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`Filed on behalf of: Wintek Corporation
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`Joseph E. Palys
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`Naveen Modi
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
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`Washington, DC 20001-4413
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` naveen.modi@finnegan.com
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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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`WINTEK CORPORATION
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`TPK TOUCH SOLUTIONS INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Patent 8,217,902
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`DECLARATION OF DR. VIVEK SUBRAMANIAN
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`Wintek Exhibit 1012
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`Declaration of Dr. Vivek Subramanian
`Regarding Petition for IPR of U.S. Patent No. 8,217,902
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1 
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`Qualifications ................................................................................................... 2 
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`I. 
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`II. 
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`III. 
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`Summary of Opinions ...................................................................................... 4 
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`IV.  Overview of the ’902 Patent ............................................................................ 6 
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`V. 
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`Claim Construction ........................................................................................ 28 
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`VI.  Certain References Disclose or Suggest All the Claimed Features of
`the ’902 Patent ............................................................................................... 29 
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`A. 
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`Binstead, Either Individually or in Combination with Other
`References, Discloses or Suggests All the Claimed Features ............. 29 
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`1. 
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`Binstead Discloses Each and Every Feature Recited in
`claims 1-3, 5-8, 10-13, 15, 17-19, 21, 22, 24-27, 29, 32,
`34-37, 39, 40, 42-44, 46-48, 50-55, 57, 58, 60-62, and
`64-68 ......................................................................................... 30 
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`a) 
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`b) 
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`c) 
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`d) 
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`e) 
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`f) 
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`g) 
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`h) 
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`i) 
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`Claim 1 ............................................................................ 30 
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`Claim 2 ............................................................................ 47 
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`Claim 3 ............................................................................ 48 
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`Claim 5 ............................................................................ 49 
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`Claim 6 ............................................................................ 50 
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`Claim 7 ............................................................................ 51 
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`Claim 8 ............................................................................ 51 
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`Claim 10 .......................................................................... 52 
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`Claim 11 .......................................................................... 52 
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`Claim 12 .......................................................................... 54 
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`Claim 13 .......................................................................... 54 
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`Claim 15 .......................................................................... 55 
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`j) 
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`k) 
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`l) 
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`m)  Claim 17 .......................................................................... 55 
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`n) 
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`o) 
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`p) 
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`q) 
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`r) 
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`s) 
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`t) 
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`u) 
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`v) 
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`Claim 18 .......................................................................... 60 
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`Claim 19 .......................................................................... 61 
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`Claim 21 .......................................................................... 61 
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`Claim 22 .......................................................................... 61 
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`Claim 24 .......................................................................... 62 
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`Claim 25 .......................................................................... 63 
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`Claim 26 .......................................................................... 65 
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`Claim 27 .......................................................................... 66 
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`Claim 29 .......................................................................... 66 
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`w) 
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`Claim 32 .......................................................................... 66 
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`x) 
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`y) 
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`z) 
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`Claim 34 .......................................................................... 81 
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`Claim 35 .......................................................................... 83 
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`Claim 36 .......................................................................... 88 
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`aa)  Claim 37 .......................................................................... 88 
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`bb)  Claim 39 .......................................................................... 89 
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`cc)  Claim 40 .......................................................................... 89 
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`dd)  Claim 42 .......................................................................... 89 
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`ee)  Claim 43 .......................................................................... 91 
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`ff) 
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`Claim 44 .......................................................................... 92 
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`gg)  Claim 46 .......................................................................... 93 
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`hh)  Claim 47 .......................................................................... 97 
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`ii) 
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`jj) 
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`Claim 48 .......................................................................... 97 
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`Claim 50 .......................................................................... 98 
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`kk)  Claim 51 .......................................................................... 98 
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`ll) 
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`Claim 52 .......................................................................... 98 
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`mm)  Claim 53 .......................................................................... 99 
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`nn)  Claim 54 ........................................................................ 100 
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`oo)  Claim 55 ........................................................................ 100 
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`pp)  Claim 57 ........................................................................ 101 
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`qq)  Claim 58 ........................................................................ 101 
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`rr) 
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`Claim 60 ........................................................................ 103 
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`ss)  Claim 61 ........................................................................ 103 
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`tt) 
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`Claim 62 ........................................................................ 104 
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`uu)  Claim 64 ........................................................................ 104 
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`vv)  Claim 65 ........................................................................ 104 
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`ww)  Claim 66 ........................................................................ 105 
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`xx)  Claim 67 ........................................................................ 106 
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`yy)  Claim 68 ........................................................................ 107 
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`Binstead and Honeywell Disclose or Suggest Each and
`Every Feature Recited in Claims 4, 9, 14, 16-23, 25-31,
`35, 38, 41, 44, 45, 49, 56, 63, and 68 ...................................... 109 
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`Binstead and Bolender Disclose or Suggest Each and
`Every Feature Recited in Claims 33 and 59 ........................... 116 
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`Binstead and Miller Disclose or Suggest Each and Every
`Feature Recited in Claims 17-19, 21, 22, 25-27, 29, 35,
`44, and 68 ................................................................................ 121 
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`Binstead and Seguine Disclose or Suggest Each and
`Every Feature Recited in Claims 5, 10, 15, 17-19, 21, 22,
`25-27, 29, 35, 39, 44, 50, 57, 64, and 68 ................................ 125 
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`2. 
