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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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`FACEBOOK, INC., LINKEDIN CORP.,
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`and TWITTER, INC.,
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`Petitioner
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`SOFTWARE RIGHTS ARCHIVE, LLC,
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`Patent Owner
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`Cases:
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`IPR2013-00478 (Patent 5,544,352)
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`IPR2013-00479 (Patent 5,832,494)
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`IPR2013-00480 (Patent 5,832,494)
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`IPR2013-00481 (Patent 6,233,571)
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`Videotaped Deposition of EDWARD A. FOX, Ph.D.,
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`Volume 1, at 15 Franklin Road, SW, Suite 7,
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`Roanoke, Virginia, commencing at 9:00a.m.,
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`Saturday, April 26, 2014, before Mary Ann
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`JOB No. 1852500
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` THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Good morning. 09:14
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` We're on record at 8:14 a.m. [sic]. 09:14
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` Today's date is April 26, 2014. This is 09:14
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` the video recorded deposition of Edward 09:14
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` A. Fox, Ph.D., volume 1. 09:14
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` My name is Steve Oaks, here with 09:14
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` our court reporter, Mary Payonk. We are 09:14
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` here from Veritext Legal Solutions. 09:14
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` This deposition is being held at Pierce 09:14
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` Reporting Company in Roanoke, Virginia. 09:14
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` The case caption is United States 09:14
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` Patent and Trademark Office before the 09:14
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` Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Facebook, 09:14
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` Inc., LinkedIn Corp., and Twitter, Inc., 09:15
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` Petitioners, versus Software Rights 09:15
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` Archive LLC, Patent Owner, cases 09:15
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` IPR2013-00478, Patent 5,544,352; 09:15
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` IRP2013-00479, Patent 5,832,494; 09:15
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` IPR2013-00480, Patent 5,832,494; 09:15
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` IPR2013-00481, Patent 6,233,571. 09:15
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` yourselves, we can do that. 09:15
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` THE WITNESS: Do you want to change 09:16
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` THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Oh, I am so 09:16
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` sorry. 9:14 is correct. 09:16
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` (Whereupon, counsel placed their 09:16
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` EDWARD A. FOX, Ph.D., 09:16
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` called as a witness, having been duly 09:16
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` sworn, was examined and testified as 09:16
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` follows: 09:16
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` EXAMINATION 09:16
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`BY MR. HARDY: 09:16
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` Q. Dr. Fox, does the term "link" have a 09:16
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`meaning in the art? 09:17
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` A. Are you referring to the prior art or 09:17
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`are you referring to the current art? 09:17
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` Q. Your field. 09:17
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` A. Certainly, there's a number of 09:17
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`different meanings for that word, just like any 09:17
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`other word. 09:17
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` Q. Okay. What are those meanings? 09:17
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`construction, that means cite, I think really 09:17
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`is what they're getting at. It may mean 09:17
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`referred to. It may be related to. There's 09:17
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`also the noun form of this, which is the object 09:17
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` Q. All right. Does the term "node" have 09:18
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` A. You said "node"? 09:18
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` Q. "Node." 09:18
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` A. Okay. Yes, again, "node" has a 09:18
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` Q. What is your understanding of what 09:18
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`issue in this proceeding? 09:18
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` A. So let me refer first to see if 09:18
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`there's anything construed about this, if you 09:19
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`give me a second to have -- I have a list here. 09:19
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`I think the exhibits have all been cleared so 09:19
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`this is -- they have this as an exhibit; right? 09:19
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` MR. SILBERT: No. This is a -- 09:19
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` Dr. Fox is referring to a sheet we 09:19
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` constructions that the PTAB made in 09:19
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` MR. HARDY: Okay. 09:19
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` A. So remind, the word -- 09:19
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` Q. What is your understanding of what a 09:19
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` A. Okay. Well, "node" is used in a 09:19
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` MR. ZOLTICK: While the witness is 09:19
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` least I'd like to have a copy of it, 09:19
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` what the witness is looking at. 09:19
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` MR. SILBERT: We can make copies. 09:19
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` It's simply a list of the claim 09:19
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` constructions that are contained in the 09:20
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` PTAB's orders. So you have them 09:20
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` A. So "node" occurs in a number of 09:20
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`From the District Court's construction, it's 09:20
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` Q. Hold on a second. Let me interrupt 09:20
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`you. 09:20
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` A. Okay. 09:20
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` Q. Dr. Fox, do you know what the word 09:20
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` A. You just asked me a few minutes ago 09:20
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`I'm trying to be careful about that. 09:20
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` Q. My question to you is: Do you know 09:20
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` MR. SILBERT: Objection. 09:20
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` A. I think they say "asked and 09:20
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` Q. You're not -- I'll repeat my 09:21
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` A. Okay. 09:21
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` Q. -- to you again. 09:21
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` A. Okay. The answer is yes, yes. 09:21
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` Q. Do you know what "node" -- 09:21
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` A. Yes. 09:21
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` Q. -- means? 09:21
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` A. Yes. 09:21
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` Q. What is your understanding of what 09:21
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` MR. SILBERT: Objection, asked and 09:21
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` Q. -- in the context of these patents? 09:21
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` A. It means what I was just trying to 09:21
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` Q. Well, you have read to me the claim 09:21
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`construction for "candidate cluster link." I'm 09:21
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`not sure what that means, you know, to -- what 09:21
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` MR. SILBERT: Objection, asked and 09:21
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`these patents, that's what "node" means. 09:22
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` MR. SILBERT: Let him finish his 09:22
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` A. -- in the patent. 09:22
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` A. Yes. 09:22
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` MR. SILBERT: Objection, asked and 09:22
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`Would you like me to do it again? 09:23
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` Q. I'd like you to do it the first time. 09:23
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` MS. KEEFE: Objection, 09:23
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` MR. SILBERT: Objection. 09:23
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` Q. Yes. 09:24
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` A. Which one? 09:24
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` Q. I want your understanding of it. 09:24
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` MR. SILBERT: Objection. 09:25
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` A. Could possibly, except I'm not sure 09:25
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` MR. SILBERT: Object to the form. 09:29
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` A. I guess so. People use different 09:29
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` MS. KEEFE: Object to form. 09:34
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` Q. -- in your work? 09:34
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