lewis@hudnelllaw.com

Nicolas S. Gikkas

nick@gikkaslaw.com

Hudnell Law Group P.C.

800 W. El Camino Real Suite 180

Mountain View, California 94040

T: 650.564.3698

F: 347.772.3034

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF 

VOIP-PAL.COM, INC.

Michael E. Jones

State Bar No. 10929400

mikejones@potterminton.com

POTTER MINTON

110 N. College Ave., Suite 500

Tyler, Texas 75702

Tel: (903) 597-8311

Fax: (903) 593-0846 (Facsimile)

Ellisen Shelton Turner (Pro Hac Vice)

ellisen.turner@kirkland.com

Joshua Popik Glucoft (CA Bar No. 301249)

josh.glucoft@kirkland.com

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

2049 Century Park East, Suite 3700

Los Angeles, CA 90067

Tel: (310) 552-4220

Fax: (310) 552-5900

Kristina R. Cary

Massachusetts BBO No. 688759

kristina.cary@kirkland.com

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

200 Clarendon Street

Boston, MA 02116

Tel: (617) 385-7500

Fax: (617) 385-7501

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS 

META PLATFORMS, INC. AND 

WHATSAPP, INC.

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/s/ Robert W. Unikel

Paige Arnette Amstutz

State Bar No.: 00796136

pamstutz@scottdoug.com

SCOTT, DOUGLASS & MCCONNICO, 

LLP

303 Colorado Street, Suite 2400

Austin, TX 78701

Telephone: (512) 495-6300

Facsimile: (512) 495-6399

Robert W. Unikel (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

robertunikel@paulhastings.com

Matthew Lind (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

matthewlind@paulhastings.com

PAUL HASTINGS LLP

71 South Wacker Drive, 45th Floor

Chicago, IL 60606

Telephone: (312) 499-6000

Facsimile: (312) 499-6100

Robert R. Laurenzi (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

robertlaurenzi@paulhastings.com

PAUL HASTINGS LLP

200 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10166

Telephone: (212) 318-6000

Facsimile: (212) 319-4090

Ariell N. Bratton (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

ariellbratton@paulhastings.com

Cole D. Malmberg (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

colemalmberg@paulhastings.com

PAUL HASTINGS LLP

4747 Executive Drive, 12th Floor

San Diego, CA 92121

Telephone: (858) 458-3000

Facsimile: (858) 458-3005

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT 

GOOGLE LLC

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/s/ Daniel T. Shvodian

M. Craig Tyler, Bar No. 00794762

CTyler@perkinscoie.com

Perkins Coie LLP

500 W 2nd St, Suite 1900

Austin, TX 78701-4687

Tel. No. 737.256.6113

Fax No. 737.256.6300

Daniel T. Shvodian, Admitted Pro Hac Vice

dshvodian@perkinscoie.com

Perkins Coie LLP

3150 Porter Drive

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1212

Tel No. 650.838.4300

Fax No. 650.838.4350

Attorneys for Defendants

AMAZON.COM, INC.;

AMAZON.COM, SERVICES LLC; AND

AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned certifies that all counsel of record who are deemed to have consented to 

electronic service are being served with a copy of the forgoing JOINT CLAIM 

CONSTRUCTION STATEMENT via the Court’s CM/ECF system pursuant to the Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule CV-5(b)(1) this 6th day of May, 2021.

By: /s/Lewis E. Hudnell, III

Lewis E. Hudnell, III

lewis@hudnelllaw.com

Hudnell Law Group P.C.

800 W. El Camino Real Suite 180

Mountain View, California 94040

T: 650.564.3698

F: 347.772.3034

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