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`KINGBRIGHT ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.,
`KINGBRIGHT CORP., SUNLED CORP.,
`KINGBRIGHT COMPANY LLC, SUNLED COMPANY LLC, and
`SUNSCREEN CO. LTD.
`Petitioners
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`CREE, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2015-00750, IPR2015-00751
`Patent 8,362,605
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`PATENT OWNER CREE, INC.’S RESPONSE
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.120
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`DECLARATION OF LEONARD W. SCHAPER
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`I, Leonard W. Schaper, declare and state on oath as follows:!
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`1.
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`I have been retained by counsel for Plaintiff Cree, Inc. I submit
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`this declaration in support of Cree’s position that the claims of the 8,362,605
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`patent are valid.
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`I.
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`Qualifications and Experience
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`A copy of my curriculum vitae (“CV”) and list of prior expert
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`testimony is attached hereto as Appendix A. As demonstrated by my CV, I
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`hold a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts
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`Institute of Technology (“MIT”) (1968), where I received the National
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`Defense Education Act Title IV Fellowship. I also hold a Doctorate in
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`Engineering Science from the New Jersey Institute of Technology (1973). I
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`was a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Arkansas from
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`1992 to 2008. In 2009, I became Professor Emeritus of Electrical
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`Engineering at the University of Arkansas. From 1992 to 2002, I also served
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`as the Director of the High Density Electronics Center (HiDEC) at the
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`University of Arkansas. Before joining the University of Arkansas in 1992,
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`I worked in industry at AT&T Bell Laboratories for more than a decade. I
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`am a Fellow of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers).
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`3.
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`I have extensive experience with chip packages, including
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`leadframe-based surface mount packages. I was an expert witness in a
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`leadframe packaging case involving quad flat no leads (QFN) packages, ITC
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`Investigation No. 337-TA-501, filed 12/19/2003. I was engaged as an expert
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`witness on behalf of Amkor. I wrote an expert report, was deposed, and
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`testified.
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`4.
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`For many years I taught the graduate course sequence in
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`electronic packaging, including the material on single chip packaging, at the
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`University of Arkansas. I have two patents in optoelectronic components:
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`4,896,937 and 5,000,532.
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`5.
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`I also have over 320 journal articles, proceedings papers, and
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`presentations that I have authored or co-authored.
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`II.
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` The ’605 Patent
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`US Patent 8,362,605 (the ’605 patent) was applied for on
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`November 9, 2009, and issued on January 29, 2013. The patent claims
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`priority to an earlier application date of April 26, 2006. The inventors are
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`Jian Hui Xhi and Siu Cheong Cheng. The patent has 38 claims.
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`7. The abstract of the ’605 patent is reproduced below:
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`8.
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`In general terms, the patent claims describe the geometry of the
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`leadframe parts (plurality of electrodes) both inside and outside the casing.
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`A representative view of these parts within the casing is shown in Figure 2,
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`reproduced below:
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`9.
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`In this figure element 100 refers to the surface mount device,
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`105 is the casing (shown with dotted lines,) 110 the first electrode to which
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`the chip will be mounted, 115 the second electrode, and 135 the first surface
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`of casing 105. After they emerge from the casing, electrodes 110 and 115 are
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`bent around the casing so that their ends, such as element 205, lie underneath
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`the first surface 135. These lead ends are designed to be soldered to a PWB.
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`A recess 125 (shown in Fig 1) extends from the front of the device into
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`casing 105 to expose parts of electrodes 110 and 115.
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`10. Figure 3 shows the geometric details of elements 110 and 115:
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`In order to keep the two electrodes separate, there is an
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`insulation gap 370 between them. First electrode 110 includes a “chip carrier
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`part” 120 where the chip will be mounted. In this embodiment, it includes
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`protrusions or extension portions 335 and 340, first and second lead portions
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`320 and 325, separated by aperture 345, and a joined lead portion 330 that is
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`bent at 305 and 310 after exiting the casing 105. The width of this joined
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`portion is element 331; this width is maintained after the joined lead portion
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`exits the casing.
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`12. The second electrode 115 includes first and second lead
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`portions 322 and 327, and joined lead portion 332 that is bent at 307 and
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`312. The width of this joined portion is element 333; this width is
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`maintained after the joined lead portion exits the casing. Elements 337 and
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`342 are called the “head ends” of lead portions 352 and 357, which are
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`separated by “inlet” 347.