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`3. 
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`4. 
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`5. 
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`B. 
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`Lambert, Either Individually or in Combination with Other
`References, Discloses or Suggests All the Claimed Features ........... 134 
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`1. 
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`Lambert Discloses Each and Every Feature Recited in
`Claims 1-4, 6-9, 11-14, 17-20, 22, 24-28, 32, 34-38, 40,
`42-44, 46-49, 51-56, 58, 60-63, and 65-68 ............................. 134 
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`a) 
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`b) 
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`c) 
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`d) 
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`e) 
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`f) 
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`g) 
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`h) 
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`i) 
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`j) 
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`Claim 1 .......................................................................... 134 
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`Claim 2 .......................................................................... 147 
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`Claim 3 .......................................................................... 148 
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`Claim 4 .......................................................................... 149 
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`Claim 6 .......................................................................... 151 
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`Claim 7 .......................................................................... 152 
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`Claim 8 .......................................................................... 152 
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`Claim 9 .......................................................................... 152 
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`Claim 11 ........................................................................ 153 
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`Claim 12 ........................................................................ 155 
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`Claim 13 ........................................................................ 155 
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`Claim 14 ........................................................................ 156 
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`k) 
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`l) 
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`m)  Claim 17 ........................................................................ 156 
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`n) 
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`o) 
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`p) 
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`q) 
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`r) 
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`s) 
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`t) 
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`u) 
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`v) 
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`Claim 18 ........................................................................ 162 
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`Claim 19 ........................................................................ 163 
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`Claim 20 ........................................................................ 163 
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`Claim 22 ........................................................................ 163 
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`Claim 24 ........................................................................ 164 
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`Claim 25 ........................................................................ 165 
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`Claim 26 ........................................................................ 167 
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`Claim 27 ........................................................................ 168 
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`Claim 28 ........................................................................ 168 
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`w) 
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`Claim 32 ........................................................................ 168 
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`x) 
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`y) 
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`z) 
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`Claim 34 ........................................................................ 180 
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`Claim 35 ........................................................................ 182 
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`Claim 36 ........................................................................ 187 
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`aa)  Claim 37 ........................................................................ 188 
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`bb)  Claim 38 ........................................................................ 188 
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`cc)  Claim 40 ........................................................................ 188 
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`a) 
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`b) 
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`Claim 42 ........................................................................ 189 
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`Claim 43 ........................................................................ 190 
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`Claim 44 ........................................................................ 191 
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`Claim 46 ........................................................................ 193 
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`Claim 47 ........................................................................ 197 
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`Claim 48 ........................................................................ 197 
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`Claim 49 ........................................................................ 198 
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`Claim 51 ........................................................................ 198 
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`Claim 52 ........................................................................ 199 
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`Claim 53 ........................................................................ 199 
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`Claim 54 ........................................................................ 200 
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`Claim 55 ........................................................................ 201 
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`c) 
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`d) 
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`e) 
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`f) 
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`g) 
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`h) 
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`i) 
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`j) 
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`k) 
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`l) 
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`m)  Claim 56 ........................................................................ 201 
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`n) 
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`o) 
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`p) 
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`q) 
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`r) 
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`s) 
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`t) 
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`u) 
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`v) 
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`Claim 58 ........................................................................ 201 
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`Claim 60 ........................................................................ 203 
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`Claim 61 ........................................................................ 204 
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`Claim 62 ........................................................................ 204 
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`Claim 63 ........................................................................ 204 
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`Claim 65 ........................................................................ 204 
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`Claim 66 ........................................................................ 205 
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`Claim 67 ........................................................................ 207 
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`Claim 68 ........................................................................ 207 
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`Lambert and Miller Disclose or Suggest Each and Every
`Feature Recited in Claims 17-20, 22, 25-28, 35, 44, and
`68 ............................................................................................. 209 
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`Lambert and Seguine Disclose or Suggest Each and
`Every Feature Recited in Claims 5, 10, 15-23, 25-31, 35,
`39, 41, 44, 45, 50, 57, 64, and 68 ............................................ 213 
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`Lambert and Bolender Disclose or Suggest Each and
`Every Feature Recited in Claims 33 and 59 ........................... 223 
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`2. 
