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`In The Matter Of:
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`APPLE, INC.
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`LAWRENCE KENSWIL - Vol. 1
`April 2, 2014
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` BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`APPLE INC., )
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` Petitioner, )
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` vs. ) NO. CBM2013-00020
` ) CBM2013-00023
`SIGHTSOUND TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, )
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` Patent Owner. )
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` DEPOSITION OF
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` Wednesday, April 2, 2014
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` Volume I
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`REPORTED BY: MEGAN F. ALVAREZ, RPR, CSR 12470
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`(SF-001615)
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` I N D E X
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` INDEX OF EXAMINATIONS
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`EXAMINATION BY MS. SKLENAR ........................6
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`EXAMINATION BY MS. FUKUDA .......................157
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`EXAMINATION BY MS. SKLENAR ......................164
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`No. Description Page
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`Exhibit 1 Declaration of Lawrence Kenswil ......6
` in case CBM2013-00020
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`Exhibit 2 Declaration of Lawrence Kenswil ......6
` in case CBM2013-00023
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`Exhibit 3 Petitioner's Reply, Case ............36
` CBM2013-0020
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`Exhibit 4 U.S. Patent 5,191,573 ..............43
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`Exhibit 5 U.S. Patent 5,966,440 ..............44
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`Exhibit 6 Press release entitled "Apple .......70
` Launches the iTunes Music Store"
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`Exhibit 7 Press release entitled "iTunes ......72
` Music Store Hits 5 Million
` Downloads," dated 6/23/03
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`Exhibit 8 Chapter from "The Perfect Thing: ....79
` How the iPod Shuffles Commerce,
` Culture, and Coolness," by
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`No. Description Page
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`Exhibit 10 Transcript of prepared testimony ....86
` of Lawrence Kenswil before the
` Copyright Royalty Board, Library
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`Exhibit 11 Article entitled "RealNetworks ......96
` Breaks Apple's Hold On iPod"
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`Exhibit 12 Article entitled "RealNetworks ......97
` to Apple: Our music will run on
` your player now."
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`Exhibit 13 Article entitled "Thoughts on .......99
` Music," by Steve Jobs, dated
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`Exhibit 14 Press release entitled "Changes ....102
` Coming to the iTunes Store,"
` dated 1/6/09
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`Exhibit 15 Press release entitled "Apple ......128
` Announces iTunes 8," dated
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`Exhibit 16 Declaration of John Snell .........138
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`Exhibit 17 Virtual Records document ...........151
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`Exhibit 18 Private Placement Memorandum .......156
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` BE IT REMEMBERED THAT, pursuant to Notice, and
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`on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, commencing at Ropes & Gray,
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`1900 University Avenue, 6th Floor, East Palo Alto,
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`California, before me, Megan F. Alvarez, a Certified
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`Shorthand Reporter, Registered Professional Reporter,
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`personally appeared
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` LAWRENCE KENSWIL
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`a witness in the above-entitled court case, called by
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` APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL
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`FOR PETITIONER:
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` ROPES & GRAY LLP
` BY: CHING-LEE FUKUDA, ESQ.
` 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
` NEW YORK, NY 10036-8704
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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` ARNOLD & PORTER LLP
` BY: JENNIFER A. SKLENAR, Esq.
` 44TH FLOOR
` 777 SOUTH FIGUEROA STREET
` LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90017-5844
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` WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2014, 9:09 A.M.
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` LAWRENCE KENSWIL,
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` having been first duly sworn, was examined and
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` EXAMINATION
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`BY MS. SKLENAR:
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` Q. Good morning, Mr. Kenswil.
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` A. Good morning.
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` Q. Am I pronouncing your name correctly?
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` A. That's perfect.
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` Q. My name is Jennifer Sklenar. I'm here on
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` A. Lawrence Kenswil.
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` Q. And could you spell your last name?
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` A. K-E-N-S-W-I-L.