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`13. The electrodes in this embodiment also have “indentations”
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`360, 365, 362 and 367, which narrow the width of the electrodes in the
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`vicinity of aperture 345 and inlet 347.
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`III.
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` Opinion Regarding Patentability of ’605 Patent Over Asserted
`Prior Art
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`14.
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`I have reviewed the following materials filed in IPR2015-00750
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`(“750 IPR”) and IPR2015-00751 (“751 IPR”):
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`a. Petitions (Papers 3 in their respective matters)
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`b. Patent Owner Preliminary Response (Papers 7 in their
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`respective matters)
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`c. Institution Decision (Papers 8 in their respective matters)
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`d. U.S. Patent No. 6,376,902 B1 (“Arndt I”) (Ex. 1002 (750
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`IPR), Ex. 1102 (751 IPR))
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`e. U.S. Publication No. 2004/0188790 A1 (“Arndt II”) (Ex.
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`1003 (750 IPR), Ex. 1103 (751 IPR))
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`f. PCT Publication No. WO 2004/027882 A2 (“Sorg”) (Ex.
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`1004 (750 IPR), Ex. 1104 (751 IPR))
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`g. U.S. Publication No. 2004/0262717 A1 (“Arndt III”) (Ex.
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`1005 (750 IPR), Ex. 1105 (751 IPR))
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`h. 605 File History 2012-3-12 Rejection (Ex. 2001)
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`i. 605 File History 2012-5-31 Reply (Ex. 2002)
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`j. 605 File History 2012-9-17 Notice of Allowance (Ex.
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`2003)
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`15. Based on these documents, it is my understanding that
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`Petitioners have asserted that various claims of the ’605 Patent are
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`anticipated or obvious over a number of references. Further, it is my
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`understanding that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) has
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`instituted inter partes review on a subset of these grounds. Specifically, the
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`PTAB has instituted inter partes review on the following grounds:
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`a. Claims 18-21, 24-31, 34, and 36-38 as unpatentable
`under § 102(b) as anticipated by Arndt I.
`b. Claims 25-31, 33-36, and 38 as unpatentable under §
`102(b) as anticipated by Arndt II.
`c. Claims 1, 2, 9-12, and 15 as unpatentable under § 102(b)
`as anticipated by Arndt III.
`d. Claims 1-3, 8, 9, 13-16, 25-29 and 31-38 as unpatentable
`under § 102(b) as anticipated by Sorg.
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`16. Based on my review of these references, the ’605 Patent, and
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`the items listed above, it is my opinion that none of these references
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`anticipate any of the claims of the ’605 Patent on which the PTAB has
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`instituted inter partes review. In addition to these particular references, my
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`opinion is based on my experience in the field of the invention.
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`It is my understanding that for a claim to be anticipated, each
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`and every limitation of that claim must be disclosed in a single prior art
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`reference. As detailed below, I have determined that at least one limitation
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`of each relevant claim is not disclosed by the asserted prior art reference.
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`The fact that I do not specifically address a particular limitation does not
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`mean I am of the opinion that it is disclosed by the reference.
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`18.
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`It is my understanding that if a claim is not anticipated, no
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`claim that depends from that claim is anticipated.
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`A.
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` Arndt I does not anticipate claims 18, 25, and 29 or their
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`19. Arndt I was raised by the examiner during prosecution of the
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`’605 Patent, as part of a rejection that included claims 18, 25, and 29. Ex.
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`2001 at 6-7 (Mar. 12, 2012 Non-Final Rejection).
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`20. At the time of the rejection, claim 18 included the following
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`“said first electrode comprising a plurality of leads
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`first and second of said leads generally extending
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`and a third lead extending in a second direction
`away from said chip carrier part.”
`Ex. 2002 at 6.
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`21. At the time of the rejection, claim 25 included the following
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`“a plurality of electrodes at least partially encased
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`electrodes divides into a plurality of leads;”
`Ex. 2002 at 7.
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`22. At the time claim 29 included the following language:
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`“a plurality of electrodes at least partially encased
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`Ex. 2002 at 8.
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`23.
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`In rejecting these claims, the examiner referred, in part, to
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`Figure 1A of Arndt I:
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`See Ex. 2001 at 6-7.
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`24. The examiner noted that the specification of Arndt I described
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`leads extending from the chip carrier part as recited in claims 18, 25, and 29,
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`as they were then written. Ex. 2001 at 7-8.