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`3. 
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`4. 
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`VII.  Conclusion ................................................................................................... 228 
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`I, Vivek Subramanian, declare as follows:
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`Introduction
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`I.
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`1.
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`I have been retained by Wintek Corporation (“Petitioner”) as an
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`independent expert consultant in this proceeding before the United States Patent
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`and Trademark Office. Although I am being compensated at my rate of $550 per
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`hour for the time I spend on this matter, no part of my compensation is dependent
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`on the outcome of this proceeding, and I have no other interest in this proceeding.
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`2.
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`I understand that this proceeding involves U.S. Patent No. 8,217,902
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`(“the ’902 patent”) (Ex. 1001)1, the application for which was filed on August 21,
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`2007, as U.S. Patent Application No. 11/842,747, and issued on July 10, 2012. I
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`also understand that the ’902 patent is based on Taiwanese Patent Application No.
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`96115152, which was filed on April 27, 2007. I further understand that the ’902
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`patent is assigned on its face to TPK Touch Solutions Inc. (“Patent Owner”).
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`3.
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`I have been asked to consider whether certain references disclose or
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`suggest the features recited in the claims of the ’902 patent. My opinions are set
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`forth below.
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`1 Where appropriate, I refer to exhibits attached to the petition for Inter Partes
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`Review of the ’902 patent.
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`II. Qualifications
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`4. My curriculum vitae, which includes a detailed summary of my
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`background and experience and a list of my publications and patents is attached is
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`attached as Exhibit 1013.
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`5.
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`I am a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering &
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`Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley, located at Berkeley,
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`California.
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`6.
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`I was awarded a B.S. degree from Louisiana State University in 1994,
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`a M.S. degree from Stanford University in 1996, and a Ph.D. degree from Stanford
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`University in 1998, all in electrical engineering.
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`7.
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`Since 2000, I have held various research and teaching positions in the
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`Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of
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`California, Berkeley. I have published more than 200 technical papers in journals
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`and technical conferences and am an inventor of more than 30 patents covering
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`various technologies, including semiconductor devices, materials, circuit design,
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`process technology, and memory architecture.
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`8.
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`I also have significant experience in the industry. For example, in
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`1998, I co-founded Matrix Semiconductor, Inc., a Silicon Valley startup that made
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`high-density memory devices. I served as Chief Technology Advisor at QuSwami,
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`Inc., from 2008-2011, which is an energy conversion device startup company. I
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`also founded in 2004 and serve as Scientific Advisor to Kovio, Inc., which is a
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`printed electronics startup company.
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`9.
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`Through the course of my research and development activities in
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`industry and academia, I have had extensive experience with touch-screen
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`technology and more generally with display technology as a whole. Starting in
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`1994, I developed flat panel process technologies for both touch screens and
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`displays, including specifically developing Indium Tin Oxide (ITO)-based
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`conductor technology as are discussed in the patent at issue herein. Furthermore, I
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`have worked on resistive and capacitive touch sensors as part of my academic
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`research, both as a graduate student, and as a professor, and have also continued to
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`maintain significant research activities in flat panel displays and user interface
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`technologies throughout this period.
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`10.
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`I am a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
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`(IEEE) and have served on the technical committees for the Device Research
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`Conference and the International Electron Device Meeting. I have also served as
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`the scientific chair for the Large Area, Organic, and Printed Electronics
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`Conference (LOPE-C), a major international conference catering to large area
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`electronic systems such as displays, user interfaces, etc.
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`11.
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`I have received accolades for my achievements in academia as well as
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`in the industry. For example, I was awarded the 2005 EDN Innovation Award, I
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`was awarded the National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award
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`(CAREER), I was a finalist for 2003 World Technology Award for Information
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`Technology Hardware, I was nominated to Scientific American’s SA50 List for
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`Visionary Technology, I was nominated to Technology Review’s list of top 100
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`young innovators (TR100), and I was nominated to the National Academy of
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`Engineering’s “Frontiers of Engineering.”
