`DECLARATION OF JODI L. GREGORY
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`I, JODI L. GREGORY, hereby declare that:
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`I am over the age of 21, and I have personal knowledge of the facts
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`contained herein unless otherwise indicated.
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`I am the founder and President of Access Information Services, Inc.,
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`which provides customized business research and analyses. I have been the owner
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`there since 1988. My duties include research and analysis, and I conduct
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`workshops on Internet research. I am regularly engaged by a wide variety of
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`companies to conduct research regarding the availability of scientific literature.
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`From 1989 to 1994, I was also Manager of the Information &
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`Analysis Center with UES Inc., a research, development, and technology creation
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`and transfer company. My work duties there included creating and managing a
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`centralized information resource center, managing research on over 200 companies
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`and their competitors, and acquiring online databases, end-user tools, collection
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`development systems, and database management systems.
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`4.
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`I have served on the Association of Independent Information
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`Professionals’ Board of Directors, and I have held the positions of President–Elect
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`and President of the Association.
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`5.
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`A true and correct copy of my Curriculum Vitae is attached hereto as
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`Exhibit A.
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`6.
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`I have been asked to provide an opinion regarding the public
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`accessibility of the references listed below:
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`A. An Overview of the Amoeba Distributed Operating
`System, Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Sape J. Mullender.
`SIGOPS Operating Systems Review, Vol. 15, Issue 3,
`July 1981, pp. 51-64 (Ex. 1002).
`B. Van Renesse, R., Tanenbaum, A. S., & Wilschut, A.
`(1989). The Design of a High-Performance File Server
`(pp. 22 – 27). Presented at the 9th International
`Conference on Distributed Computing Systems, 1989,
`Newport Beach, CA: IEEE.
`doi:10.1109/ICDCS.1989.37926 (Ex. 1003)
`C. F. Douglis, J. Ousterhout, M.F. Kaashoek, and A.S.
`Tanenbaum, "A Comparison of Two Distributed
`Systems: Amoeba and Sprite," Computing Systems, Vol.
`4, No. 4, Fall 1991, pp. 353-384 (Ex. 1004).
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`7.
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`For the reasons detailed below, based on my research in this matter, it
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`is my opinion that Exs. 1002-1004, were each publicly accessible prior to
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`November 9, 1992, so that interested members of the public could have obtained
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`the articles with reasonable diligence if they so desired.
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`Exhibit 1002:
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`Ex. 1002 was retrieved from the online database named ACM Digital
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`Library. The ACM Digital Library is a publisher web site belonging
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`to a reputable and trusted publisher which publishes online electronic
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`versions of its paper publications. In 1981, the article named in Ex.
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`1002 was published in a newsletter and mailed by U.S. Postal Mail to
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`its subscribers. The newsletter was received by the publisher in June
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`1981 to be put into production so the publication date of July 1981
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`was confirmed by the publisher to be accurate.
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`The ACM Guide to Computing Literature is the most comprehensive
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`bibliographic database in existence focused exclusively on the field of
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`computing. This article has been cited numerous times in articles
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`published by other authors at other institutions/conferences prior to
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`the November 9, 1992 timeframe, thereby additionally confirming it
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`was available and accessible to persons concerned with the art to
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`which the document relates.
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`Exhibit 1003:
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`Ex. 1003 was first made available to the public at the 9th International
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`Conference on Distributed Computing Systems in 1989. It was published
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`for conference attendees by IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics
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`Engineers). IEEE is designed to serve professionals involved in all aspects
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`of the electrical, electronic, and computing fields and related areas of science
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`and technology. It was catalogued at the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National
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`Library of the Netherlands on January 20, 1989 making it available at the
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`library and available to the public at that location as well. Furthermore, it
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`was cited in several subsequent articles at other institutions/conferences
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`prior to 1992, thereby additionally confirming it was available and
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`accessible to persons concerned with the art to which the document relates.
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`Exhibit 1004:
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`Ex. 1004 was retrieved from the USENIX Association website. The article
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`was first published in Computing Systems, a quarterly publication of the
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`USENIX Association. Computing Systems was a journal dedicated to the
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`analysis and understanding of advanced computing systems, with an
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`emphasis on systems inspired or influenced by the UNIX tradition. It was
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`published in the Fall 1991 edition by the University of California Press. It
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`was mailed to a distribution list of the USENIX Association membership.
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`Interested members of the public could have obtained the references with
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`reasonable diligence if they so desired. Furthermore, it was cited multiple
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`times in subsequent articles and at another conference prior to November,
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`1992, thereby additionally confirming it was available and accessible to
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`persons concerned with the art to which the document relates.
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`8. While I am being compensated on behalf of the petitioner at the rate
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`of $125 per hour for my services in this matter, I have no interest in the proceeding
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`to which this declaration pertains.
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`9.
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`I hereby declare that all statements made herein of my own
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`knowledge are true and that all statements made on information and belief are
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`believed to be true; and further that these statements were made with the
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`knowledge that willful false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine
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`or imprisonment, or both, under Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code
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`and that such willful false statements may jeopardize the results of these
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`proceedings.