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`25.
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`In response to the examiner’s rejection of claims 18, 25, and 29,
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`the applicants amended them to include the limitation that “such that said
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`chip carrier part widens as said chip carrier part extends toward and into said
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`leads.” Ex. 2002 at 6-8. As noted by the applicants, Arndt I does not
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`describe or depict such widening. Id. at 13-15. Figure 4 of the ’605 Patent,
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`reproduced below with added annotations, shows an exemplary embodiment
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`of the chip carrier part widening as it splits into the leads.
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`26. Another embodiment of widening is shown in Figure 8 of the
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`’605 Patent. The applicants pointed out that “[t]he widening of this
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`particular region of the first electrode is beneficial as it can positively affect
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`heat dissipation, allow for formation of additional structures such as an
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`extension indentation (746), and can assist in the positioning and/or maintain
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`of the structural integrity of the surface mounted device.” Ex. 2002 at 13.
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`Along with this amendment, applicants noted that Arndt I was “relatively
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`silent as to dimensions regarding the chip carrier part of the electrode” and
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`“[t]he figures in Arndt also do not depict such widening.” Id. at 12-13.
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`With this amendment, claims 18, 25, and 29 were allowed. Ex. 2003 (Sept.
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`17, 2012 Notice of Allowance). Figure 8 is reproduced below.
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`27.
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`It is my opinion that one of ordinary skill in the art, taking into
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`account the prosecution history, would understand that the chip carrier part
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`of Arndt I does not widen as it splits into leads. Instead as shown below, the
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`purported “widening” asserted by Petitioners is merely the result of the
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`splitting of the chip carrier part into a plurality of leads. The leads in
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`question are elements 4, 5, and 6. They split off from the chip carrier part,
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`which is shaded below in red. It is the leads themselves that widen, not the
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`chip carrier part.
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`28. The widening limitation added to claims 18, 25, and 29 requires
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`a widening of the chip carrier part before the leads split off at an angle or to
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`the side. This widening described in the claims is shown in Figure 4 of the
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`’605 Patent, reproduced below with widening identified in red.
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`29. The structure shown in Arndt I does not achieve the benefits of
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`the widened structure described in the claims, such as providing increased
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`stability or heat dissipation from the electronic element. ’605 Patent, col. 3,
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`ll. 24-26, col. 12, ll. 21-24, 52-57. For example, the area identified as
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`widening by Petitioners does not allow for an extension indention, depicted
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`as 746 in Figure 8 of the ’605 Patent, reproduced below.
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`30. Thus, for the reasons described above, Arndt I does not
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`anticipate claims 18-21, 24-31, 34, and 36-38.
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` Arndt II does not anticipate claims 25 and 29 or their B.
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`dependent claims.
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`31. Petitioners point to Figure 1a of Arndt II as purportedly
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`disclosing the widening limitation of claims 25 and 29. Paper 3 (751 IPR) at
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`14. That figure is reproduced below.
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`32. As with Arndt I, Figure 1a of Arndt II does not disclose an
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`electrode that widens as it extends into the plurality of leads. Instead, the
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`purported widening is the result of the splitting into, and turning of, the
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`plurality of leads. If anything, large electrode 2 narrows as it necks down
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`and becomes leads 11, which then widen as they turn.
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`33. As described in detail above, the widening recited in claims 25
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`and 29 refers to widening beyond the structure that necessarily occurs when
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`leads split and turn, as shown in Figure 4 of the ’605 Patent, reproduced
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`below with widening identified in red.
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`34. As with Arndt I, the structure shown in Arndt II does not
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`achieve the benefits of the widened structure described in the claims, such as
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`providing increased stability or heat dissipation from the electronic element.
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`’605 Patent, col. 3, ll. 24-26, col. 12, ll. 21-24, 52-57. For example, the
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`widening described in the claims allows for an extension indention, depicted
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`as 746 in Figure 8 of the ’605 Patent. As would be understood by a person
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`of ordinary skill in the art, Arndt II does not disclose an electrode that
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`widens as it extends into a plurality of leads.
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`35. Thus, for the reasons discussed above, Arndt II does not
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`anticipate claims 25-31, 33-36, and 38.
