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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`APPLE INC.
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`SIGHTSOUND TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case CBM2013-00020
`U.S. Patent No. 5,191,573
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`Before the Honorable MICHAEL P. TIERNEY, JUSTIN T. ARBES, and
`GEORGIANNA W. BRADEN,
`Administrative Patent Judges
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`DECLARATION OF MARCO MAZZONI
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`Apple Exhibit 4257
`Apple v. SightSound Technologies
`CBM2013-00020
`Page 00001
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`I, Marco Mazzoni, declare:
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`1.
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`Prior to 2005, my legal name was Mark Gavini. I was employed by
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`Apple Inc. (“Apple”) from 1992 through 2000. In February 1999, I was the Audio
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`Technologies Evangelist in Developer Relations. I am over the age of 18, I have
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`personal knowledge of the facts set forth herein, and I am competent to testify
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`regarding these facts.
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`2.
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`During my employment at Apple, my responsibilities included building
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`relationships with third party developers of audio technologies for Apple products. I
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`was not involved with the development of iTunes or the iTunes Music Store.
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`I had
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`not heard of the iTunes Music Store prior to my departure from Apple.
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`3.
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`I do not remember meeting with a SightSound entity in 1999, nor do I
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`remember the name SightSound in general. I do not remember having received any
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`materials from SightSound. I also do not recall ever communicating about
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`SightSound or anything related to SightSound to anyone at Apple, including anyone
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`who was involved with the development of iTunes or the iTunes Music Store.
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`I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of
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`America that the foregoing is true and correct.
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`Dated: March Q, 2014 WM
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`Marco Mazzoni
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