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`12.
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`I have previously served as a technical expert in litigations between
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`Apple and Nokia and between Apple and Motorola in which the patents at issue
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`related to touch screen technology.
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`13.
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`I am not an attorney and offer no legal opinions, but in the course of
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`my work, I have had experience studying and analyzing patents and patent claims
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`from the perspective of a person skilled in the art.
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`III. Summary of Opinions
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`14. All of the opinions contained in this Declaration are based on the
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`documents I reviewed and my knowledge and professional judgment. In forming
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`the opinions expressed in this Declaration, I reviewed the ’902 patent (Ex. 1001);
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`the prosecution file history for the ’902 patent (Ex. 1002); a Request for Ex Parte
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`Reexamination of the ’902 patent and an Order Granting Reexamination (Exs.
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`1003 and 1004); U.S. Patent No. 6,137,427 (“Binstead”) (Ex. 1005); UK Published
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`Patent Application GB 2 168 816 A (“Lambert”) (Ex. 1006); Japanese Published
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`Patent Application No. 61-84729 and the corresponding English-language
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`translation thereof (“Honeywell”) (Exs. 1007 and 1008); U.S. Patent Application
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`Publication No. 2005/0030048 (“Bolender”) (Ex. 1009); U.S. Patent No. 5,374,787
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`(“Miller”) (Ex. 1010); and U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0229469
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`(“Seguine”) (Ex. 1011), while drawing on my experience and knowledge of touch
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`screens.
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`15. My opinions have been also guided by my appreciation of how a
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`person of ordinary skill in the art would have understood the claims of the ’902
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`patent at the time of the alleged invention, which I have been asked to initially
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`assume is April 27, 2007, the filing date of the Taiwanese priority application.
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`16.
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`In my opinion, a person of ordinary skill in the art relevant to the
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`technology of the ’902 patent would have had a bachelor’s degree in electrical
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`engineering, or an equivalent field, and two to three years of experience working in
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`the relevant field, which includes display and/or related user interface device
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`technologies.
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`17. Based on my experience and expertise, it is my opinion that certain
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`references disclose or suggest all the features recited in the claims of the ’902
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`patent.
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`IV. Overview of the ’902 Patent
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`18. The ’902 patent is directed to a “conductor pattern structure of a
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`capacitive touch panel,” and a method of constructing such touch panel. Ex. 1001,
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`Abstract; see also 3:12-19,2 6:17-33. The ’902 patent purports to “[simplify] the
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`structure and [reduce] the thickness of the structure” of a capacitive touch panel.
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`Id. at 3:53-54.
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`19. Fig. 1 of the ’902 patent illustrates a conductor pattern structure.
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`2 Citations to the ’902 patent refer to column number: line number(s).
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`20. The structure includes a plurality of first-axis (X axis) conductor
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`assemblies 13. See e.g., id. at Fig. 1. Each first-axis conductor assembly 13
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`includes a plurality of first-axis conductor cells 131 and a plurality of first-axis
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`conduction lines 132 respectively connecting between adjacent ones of the first-
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`axis conductor cells 131. See id. The structure further includes a plurality of
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`insulation layers 17, made of transparent insulation material such as silicon oxide,
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`covering respective first-axis conduction lines 132. See id. at 5:14-17, Fig. 2. The
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`insulation layers 17 do not cover the first-axis conductor cells 131. See id. at Fig. 8.
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`21. The structure further includes a plurality of second-axis (Y axis)
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`conductor assemblies 14. See id. at Figs. 1 and 2. Each second-axis conductor
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`assembly 14 includes a plurality of second-axis conductor cells 141 and a plurality
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`of second-axis conduction lines 142 respectively connecting between adjacent ones
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`of the second-axis conductor cells 141. See id. at 5:17-29. Each of the second-axis
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`conduction lines 142 “extends over and across a surface of each insulation layer
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`17.” Id.
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`22. According to the ’902 patent, “the first-axis conductor assemblies 13
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`and the second-axis conductor assemblies 14, and the first-axis and second-axis
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`conduction lines 132, 142 are made of transparent conductive film, such as ITO
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`conductive film.” Id. at 5:48-52.
