Case 2:26-cv-00346-JRG         Document 45      Filed 09/02/26       Page 1 of 3 PageID #: 643


                           UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                            EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
                                MARSHALL DIVISION


 VL COLLECTIVE IP LLC,                             Case No. 2:26-cv-00346-JRG

                       Plaintiff,

        v.                                         JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

 MICROSOFT CORPORATION,

                       Defendant.


               JOINT MOTION FOR ENTRY OF PROTECTIVE ORDER

       Pursuant to the Court’s Docket Control Order (Dkt. 30) Plaintiff VL Collective IP LLC

(“Plaintiff”) and Microsoft Corporation (“Defendant”) jointly and respectfully request that the

Court enter the Agreed Proposed Protective Order, attached hereto.


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Case 2:26-cv-00346-JRG        Document 45    Filed 09/02/26       Page 2 of 3 PageID #: 644


 Dated: September 2, 2026                        Respectfully submitted,

 /s/ Melissa Smith                           /s/ David Alberti
 Natalie A. Bennett (Admitted to Practice)   David Alberti
 Illinois State Bar No. 6304611              CA Bar No. 220265 (Admitted E.D. Texas)
 natalie.bennett@morganlewis.com             dalberti@albertilim.com
 Katerina Hora Jacobson (Admitted to         Sal Lim
 Practice)                                   CA Bar No. 211836 (Admitted E.D. Texas)
 California Bar No. 342384                   slim@albertilim.com
 katerina.horajacobson@morganlewis.com       Russell S. Tonkovich
 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP                 CA Bar No. 233280 (Admitted E.D. Texas)
 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW                rtonkovich@albertilim.com
 Washington, D.C. 20004-2541                 James Barabas (pro hac vice)
 T. 202.739.3000                             NY Bar No. 3911484
 F. 202.739.3001                             jbarabas@albertilim.com
                                             Hong S. Lin
 Ahren C. Hsu-Hoffman (Admitted to Practice) CA Bar No. 249898 (Admitted E.D. Texas)
 Texas Bar No. 24053269                      hlin@albertilim.com
 ahren.hsu-hoffman@morganlewis.com           Andrew Hamill
 Jason E. Gettleman (Admitted to Practice)   CA Bar No. 251156 (Admitted E.D. Texas)
 jason.gettleman@morganlewis.com             ahamill@albertilim.com
 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP                 Jeremiah A. Armstrong (pro hac vice)
 1400 Page Mill Road                         CA Bar No. 253705
 Palo Alto, CA 94304                         jarmstrong@albertilim.com
 T. 650.843.4000                             Nicholas Martini (pro hac vice)
 F. 650.843.4001                             CA Bar No. 237687
                                             nmartini@albertilim.com
 Melissa Smith (SBN 24001351)                Ryan Dooley (pro hac vice)
 melissa@gillamsmithlaw.com                  CA Bar No. 321645
 GILLAM & SMITH, LLP                         rdooley@albertilim.com
 303 South Washington Avenue                 ALBERTI LIM & TONKOVICH LLP
 Marshall, Texas 75670                       950 Tower Lane, Suite 1725
 Phone: 903 934-9257                         Foster City, CA 94404
                                             Telephone: (650) 825-4300
 Attorneys for Defendant                     Facsimile: (650) 460-8443
 Microsoft Corporation
                                             Andrea L. Fair
                                             Texas Bar No. 24078488
                                             andrea@millerfairhenry.com
                                             Garrett C. Parish
                                             Texas Bar No. 24125824
                                             garrett@millerfairhenry.com
                                             MILLER FAIR HENRY PLLC
                                             1507 Bill Owens Pkwy
                                             Longview, Texas 75604
                                             Telephone: (903) 757-6400
                                             Facsimile: (903) 757-2323


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Case 2:26-cv-00346-JRG         Document 45       Filed 09/02/26       Page 3 of 3 PageID #: 645


                                                    Attorneys for Plaintiff
                                                    VL Collective IP LLC

                                CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

       I certify that the foregoing document is being served via the Court’s CM/ECF system on

September 2, 2026, on all counsel of record who have consented to electronic service.

                                                      /s/ David Alberti
                                                      David Alberti


                             CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

       The undersigned hereby certifies that counsel for Plaintiff met and conferred with all

counsel of record pursuant to Local Rule CV-7(i), and this is a joint submission.

                                                      /s/ David Alberti
                                                      David Alberti


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