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`RGY—G~BlV’ Corporation,
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`F&l’l1.U3 Ltd, Fanuc Rcbetics /\.n'1ei'ica, rm, GE
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`Fariue Autoinaticn Ainerieas, Zinc, and GE
`Fariuc lntelligent Platforms, lnc.,
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`CASE NO. 2I:07—cv-004lS~DF
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDEB
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`PLAENTIFF ROY»GmBlV CORP.’S SECGNB SUPPLEWEENTAL ANSWERS AND
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`{)B.} l3lC'l‘Il(}NS Til} l3lEl3"EN l3AN’Il‘S’ E<‘ lRS'l" SEE‘ {H-I‘ lN'l‘lEl§R(}€§AfE"() RE ES
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`Plaintiff ROY—G—BlV Cerpcratien (“ROY—G~BlV"’) l1i?l‘@b‘_V provides its seccnd
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`Stl'p}f)lf.?l‘flE31’ll,’al‘)/‘ responses to Detlendants’ First Set of interrogatories.
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`GB.lTlECTl0NS
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`l{OYi—G—Blli‘v' incorporates by reference its cbjecticris set foitlt in its February 28, 2998,
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`answers and objections to Defendants’ iriterrogateries.
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`ANSIWERS AND QBJECTIONS T8 INTERRGGATQREES
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`lNTERROGA.T{lR‘r" N0. l:
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`Fer eaeli Accused Product, describe the circumstances leading up to the allegation that
`Deleiidairts allegedly intriirge the patents~in—suit, including the date on wlrielr Plaintift‘ first
`became aware eftlte Deferldarlts’ Accused Products (and irlentil”y all documents i'elating to such
`awareness and all persons with lmewledge of such awareness); the date on which Plaintiff first
`considered the Defendants" accused prednets to be an alleged infringement efthe patents—in—suit
`(and identify all documents relating to such ccirsirleratieri and all perscns with lmnwletlge cf
`such consideration); and all actions taken by or on lielralf of Plaintiff to investigate or pursue its
`beliefs efalleged infringement (lnleluding dneumerlts retlecting or repnrtlng any tests or arnalyses
`perferrned en Defendants’ Accused Products prier tc filing the complaint for purposes cf
`determining whetnei‘tl1nse Accused Products allegedly infringe the patents-in~s1.iit).
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`Specific Ol',‘j€CllO11SI
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`ABB V ROY-G-BIV
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`ABB - EXHIBIT 1137
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`TRIAL IPR2013-00282
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`TRIAL IPR2013-00062
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`Plaintiff objects to this interrogatory as seeking inforination that is protected. under the
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`attorney~client privilege and/or ‘W0l'i< product doctrine.
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`in pa.rticular., the details relating to when
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`Plaintiff tirst “considered the Detentlants’ accused products to he an alleged infringement ofthe
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`patents~in—suit” and the identification of “all actions taken by or on behalf of Plaintiff to
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`investigate or pursue its beliefs of alleged infringement” calls for inforrnation protected under the
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`attorney—client privilege and worl<—pi'o<l1tct doctrine, Plztinttiff also objects to the interrogatory as
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`vague and ainhiguous. For exarnple, it is unclear what the “circumstances leatling up to the
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`allegation that Defendants allegedly infringe the patents—in—suit” encornpass. Flaintiff objects to
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`this interrogatory as overly hroad and unduly burdensonie to the extent it requests the
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`identification of“a,ll” tloeunients anrl persons,
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`Answer:
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`Suhiect to the foregoing General and Specific objections, Plaintiff is in the process of
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`evaluating which protlucts are accused of infringeinent. Further, even among accused software
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`prorluetsg, it is tliflicult at this time to CiE3l6l'l'l'll‘(l6 whether older versions of the soitx. "are
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`accused because the older versions may function tliffei'eiitly than the current Versions. Although
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`the answer to this interrogatory focuses, in some instance, on the current Versions of the
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`software, Plaintiff also has €tl.l'f3111ptC(l'tG answer with respect to prior versions ofthe sofiware.
