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` BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`TARGET CORPORATION, )
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` Petitioner, )
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`vs. ) Case No. IPR2013-00530
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`DESTINATION MATERNITY )
`CORPORATION, )
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` Patent Owner. )
`____________________________)
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` VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION OF FRANCES HARDER
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` Reported By: Lisa DiGiovanni, RPR, CSR 11969
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` DESTINATION MATERNITY )
` CORPORATION, )
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` Patent Owner. )
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`Videotaped Deposition of FRANCES HARDER, taken on
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`behalf of the Patent Owner, Destination Maternity
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`Corporation, before Lisa DiGiovanni, RPR, Certified
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`Shorthand Reporter No. 11969, for the State of
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`APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL:
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`FOR THE PATENT OWNER:
` DLA PIPER
` BY: STUART E. POLLACK
` Attorney at Law
` 1251 Avenue of the Americas
` New York, New York 10020
` 212.335.4964
` stuart.pollack@dlapiper.com
` DLA PIPER
` BY: MICHAEL L. BURNS IV
` Attorney at Law
` One Liberty Place
` 1650 Market Street
` Suite 4900
` Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
` 215.656.2443
` michael.burns@dlapiper.com
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`For Petitioner:
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` FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS
` BY: DANIEL M. LECHLEITER
` Attorney at Law
` 300 N. Meridian Street
` Suite 2700
` Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
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` E X H I B I T S
`Patent Owner's Page
`Exhibit 1 Patent US RE43,531 E 9
` Belly Covering Garment
` Target Corporation EX 1018
`Exhibit 2 Declaration of Frances 22
` Harder
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`Exhibit 3 3-page catalog 25
` Target Corporation EX 1002
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`Exhibit 4 Patent US 6,276,175 B1 28
` Seamless Torso Controlling Garment
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` THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Good morning. Here begins
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`Media No. 1, Volume I, to the videotaped deposition
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`of Frances Harder in the matter of Target
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`Corporation vs. Destination Maternity Corporation.
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`This case is in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board with Case
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`No. IPR2013-00530.
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` Today's date is April 24th, 2014. The time
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`Los Angeles, California 90067. The videographer is
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`John Azpilicueta appearing on behalf of Centext
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`Legal Services located in Encino, California.
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` Will counsel please identify yourselves and
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`state whom you represent.
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` MR. POLLACK: Stuart E. Pollack, DLA Piper, LLP,
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`U.S., on behalf of the Destination Maternity patent
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`owner, joined here from Michael Burns representing
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`the same parties, also from the same firm.
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` MR. LECHLEITER: And Daniel Lechleiter for
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`Faegre Baker Daniels representing petitioner, Target
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`Corporation.
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` THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Thank you.
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` Today's reporter is Lisa Giovanni [sic]
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`with Centext Legal Services.
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` May the court reporter please swear in the
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`witness.
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` DEPOSITION OFFICER: Please raise your right
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`hand to be sworn.
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` [FRANCES HARDER,
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`a Witness herein, having been first duly sworn by
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`the Certified Shorthand Reporter, was examined and
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`testified as follows:]
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` DEPOSITION OFFICER: You do solemnly state that
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` MS. HARDER: I do.
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` DEPOSITION OFFICER: Thank you.
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`BY MR. POLLACK:
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` Q. Good morning, Ms. Harder.
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` A. Good morning.
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` Q. To start the deposition, if you could just
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`state your name and your current job position for
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` A. My name is Frances Harder, and I am the
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`founder/president of Fashion Business, Incorporated.
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` Q. Okay. And I believe you've been deposed
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` A. Correct.
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` Q. Okay. How many times have you been deposed
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` A. Over the last eight to 10 years, probably
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` Q. What kind of copyrights?
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` A. Prints, graphics.
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` Q. Were those prints and graphics for clothing
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` A. Clothing.
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` A. Maybe you could repeat them.
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` Q. Okay. You need to answer audibly because
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` Q. Okay. And is there any reason that you
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` A. None at the moment.
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` Q. Okay. Good.
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` MR. POLLACK: Let's begin, if you could pass me
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`the '531 patent. I'm going to mark as Harder
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`Deposition Exhibit 1, U.S. Patent Reissue 43,531E
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`issued July 24th, 2012.
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` (Patent Owner's Exhibit 1 was marked
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` THE WITNESS: Thank you.
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` Q. BY MR. POLLACK: I assume you've reviewed
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` A. I have reviewed it.
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` Q. Okay. About how long did you spend
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` A. Well, given that I'm not an attorney, I
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`definitely read through it. How much I retained as
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` Q. Okay. You understand that this is the
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` A. Correct.
