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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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` AKER BIOMARINE AS
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` Petitioner
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` NEPTUNE TECHNOLOGIES AND BIORESOURCES, INC.
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` Patent Owner
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` Case IPR2014-00003
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` U.S. Patent Number 8,278,351
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` VIDEO DEPOSITION OF JACEK JACZYNSKI, Ph.D.
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` Washington, D.C.
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` Wednesday, August 27, 2015, 9:20 a.m.
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`Reported by:
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` Video Deposition of
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` Held at the offices of:
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` COOLEY, LLP
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` Washington, D.C. 20004
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` Taken pursuant to notice, before
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` Laurie Bangart, Registered Professional
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` Reporter, Certified Realtime Reporter and
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` Notary public in and for the District of
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` A P P E A R A N C E S
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` ON BEHALF OF PETITIONER AKER BIOMARINE A.S.:
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` KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
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` 300 North LaSalle
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` Chicago, Illinois 60654
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` (312)862-7160
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` By: ELIZABETH A. CUTRI, ESQ.
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` elizabeth.cutri@kirkland.com
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` ALSO ON BEHALF OF PETITIONER AKER BIOMARINE, A.S.:
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` KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
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` 333 South Hope Street
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` Los Angeles, California 90071
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` (213)680-8590
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` By: MICHAEL DE VRIES, ESQ.
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` michael.devries@kirkland.com
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` ON BEHALF OF ENZYMOTEC LTD AND ENZYMOTEC USA,
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` INC.:
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` KENYON & KENYON, LLP
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` One Broadway
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` New York, New York 10004
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` (212)425-7200
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` By: DANIEL P. MARGOLIA, Ph.D., ESQ.
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` dmargolis@kenyon.com
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` BIORESOURCES:
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` COOLEY, LLP
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` One Freedom Square
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` Reston, Virginia 20190
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` By: LAURA J. CUNNINGHAM, ESQ.
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` lcunningham@cooley.com
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` ALSO PRESENT:
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` EXAMINATION INDEX
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` EXAMINATION BY MR. DE VRIES . . . . . 8, 324, 350
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` EXAMINATION BY MS. CUNNINGHAM . . . . . . 307, 349
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` E X H I B I T S
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` EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION PAGE
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` Exhibit 1 Declaration of Dr. Jacek
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` Jaczynski, Bates IPR2014-00003 . 11
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` Exhibit 2 Supplemental Declaration of
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` Dr. Jacek Jaczynski, Bates
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` IPR2014-0003 . . . . . . . . . . 12
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` Exhibit 3 Article entitled "Krill for
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` Human Consumption" . . . . . . . 40
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` Exhibit 4 U.S. Patent Number 7,763,717 B1 . 69
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` Exhibit 5 Hand-drawn diagram . . . . . . . 94
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` Exhibit 6 Patent Application Number
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` WO 00/23546, Bates AKBM 1002 . . 101
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` Exhibit 7 Hand-drawn diagram . . . . . . . 116
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` Exhibit 8 Hand-drawn diagram . . . . . . . 132
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` Exhibit 9 Article entitled "Gelation of
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` Protein Recovered from Whole
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` Antarctic Krill" . . . . . . . . 143
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` Exhibit 10 Lab notebook kept by Beaudoin's
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` co-inventor, Bates NEP877ITC-
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` Exhibit 11 Lab notebook kept by Beaudoin's
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` Exhibit 12 Handwritten notes . . . . . . . . 174
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` Exhibit 13 U.S. Patent Number 8,278,351 B2 . 185
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` Exhibit 14 Transcript of video deposition of
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` Dr. Jaczynski in the Matter of
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` Certain Omega-3 Extracts" . . . . 185
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` Exhibit 15 Transcript of video deposition of
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` Dr. Jaczynski in the Matter of
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` Certain Omega-3 Extracts,"
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` Volume 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
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` Exhibit 16 Guidance for Industry, Q3C, Tables
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` and List . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
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` Exhibit 17 Article entitled "Chemical changes
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` rainbow trout fillets during
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` abusive-temperature storage" . . 225
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` Exhibit 18 The Fricke reference, Bates
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` AKBM 1006 . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
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` THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Good morning.
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` This is tape number 1 in the videotaped
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` deposition of Dr. Jacek Jaczynski, taken in
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` the matter of Enzymotec LTD and Enzymotec
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` USA, Inc. versus Neptune Technologies and
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` Bioresources, in the United States Patent &
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` Trademark Office, case number IPR2014-00003.
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` This deposition is being held at
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` date today is August 27, 2014, and the time
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` on the video monitor is 9:20.
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` My name is Krishna Sharma from the
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` Will counsel please introduce
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` MR. DE VRIES: Mike De Vries from
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` the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis, counsel for
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` the petitioner, Aker Biomarine AS.