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`23. Further, the ’902 patent describes a method to manufacture a
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`conductor pattern structure of a capacitive touch panel. See id. at 6:20-67, Figs. 7-
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`9. Specifically, the ’902 patent discloses:
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`FIG. 7 illustrates the schematic view of a surface of a
`substrate on which a plurality of first-axis conductor cells
`131, first-axis conduction lines 132, signal transmission
`lines 16a, 16b, and second-axis conductor cells 141 are
`just formed, and FIG. 8 illustrates the schematic view of
`the substrate surface on which an insulation covering
`layer 17 is formed to cover the surface of each first-axis
`conduction line 132, after the step of FIG. 7. Further, FIG.
`9 illustrates a schematic view of the substrate surface on
`which a second-axis conduction line 142 is formed to
`connect between each pair of adjacent second-axis
`conductor cells 141 of the same second-axis conductor
`assembly, after the step of FIG. 8, to thereby complete
`the manufacturing of the conductor pattern structure of
`the touch panel.
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`Id. at 6:20-33.
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`24. With respect to sensing a touch on the capacitive touch panel, the ’902
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`patent discloses that when a user’s finger touches the touch panel, “the first-axis
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`conductor cell 131 of the first-axis conductor assembly 13 and the second-axis
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`conductor cell 141 of the second-axis conductor assembly 14 . . . induce a
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`capacitor effect therebetween and a signal caused thereby is transmitted through
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`the signal transmission lines 16a, 16b to the control circuit” to calculate the
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`position of touch. Id. at 5:64-6:5.
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`25. Though the ’902 patent has 68 separate claims, the majority of the 13
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`independent claims and 55 dependent claims are largely redundant, offering only
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`minor variations to the claim limitations. Accordingly, the claims succinctly fit
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`into three groups: (1) Group 1 - Independent Apparatus Claims 1, 17, 25, and 16
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`(and their dependent claims); (2) Group 2 - Independent Method Claims 32, 35, 42,
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`44, 58, 66, and 68 (and their dependent claims); and (3) Group 3 - Independent
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`Apparatus Claims 6 and 53 (and their dependent claims). The three groups are
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`outlined in the charts below. The minor differences between the claim limitations
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`within each group are also indicated in the charts. Further, the method claims in
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`Group 2 also nearly mimic the features of the apparatus claims in Group 1.
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`Group 1 - Independent Apparatus Claims 1, 17, 25, and 46
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`17
`25
`46
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`Pre 1. A conductor
`17. A conductor
`25. A conductor
`46. A conductor
`pattern structure
`pattern structure
`pattern structure
`pattern structure
`of a capacitive
`of a capacitive
`of a capacitive
`of a capacitive
`touch panel
`touch panel
`touch panel
`touch panel
`formed on a
`formed on a
`formed on a
`formed on a
`surface of a rigid
`surface of a
`surface of a
`surface of a
`substrate, the
`substrate, the
`substrate, the
`substrate, the
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`Declaration of Dr. Vivek Subramanian
`Regarding Petition for IPR of U.S. Patent No. 8,217,902
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`Group 1 - Independent Apparatus Claims 1, 17, 25, and 46
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`46
`conductor pattern
`conductor pattern
`conductor pattern
`conductor pattern
`structure
`structure
`structure
`structure
`comprising:
`comprising:
`comprising:
`comprising:
`a plurality of
`a plurality of
`a plurality of
`a plurality of
`first-axis
`first-axis
`first-axis
`first-axis
`conductor
`conductor
`conductor
`conductor
`assemblies, each
`assemblies, each
`assemblies, each
`assemblies, each
`first-axis
`first-axis
`first-axis
`first-axis
`conductor
`conductor
`conductor
`conductor
`assembly
`assembly
`assembly
`assembly
`comprising a
`comprising a
`comprising a
`comprising a
`plurality of first-