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`Finally, Plairitiffs awareness of the existence of a particular product should not be construed as
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`retlecting an awareness of the features, characteristics or capabilities of such a protluct.
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`One product accused of infringenient is the FOCAS software, along with applications
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`that l11CC3l‘pGTfiTlE3 and use FOCAS. Plaintiff does I10tl{11OVVlil1C exact clate on which it first hecanie
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`aware ot‘l7OCAS. With respect to the current version of FOCASI for l?,thernet, released in 2083,
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`Plaintit‘t”s best guess is that it knew of this software soon after its release date. The earliest
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`Plaintiff likely knew about any Version of FOCASl likely was in Oeteber ?.(}0l, when it likely
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`learned efFOCASl fer HSSB. Pl?ll,Tltll:l:[)1‘0l')t3.l3ly first learned 0t‘Ft'_)CASl fer Ethernet a,reurid
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`May 2€}t)fZ. With respect to F{)C.x’»\S2, l’Eaintit‘t‘ likely knew of it in early 2{3t)4
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`possibly in
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`January of 2004. With respect to Prefiey Hlvll/'SCA[)A CH»/ll’LlCl'l‘Y' HM} for CNC, Plaintiff
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`does not recall an exact date when it first beearne aware efrthe product. But Plaintiff believes
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`that it became aware etithe product within two years Of the tiling date ef the eemplairit —
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`pmhably in 2906.
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`De “entlant has yet to identify which of its other software is used with FOCAS. Butte the
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`extent, other versions et‘ClMPLlClTY or sefiware products therein are used, Plaintiff does net
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`r'eeall when it first became aware of the ether‘ Cll‘viP1..lClTY seltware.
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`lt lilrely became aware ef
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`the current version of the settware just prior to filing the complaint. Plaintiff may have knewn
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`that GE Fanue offered Ctl\A”PLiECl’l"Y for HM} products in late l999.
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`it is possible that Plaintiff
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`tirst beearne aware that GE Fanue ellerecl a pietlnet with the nantre ClMPLlClTY in the 1996-
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`1998, time period.
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`l’Eaintift‘beliex/es it first became aware efthe existence of the i*R{:}Fi(I3Y fvl/\.Ct-ili\‘=lE
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`EDITION software on or around June 2.5, 2034.
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`Same efthe elairns reeite features directed at rnetien hardw'are and WO1'l{Sl'.?clTEl0I1S.
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`Plainti ft‘ was gen,er'ally aware efvatrie us
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`FANUC and FAMJC rnetieri eeritre} hardware in
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`the late 1990s.
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`it also ltrelieves it l{l'I€‘iW efthe alpha and beta serves airnind 1996. Plaiittiff
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`believes that it l")GCEil’11€ aware efyarieus other hardware and workstations in the 2091-2003 time
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`fianre. Plaintiff, however, ctees netl<:new'w't1en it heearne aware efalt of these pretluets. it
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`believes that it may have ‘eeeeine aware efthe series lfii, mt, mi, 211', and 169i precluets armurirl
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`October fZG{3l. Plaintiff believes it may have beeerne aware etthe Paneli in early 2082
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`possibly in January 2002. Plaintiff was aware that GE FANUC and FANUC otfered various
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`other controls at least
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`oteariy 2003 (possibly January 2803), such as the Series l5(3, 15€)i,
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`l80, 210, l8(3i, Zitii, (Iii, Power Mate i, 0, l5, lo, 18, and 2].
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`Plaintiff does not know the date on which it “first considered the Defendants’ accused
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`products to he an alleged iiniiiigeiiient ofthe patents—inwsuit.” lt likely considered. there to be an
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`infringement —
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`best it could witlinut having access to centidential int7oririation such
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`source
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`code within a u’€al”~3.T1d~£3:li£‘tli‘Oflilfi
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`tiling ofthe coinplaiiit in Septeinber 2€3l)t7.
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`l-"llaintilli began
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`investigating the possibility of infringement in the 2006 time fiarne.