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` Arndt III does not anticipate claim 1 or its dependent
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`36. Claim 1 recites a first electrode portion “dividing into a first
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`plurality of leads as it extends away from said chip carrier part toward
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`the perimeter of said casing, with said first plurality of leads joining into a
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`single joined lead portion before said first electrode portion projects
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`outside of said casing.” (emphasis added).
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`37. Under the proper interpretation of “lead,” a person of ordinary
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`skill in the art would not consider Arndt III as disclosing a first electrode
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`portion dividing into a first plurality of leads as it extends away from said
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`chip carrier part. Arndt III discloses a single connection strip 2b that
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`Petitioners characterize as a plurality of leads based on the presence of holes
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`6b and 6c in connection strip 2b. These are depicted in Figure 2 of Arndt
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`38. Arndt III does not describe connection strip 2b as having a
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`plurality of leads, however, and it is relatively silent on the dimensions of
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`the holes relative to the connection strip. Based on the disclosure of Arndt
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`III, a person of ordinary skill in the art would not view holes 6b and 6c in
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`connection strip 2b as creating the plurality of leads required by claim 1.
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`Thus, Arndt III does not anticipate claims 1, 2, 9-12, and 15.
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`leads joining into a single joined lead portion before said first electrode
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`portion projects outside of said casing.” An example of such a single joined
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`lead portion is depicted in Figure 4. As shown below, the dotted line depicts
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`the casing.
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`40. Figure 4 depicts the division into a plurality of leads, with the
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`41. Figure 4 depicts this plurality of leads joining into a “single
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`joined lead portion, identified in red below.
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`42. As is clear from the above image, the plurality of leads join into
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`the single joined lead portion before “said first electrode portion” projects
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`outside of the casing. In other words, the electrode splits into leads, those
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`leads rejoin into a single joined lead portion, and that single joined lead
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`portion projects outside of the casing.
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`43. According to Petitioners, Figure 2 of Arndt III discloses “a first
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`electrode (2b) that divides into a plurality of leads (divided by holes 6b and
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`6c) as it extends towards the perimeter of housing 80, the plurality of leads
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`rejoining into a single joined lead before a portion of first electrode (2b)
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`projects outside of housing 80.” Paper 3 (750 IPR) at 14. But this analysis
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`ignores that the purported “single joined lead portion” exists between holes
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`6b and 6c, not after hole 6c. In other words, to the extent hole 6c has the
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`effect of dividing the electrode into a plurality of leads, those leads rejoin
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`after hole 6c, as illustrated below.
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`44. The purported single
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`joined
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`lead portion
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`Petitioners does not project outside of the casing of Arndt III, as is required
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`by claim 1. Under Petitioners’ theory, that joined lead portion would then
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`divide into a second plurality of leads, illustrated below, but not recited in
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`the claim.
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`45. That second plurality of leads would then join into a second
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`“joined lead portion,” illustrated below, but again not recited in the claim.
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`46.
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`It is this second joined lead portion that projects outside the
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`casing of Arndt III. Therefore, Arndt III does not disclose the required
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`single joined lead portion that projects outside of the casing as required by
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`claim 1.
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`47. Thus, for the reasons described above, Arndt III does not
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`anticipate claims 1, 2, 9-12, and 15.
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`Sorg does not anticipate claims 1, 16, 25, and 29 or their
`dependent claims.
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`48. Under the proper interpretation of “lead,” a person of ordinary
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`skill in the art would not consider the identified figures in Sorg as disclosing
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`an electrode dividing into a plurality of leads as required by independent
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`claims 1, 16, 25, and 29. Instead, Sorg discloses a single connection strip
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`that Petitioners characterize as a plurality of leads based on the presence of
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`small holes in the connection strip. Sorg does not describe the connection
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`strip as having a plurality of leads, however, and it is relatively silent on the
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`dimensions of the holes relative to the connection strip. Based on the
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`disclosure of Sorg, a person of ordinary skill in the art would not view the
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`holes in the connection strip as creating the required plurality of leads.
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`49. Thus, for the reasons described above, Sorg does not anticipate
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`claims 1-3, 8, 9, 13-16, 25-29 and 31-38.
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`Sorg does not anticipate claims 1 and 16 or their dependent
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`50. As described above, and illustrated with reference to Figure 4
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`of the ’605 Patent, claim 1 recites a first electrode portion “dividing into a
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`first plurality of leads as it extends away from said chip carrier part toward
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`the perimeter of said casing, with said first plurality of leads joining into a
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`outside of said casing.” (emphasis added). This limitation also exists in
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`claim 16 of the ’605 Patent. But this limitation is not disclosed by Sorg.
