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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

SHERMAN DIVISION

BELL SEMICONDUCTOR, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS 

INCORPORATED

Defendant.

Civil Action No. 4:23-cv-609-ALM

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

JOINT NOTICE AND MOTION TO MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER

RE: CLAIM CONSTRUCTION DEADLINES

Plaintiff Bell Semiconductor LLC (“Bell Semic”) and Defendant Texas Instruments 

Incorporated (“TI” and, collectively with Bell Semic, the “Parties”) ask the Court to extend the 

time to comply with certain claim construction deadlines entered in the case, as shown in the 

chart below. The Parties have not previously requested an extension of time related to these 

deadlines. 

Good cause exists for granting the extension of time, including an intervening change of 

circumstances since the Scheduling Order was entered. Plaintiff’s expert, Dr. Joseph Bernstein, 

lives in Israel and was unavailable for a deposition during the claim construction discovery

period. The Parties therefore seek a ten-day extension of the claim construction briefing 

deadlines and submission of the technology synopsis. These extensions will still result in the 

Court receiving all materials by October 4, 2024, in time for the claim construction hearing on 

October 15, 2024.

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OLD Date NEW Date Event

Aug. 8, 2024 No Change Completion date for discovery on claim 

construction (P.R. 4-4). 

Aug. 16, 2024 Aug. 26, 2024 Opening claim construction brief (P.R.4-5(a)). 

Sept. 17, 2024 Sept. 27, 2024 Submit technology synopsis (both hard copy and 

disk). 

Aug. 30, 2024 Sept. 9, 2024 Responsive claim construction brief (P.R. 4-5(b)). 

Sept. 6, 2024 Sept. 16, 2024 Reply claim construction brief (P.R. 4-5(c)). 

Oct. 4, 2024 No Change Parties to file joint claim construction and chart 

(P.R. 4-5(d)). Parties shall work together to agree 

on as many claim terms as possible. 

Oct. 15, 2024 No Change Claim construction hearing at 9:00 am at the 

Paul Brown United States Courthouse, 101 E. 

Pecan Street, Sherman, Texas. 

This change should not require further alterations of the Court’s schedule. 

The Parties also hereby provide the Court notice that, in view of Dr. Bernstein’s situation, 

the Parties have agreed to the following: 

1. The Parties will forego depositions of the experts who submitted declarations regarding 

claim construction in this case. 

2. Neither party will mention or use the absence of a deposition in its briefing or any 

arguments relating to claim construction.

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Dated: August 8, 2024

/s/ Chad Henson

C. Chad Henson (TX Bar No. 24087711)

chenson@devlinlawfirm.com

Devlin Law Firm, LLC

1411 N. Trail Drive

Carrollton, TX 75006

(214) 728-5365

Attorney for Plaintiff Bell Semiconductor LLC

/s/ R. Seth Reich Jr.

Bradley W. Caldwell

Email: bcaldwell@caldwellcc.com

Texas State Bar No. 24040630

R. Seth Reich Jr.

Email: sreich@caldwellcc.com

Texas State Bar No. 24088283

Aisha M. Haley

Georgia State Bar No. 656793

Email: ahaley@caldwellcc.com

CALDWELL CASSADY CURRY P.C.

2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1200

Dallas, Texas 75201

(Telephone) (214) 888-4848

(Facsimile) (214) 888-4849

Amanda A. Abraham

Email: aa@rothfirm.com

Texas State Bar No. 24055077

ROTH LAW FIRM

115 North Wellington, Suite 200

Marshall, Texas 75670

(Telephone) (903) 935-1665

(Facsimile) (903) 935-1797

Andrea L. Fair

Texas State Bar No. 24078488

Email: andrea@wsfirm.com

Jack Wesley Hill

Texas State Bar No.24032294

Email: wh@wsfirm.com

Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC

1507 Bill Owens Parkway

Longview, Texas 75604

(Telephone) (903) 757-6400

(Facsimile) (903) 757-2323

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS 

INCORPORATED

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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

Pursuant to Local Rule CV-7(h), the parties met and conferred regarding the foregoing 

motion on August 7, 2024. No party is opposed to the relief requested.

/s/ Chad Henson

Chad Henson

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned certifies that the foregoing document was filed electronically in 

compliance with Local Rule CV-5(a). This document is also served on all counsel who are 

deemed to have consented to electronic service. Local Rule CV-5(a)(3)(A).

/s/ Chad Henson

Chad Henson

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