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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS 

WACO DIVISION 

WSOU INVESTMENTS LLC D/B/A 

BRAZOS LICENSING AND 

DEVELOPMENT, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

ZTE CORPORATION, ZTE (USA) INC. 

AND ZTE (TX), INC., 

 Defendants. 

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C.A. NO. 6:20-cv-00487-ADA 

C.A. NO. 6:20-cv-00488-ADA 

C.A. NO. 6:20-cv-00489-ADA 

C.A. NO. 6:20-cv-00490-ADA 

C.A. NO. 6:20-cv-00491-ADA 

C.A. NO. 6:20-cv-00492-ADA 

C.A. NO. 6:20-cv-00493-ADA 

C.A. NO. 6:20-cv-00494-ADA 

C.A. NO. 6:20-cv-00495-ADA 

C.A. NO. 6:20-cv-00496-ADA 

C.A. NO. 6:20-cv-00497-ADA 

SECOND STATUS REPORT REGARDING PENDING VENUE MOTIONS 

Pursuant to the Court’s March 23, 2021 Standing Order Regarding Motion for InterDistrict Transfer (“Standing Order”), Defendants ZTE Corporation (“ZTE Corp.”), ZTE (USA) 

Inc. (“ZTA”), and ZTE (TX), Inc. (“ZTX”) (collectively “ZTE”) provide the following second 

status report regarding the pending venue-related motions with respect to the eleven separate 

pending suits filed by Plaintiff WSOU Investments LLC D/B/A Brazos Licensing and 

Development (“WSOU”):1

1. ZTE Defendants properly filed its First Status Report on April 2, 2021, (“Status 

Update”) pursuant to the Court’s March 23, 2021 Standing Order. See Dkt. 66. Then, without 

1 There are 11 pending cases. Citations throughout refer to new WDTX Case Nos. -00487 through 

-00497, and specific citations reference to the docket for WDTX Case No. -00487. 

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leave from the Court, WSOU improperly filed a Response to Defendants’ Status Report 

regarding the Pending Venue Motions and April 6, 2021 (“Response”).2 See Dkt. 68. 

2. In WSOU’s improperly filed “Response” to Defendants’ Status Update, WSOU 

alleges that “all third-party venue discovery is complete, other than one third party, which should 

be completed before the depositions of Defendants.” See Dkt. 68, #4. This WSOU statement is 

incorrect, and Defendants now provide a correct update on third-party venue discovery. The 

third-party venue discovery is on-going because WSOU seeks discovery of third-parties due 

April 26, 2021—weeks after the April 14 and April 15 depositions of ZTE representatives. Thus, 

WSOU’s sought third-party discovery remains on-going and will likely continue well after the 

ZTE depositions. 

In conclusion, it is again noted that the Markman hearing for these cases is scheduled for 

May 20-21, 2021, which is several weeks before the conclusion of the venue discovery in the 

cases on June 4, 2021 (and the remaining briefing for the Second Motion to Dismiss). Thus, as 

outlined in the pending Motion to Stay (which is ripe for resolution), Dkt. No. 49, and in 

accordance with the Standing Order and Federal Circuit mandate/precedent,3

 Defendants again 

respectfully request that all issues unrelated to venue be stayed, pending the outcome of the 

Second Motion to Dismiss. 

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 Note, the Court’s March 23, 2021 Standing Order only permits updates from the party filing the 

venue motions (i.e. Defendants). As such, Defendants properly filed a Status Update; whereas, 

WSOU did not have permission nor did the Court request WSOU’s “Response” briefing. 

3 See In re TracFone Wireless, Inc., 2021-118, 2021 WL 865353 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 8, 2021) 

(district courts must give venue motions “top priority before resolving the substantive issues in 

the case”); see also In re Apple, 979 F.3d 1332, 1337 (Fed. Cir. 2020) (resolution of venue issues 

should “unquestionably take top priority” in a case); and In re SK Hynix Inc., No. 2021-113, 

2021 WL 321071, at *1 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 1, 2021) (prioritization of venue considerations). 

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DATED: April 13, 2021 Respectfully submitted, 

 

/s/ Lionel M. Lavenue 

Lionel M. Lavenue 

Virginia Bar No. 49,005 

lionel.lavenue@finnegan.com 

FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, 

GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP 

 1875 Explorer Street, Suite 800 

 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

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

consented to electronic service are being served with a copy of this document via the Court’s 

CM/ECF system on April 13, 2021. 

/s/ Lionel M. Lavenue 

 Lionel M. Lavenue 

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