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`l*laiiitiffworlt:ed with its
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`counsel in its investigation ofthe inliingeinent. The details regarding this investigation are
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`protected by the work product and 2t.l;l.0t’Ilf3j/—Cl,l61ll. privilege doctrines.
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`Separately for each asserted claim of the patentswinmsuit, identi_€y all alleged dates of
`conception, any subsequent diligence until reduction to practice, any dates of actual reduction to
`practice nfthe claimed invention, the date otlirst constructive reduction to practice of the
`claimed subject matter defined by the claim, all persons who were involved in connection with
`such conception, diligence, or reduction to practice, and the earliest effective tiling date Plaintiff
`will assert for each such claim, stating in detail all laetual bases siipportiiig Plaintit7t”s
`identification of each such date, and identifying all persons, documents, and tangible things
`corrohmating each such date.
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`Specific Objections:
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`Plaintiff objects to this interrogatoiy as overly broad and unduly burdensenie to the
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`extent it requests “all factual” bases.
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`i:%ttts_s_~:_ei_i
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`Subject to the t‘oregoing General and Specific Objections, the claims were conceived at
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`least as early as April i994. The claims were first reduced to practice after the filing of the ‘897
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`patent — probably around late~i9‘96 or eai‘ly—l997. The earliest effective tiling date for asserted
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`claims of the pateiits~iii—suit is May 30, 1995. The documents in support of this elleetive filing
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`date are US. Patent No. 5,691,8$}'7, along with the original application for this patent. This
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`original tlisclosnre, filed on May 30, l995, supports the claims of the p-atents—in-suit pnrsnant to
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`35 U.S.C. § l20, and is a eoiistrnctive reduction to practice of the invention.
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`"l‘1ie inventors
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`diligently worked. on their ideas, including afier their coiieeption date. They worked diligently at
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`least through the reduction to practice dates, particularly considering that they were ‘»7v'Ol‘l§1,'(lg on
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`other projects and at starting up their business. Persons involved in the conception, diligence,
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`and reduction to practice were Dave Brown and .1ay Clark. Tlieir prosecution counsel were
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`involved. in the eonsttrnctive reduction to practice — i. the May 30, 1995 tiling date ofthe ‘897
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`patent. Persons with loiowledge of the diligence incltn"le Ricltarcl Blacl<, Robert llughes, and
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`Michael Schacht.
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`l’1aintitl’eontinnes to investigate other potential persons with lonowledge.
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`Docunients in support of these contentions tfe.g;, CO1‘1‘0lZ)O1”fl.’tlllg the inventors’ diligent
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`WG1‘l{ on the invention well as on other technical and bitsiness projetétsft, may include:
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`RGBtltlt}€)l249 — l257; RCsB€ltltl(}40t75 — 4986; R.GB€3€ltltl4l)8t7
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`R€3B0(l{3()7322 — 7342; RGlElt)0G{37467 — 7469; R(}lEi€3l)02€i444
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`— 26445; R(3tlEi€3l)028786 — 28788;
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`RGBOt)O3ll4G€)
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`Sl.’/199; RGBGOO5l31l — 5l31S; RGBGOGSB19 — 5 B20; RGBOOGS l32l — 5 B26; RGBGOOS l329
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`~ 5133:‘-lg RG Btl€}l)5146tl
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`R(IlBtltl€35l4€i9