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`I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of
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`America that the foregoing is true and correct.
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`Executed on September 27,
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`2014
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`______________________________
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`Jodi L. Gregory
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`Appendix A 
`Jodi L. Gregory
`jgregory@seekinfo.com
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`937-234-4475 (office)
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`5037 Croftshire Drive
`Kettering, Ohio 45440
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`PROFILE  
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`Independent information professional with expertise in providing information services to businesses.  Unique 
`experience in research project management, trend monitoring and licensing arrangements in the information 
`services industries.  Proven experience in alliance formation, contract negotiation, team leadership, competitive 
`positioning, sales & marketing support, and people management. 
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`EXPERIENCE  
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`Access Information Services, Inc., Dayton, Ohio 
`(1988 – Present) 
`President and founder of Access Information Services offering customized research and analysis to business 
`professionals. 
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` Columnist for Cyberskeptic’s Guide to Internet Research 
` Developed “The Radar Screen” providing daily, narrowly focused news briefings specific to the needs and 
`particular interests of executive management, monitoring over 300 news stories each day for inclusion in 
`Radar Screen product. 
` Regularly conduct instructional workshops on state‐of‐the‐art web research. 
` Provided consulting for corporate Intranets and taxonomy development by working closely with client’s 
`information technology departments. 
` Profiled in the book Super Searchers Make it on their Own published by Information Today. 
` Featured in the August 2001 issue of The Scientist. 
` Clients are proprietary but consist of no less than 4 Fortune 100 companies in the medical device, 
`consumer products, IT, healthcare and publishing industry verticals and several law firms in the 
`intellectual property arena. 
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`UES Inc, Beavercreek, Ohio 
`(1989 – 1994) 
`A world‐class research, development, and technology creation and transfer company. 
`Manager, Information & Analysis Group 
` Created and managed a centralized information resource center at UES, under contract to the U.S. Air 
`Force. 
` Managed research on over 200 companies and their competitors who were critical to the Air Force’s 
`supply depots.  Content was accessible to Air Force personnel in a custom database. 
` Responsible for the acquisition of online databases, end‐user tools, collection development and 
`database management systems. 
` Managed an 8 person research and analysis team and was responsible for a yearly operating budget of 
`approximately $1,000,000. 
` Spearheaded the creation of theASKUES division, a fee‐based service serving the information needs of 
`the Dayton community. 
`Led the quality improvement efforts by co‐developing process maps for all the critical functions resulting 
`in the award of additional military contracts. 
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`LEXIS‐NEXIS, Dayton, Ohio 
`(1983 – 1987) 
`A $1.3 billion electronic information publisher and content provider for the legal, financial, government, news and 
`business industries. 
`Account Development Executive 
` Responsible for the development and growth of Nexis & Medis accounts through a consultative selling 
`approach. 
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` Conducted Lexis‐Nexis training sessions, both public and private, and was a source of customer and 
`competitive product support for Lexis‐Nexis clientele. 
` Responsible for competitive product evaluation and distribution of information to Medis sales team. 
`Customer Service Representative 
` Responsible for responding to client requests for assistance in searching Lexis‐Nexis online databases 
`and troubleshooting operations and telecommunications issues. 
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`Led legal research and product training sessions for both LEXIS‐NEXIS customers and employees. 
` Maintained a database for internal training on medical and healthcare search strategies. 
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`Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio 
`Quality Assurance Analyst 
` Responsible for reviewing inpatient medical records for conformity with physician diagnoses and 
`reimbursement. 
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`Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio 
`A leading accredited community college. 
`Adjunct Faculty 
` Taught courses in using the internet and online databases to do research for academic courses, and in 
`medical terminology. 
` Successfully led students to a 98% passage rate and maintained consistently high approval ratings. 
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`EDUCATION  
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`Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio 
`(1982) 
`Associate degree, Health Information Management 
`Passed exam to receive Accredited Health Information Management Technician designation 
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`Capital University, Columbus, Ohio 
`(1989‐1992) 
`Completed courses toward B.S. in Information Technology. 
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`ASSOCIATIONS & AFFILIATIONS  
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`PROFESSIONAL 
`Association of Independent Information Professionals (1997 – present) 
` President 2006‐2007 
` President‐Elect, 2004‐2005 
` Served on Board of Directors, 1998‐2000 
` Speaker – 2005 Online London 
` Speaker – 2001 Teaming Up for CI with Amelia Kassel. 
` Speaker – 2000 Building a Useful CI Foundation Using the Web and Standard Information Sources 
` Special Libraries Association (1990‐present). 
` Speaker‐ 2000 Secrets of the Super Searchers with Reva Basch 
`Special Libraries Association 
` Presented Technology Tips at the Cincinnati Chapter Meeting – 2010 
`Women in Business Networking 
` Facilitator for the 2011 Entrepreneur’s Discussion Group 
`Medical Library Association 
`Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals 
`Association of Independent Information Professionals 
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