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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`VB ASSETS, LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`AMAZON.COM, INC., AMAZON.COM LLC,
`AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC., A2Z
`DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC. d/b/a LAB126,
`RAWLES LLC, AMZN MOBILE LLC, AMZN
`MOBILE 2 LLC, AMAZON.COM SERVICES, INC.
`f/k/a AMAZON FULFILLMENT SERVICES, INC.,
`and AMAZON DIGITAL SERVICES LLC,
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`Defendants.
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`C.A. No. 1:19-cv-01410-MN
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`DECLARATION OF JEFFREY A. WARE IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’
`MOTION TO EXCLUDE THE UNRELIABLE TESTIMONY
`OF VB ASSETS’ DAMAGES EXPERT BRETT REED
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`ASHBY & GEDDES, P.A.
`Steven J. Balick (#2114)
`sbalick@ashbygeddes.com
`Andrew C. Mayo (#5207)
`amayo@ashbygeddes.com
`500 Delaware Avenue, 8th Floor
`P.O. Box 1150
`Wilmington, DE 19899
`(302) 654-1888
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`Counsel for Defendants
`Amazon.com, Inc., Amazon.com LLC, Amazon
`Web Services, Inc., A2Z Development Center,
`Inc. d/b/a Lab126, Rawles, LLC, AMZN
`Mobile LLC, AMZN Mobile 2 LLC,
`Amazon.com Services, Inc. f/k/a Amazon
`Fulfillment Services, Inc., and Amazon.com
`Services LLC
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`Of counsel:
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`J. David Hadden, CSB No. 176148
`Saina S. Shamilov, CSB No. 215636
`Ravi R. Ranganath, CSB No. 272981
`Vigen Salmastlian, CSB No. 276846
`Allen Wang, CBS No. 278953
`Johnson Kuncheria, CSB No. 335765
`Min Wu, CSB No. 307512
`Jeffrey A. Ware, CSB No. 271603
`Rebecca A.E. Fewkes, CSB No. 209168
`FENWICK & WEST LLP
`801 California Street
`Mountain View, CA 94041
`(650) 988-8500
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`Dated: February 3, 2023
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`I, Jeffrey A. Ware, hereby declare as follows:
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`I am a licensed attorney admitted in the States of Washington and California. I am
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`of counsel with the law firm of Fenwick & West LLP, counsel of record for Defendants
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`Amazon.com, Inc., Amazon.com LLC, Amazon Web Services, Inc., A2Z Development Center,
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`Inc. d/b/a Lab126, Rawles LLC, AMZN Mobile LLC, AMZN Mobile 2 LLC, Amazon.com
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`Services, Inc. f/k/a Amazon Fulfillment Services, Inc., and Amazon Digital Services LLC
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`(collectively, “Amazon”) in this matter. I have personal knowledge of the facts set forth in this
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`declaration submitted in support of Defendants’ Motion to Exclude the Unreliable Testimony of
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`VB Assets’ Damages Expert Brett Reed and, if called upon to do so, could and would testify
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`competently as to the matters set forth herein.
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`2.
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`Attached as Exhibit 1 is a true and correct copy of the Opening Expert Report of
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`Brett L. Reed, served on August 15, 2022.
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`3.
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`Attached as Exhibit 2 is a true and correct copy of the Reply Expert Report of Brett
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`L. Reed, served on October 14, 2022.
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`4.
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`Attached as Exhibit 3 is a true and correct copy of excerpts from the deposition
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`transcript of Brett L. Reed, taken on December 12, 2022.
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`5.
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`Attached as Exhibit 4 is a true and correct copy of excerpts from the Rebuttal
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`Expert Report of Dr. Michael T. Johnson, served on September 22, 2022.
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`6.
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`Attached as Exhibit 5 is a true and correct copy of excerpts from the Rebuttal
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`Expert Report of Keith R. Ugone, Ph.D., served on September 22, 2022.
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`Attached as Exhibit 6 is a true and correct copy of excerpts from the Opening
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`Expert Report of Nathaniel Polish, Ph.D., served on August 15, 2022.
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`8.
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`Attached as Exhibit 7 is a true and correct copy ofPo
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`containing bate numbers AMZVB_00342253 - AMZVB_00342259.
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`Attached as Exhibit 8 is a true and correct copy ofPo
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`GE containing bates numbers AMZ_VB_00490726 — AMZ_VB_00490760.
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`Attached as Exhibit 9 is a true and correct copy of excerpts from the deposition
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`transcript of Rajiv Mehta, taken on May 19, 2022.
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`11.|Attached as Exhibit 10 is a true and correct copy of email exchange from I. Liston
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`to V. Salmastlian on June 3, 2022
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`I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the
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`foregoing is true and correct, and that this declaration was executed on this 3rd day of February,
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`2023, in Seattle, Washington.
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`/s/ Jeffrey A. Ware
`Jeffrey A. Ware
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on the 3rd day of February, 2023, the attached DECLARATION OF
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`JEFFREY A. WARE IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO EXCLUDE THE
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`UNRELIABLE TESTIMONY OF VB ASSETS’ DAMAGES EXPERT BRETT REED was
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`served upon the below-named counsel of record at the address and in the manner indicated:
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`Ian R. Liston, Esquire
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, P.C.
`222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 800
`Wilmington, DE 19801
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`Edward G. Poplawski, Esquire
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, P.C.
`633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1550
`Los Angeles, CA 90071-2027
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`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, P.C.
`650 Page Mill Road
`Palo Alto, CA 94304
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`From:
`Sent:
`To:
`Cc:
`Subject:
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`Liston, Ian <iliston@wsgr.com>
`Friday, June 3, 2022 3:19 PM
`Vigen Salmastlian; Jeffrey Ware
`Amazon-VB Assets; WSGR - VB Assets v. Amazon
`19-cv-01410-MN VB Assets, LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc. - Plaintiff’s Asserted Claims
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`** EXTERNAL EMAIL **
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`Counsel,
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`Pursuant to the Scheduling Order and the parties’ agreement, Plaintiff reduces its asserted claims to
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`Claims 1, 13, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 36
`Claims 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 30, 33
`Claims 1, 14, 27, 29, 35, 36, 40, 43, 45, 46
`Claims 1, 3, 5, 12, 30, 38, 50, 52, 53
`Claims 1, 4, 8, 15, 20, 23
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`'681 patent
`'703 patent
`'176 patent
`'536 patent
`'097 patent
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`Regards,
`Ian
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`Ian R. Liston
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH &
`ROSATI, P.C.
`222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 800
`(302)304‐7606 (direct)
`(302)430‐1360 (cell)
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`SO ORDERED re [143] Stipulation and Order (to extend Scheduling Order
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`Steven J. Balick sbalick@ashbygeddes.com, amayo@ashbygeddes.com, jday@ashbygeddes.com,
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