Opinion
Case No. 10-cv-00475-JCS
03-21-2013
TV INTERACTIVE DATA CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. SONY CORPORATION, et al., Defendants.
COURT'S PROPOSED VERDICT FORM
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Joseph C. Spero
United States Magistrate Judge
We, the jury, unanimously agree to the answers to the following questions and return them under the instructions of this Court as our verdict in this case
INFRINGEMENT
1. Has TVI proved by a preponderance of the evidence that Sony directly infringes any of the following claims of the TVI Patents?
Please answer in each space with a "Y" for "Yes" (for TVI) or with an "N" for "No" (for Sony) as to each claim for each product.
+----------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦Sony BDP-S550 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Blu-ray Player ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦PlayStation 3 ¦ ¦ ¦(Representative of ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦DVD/Blu-ray Players) ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'307 Claim 1 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'307 Claim 2 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'307 Claim 3 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'307 Claim 4 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'307 Claim 5 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'307 Claim 7 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'307 Claim 9 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'307 Claim 18¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'156 Claim 1 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'156 Claim 2 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'863 Claim 1 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'863 Claim 9 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'532 Claim 1 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'532 Claim 9 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'532 Claim 17¦ ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------------------+
Please go on to Question No. 2.
2. Has TVI proved by a preponderance of the evidence that Sony induced infringement of any of the following claims of the TVI Patents?
Please answer in each space with a "Y" for "Yes" (for TVI) or with an "N" for "No" (for Sony) as to each claim for each product.
+----------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦Sony BDP-S550 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Blu-ray Player ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦PlayStation 3 ¦ ¦ ¦(Representative of ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦DVD/Blu-ray Players) ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'307 Claim 1 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'307 Claim 2 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'307 Claim 3 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'307 Claim 4 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'307 Claim 5 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'307 Claim 7 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'307 Claim 9 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'307 Claim 18¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'532 Claim 1 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'532 Claim 9 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'532 Claim 17¦ ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------------------+
Please go on to Question No. 3.
3. Has TVI proved by a preponderance of the evidence that Sony has contributed to the infringement of any of the following claims of the TVI Patents?
Please answer in each space with a "Y" for "Yes" (for TVI) or with an "N" for "No" (for Sony) as to each claim for each product.
+----------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦Sony BDP-S550 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Blu-ray Player ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦PlayStation 3 ¦ ¦ ¦(Representative of ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦DVD/Blu-ray Players) ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'307 Claim 1 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'307 Claim 2 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'307 Claim 3 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'307 Claim 4 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'307 Claim 5 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'307 Claim 7 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'307 Claim 9 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'307 Claim 18¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'532 Claim 1 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'532 Claim 9 ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------+----------------------+---------------¦ ¦'532 Claim 17¦ ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------------------+
Please go on to Question No. 4.
4. If you answered "Yes" to any of Questions 1 through 3, and thus found that Sony has infringed any of the claims of the TVI Patents, has TVI proved by clear and convincing evidence that Sony's infringement was willful?
Please put an "X" in the appropriate space indicating either "Yes" (for TVI) or "No" (for Sony).
+--------------------------------------+ ¦Sony BDP-S550 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Blu-ray Player ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦PlayStation 3 ¦ ¦(Representative of ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦DVD/Blu-ray Players) ¦ ¦ +----------------------+---------------¦ ¦Yes __ No __ ¦Yes __ No __ ¦ +--------------------------------------+
Please go on to Question No. 5.
VALIDITY
5. Anticipation: Has Sony proved by clear and convincing evidence that any of the following claims of the TVI Patents are invalid as anticipated by any of the references identified by Sony? You must consider each reference separately as to each claim.
Please put an "X" in the appropriate space indicating either "Yes" (for Sony) or "No" (for TVI). Please mark only one space for each of the listed claims of the TVI Patents. '307 Claim 1 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '307 Claim 2 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '307 Claim 3 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '307 Claim 4 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '307 Claim 5 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '307 Claim 7 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '307 Claim 9 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '307 Claim 18 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '156 Claim 1 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '156 Claim 2 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI '863 Claim 1 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '863 Claim 9 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '532 Claim 1 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '532 Claim 9 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '532 Claim 17 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI)
Please go on to Question No. 6.
6. Obviousness: Has Sony proved by clear and convincing evidence that any of the following claims of the TVI Patents are invalid because they would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art in light of the combinations of references identified by Sony?
Please put an "X" in the appropriate space indicating either "Yes" (for Sony) or "No" (for TVI). Please mark only one space for each of the listed claims of the TVI Patents. '307 Claim 1 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '307 Claim 2 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '307 Claim 3 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '307 Claim 4 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '307 Claim 5 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '307 Claim 7 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '307 Claim 9 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '307 Claim 18 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '156 Claim 1 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '156 Claim 2 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '863 Claim 1 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '863 Claim 9 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '532 Claim 1 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '532 Claim 9 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '532 Claim 17 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI)
Please go on to Question No. 7.
7. Written Description: Has Sony proved by clear and convincing evidence that any of the following claims of the TVI Patents are invalid for lack of a written description from the perspective of a person of ordinary skill in the art?
Please put an "X" in the appropriate space indicating either "Yes" (for Sony) or "No" (for TVI). Please mark only one space for each of the listed claims of the TVI Patents. '307 Claim 1 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '307 Claim 2 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '307 Claim 3 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '307 Claim 4 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '307 Claim 5 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '307 Claim 7 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '307 Claim 9 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '307 Claim 18 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '156 Claim 1 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '156 Claim 2 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '863 Claim 1 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '863 Claim 9 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '532 Claim 1 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '532 Claim 9 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '532 Claim 17 Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI)
Please go on to Question No. 8.
8. Inventorship: Has Sony proved by clear and convincing evidence that the inventorship of any of the TVI Patents is incorrect?
Please put an "X" in the appropriate space indicating either "Yes" (for Sony) or "No" (for TVI). Please mark only one space for each of the listed claims of the TVI Patents. '307 Patent Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '156 Patent Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '863 Patent Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI) '532 Patent Yes _ (for Sony) No _ (for TVI)
Please go on to Question No. 9.
DAMAGES
9. If you found any claim infringed under Questions 1, 2 or 3, and valid under Questions 5, 6 and 7, what per unit running royalty rate do you find is adequate to compensate TVI for the conduct you found to infringe? (Then multiply the number of infringing units by the per-unit royalty to arrive at the total damages for each product.) If you did not find any claim to be both infringed under Questions 1, 2 or 3, and valid under Questions 5, 6 or 7, do not answer this question.
[Placeholder] number of DVD player units sold
The parties have stipulated to unit sales, which the parties agree will be included in the final verdict form. Sony requested that TVI omit the actual numbers in this filing because it currently intends to request the Court seal this information.
x $ _______________ per-unit royalty
= $ _______________ TOTAL
[Placeholder] number of Blu-ray player units sold
x $ _______________ per-unit royalty
= $ _______________ TOTAL
[Placeholder] number of Playstation3 player units sold
x $ _______________ per-unit royalty
= $ _______________ TOTAL
Total Damages (DVD, Blu-ray, and Playstation3 totals combined):
$ _______________
INITIALS OF FOREPERSON _______________