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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

MARSHALL DIVISION

HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC 

 Plaintiff,

v.

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, 

INC. and SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., 

LTD. 

Defendants.

 

Case No. 2:23-cv-00103-JRG-RSP

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

JOINT STIPULATION REGARDING CASE NARROWING

Plaintiff Headwater Research LLC (“Headwater”) and Defendants Samsung Electronics 

Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (collectively, “Samsung”) file this Joint Notice 

Regarding Case Narrowing and stipulate as follows: 

21 days before opening 

expert reports

Election of Asserted Claims

Plaintiff shall serve an Election of Asserted Claims, identifying no 

more than 10 claims per asserted patent, for a total of no more than 

25 claims across the three asserted patents.

Deadline for opening 

expert reports

Election of Prior Art

Defendants shall serve an Election of Prior Art, identifying no 

more than 12 prior art references1against each asserted patent.

1For purposes of this Order, a prior art instrumentality (such as a device or process) and associated references that 

describe that instrumentality shall count as one reference, as shall the closely related work of a single prior artist. 

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Dated: July 22, 2024 Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ James S. Tsuei

Marc Fenster

CA State Bar No. 181067

Reza Mirzaie

CA State Bar No. 246953

Brian Ledahl

CA State Bar No. 186579

Ben Wang

CA State Bar No. 228712

Paul Kroeger

CA State Bar No. 229074

Neil A. Rubin

CA State Bar No. 250761

Kristopher Davis

CA State Bar No. 329627

James S. Tsuei

CA State Bar No. 285530

Philip Wang

CA State Bar No. 262239

Amy Hayden

CA State Bar No. 287026

James Milkey

CA State Bar No. 281283

Jason M. Wietholter

CA State Bar No. 337139

RUSS AUGUST & KABAT

12424 Wilshire Blvd. 12th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90025

Telephone: 310-826-7474

headwater@raklaw.com 

Robert Christopher Bunt

Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth, P.C.

Texas State Bar No. 00787165

100 E. Ferguson Suite 418

Tyler, Texas 75702

Tel.: (903) 531-3535

rcbunt@pbatyler.com 

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF,

Headwater Research LLC

/s/ Jonathan B. Bright 

Ruffin B. Cordell

TX Bar No. 04820550

Michael J. McKeon

DC Bar No. 459780

mckeon@fr.com

Jared Hartzman (pro hac vice forthcoming)

DC Bar No. 1034255

hartzman@fr.com

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

1000 Maine Avenue, SW, Ste 1000

Washington, D.C. 20024

Telephone: (202) 783-5070

Facsimile: (202) 783-2331

Thad C. Kodish

GA Bar No. 427603

tkodish@fr.com

Benjamin K. Thompson

GA Bar No. 633211 

bthompson@fr.com

Jonathan B. Bright

GA Bar No. 256953 

jbright@fr.com

Christopher O. Green

GA Bar No. 037617

cgreen@fr.com

Noah C. Graubart

GA Bar No. 141862

graubart@fr.com

Nicholas A. Gallo (pro hac vice forthcoming)

GA Bar No. 546590

gallo@fr.com

Steffen C. Lake (pro hac vice forthcoming)

GA Bar No. 512272

lake@fr.com

Vivian C. Keller (pro hac vice)

GA Bar No. 651500

keller@fr.com

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

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1180 Peachtree St. NE, Fl. 21

Atlanta, GA 30309

Telephone: (404) 892-5005

Facsimile: (404) 892-5002

Leonard E. Davis

TX Bar No. 05521600

ldavis@fr.com

Andria Rae Crisler

TX Bar No. 24093792

crisler@fr.com

Thomas H. Reger II

Texas Bar No. 24032992

reger@fr.com

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

1717 Main Street, Suite 5000

Dallas, TX 75201

Telephone: (214)747-5070

Facsimile: (214) 747-2091

John-Paul R. Fryckman (pro hac vice)

CA Bar No. 317591

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

12860 El Camino Real, Ste. 400

San Diego, CA 92130

Telephone: (858) 678-5070

Facsimile: (858) 678-5099

Katherine D. Prescott (pro hac vice)

CA Bar No. 215496

prescott@fr.com

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

500 Arguello Street

Suite 400

Redwood City, CA 94063

Telephone: (650) 839-5180

Facsimile: (650) 839-5071

Kyle J. Fleming (pro hac vice)

NY Bar No. 5855499

kfleming@fr.com

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

7 Times Square, 20th Floor,

New York, NY 10036

Telephone: (212) 765-5070

Facsimile: (212) 258-2291

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Melissa R. Smith

State Bar No. 24001351

Melissa@gillamsmithlaw.com 

GILLAM & SMITH, LLP

303 South Washington Avenue

Marshall, Texas 75670

Telephone: (903) 934-8450

Facsimile: (903) 934-9257

Andrew Thompson (“Tom”) Gorham

State Bar No. 24012715

tom@gillamsmithlaw.com

GILLAM & SMITH, LLP

102 N. College, Suite 800

Tyler, Texas 75702

Telephone: (903) 934-8450

Facsimile: (903) 934-9257

Michael E. Jones 

State Bar No. 10929400 

mikejones@potterminton.com 

Shaun W. Hassett 

State Bar No. 24074372 

shaunhassett@potterminton.com 

POTTER MINTON, P.C. 

102 N. College Ave., Suite 900 

Tyler, Texas 75702 

Telephone: (903) 597-8311 

Facsimile: (903) 593-0846

Lance Lin Yang

CA. Bar No. 260705

Lanceyang@quinnemanuel.com

Kevin (Gyushik) Jang

CA Bar No. 337747

kevinjang@quinnemanuel.com

Lindsay M. Cooper

CA Bar No. 287125

lindsaycooper@quinnemanuel.com

Sean S. Pak

CA Bar No. 219032

seanpak@quinnemanuel.com

QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART &

SULLIVAN, LLP

50 California Street, 22nd Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111

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Telephone: (415) 875-6600

Jon Bentley Hyland

Texas Bar No. 24046131

jhyland@hilgersgraben.com

Grant K. Schmidt

Texas Bar No. 24084579

gschmidt@hilgersgraben.com

HILGERS GRABEN PLLC

7859 Walnut Hill Lane, Suite 335

Dallas, Texas 75230

Telephone: (972) 645-3097

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. AND

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.

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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

Counsel for Plaintiff and counsel for Defendants have complied with the meet and confer 

requirements of Local Rule CV-7(h). The parties are in agreement on filing this Joint Motion.

By /s/ Jonathan B. Bright 

Jonathan B. Bright

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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

to electronic services are being served with a copy of this document via the Court’s CM/ECF 

system per Local Rule CV-5(a)(3) on July 22, 2024

/s/ Jonathan B. Bright 

Jonathan B. Bright

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