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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`NORMAN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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`Petitioner-
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`HUNTER DOUGLAS, INC.
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`Patent Owner
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`CASE: To Be Assigned
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`Patent No. 6,968,884 132
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`DECLARATION OF SARA HARE
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`Norman Int. Exhibit 1012
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`Norman Int. Exhibit 1012
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`Inter Perms Review OI’US. Patent No. 6,968,884 B2
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`1, Sara Hare, declare as follows:
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`1.
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`I am a Patent Paralegal at the San Diego office of Perkins Coie LLP,
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`counsel for Petitioner Norman International, inc.
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`I am over 18 years of age and 1
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`make this declaration based upon my own knowledge, personal experience, and
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`belief. If called upon, 1 can competently testify to the facts stated in this declaration.
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`2.
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`l assisted with the preparation of the petition for interpartes review of
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,968,884 B2, including collection and assembly of the following
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`documents as part of the exhibits of the petition.
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`3.
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`Exhibit 1001 is a true and correct copy of U.S. Patent No. 6,968,884 132
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`(“the 884 Patent”) which was gathered from the United. States Patent Office’s public,
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`free access patent database.
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`4.
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`Exhibit 1002 is a true and correct copy of Japanese Patent Application
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`Publication 354—3 8648 (“Tachikawa”) which was gathered from the European Patent
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`Office’s public, free access patent database, along with its certified English
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`translation from a translation service.
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`5.
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`Exhibit 1003 is a true and correct copy of U.S. Patent No. 3,327,765
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`(“Strahm”) which was gathered from the United States Patent Office’s public, free
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`access patent database.
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`LEGALIzzmrxw-l
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`Norman Int. Exhibit 1012
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`Norman Int. Exhibit 1012
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`Inter Perms Review of U.S. Patent No. 6.968.884 82
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`6.
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`Exhibit 1004 is a true and correct cepy of British Patent No. 1,174,127
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`(“Skidmore”), which was gathered from the Bumpean Patent Office’s public, free
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`access patent database.
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`7.
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`Exhibit 1005 is a true and correct copy of US. Patent No. 1,870,532
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`(“Schuetz”) which was gathered from the United States Patent Office’s public, free
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`access patent database.
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`8.
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`Exhibit 1006 is a true and correct copy of US. Patent No. 2,390,826
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`(“Colm”) which was gathered from the United States Patent Office’s public, free
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`access patent database.
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`9.
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`Exhibit 1007 is a true and correct copy of US. Patent No. 6,056,036
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`(“Todd”) which was gathered from the United States Patent Office’s public, free
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`access patent database.
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`10.
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`Exhibit 1008 is a true and correct copy of US. Patent No. 6,293,329
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`(“Toti”) which was gathered from the United States Patent Office’s public, free
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`access patent database.
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`1 1.
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`Exhibit .1011 is a true and correct copy of the Proof of Service of the
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`complaint which was served on Petitioner on July 16, 2013 in the District Court
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`litigation underlying this proceeding, Hunter Douglas, Inc, et (1!. v. Nien Made
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`Enterprise Ca, Ltd, er 521., Case No. l:13—cv—01412~MSK—MJW (D. Colo).
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`maximum-1610.1
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`Norman Int. Exhibit 1012
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`Norman Int. Exhibit 1012
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`Inter Panes Review of U.S. Patent No. 6,963,834 BZ
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`I hereby declare that all the statements made in this declaration are of my own
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`knowledge and true; that all statements made on information and belief are believed
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`to be true; and further that these statements were made with the knowledge that
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`willful false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment,
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`or both, under 18 U.S.C. 1001.
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`The contents of this declaration are true under penalty of perjury of the laws of
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`the United States.
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`Executed at San Diego, California, this 16th day of July, 2014.
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`Sara Hare
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`LEGAL [22?64610.1
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`Norman Int. Exhibit 1012
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`Norman Int. Exhibit 1012
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