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` Q. Have you ever gone by any other names?
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. How many times?
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` A. Many.
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` Q. Could you give me an estimate of how many
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` A. Probably 20, 25.
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` Q. Can you generally describe the nature of the
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` Q. Did you ever testify in any proceedings other
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` A. I -- trial witness.
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` Q. And how many times were you a trial witness?
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` A. I'd say three or five.
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` Q. And what was the general nature of the cases
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` A. Usually they were music contract litigation.
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` Q. Were you ever giving trial testimony on any
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` THE WITNESS: There were not about patents.
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` Q. In what way did your prior testimony relate to
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`testified in court on that case.
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` Q. Any other testimony that comes to mind that
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` A. Not in court that I remember, no.
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` Q. Was there any other testimony outside of court
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` Q. Have you ever been a party yourself to any
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` Q. And what case was that?
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` Q. And what was the general nature of that case?
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` A. It was a contract dispute.
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` Q. In what regard?
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`Music. I don't remember the exact nature of the case.
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`They usually are about the amount of money owed on the
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` Q. You are here today as an expert witness for
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. Have you ever served as an expert witness
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` Q. And I've already used the term "your
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` A. That's correct.
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` Q. And they're -- the declarations are identical;
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`is that right?
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` A. Virtually. They refer to different patents,
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`but otherwise they're the same.
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` Q. So if I refer to "your declarations," will you
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`SightSound?
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` A. That's fine.
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` Q. Now, it sounds like you've been deposed a fair
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`testimony and it would be extremely helpful to her, I'm
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`sure, if we try very hard not to speak over each other.
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` Is that okay?
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` Q. Okay. And if I ask you any questions that you
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` Is that okay?
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. And you understand you're under oath here
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. And you're under penalty of perjury.
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` Do you understand that?
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. And you -- I'm sure you're aware that
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. Okay. What, if anything, did you do to
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` A. I reviewed my declarations and the exhibits to
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`my declaration.
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` Q. When did you do that?
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` A. Yesterday and this morning.
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` Q. Did you do anything else to prepare for your
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` A. No.
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` Q. Did you meet with counsel?
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. When did you do that?
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` A. Yesterday.
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` Q. For how long?
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` A. About four hours.
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` Q. With whom did you meet?
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` A. Ching-Lee.
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` Q. Did you meet with anyone else?
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` A. I met with Jim...
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` Q. Batchelder?
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` A. Batchelder. I'm bad at names.
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` Q. No problem.
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` Did you meet with anyone else?
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` Q. You say you reviewed your declarations and the
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. What specific exhibits do you recall
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` A. I recall reviewing the proposed SightSound
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`seeking investment funding.
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` Q. Do you recall reviewing any other exhibits?
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` A. No.
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` Q. So is it fair to say that in preparation for
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` Q. Sitting here today, the only exhibits you're
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` A. That's correct.
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` Q. When you say you may have reviewed some
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`might have reviewed but you're not certain?
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` A. Well, there were various quotes in my
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` Q. Now, you were also retained by Apple as an
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` A. That's correct.
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` Q. And you submitted some reports for Apple in
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. Did you review those reports in preparation
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` Q. When's the last time you reviewed those
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` Q. Did you review those reports in any way in
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` A. No.
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` Q. Are you taking any medication or any alcohol
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` A. No.
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` Q. And that's your signature at the end?
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` MS. FUKUDA: Can you give me one second here?
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` MS. SKLENAR: Yes.
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` A. I saw a few typos and a misplaced heading,
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`The headings, I didn't do the headings, so I --
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` Q. Does the ten hours include reviewing the
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`you mean as a lawyer?
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` A. Yes.
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`prospectuses?
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` Q. How often would you say that you did that?
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`was on various committees at industry associations such
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` Paul Jessop, J-E-S-S-O-P.
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` Chris Horton, H-O-R-T-O-N.
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` A. I don't know what his degrees were.
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` Q. What was that?
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