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`5 M89; RGBGOGS l4-90 — 5 lfrtll; RGBGOGS l5tl2 — 5l514; RGBGOG5l515 — 5 l527; RGBGOGS l528
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`— 51537; RGBO0051549 — 5157/-‘l; RGBO0t)516G?; — 51613; RGBOO0516lr-l — 51636;
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`RGBtltl(}5l652 — 5l674; RGBtltl€}5lt787 — .‘5l788; RGBtltl€}5l8(32 — 5l8{34; RGBtltl(}5l8(36 —
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`5 l817; RGlEll)0(l5 l 833 — 5 l 856; RGlEll)0(l5 l 857 — 5 l 876; RGlEll)0(l5 l 877 — 5 l 899; h{3'lEll)0(l5 l 891
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`RGBOGEBSZHE6 ~ 52119; RGBOG(35212€)
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`- 52143; RGBOGGSZI44 - 52163; RGBOGGSZ164 ~
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`52"i'7'7; RGB()(}O52"i’78 ~ 52263; RGBGGOSZZG4 ~ 52226; R(}B()(}O528} 8 ~ 52837; RGB()0O52882
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`— 52.924; RGB{)O052925 — 52.927; RGBGOGSBGIZ — 53035; RGBGGGSEGS7 - 53078;
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`RGBOGG53G79 - 53204; RGBGGGSSZGS - 53236; RGBOGGSSZ37 - 532.49; RGBOGGSI-3846 -
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`54857; RGBWO54858 — 54867; RCsB€}{}O54868 — 54870; RCsB(}{}O548J71 — 54885; RCsB€}{}O54886
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`RGB~(}O€355312 - 55329; RGB(}O€35533()
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`RGBGOGSSSZG — 55823; RGBGOOSSSZ4 — 55834; RGBGOOSSS47 — 5585i; RGBM3055852 —
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`55880; RGB€)0G55881 ~ 55895; RGBGOGSS896 ~ 55949; RGBGOGSS967 ~ 55974; RGB€)0G55975
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`— 55980; RGB(3{3()5598E — 55987; RG}E3G{3()55988 — 56066); RGBOG{35606l — 56082;
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`RGBOGG56567 — 56570; RGBOG{}56575 — 56576; RGBOGG56577 — 56578; RGBOG{}56579 —
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`56584; RGBMJG56585 ~ 56590; RGBWJG56591 ~ 56593; RGBWJG56594 ~ 565%; RGBWJG56597
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`R€3B0(3(356618 — 56619; }2€3IE30G{35662€)
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`56738; RGB€)0G56739 — 56748; RGBWG56749 — 56751; RG}E3€)0G56752 — 56757; RGB€)0G56758
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`RGB00056777 — 56779; RGB000567SG — 56783; RGBUOOS678‘-‘E — 56785; RGBOO0567S6 —
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`56795; RGBQOGS6796 ~ 56797; RGB€)0G56798 ~ 56799; RGB€)0G56822; RGBOG(356824 -
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`56829; RGB()(}O5683{3 ~ 56836; RGB()(}O5683'7 ~ 56841; RGB()(}O56842 ~ 56843; RGBGGO56844
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`RGBOGG56871 - 56875; RGBOGGS6876 v 56877; RGBOGG56878 - 56879; RGBOGG56880 -
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`56883; RCsB€}{}O56884 — 56887; RCsB€}{}056888 — 56892; RCsB(}{}056893 — 56894; RCsB€}{}O56895
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`5790i}; E{G}E3€)0G57(}OI
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`RGBOG(357053 ~ 57064; RGBOG(357065 ~ 57074; RGBOG(357075 ~ 57076; RGBOG(357077 ~
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`57082; RGB()0O57083 ~ 57094; RGB()(}O57095 ~ 57362; RGB()(}O57iG3 ~ 57364; RGB()(}O57EG5
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`RGBOG{357116 - 57125; RGBOG{357126 - 57127; RGBOGG57128 - 57129; RGBOGG57130 -
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`57332; RCsB(}{}057'i35 — 5'7'i4{3; RCsB€}{}057"i41
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`RGBOO057614 — 57616; RGBOG05762G — 5762i; RGBOO057622 — 57623; RGBM3057635 —
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`57637; RGB€)0G57638 ~ 57639; RGB€)0G5764(} ~ 57641; RGB€)0G57642 ~ 57644; RGB€)0G57649
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`RGBOGG57685 — 57686; RGBOG{}57735 — 57738; RGBOGG5774iE — 57744; RGBOGG57817 —
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`5782.3; RGBQOGY/8214 ~ 5782183‘; RGBOGGY/830 ~ 57836; RGBOM357837 ~ 57841; RGBOGGY/'84-2
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`RGBOG{357863 — 57865; RGBOG(357866 — 57869; RGE30(3{359518 — 59523; R€3BOG(362154 —
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`623 73; RGBQGG62478 ~ 6248}; RGBQ0062494 ~ 62495; 3153890062640 ~ 6264}; RGBQ0063259
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`— 63248; RGBO{)063249 — 63251; RGBOG063252 — 632.52; RGBOGG632I59 - 63260;
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`RGBMK363263 ~ 63265; RGBOG(363266 ~ 63267; RGBOG(363268 ~ 63269; RGBOGEE63373 ~
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`63376; RGB()0O633'7’7 ~ 63378; RGB()(}O634]4 ~ 63438; R(}B()(}O63:953 ~ 639:3}; RGB()(}O64"i64