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`51. Petitioner asserts that the “single joined lead portion” depicted
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`in Figures 2B and 3A of Sorg disclose the single joined lead portion
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`projecting outside of the casing. Paper 3 (750 IPR) at 15.1
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`It should be noted that Figure 3A of Sorg depicts almost the
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`same structure as Figure 2 of Arndt III, discussed above.
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`53. Figure 3A of Sorg, therefore suffers from the same problems as
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`Figure 2 of Arndt III, that the purported first joined lead portion splits into a
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`second plurality of leads—around the unnumbered hole in Figure 3A of
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`Sorg—and that second plurality of leads join together to form a second
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`joined lead portion that projects from the casing. Sorg does not disclose the
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`required single joined lead portion that projects outside of the casing.
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`54. Even under Petitioners’ apparent interpretation of “lead,”
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`Figure 2B of Sorg suffers from a similar problem as Arndt III and Figure 3A
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`of Sorg, in that the first joined lead splits into a second plurality of leads.
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`The purported plurality of leads formed by injection window 24 rejoin into a
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`joined lead portion, as illustrated below.
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`55. That purported single joined lead portion then divides into a
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`second plurality of leads around hole 21.
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`56. This purported second plurality of leads then joins into a second
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`joined lead portion, illustrated below.
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`57. The embodiment depicted in Figure 2B is also depicted in
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`Figures 2A and 2C. Ex. 1004 at 39 (“Figure 2b depicts an enlarged
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`2a that belong together . . . Figure 2c depicts a schematic top view of a lead
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`frame strip according to Figure 2a with inventive housing base bodies that
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`are formulated in the injection process”).
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`58. Figure 2C, therefore, overlays the casing 100 over the
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`underlying lead frame structure. As can be seen in Figure 2C, what is
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`projecting from the housing is not the required single joined lead, but an
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`electrode with rectangular hole 21 of Figure 2B. Thus, even if the
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`rectangular hole 21 did split the electrode into a plurality of leads, the
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`required single joined lead portion is not projecting from the housing. This
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`plurality of leads is illustrated below in an annotated excerpt from Figure
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`2C. These leads rejoin after exiting from the casing, not before, as required
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`59. The importance of these rectangular holes is highlighted in
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`Sorg. Exhibit 1004 at 41 (“In addition, the connection strips 2a and 2b
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`preferably have rectangularly formulated holes 21 which are suitable for the
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`relief of the load on the component housing with the bending of the
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`connection strips . . . .”). Therefore, not only does Sorg fail to disclose the
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`required single joined lead portion projecting through the casing, it actually
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`teaches away from the concept of having a single joined lead portion
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`projecting through the casing, noting the importance to Sorg of the
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`rectangular holes to allow bending of the electrodes.
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`Sorg does not anticipate claim 13 or its dependent claim.
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`toward the perimeter of said casing.” Petitioners assert that Figure 2B of
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`Sorg discloses such a widening. Paper 3 (750 IPR) at 37. But, even under
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`is an area after the electrode has already purportedly split into a plurality of
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`leads. Contrast that with the language of claim 13, which explicitly states
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`that the electrode “narrows as it splits into said first plurality of leads.” The
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`claims, therefore, recite that the widening occurs before the electrode splits
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`into a plurality of leads.
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`61. Figure 4 of the ’605 Patent, reproduced below, illustrates the
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`widened area (highlighted in red) between the chip carrier part and the
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`plurality of leads.
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`62. The purportedly widening area of Sorg identified by Petitioners,
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`outlined in red below, is not in the area before the electrode splits into a
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`plurality of leads, but after the electrode has split into a plurality of leads
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`63. Therefore, Sorg does not meet the widening limitation of claims
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`13 and 14 and cannot anticipate those claims.
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`Sorg does not anticipate claim 25 or its dependent claims.
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`64. Claim 25 recites “one or more of said electrodes and said leads
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`one of said gaps exposed through said recess.” Petitioner argues that this
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`limitation is disclosed in Figure 2C by the “gap between connection strips 2a
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`and 2b exposed through the radiation exit window 12.”). The relevant
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`65.
