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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`ACCELERATION BAY LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.
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`Defendant.
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`C.A. No. 16-453 (RGA)
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`REDACTED - PUBLIC VERSION
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`DECLARATION OF DR. JOHN P. J. KELLY IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANT
`ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC.’S OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF ACCELERATION
`BAY, LLC’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF
`INFRINGEMENT OF CLAIM 12 OF U.S. PATENT NOS. 6,701,344
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`MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP
`Jack B. Blumenfeld (#1014)
`Stephen J. Kraftschik (#5623)
`1201 North Market Street
`P.O. Box 1347
`Wilmington, DE 19899
`(302) 658-9200
`jblumenfeld@mnat.com
`skraftschik@mnat.com
`Attorneys for Defendants
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`OF COUNSEL:
`Michael A. Tomasulo
`Gino Cheng
`David K. Lin
`Joe S. Netikosol
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`333 South Grand Avenue, 38th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`(213) 615-1700
`David P. Enzminger
`Louis L. Campbell
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`275 Middlefield Road, Suite 205
`Menlo Park, CA 94025
`(650) 858-6500
`Dan K. Webb
`Kathleen B. Barry
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`35 West Wacker Drive
`Chicago, IL 60601
`(312) 558-5600
`Krista M. Enns
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`101 California Street, 35th Floor
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`(415) 591-1000
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`Michael M. Murray
`Anup K. Misra
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`200 Park Avenue,
`New York, NY 10166
`(212) 294-6700
`Andrew R. Sommer
`Thomas M. Dunham
`Michael Woods
`Paul N. Harold
`Joseph C. Masullo
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`1700 K Street, N.W.
`Washington, DC 20006
`(202) 282-5000
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`Original Filing Date: February 23, 2018
`Redacted Filing Date: March 8, 2018
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`I.
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`1.
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`INTRODUCTION
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`My name is Dr. John P. J. Kelly, and I have been retained by counsel for Activision
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`Blizzard, Inc. (“Activision”), to provide assistance in the above-captioned matter, which I
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`understand to be related to the alleged infringement of certain claims in 6,701,344 (the “’344
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`patent”); 6,714,966 (the “’966 patent”); 6,829,634 (the “’634 patent”); and 6,920,497 (the “’497
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`patent”), collectively, “the Acceleration Patents” or “Asserted Patents.” I understand that
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`Plaintiff Acceleration Bay LLC (“Acceleration” or “Plaintiff”) has asserted that the following
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`claims are allegedly infringed: Claims 12-15 of the ’344 patent; claims 19 and 22 of the ’634
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`patent; claims 12 and 13 of the ’966 patent; and claims 9 and 16 of the ’497 patent (“Asserted
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`Claims”).
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`2.
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`I have been asked to provide this declaration in support of Activision’s opposition to
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`Acceleration Bay’s motion for summary judgment of infringement of claim 12 of the ’344
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`Patent. My opinions in this declaration reflect the opinions in my expert report on
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`noninfringement of November 13, 2017, and my supplemental expert report on noninfringement
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`of January 24, 2018. Attached to Defendants’ Opposition to Acceleration Bay’s Motion for
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`Summary Judgment Brief as Exhibit A-12 is a true and correct copy of my Expert Report of Dr.
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`John P. J. Kelly Regarding Noninfringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,701,344; 6,829,634;
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`6,714,966; and 6,920,497, dated November 13, 2017. I also incorporate by reference the
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`opinions set forth in my November 13, 2017 report (Ex. A-12). The statements in Exhibit A-12
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`are true and accurate based on my personal knowledge and professional experience. Exhibit A-
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`12 also accurately reflects the facts and circumstances described therein as I understand them.
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`3.
