WEST/300932134

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS 

WACO DIVISION 

NEONODE SMARTPHONE LLC, 

Plaintiff, 

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v. § 

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Civil No. 6:20-cv-00507-ADA 

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD, and 

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, 

INC.,

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JURY TRIAL DEMANDED 

Defendant. §

JOINT STATUS REPORT REGARDING IPR PROCEEDING 

Pursuant to the Order granting the parties’ Stipulation to Stay Case Pending Final Written 

Decisions in Certain Inter Partes Review Proceedings (Dkt. No. 55), entered in the abovecaptioned case, Plaintiff Neonode Smartphone LLC (“Neonode”) and Defendants Samsung 

Electronics Co. Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (collectively “Samsung”) submit 

this Joint Status Report Regarding Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceedings. 

On June 15, 2022, the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board issued a Final Written Decision 

that claims 1-8 of U.S. Patent No. 8,812,993 are unpatentable. See IPR2021-00145, Paper No. 71. 

Neonode filed a Notice of Appeal on August 15, 2022. Id. at Paper No. 74. 

On December 1, 2022, the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board issued a Final Written 

Decision that claims 1–6 and 12-17 of U.S. Patent No. 8,095,879 are not unpatentable based on the 

instituted grounds of unpatentability. See IPR2021-00144, Paper No. 58. 

On or about June 14, 2021, Google LLC filed a petition for Inter Partes Review of claims 1-

7, 9, 12-13, and 15-17 of U.S. Patent No. 8,095,879. A final written decision is due to be issued in 

that proceeding no later than January 13, 2023. See IPR2021-01041, Paper No. 19 (granting 

institution of IPR). 

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Given the fact that a Final Written Decision is due to be issued in IPR2021-01041 in a little 

more than one month, the parties jointly request the Court extend the stay through issuance of a 

Final Written Decision in IPR2021-01041. 

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Date: December 9, 2022 

GRAVES & SHAW LLP 

/s/ Philip J. Graves 

By: Philip J. Graves 

CA State Bar No. 153441 

Email: pgraves@gravesshaw.com 

Greer N. Shaw 

CA State Bar No. 197960 

Email: gshaw@gravesshaw.com 

GRAVES & SHAW LLP 

355 S. Grand Ave., Ste. 2450 

Los Angeles, CA 90071 

Telephone: (213) 204-5101 

Craig D. Cherry 

State Bar No. 24012419 

craig@swclaw.com 

Justin W. Allen 

State Bar No. 24081977 

justin@swclaw.com 

STECKLER WAYNE COCHRAN 

CHERRY 

8416 Old McGregor Road Waco, Texas 

76712 Telephone: (254) 651-3690 

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF NEONODE 

SMARTPHONE LLC 

By: 

DLA PIPER LLP (US) 

/s/ John M. Guaragna 

John M. Guaragna 

Texas Bar No 24043308 

DLA PIPER LLP (US) 

303 Colorado Street, Suite 3000 

Austin, TX 78701-4653 

Tel: 512.457.7125 

Fax: 512.457.7001 

john.guaragna@dlapiper.com 

Mark K. Fowler (Pro hac vice) 

Bar No. 124235 

mark.fowler@dlapiper.com 

Erik Fuehrer (Pro hac vice) 

Bar No. 252578 

Erik.fuehrer@dlapiper.com 

DLA PIPER LLP (US) 

2000 University Avenue 

East Palo Alto, CA 94303-2214 

Tel: 650.833.2000 

Fax: 650.833.2001 

Tiffany Miller (Pro hac vice) 

Tiffany.miller@dlapiper.com 

DLA PIPER LLP (US) 

401 B Street, Suite 1700 

San Diego, CA 92101-4297 

Tel: 619.699.2700 

Fax: 619.699.2701 

Benjamin Mueller (Pro hac vice) 

Benjamin.mueller@dlapiper.com 

DLA PIPER LLP (US) 

444 West Lake Street, Suite 900 

Chicago, IL 60606-0089 

Tel: 312.368.4000 

Fax: 312.236.7516 

ATTORNEYS FOR SAMSUNG 

ELECTRONICS CO. LTD. and SAMSUNG 

ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I certify that the foregoing document was filed electronically on December 9, 2022, 

pursuant to Local Rule CV-5(a) and has been served on all counsel who have consented to 

electronic service via electronic mail. Any other counsel of record will be served by first class 

U.S. mail on this same date. 

/s/ John M. Guaragna 

John M. Guaragna 

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