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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. §

STIPULATION TO STAY CASE PENDING FINAL WRITTEN DECISIONS IN 

CERTAIN INTER PARTES REVIEW PROCEEDINGS

Plaintiff Neonode Smartphone LLC (“Neonode”) and Defendants Samsung Electronics 

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

stipulate to stay this case, with the exception of any work related to discovery in Sweden, 

pending the final written decision in IPR2021-00145 and, if rehearing is granted in IPR2021-

00144, a final written decision in IPR2021-00144.1

On November 6, 2020, Apple and Samsung (collectively, “Petitioners”) jointly filed 

IPR2021-00144 against U.S. Patent No. 8,095,879 and IPR2021-00145 against U.S. Patent No. 

8,812,993. On June 15, 2021, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) denied institution on 

IPR2021-00144, and on June 16, 2021, it granted institution for IPR2021-00145. On July 15, 

2021, Petitioners filed a rehearing request at the PTAB in IPR2021-00144, which is pending. 

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 Neonode and Apple intend to file a similar stipulation to stay in Neonode Smartphone LLC v. 

Apple Inc., Case No. 6:20-cv-00505-ADA (W.D. Tex.), which involve the same patents. 

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Date: August 11, 2021 

Respectfully submitted, 

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP 

/s/ Philip J. Graves

Philip J. Graves 

(CA State Bar No. 153441) 

Email: philipg@hbsslaw.com 

Greer N. Shaw 

(CA State Bar No. 197960) 

Email: greers@hbsslaw.com 

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO 

LLP 

301 North Lake Avenue, Suite 920 

Pasadena, CA 91101 

Telephone: (213) 330-7150 

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 

The undersigned certifies that a true and correct copy of the above document was served 

on August 11, 2021 to all counsel of record via ECF. 

/s/ John M. Guaragna 

JOHN M. GUARAGNA 

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