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`In this declaration, I set forth certain opinions regarding non-infringement of claim 12 of
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`the ’344 Patent by the following accused products: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Call of
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`Duty: Black Ops 3 (collectively, “CoD”), World of Warcraft current base game and the Legion
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`expansion (collectively “WoW”), and Xbox One and Xbox 360 versions of Destiny (collectively,
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`“Destiny”) (collectively, “Accused Products”). This declaration contains a statement of certain
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`of my opinions formed in this case and provides the bases and reasons for those opinions. I
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`make the following statements based on my own personal knowledge and, if called as a witness,
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`I could and would testify to the following.
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`I hold Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees with Honors in Mathematics from the
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`University of Cambridge, England. I hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science from U.C.L.A. From
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`1982 through 1986, I was a professor in the Computer Science Department at U.C.L.A. From
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`1986 through 1997, I was a professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of
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`the University of California, Santa Barbara, where I held tenure. A true and accurate copy of my
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`curriculum vitae is attached hereto as Appendix A.
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`I am the principal of Santa Barbara Technology Group, Inc. I teach and consult in many
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`different aspects of computer science and engineering, including computer hardware and
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`software architecture and design, software engineering and fault tolerance. My particular areas
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`of expertise include network computing (including Internet computing), computer architecture,
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`software engineering and “clean-room” development and evaluation, reverse engineering,
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`operating systems (including real-time and embedded), storage systems, fault tolerance, parallel
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`and distributed computing systems, transaction processing systems, database systems, and
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`program management.
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`As a result of my education and professional experience, I have extensive knowledge of
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`computer operating systems including access control concepts, networking technologies,
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`database systems, communication protocols including network communication protocols, user
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`interfaces including graphical user interfaces and computer hardware design, and software
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`analysis, design, and development. I have also analyzed several software products related to
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`access control, audio and video playback, network transmission of audio and video including
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`software and systems for Voice over IP, Internet games, storage of audio and video in
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`multimedia databases, and content delivery networks. For example, I have analyzed database
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`systems used to store and access audio file repositories; network based distribution of electronic
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`tokens; set top boxes; content delivery network architectures of leading content delivery network
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`providers; etc.
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`I have also analyzed the source code for computer operating systems such as Microsoft
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`Windows, Mac OS, Linux, etc. I have also testified in Court on several occasions as a computer
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`science expert.
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`I have worked in the area of computer software, hardware and system design and
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`development for over forty years. I have extensive experience in the design and development of
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`small and large scale software systems. I have been involved in the specification, development,
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`integration, and testing of computer systems with a wide range of requirements, sizes and types.
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`These have included, by way of example, custom hardware and software for a US Air Force
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`fighter plane, a distributed real-time system for US FAA air traffic control, and a distributed
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`geographical information system for the US Department of Energy.
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`From 1978 to 1995, I specified, designed and implemented distributed database
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`architectures, systems and applications for Los Alamos National Laboratory and NASA’s Jet
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`Propulsion Laboratory and distributed database machine design and implementation at
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`Transaction Technology Incorporated, Ordain, Inc. and Teradata. For these and many other
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`projects, I designed and implemented computer networks and communication protocols used by
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`computers on those networks.
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`From 1985 to 1998, I consulted for AT&T GIS, NCR, Symbios Logic, and LSI Logic,
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`including working as a member of the AT&T GIS Science Advisory Committee (“SAC”). The
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`SAC evaluated AT&T’s organization, technical direction and product strategy and made
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`recommendations to the Vice President of Technology and Development.
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`11.
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`Appendix B lists the testimony that I have provided in the last four years and my
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`compensation. I am being compensated for my time spent in connection with this case. I have
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`no financial interest in the outcome of this case. The opinions provided in this declaration are
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`my own and my compensation does not depend in any way on the substance of my opinions.
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`A.
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`MATERIALS CONSIDERED
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`12.
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`In order to perform the analysis and evaluation necessary for the reports from which this
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`declaration is derived, I reviewed and relied on a variety of sources and documents, including
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`those expressly cited in this declaration. Attached as Appendix C is a listing of the information I
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`have considered in forming my opinions. I have also reviewed all documents cited in relation to
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`the patents discussed herein in the Infringement Reports of Drs. Medvidovic and Mitzenmacher
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`and Plaintiff’s brief in support of its motion for summary judgment (D.I. 448). I have also
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`played the accused games.