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`It is my opinion that one of ordinary skill in the art would
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`understand the “gap” referenced in the limitation, which must be exposed
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`through the recess, as being between the leads, not between the electrodes,
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`as is disclosed by Sorg. The claim already requires a plurality of electrodes.
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`This inherently requires a gap between the electrodes, because without such
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`a gap, the two elements would be mechanically and electrically contacting,
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`and would be considered a single electrode. The specification of the ’605
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`Patent refers specifically to the gap between electrodes as an “insulation
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`gap.” ’605 Patent, col. 3, ll. 63-66. As shown in Figure 4, the ’605
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`discloses a gap between the leads that are part of a single electrode that is
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`exposed through the recess, as highlighted in red below.
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`66.
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`It is my opinion that one of ordinary skill in the art would
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`understand that the separation that necessarily occurs between the plurality
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`of electrodes already recited in the claims is different from the gap recited in
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`claim 25, which occurs within an electrode or between the leads formed as
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`part of a single electrode.
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`67. Thus, for the reasons described above, Sorg does not anticipate
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`claims 25 - 28.
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`I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
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`Executed at ______________________, this ____ day of November, 2015.
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`By:
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`Leonard W. Schaper
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`Leonard W. Schaper Jr.
`516 Neapolitan Lane
`Naples, FL 34103
`(479) 200-5369 (Cell)
`schaper@uark.edu
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`PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
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`2012 to present Schaper Consulting, Inc. (Naples, FL)
`President
`• Leonard Schaper, consulting in electronic packaging.
`• Louise Schaper, consulting in library design and operations.
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`2003 to 2006 Xanodics, LLC (Fayetteville, AR)
`Founder and CEO
`• With Prof. Rick Ulrich, initiated start-up company to commercialize
`UA-developed thin film capacitor technology.
`• Had several successful contracts to supply prototype components.
`• Dissolved company when customer program needs changed.
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`1992 to present University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR)
`Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering (2009 to present)
`Professor of Electrical Engineering (2002 to 2008)
`• Directed research program in through-silicon vias for 3-D VLSI
`packaging.
`• Developed fabrication methods for multilayer thin film capacitors.
`• Taught undergraduate courses in electronics and graduate courses in
`electronic packaging.
`• Fall, 2005 semester, sabbatical assignments: 6 weeks at the
`Fraunhofer Institute IZM in Berlin and Munich; 4 weeks at NEC in
`Sagamihara, Japan.
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` Director, High Density Electronics Center and Professor, Electrical
`Engineering (1992 to 2002)
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`• Directed large ($3M annual) research program in Multichip Module
`technology. Led efforts of 15 faculty, 4 - 6 post-docs, 8 staff, and
`25 graduate students. Ran a 4000 square foot clean room dedicated
`to MCM research.
`• Developed the interconnected mesh power system topology for MCM
`cost reduction.
`• Developed new, low inductance, thin-film decoupling capacitors.
`• Led development of integral passive components on polyimide film.
`• Formulated national policy on advanced packaging R&D working
`through the EIA MCM division and consulting for DARPA.
`• Led efforts resulting in the successful merger of IEPS and ISHM to
`form IMAPS.
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`1990 to 1992 Alcoa Electronic Packaging (San Diego, CA)
`Director, Thin Film Product Programs (1991 to 1992)
`• Directed product and market development for thin film multichip
`modules. Oversaw applications engineering, product engineering, and
`design effort on various implementations of MCM technology.
`Consulted extensively with customers on the tradeoffs affecting their
`MCM designs. Was corporate spokesman at many conferences,
`workshops, and
`industry seminars on MCMs. Successfully
`led
`prototype development for several satisfied customers. Represented
`Alcoa on the industry-wide team seeking enlarged Federal support of
`MCM technology.
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`Director, Thin Film Technology Development (1990 to 1991)
`• Led technology development for thin film multichip modules.
`Transferred the AT&T MCM technology licensed to Alcoa. Led a team
`of materials scientists and engineers in correcting reliability problems.
`Refined the modeling approaches for MCM power distribution.
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`1978 to 1990 AT&T BELL LABORATORIES (Murray Hill, New Jersey)
`Head, Technical Program Analysis Department (1986 to 1990)
` Managed the department responsible for the coherence of the Bell
`Laboratories technical program. Reviewed project expenses and
`program content, and projected future needs.
`• Served as chief technologist for the AT&T 21st Century Project, a
`year long effort to define future scenarios for AT&T. Gained extensive
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