`plurality of first-
`plurality of first-
`plurality of first-
`axis conductor
`axis conductor
`axis conductor
`axis conductor
`cells arranged on
`cells arranged on
`cells arranged on
`cells arranged on
`the surface of the
`the surface of the
`the surface of the
`the surface of the
`rigid substrate
`substrate along a
`substrate along a
`substrate along a
`along a first axis
`first axis in a
`first axis in a
`first axis in a
`in a substantially
`substantially
`substantially
`substantially
`equally-spaced
`equally-spaced
`equally-spaced
`equally-spaced
`manner, a
`manner, a
`manner, a
`manner, a
`disposition zone
`disposition zone
`disposition zone
`disposition zone
`being delimited
`being delimited
`being delimited
`being delimited
`between adjacent
`between adjacent
`between adjacent
`between adjacent
`ones of the first-
`ones of the first-
`ones of the first-
`ones of the first-
`axis conductor
`axis conductor
`axis conductor
`axis conductor
`assemblies and
`assemblies and
`assemblies and
`assemblies and
`between adjacent
`between adjacent
`between adjacent
`between adjacent
`ones of the first-
`ones of the first-
`ones of the first-
`ones of the first-
`axis conductor
`axis conductor
`axis conductor
`axis conductor
`cells;
`cells;
`cells;
`cells;
`a plurality of
`a plurality of
`a plurality of
`a plurality of
`first-axis
`first-axis
`first-axis
`first-axis
`conduction lines
`conduction lines
`conduction lines
`conduction lines
`respectively
`respectively
`respectively
`respectively
`connecting
`connecting
`connecting
`connecting
`between adjacent
`between adjacent
`between adjacent
`between adjacent
`ones of the first-
`ones of the first-
`ones of the first-
`ones of the first-
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`Declaration of Dr. Vivek Subramanian
`Regarding Petition for IPR of U.S. Patent No. 8,217,902
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`Group 1 - Independent Apparatus Claims 1, 17, 25, and 46
`1
`17
`25
`46
`axis conductor
`axis conductor
`axis conductor
`axis conductor
`cells of each first-
`cells of each first-
`cells of each first-
`cells of each first-
`axis conductor
`axis conductor
`axis conductor
`axis conductor
`assembly so that
`assembly so that
`assembly so that
`assembly so that
`the first-axis
`the first-axis
`the first-axis
`the first-axis
`conductor cells of
`conductor cells of
`conductor cells of
`conductor cells of
`each respective
`each respective
`each respective
`each respective
`first-axis
`first-axis
`first-axis
`first-axis
`conductor
`conductor
`conductor
`conductor
`assembly are
`assembly are
`assembly are
`assembly are
`electrically
`electrically
`electrically
`electrically
`connected
`connected
`connected
`connected
`together;
`together;
`together;
`together;
`a plurality of
`a plurality of
`a plurality of
`a plurality of
`insulation layers,
`insulation layers,
`insulation layers,
`insulation layers,
`each insulation
`each insulation
`each insulation
`each insulation
`layer of the
`layer of the
`layer of the
`layer of the
`plurality of
`plurality of
`plurality of
`plurality of
`insulation layers
`insulation layers
`insulation layers
`insulation layers
`covering a
`covering a
`covering a
`covering a
`surface of each
`surface of each
`surface of each
`surface of each
`first-axis
`first-axis
`first-axis
`first-axis
`conduction line
`conduction line
`conduction line
`conduction line
`without
`without
`without
`without
`encompassing the
`encompassing the
`encompassing the
`encompassing the
`adjacent first-axis
`adjacent first-axis
`adjacent first-axis
`adjacent first-axis
`conductor cells;
`conductor cells;
`conductor cells;
`conductor cells;
`a plurality of
`a plurality of
`a plurality of
`a plurality of
`second-axis
`second-axis
`second-axis
`second-axis
`conductor
`conductor
`conductor
`conductor
`assemblies, each
`assemblies, each
`assemblies, each
`assemblies, each
`second-axis
`second-axis
`second-axis
`second-axis
`conductor
`conductor
`conductor
`conductor
`assembly
`assembly
`assembly
`assembly
`comprising a
`comprising a
`comprising a
`comprising a
`plurality of
`plurality of
`plurality of
`plurality of
`second-axis
`second-axis
`second-axis
`second-axis
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`Declaration of Dr. Vivek Subramanian
`Regarding Petition for IPR of U.S. Patent No. 8,217,902
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`Group 1 - Independent Apparatus Claims 1, 17, 25, and 46
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`17
`25
`46
`conductor cells
`conductor cells
`conductor cells
`conductor cells
`arranged on the
`arranged on the
`arranged on the
`arranged on the
`surface of the
`surface of the
`surface of the
`surface of the
`rigid substrate
`substrate along a
`substrate along a
`substrate along a
`second axis in a
`second axis in a
`second axis in a
`along a second
`substantially
`substantially
`substantially
`axis in a
`equally-spaced
`equally-spaced
`equally-spaced
`substantially
`manner, each
`manner, each
`manner, each
`equally-spaced
`second-axis
`second-axis
`second-axis
`manner, each
`conductor cell
`conduc