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`B.
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`PERSON OF ORDINARY SKILL IN THE ART
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`13.
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`I have been asked to opine on the knowledge and understanding of a person of ordinary
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`skill in the art (“POSITA”) as of the time of invention of the Asserted Patents. Each of the
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`Asserted Patents was filed on July 31, 2000, and I understand that Plaintiff contends that the
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`inventors have testified that they conceived of the subject matter of the Asserted Patents by
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`November 1996. My opinion as to who a POSITA is does not change if the time of invention
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`falls within the range of November 1996 to July 2000.
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`14.
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`I understand that the factors considered in determining the ordinary level of skill in the
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`art include: (i) the levels of education and experience of persons working in the field; (ii) the
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`types of problems encountered in the field; and (iii) the sophistication of the technology. I
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`understand that a POSITA is not a specific real individual, but rather a hypothetical individual
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`having the qualities reflected by the factors above.
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`In my opinion, the field of art relevant to the asserted patents is a combination of
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`computer networking and graph theory, which are related disciplines.
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`In my opinion, a POSITA at the time of the claimed inventions would have a minimum
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`of: (i) a bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, applied mathematics, or a
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`related field of study; and (ii) four or more years of industry experience relating to networking
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`protocols or network topologies. Additional graduate experience could substitute for professional
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`experience, or significant experience in the field could substitute for formal education.
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`17.
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`Drs. Medvidovic and Mitzenmacher and I disagree about the appropriate level of skill in
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`the art. See Ex. A-1, Opening expert report of Dr. Medvidovic (excerpts) at ¶43; Ex. A-2
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`Opening expert report of Dr. Mitzenmacher (excerpts) at ¶38. In my opinion, the differences
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`between our definitions have no impact on my analysis, and my opinions and conclusions are the
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`same whether Dr. Medvidovic’s, Dr. Mitzenmacher’s, or my definition applies.
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`18. My opinions are based on my educational and academic background, my commercial
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`experience in the field of art, the technical training required to reduce to practice the system
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`described in the asserted patents, the relevant prior art, my reading of the asserted patents and
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`technical literature, and my experience consulting in many cases involving related technology.
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`As of November 1996, I would have met or exceeded the level of skill required by the
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`above definition, and I am in a position to opine on the understanding of a POSITA as of that
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`date. Unless otherwise noted, my statements and opinions below about the knowledge or
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`understanding of a POSITA should be understood to refer to the knowledge or understanding of
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`a POSITA as of the time of invention.
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`II.
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`THE ACCUSED PRODUCTS
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`I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that the foregoing is
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`true and correct. Executed on this 23rd day of February, 2018, in Santa Barbara, California.
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`By
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`Dr. John P. J. Kelly
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on March 8, 2018, I caused the foregoing to be
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`electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF, which will send notification of
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`such filing to all registered participants.
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`I further certify that I caused copies of the foregoing document to be served
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`on March 8, 2018, upon the following in the manner indicated:
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`Philip A. Rovner, Esquire
`Jonathan A. Choa, Esquire
`POTTER ANDERSON & CORROON LLP
`1313 North Market Street, 6th Floor
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`Attorneys for Plaintiff
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`Paul J. Andre, Esquire
`Lisa Kobialka, Esquire
`James R. Hannah, Esquire
`Hannah Lee, Esquire
`Yuridia Caire, Esquire
`Greg Proctor, Esquire
`KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & FRANKEL LLP
`990 Marsh Road
`Menlo Park, CA 94025
`Attorneys for Plaintiff
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`Aaron M. Frankel, Esquire
`Marcus A. Colucci, Esquire
`KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & FRANKEL LLP
`1177 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, NY 10036
`Attorneys for Plaintiff
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