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` Q. Okay. Can you turn to Column 5 of the
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` A. Uh-huh.
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` Q. "Yes"?
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. Okay. Did you review the claims?
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` A. I did.
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` Q. Okay. How long did you spend reviewing the
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` A. It's hard to give it a number. I have
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`I mean, I have reviewed them.
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` Q. Okay. Is it hours? Minutes?
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` A. I have reviewed -- reviewed them at
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` Q. Okay. When were you first retained?
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` Q. Okay. But it was discussions with your
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` Q. Okay. Including the claims?
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` Q. -- in the middle of the page.
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` A. Right.
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` Q. And if you look at Column 5, do you see
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` Q. I'm looking at Claim 1.
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` Q. If you could look at the --
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` A. I'm looking at Claim 1.
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` Q. Okay. Very good.
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` A. Right.
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` Q. If you could look at the last full
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` Q. I'm sorry. Let me make sure you understand
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` Do you understand what claims are?
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` A. Okay. All right. I'm looking at Claim 1,
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`but then I saw Claim 8. But anyway, okay. So
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`Claim 1.
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` Q. Claim 1 is the one that has the --
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` Q. -- bold No. 1 at the beginning of it.
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` A. Right.
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` Q. And it ends just before the bold No. 2.
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` Do you see that?
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` A. -- what you're referring to. I would say
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` Q. Okay. Yes.
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` A claim is a numbered sentence.
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` A. Right.
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` Q. Claim 1 is the first numbered sentence.
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` A. Right.
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` Q. And it goes from about line 20 to line 35.
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` A. Yes. But, you know, like, it's coming here
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`Claim 1, Claim -- all the way down to 55, so...
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` Q. Okay. Sure.
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` Q. If you look, there's a -- in Column 5 --
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` Q. Okay. Do you understand that that's what's
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` Q. Okay. And if you --
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` A. Okay.
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` Q. -- would go down to the fourth paragraph,
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` Do you see where I'm --
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` A. With you.
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` Q. Okay. Very good.
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` A. Okay. Sorry.
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` Q. No problem.
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` All right. Let's keep reading in -- in
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` THE WITNESS: Breast area is -- can be defined
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` Q. BY MR. POLLACK: Uh-huh.
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` A. Sizing.
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` A. Sizing? Sizing is, of course.
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` Q. Yes.
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` It's understood that the breast areas on
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` Q. Yes.
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` Q. Sure.
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` A. You've got breasts, too.
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` MR. LECHLEITER: Objection. Form.
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` Q. BY MR. POLLACK: Sure.
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` THE WITNESS: -- where the breast is. That's
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`Where in the patent does it indicate that?
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` MR. POLLACK: Why don't we take a -- can we have
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` Ready?
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` DEPOSITION OFFICER: Uh-huh.
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` MR. POLLACK: I'm going to mark as Harder
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`Frances Harder. It's also referred to as
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`Exhibit 1011 in the IPR proceeding.
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` (Patent Owner's Exhibit 2 was marked
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` DEPOSITION OFFICER: Thank you.
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` Q. BY MR. POLLACK: Is this -- is Harder 2 the
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` A. This is my first declaration.
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` Q. Okay. Using your first declaration, can
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` THE WITNESS: I think that would be hard for me
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`well, not -- not really assumed. I think the breast
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` Q. BY MR. POLLACK: Okay. Well, what
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`Exhibit 1?
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` A. Well, I think that most of them, they were
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` Q. Sure. Sure.
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` I think you said near the breast area. But
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` THE WITNESS: I think we discussed what the
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` Q. BY MR. POLLACK: Normally, breast area
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` A. Over the breast.
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` Q. Okay.
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` I'm correct in -- in this declaration, you
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` A. I don't recall whether I did or not.
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` Q. Okay. I'll represent -- represent to you I
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` A. Okay.
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` Q. Do you know why that is?
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` A. I didn't think it was necessary. I wasn't
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` Q. Okay. Were you asked at any time to define
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` A. No.
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` Q. Turn to page 10 of your declaration. You
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` Do you see that?
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` A. On 19?
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` Q. Yes. Yes, in paragraph 19.
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` Q. Okay. Was JCP-B a prior art reference that
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` A. I -- unless I see the document, I can't
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` Q. Okay. You don't recall if that document
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` A. No.
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` Q. All right. My trusty assistant will get
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` MR. POLLACK: I'm going to mark as Harder
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` THE WITNESS: Thank you.
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` DEPOSITION OFFICER: You're welcome.
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