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` MS. CUTRI: Elizabeth Cutri also of
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` MR. MARGOLIS: Dan Margolis from
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` Kenyon & Kenyon for Enzymotec.
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` MS. CUNNINGHAM: Laura Cunningham
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` of Cooley, LLP, for patent owner Neptune
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` Technologies and Bioresources, and also with
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` THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Would the court
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` reporter please swear in the witness.
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` JACEK JACZYNSKI, Ph.D.,
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` having been first duly sworn, testified
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` EXAMINATION BY COUNSEL FOR AKER BIOMARINE A.S.
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` BY MR. DE VRIES:
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` Q Good morning, Dr. Jaczynski.
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` A Good morning.
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` Q Have I pronounced your name correctly?
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` A Thank you. Correct.
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` Q Dr. Jaczynski, other than the time you
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` between at least Aker and Neptune, have you been
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` A No, I have not.
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` Q By who?
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` A By Neptune.
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` Q And when I refer to this proceeding, do
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` A Yes, that's my understanding, correct.
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` Q What is your understanding of the
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` purpose of your retention in connection with this
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` MS. CUNNINGHAM: Objection to form.
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` THE WITNESS: Could you define what
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` BY MR. DE VRIES:
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` Q What is it that you understand you've
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` Q Okay. Provide opinions concerning just
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` Q Have you prepared certain declarations
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` Q Cooley is counsel for Neptune?
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` A Correct. That is my understanding.
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` Q Do you know how many declarations you've
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` declaration in response to Enzymotec's request.
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` Q The supplemental declaration was
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` A That is my understanding.
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` (Exhibit 1 was marked for
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` A This is what I see, Exhibit 1, and as
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` MS. CUNNINGHAM: I would just note
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` BY MR. DE VRIES:
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` Supplemental Declaration of Dr. Jacek Jaczynski;
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` is that correct?
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` A Thank you. Yes, it is correct.
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` Q Okay. Is Exhibit 1 your declaration
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` MS. CUNNINGHAM: Objection to form.
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` THE WITNESS: After my quick
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` BY MR. DE VRIES:
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` THE WITNESS: Excuse me?
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` BY MR. DE VRIES:
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` Q Yes. I'm sorry. Do you see that?
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` Q Is that your signature on page 62 of
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` A Yes, it is.
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` Q Above your signature there's a
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` By signing the document on page 62, were
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` A Yes, yes, I was.
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` A Again, based on my quick review, it
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` Q If you'd please take a look at page --
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` sorry about that. I'll start over.
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` If you'd please take a look at page 11
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` of Exhibit 2, there appears to be a signature and
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` Q And is that your signature?
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` A Yes, it is.
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` Q And does your signature on page 11 of
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` Exhibit 2 confirm your understanding and agreement
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` A Yes, that's correct.
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` Q Okay.
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` Do the declarations marked as Exhibit 1
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` A Yes, they do.
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` Q I'd like to ask you about the
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` Who wrote the first draft of Exhibit 1?
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` THE WITNESS: I'm -- in general
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` terms, I'm -- I wrote all of it.
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` A That's my general understanding.
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` Q So just, just to understand the
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` To be clear, you're saying that you
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` MS. CUNNINGHAM: Objection to form.
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` BY MR. DE VRIES:
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` A Based on my recollection, to my best
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` Q Okay, and then did you edit the document
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` MS. CUNNINGHAM: Objection.
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` THE WITNESS: My understanding of
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` That's my understanding.
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` A Yes. That's my understanding, yes.
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` Q And you're not confused when I'm asking
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` A No, no, I'm not.
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` Q Did the attorneys make any edits to the
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` MS. CUNNINGHAM: I'm going to
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` question generally with a yes or no, but you
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` Do you understand?
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` A I think I do, but I have to tell you,
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` with legal terms, sometimes -- that's not my
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` everyday life, so with legal terms, sometimes I
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` Q Are you going to -- you're not going to
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` A Oh, that again -- I'm, I'm sorry.
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` Sometimes when there's legal terms I get confused.
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` Q I'm wanting to be sure you understand.
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` I'm not asking you to tell the contents of their
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` Is it fair to say that the lawyers made
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` A It is.
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` Q And did you review and ultimately
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` A Yes, I have.
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` Q Okay.
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` A That was pretty much the same way like
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` Q And does that mean that you personally
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` A All of the words? You're asking me to
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` remember. Most likely I would say so.
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` Q Your supplemental declaration was from
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` earlier this month, right?
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` A Correct.
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` Q Okay. Using your best recollection of
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` first draft of your supplemental declaration?
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` MS. CUNNINGHAM: Objection. Asked
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` and answered.
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` THE WITNESS: Again, I would say
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` Q This semester; when did it start?
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` MS. CUNNINGHAM: Objection.
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` Relevance. Outside the scope.
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` THE WITNESS: Can I still answer?