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`— 64191; RGB{)O07G462 — 70467; RGB{)O0764€)2 — 76406; RGBO{)(Y/6413 - 76418;
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`RGBOGG764-36 - 76440; RGBOGG764-41 - 76448; RGBOGG764-49 - 76454; RGBGGG764-59 -
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`76533; RCsB(}{}O77'i 84 — 77243; RGBWO77244 — 77287.
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`Piaintiffcantinues to investigate this intermgat0ry' and will, ifreq’uired, tin'3e1y'
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`supplenierit this interrogaitoryi
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`lNTERROGAT{lR‘r" N0. 5:
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`With respect to each of the patents—in—snit, identify all facts and documents, and all
`persons competent to testify with respect thereto, upon which Plaintiff relies for proof of
`secondary considerations under 35 U.S.C. § l(}3 for each paterit.
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`.3.l;l..t3;§;1tllQ__Ql1l&?.§liQ31§i
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`lllairitiffobjects to this interrogatory as a prernature contention interrogatory. Plaiiitiff
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`fnrtlier objects insofar as this interrogatoiy is predicated on legal terms or conclusions of law
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`including the term “seeontlary corisiderations.” Plaintiff further objects to the extent that this
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`iriterrogatory calls for infoi'inatiori that is properly the subject of expert discovery.
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`Answer:
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`Subject to the foregoing General and Specific objections, Plaintif” states
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`follows:
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`Discovery has only recently begun in this
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`and Plaintiff will tiniely supplement, Plaintiff s
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`invention solved a long—sta:nding problem in the inotiori control industry. Stpecilticallly, the
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`motion controller market consisted primarily of hardware~oriented companies.
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`'Tl‘hese companies
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`provided ioW—level software that worked directly with their hardware components. The software
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`from each eonipany, however, was specific to that coinpanyls harclwae products. As a result, a
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`consumer wisliing to irnplenierit high—level software, such as factory autornatiori applications,
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`could do so only ifall of its hardware used the same low~level sottWai‘e.
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`l.ow—level soltware
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`varied from rnarinfacturer to inanufactnrer, but also could vary Within a single rnanufacturerls
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`h.‘i1‘t.lW‘c1l‘£) ol’l’ei'iiigs. Due to the lac}; of interoperability, a consumer wishing to iniplenient a
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`factory automation application was limited not only to liardvvare lroin a single rnanntacturer, but
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`also to specific hardware offerings from that rrianufacturer. Altliougli Plaintiff does not recall
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`any particular persons who expressed slteptieisni about its idea, it does generally recall that, on
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`ecearsierr, ethers expressed skepticism about the ability efits irrverrtimr to work. Nevertlreless,
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`P}aitrtit‘f’s hard work and ingermity led to :1 solution to the pmbletrr. Others, such as defendzmts,
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`have enjoyed great commercial success from the use ef E’1ai11tiff’s invention. Persons whe eeuid
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`testify about these facts include the inventors efthe patentsdn-suit, Dave Brawn and Jay Clark.
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`Other peterrtiat persens include perserts currently and formerly asseeietted. with deferrdants, and
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