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WILLIAM F. LEE (admitted
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) joseph.mueller@wilmerhale.com WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP 60 State Street Boston, Massachusetts 02109 Telephone: (617) 526-6000 Facsimile: (617) 526-5000 MARK D. SELWYN (CA SBN 244180) mark.selwyn@wilmerhale.com CHRISTINE E. DUH (CA SBN 228544) christine.duh@wilmerhale.com WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP 950 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, California 94304 Telephone: (650) 858-6000 Facsimile: (650) 858-6100
Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterclaim-Defendant Apple Inc.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
APPLE INC., a California Corporation, Plaintiff, v. TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON, a Swedish Corporation, and ERICSSON, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Defendants. Case No. 3:15-cv-00154-JD
APPLE’S REPLY BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF INVALIDITY OF ASSERTED CLAIMS OF U.S. PATENT NOS. 6,445,917 AND 8,023,990
UNDER 35 U.S.C. § 101
Hon. James Donato Hearing Date: November 18, 2015 Time: 10:00am Courtroom: 11 (19th Floor) TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON, a Swedish Corporation, and ERICSSON, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Counterclaim-Plaintiffs, v. APPLE INC., a California Corporation, Counterclaim-Defendant.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................1
ARGUMENT ...................................................................................................................................2
I.
The ’917 Patent Claims Fail Both Steps Of The
Alice
Test. ...............................................2
A.
Alice Step 1:
The Essence of the Alleged ’917 Invention Is The Concept Of Event-Based Reporting.........................................................................2
B.
Alice Step 2:
Ericsson Relies on Non-Existent and Generic Claim Limitations To Attempt to Manufacture an Inventive Concept Where None Exists. .............................................................................................................5
II.
The ’990 Patent Claims Fail Both Steps Of The
Alice
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Alice Step 1:
The Essence of the Alleged ’990 Invention Is The Concept Of Following Commands To An Individual While Ignoring Commands To A Group. ........................................................................................10
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Alice Step 2:
Ericsson Relies on Non-Existent and Generic Claim Limitations To Attempt To Manufacture an Inventive Concept Where None Exists ............................................................................................................12
CONCLUSION ..............................................................................................................................14
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