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` BY MR. DE VRIES:
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` Q Yes.
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` A All right. This is our second week of
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` our fall semester at WVU, but I also taught summer
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` semester started. So this fall semester I teach
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` over 200 students, and summer semester, 85.
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` Q So when you were -- when you said "this
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` declaration marked as Exhibit 2, right?
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` A I think it's confusion about dates.
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` Q I'm sorry. I'm going to need to
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` declaration was signed and finalized, correct?
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` MS. CUNNINGHAM: Objection.
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` Relevance. Outside the scope.
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` THE WITNESS: There's no mistake
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` BY MR. DE VRIES:
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` Q I'm going to need to ask you to please
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` answer my question rather than a different
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` question.
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` I asked you: When you referred to "this
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` semester," you're referring to a semester that
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` finalized and signed; is that correct?
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` MS. CUNNINGHAM: Objection to form.
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` THE WITNESS: No, I did not.
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` BY MR. DE VRIES:
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` Q Okay. So you're referring to a
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` MS. CUNNINGHAM: Objection to form.
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` THE WITNESS: Not really. You
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` Q Did the lawyers suggest edits to your
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` supplemental declaration? Again, I'm not asking
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` MS. CUNNINGHAM: I object, and I'm
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` instructing the witness not to answer about
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` He's already said the lawyers were
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` involved in creating the document, and asking
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` is getting into privilege, and I'm going to
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` MR. DE VRIES: I disagree for the
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` 65 to 71 with your counsel, Mr. Graves. It
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` Exhibit 1. I don't mean to argue with you on
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` Q Are you following your counsel's
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` instruction to refuse to answer my question?
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` MS. CUNNINGHAM: Excuse me, but I
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` some extent of when drafts were created. I
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` don't think that's what your question was.
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` So if you want to rephrase your
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` question, I do think that it is permissible
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` MR. DE VRIES: I disagree that the
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` Are you instructing him not to answer?
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` MS. CUNNINGHAM: Could the court
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` (Whereupon, reporter reads
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` MS. CUNNINGHAM: I don't think it's
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` MR. DE VRIES: Ms. Cunningham, I'm
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` objections on the record. It is inconsistent
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` MS. CUNNINGHAM: Dr. Jaczynski, you
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` THE WITNESS: Would you please read
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` (Whereupon, reporter reads
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` THE WITNESS: I'm confused about
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` because that's legal terms, but in general
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` terms, in general terms, suggested edits.
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` There were some edits made, but suggested
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` edits? I don't think they have.
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` BY MR. DE VRIES:
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` Q There were edits made by the lawyers is
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` what you mean?
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` MS. CUNNINGHAM: Same caution to
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` THE WITNESS: Legal standards, you
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` know, that's when I sometimes get confused,
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` because that's not really my area of
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` expertise, but . . .
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` BY MR. DE VRIES:
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` my question with a yes or a no, and I'm fine with
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` that. I'm not wanting to get into the content.
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` When you said that there were edits, do
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` you mean edits made by the lawyers?
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` A Correct. Yes.
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` Q Ultimately did you review and approve
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` all of the statements that are contained in your
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` supplemental declaration that's marked as Exhibit
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` A Yes, I did.
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` Q And do you believe confidently that all
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` the statements contained in your declarations
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` marked as Exhibit 1 and Exhibit 2 are true?
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` A Yes, I do.
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` Q Okay.
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` Let's take a look at Exhibit 1, and
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` please look at page 30, paragraph 57.
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` A Did you say Exhibit 1?
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` Q Yes, sir.
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` A Page 31?
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` Q I'm sorry. Page 30, paragraph 57, and
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` I'm just going to ask you about the last sentence
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` A I'm ready.
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` Q Okay.
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` The last sentence in your declaration,
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` paragraph 57, states, "In my opinion, Dr. Brenna's
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` Is it your opinion that Dr. Brenna's
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` A As it is written here, with the whole
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` Q Okay, and just from a general
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` reason, why did you think that Dr. Brenna's
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` MS. CUNNINGHAM: Objection to form.
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` THE WITNESS: I think if you read
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` the previous sentences, that's what I mean by
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` BY MR. DE VRIES:
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` Q You thought his deposition testimony was
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` A That is my understanding of it.
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` Q Okay, and in your expert opinion, that
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` A Yes, it does.
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` Q Okay. Do you have an expertise in
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` MS. CUNNINGHAM: Objection to form.
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` THE WITNESS: No, I do not.
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` BY MR. DE VRIES:
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` A Yes, in my, in my terms, yes, yes, I do.
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` Q And what is your term? In your term,
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` what does it mean to be credible?
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` Q And what are those general terms in your
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` MS. CUNNINGHAM: Objection to form.
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` THE WITNESS: If you're credible,
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` BY MR. DE VRIES:
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` A Probably, yes.
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` Q And another component of credibility is
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