Slot Speaker Technologies, Inc. v. Apple, Inc.

MOTION for Leave to File Supplemental Expert Report of Dr. Stephen Elliott

N.D. Cal.October 27, 2017

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SST’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO SUPPLEMENT EXPERT REPORT OF DR. STEPHEN ELLIOTT, NO. 4:13-CV-01161 (HSG) (DMR) Eric L. Wesenberg, Bar No. 139696 EWesenberg@perkinscoie.com Christopher L. Kelley, Bar No. 166608 CKelley@perkinscoie.com Victoria Q. Smith, Bar No. 236045 VSmith@perkinscoie.com Wing H. Liang, Bar No. 285521 WLiang@perkinscoie.com Andrew N. Klein, Bar No. 300221 AKlein@perkinscoie.com PERKINS COIE LLP 3150 Porter Drive Palo Alto, CA 94304-1212 Telephone: 650.838.4300 Facsimile: 650.838.4350 David J. Burman (pro hac vice) DBurman@perkinscoie.com PERKINS COIE LLP 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900 Seattle, WA 98101-3099 Telephone: 206.359.8000 Facsimile: 206.359.9000 Kenneth J. Halpern, Bar. No. 187663 ken.halpern@strismaher.com STRIS & MAHER LLP 725 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1830 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Telephone: 213.995.6808 Facsimile: 213.261.0299 Attorneys for Plaintiff SLOT SPEAKER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA OAKLAND DIVISION SLOT SPEAKER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Plaintiff, v. APPLE INC., Defendant. Case No. 4:13-cv-01161-HSG (DMR) PLAINTIFF SLOT SPEAKER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.’S NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR LEAVE TO SUPPLEMENT THE EXPERT REPORT OF DR. STEPHEN ELLIOTT Hearing Date: January 18, 2018 Time: 2:00 pm Courtroom: 2, 4th Floor Judge: Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. FILED UNDER SEAL REDACTED VERSION OF DOCUMENT SOUGHT TO BE SEALED Case 4:13-cv-01161-HSG Document 410 Filed 10/27/17 Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -1- SST’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO SUPPLEMENT EXPERT REPORT OF DR. STEPHEN ELLIOTT, NO. 4:13-CV-01161 (HSG) (DMR) NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT on January 18, 2018, at 2:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in Courtroom 2 of the above entitled court, located at United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Oakland Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, CA 94612, Plaintiff Slot Speaker Technologies, Inc. (“SST”) will and, hereby does move, the Court for leave to supplement the opening expert report of Dr. Stephen Elliott regarding infringement. SST’s Motion is based upon the Notice of Motion and Motion, the following Memorandum of Points and Authorities, the Declaration of Wing H. Liang and the attached exhibits, the Declaration of Scott C. Rodamaker, the Declaration of Kyle C. Koppenhoefer, the records and files in this action, and any other matters this Court may consider. DATED: October 27, 2017 PERKINS COIE LLP By: /s/ Wing H. Liang Wing H. Liang WLiang@perkinscoie.com Attorneys for Plaintiff SLOT SPEAKER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. REDACTED VERSION OF DOCUMENT SOUGHT TO BE SEALED Case 4:13-cv-01161-HSG Document 410 Filed 10/27/17 Page 2 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page -i- SST’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO SUPPLEMENT EXPERT REPORT OF DR. STEPHEN ELLIOTT, NO. 4:13-CV-01161 (HSG) (DMR) I. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 1 II. STATEMENT OF FACTS ................................................................................................. 6 A. SST’s Requests for the As-Manufactured 3D CAD Files and Apple’s Denial that They Exist............................................................................................. 6 B. Judge Ryu Rejects Apple’s Attempts to Restrict SST’s Use of the As- Manufactured 3D CAD Files .................................................................................. 9 C. SST’s Inspection of Apple’s 3D CAD Files and Efforts to Perform Finite Element Simulations ............................................................................................. 10 D. Dr. Elliott’s Opening Expert Report ..................................................................... 11 III. LEGAL STANDARDS..................................................................................................... 12 IV. ARGUMENT .................................................................................................................... 12 A. Submission of Dr. Elliott’s Supplemental Expert Report is Justified................... 13 1. SST Did Not Have Reasonable Access to Apple’s 3D CAD Files Until After SST Served Dr. Elliott’s Opening Expert Report................... 13 2. SST Acted Diligently and Expeditiously to Perform Finite Element Simulations on the Accused Duct Geometries.......................................... 15 B. Apple Will Not Be Harmed Because Dr. Elliott’s Supplemental Report is Narrowly Tailored to Supplement Dr. Elliott’s Original Opinions....................... 15 C. Apple’s Failure to Diligently Search for and Produce As-Manufactured 3D CAD Files is the Cause of the Delay .................................................................... 17 V. CONCLUSION................................................................................................................. 18 REDACTED VERSION OF DOCUMENT SOUGHT TO BE SEALED Case 4:13-cv-01161-HSG Document 410 Filed 10/27/17 Page 3 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -ii- SST’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO SUPPLEMENT EXPERT REPORT OF DR. STEPHEN ELLIOTT, NO. 4:13-CV-01161 (HSG) (DMR) TABLE OF AUTHORITIES CASES PAGE(S) A.C.T. 898 Prod., Inc. v. W.S. Indus., Inc., No. SA CV 16-0476 JCG, 2017 WL 2992741 (C.D. Cal. Apr. 11, 2017) ...............................16 Guzik Tech. Enters., Inc. v. W. Digital Corp., No. 5:11-CV-03786-PSG, 2013 WL 6227626 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 22, 2013)...............................14 In re Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Antitrust Litig., No. 14-CV-2058-SC, 2015 WL 4451579 (N.D. Cal. July 20, 2015)........................................16 Kamakahi v. Am. Soc’y for Reprod. Med., No. 11-CV-01781-JCS, 2014 WL 7183629 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 15, 2014) .............................15, 16 Lanard Toys Ltd. v. Novelty, Inc., 375 F. App’x 705 (9th Cir. 2010) .............................................................................................12 Spears v. First Am. eAppraiseIT, No. 5:08-CV-00868-RMW, 2014 WL 4647679 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 16, 2014)........................2, 12 Whitlock v. Pepsi Ams., No. 08-CV-02742-SI, 2015 WL 603182 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 11, 2015)...................................14, 16 REDACTED VERSION OF DOCUMENT SOUGHT TO BE SEALED Case 4:13-cv-01161-HSG Document 410 Filed 10/27/17 Page 4 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SST’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO SUPPLEMENT EXPERT REPORT OF DR. STEPHEN ELLIOTT, NO. 4:13-CV-01161 (HSG) (DMR) CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned hereby certifies that on October 27, 2017, a true and correct copy of the foregoing was served on all interested parties via electronic mail pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5- 1(h). /s/ Wing H. Liang Wing H. Liang REDACTED VERSION OF DOCUMENT SOUGHT TO BE SEALED Case 4:13-cv-01161-HSG Document 410 Filed 10/27/17 Page 5 of 5