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Chronology
`Conception and Reduction to Practice (U.S. Patent No. 5,941,972)
`
`Event
`Date
`3/22/97 Conception of access controls
`and virtual local storage
`
`Evidence
`Ex. 2300 (Plaintiff’s Exhibit 7 in
`Chaparral Trial)
`
`Ex. 2301 (Chaparral Trial
`Testimony - Smith testimony at 10-
`11; Hoese testimony at 16-22;
`Russell testimony at 28-29)
`
`Ex. 2302 (Hoese deposition
`testimony at 7:23-26:17)
`
`Ex. 2300
`
`Ex. 2301 (Hoese testimony at 21-
`22, Russell Testimony at 37)
`
`Ex. 2302 (Hoese deposition
`testimony at 7:23-26:17).
`
`Ex. 2300
`
`Ex. 2301 (Hoese testimony at 16-
`22)
`
`Ex. 2302 (Hoese deposition
`testimony at 8-9)
`
`Ex. 2312 (“Drawn By” date for
`DS01025 and DS01026)
`
`Ex. 2324 ¶ 2
`
`5/15/97 First draft of Hoese invention
`disclosure
`
`5/28/97 Hoese faxes invention
`disclosure to Crossroads patent
`counsel Anthony Peterman
`
`5/28/97 Verrazano bare board and bare
`board placement (hardware)
`drawn by Jeffrey Russell.
`
`1 of 7
`
` CROSSROADS EXHIBIT 2311
`Oracle Corp., et al v. Crossroads Systems, Inc.
` IPR2014-01207 and IPR2014-1209
`
`CROSSROADS EXHIBIT
`Oracle Corp. v. Crossroads Systems, Inc.
`IPR2015-0(cid:1005)(cid:1004)(cid:1010)(cid:1010)
`
`2311
`
`

`
`Evidence
`Ex. 2313 at 36
`
`Ex. 2301 (Hoese testimony at 44-
`45, referencing Plaintiff’s Exhibit
`263 [Ex. 2313 here])
`
`Ex. 2306 (Hoese deposition
`testimony at 330-36, referencing
`Exhibit 12 [Ex. 2313 here])
`
`
`
`Ex. 2314 at 1
`
`Ex. 2301 (Middleton testimony at
`13-14, referencing Plaintiff’s
`Exhibit 264 [Ex. 2314 here])
`
`Ex. 2324 ¶ 2
`
`Ex. 2312 (“Approved Review” and
`“Reviewed and Released” dates for
`DS01025)
`
`Ex. 2324 ¶ 2
`
`Ex. 2312 (“Approved Review” and
`“Reviewed and Released” dates for
`DS01026)
`
`Ex. 2324 ¶ 2
`
`Ex. 2303 at 32-33
`
`Date
`6/4/97
`
`Event
`Hoese notebook entry:
`“Anthony Peterman
`[Crossroads’ patent counsel]
`called re: apps.
`
`
`6/5/97
`
`Verrazano Enclosure
`Specification (Revision 2.1)
`completed
`
`
`6/10/97 Verrazano bare board
`placement (hardware)
`reviewed, approved, and
`released.
`
`
`6/19/97 Verrazano bare board
`placement (hardware)
`reviewed, approved, and
`released.
`
`
`7/9/97
`
`Draft drawings for draft patent
`application transmitted
`
`
`
`
`2 of 7
`
`

`
`Event
`Date
`7/11/97 Anthony Peterman sends Hoese
`a draft copy of patent
`application.
`
`
`7/21/97 Hoese notebook entry regarding
`testing of 4100 product
`(Verrazano)
`
`
`8/18/97 Critical Period Begins: Kikuchi
`filing date
`
`8/18/97 Verrazano bare board
`(hardware) updated: Further
`specify man. details, no
`significant changes
`
`8/18/97 Verrazano Programmable
`Device Instructions version 1.0
`created
`
`
`
`
`Evidence
`Ex. 2303 at 1
`
`Ex. 2301 (Russell testimony at 38-
`39, referencing Plaintiff’s Exhibit
`266 [Ex. 2303 here])
`
`Ex. 2304 (Peterman deposition
`testimony at 19-22, referencing
`Crossroads 41920, the bates number
`of the first page of Ex. 2303).
`
`Ex. 2324 ¶ 2
`
`Ex. 2313 at 62 (referencing 4100
`testing)
`
`Ex. 2301 (Hoese testimony at 44-
`45, referencing Plaintiff’s Exhibit
`263 [Ex. 2313 here])
`
`Ex. 2306 (Hoese deposition
`testimony at 330-36, referencing
`Exhibit 12 [Ex. 2313 here])
`
`Ex. 1006
`
`Ex. 2312 (Rev. B. date for
`DS01026)
`
`Ex. 2324 ¶ 2
`
`Ex. 2320 at 2 (“Initial release of
`document”)
`
`Ex. 2324 ¶ 2
`
`
`3 of 7
`
`

`
`Evidence
`Ex. 2316 at 3 (Revision 0.1)
`
`Ex. 2301 (Middleton testimony at
`13-14, referencing Plaintiff’s
`Exhibit 267 [Ex. 2316 here])
`
`Ex. 2324 ¶ 2
`
`Ex. 2317 at 1
`
`Ex. 2301 (Middleton testimony at
`13-14, referencing Plaintiff’s
`Exhibit 268 [Ex. 2317 here])
`
`Ex. 2324 ¶ 2
`
`Ex 2319 at 1
`
`Ex. 2324 ¶ 2
`
`Ex. 2312 (Rev. C date for
`DS01026)
`
`Ex. 2324 ¶ 2
`
`Ex. 2312 (Rev. D date for DS01026,
`Rev. B date for DS01025)
`
`
`
`Ex. 2318
`
`Ex. 2324 ¶ 2
`
`
`Event
`Date
`8/21/97 Original CP4x00 Product
`Specification released
`
`
`8/25/97 Verrazano Hardware
`Architecture (Revision 1.0)
`completed
`
`
`8/27/97 Verrazano Software
`Architecture (Revision 1.1)
`updated
`
`8/29/97 Verrazano bare board
`(hardware) updated: Added
`HASL finish spec
`
`
`9/3/97
`
`Verrazano bare board and bare
`board placement (hardware)
`updated: Update from
`AC94413
`
`Verrazano System Structure
`updated (Document DS04100)
`(see also revision history)
`
`
`
`
`4 of 7
`
`

`
`Evidence
`Ex. 2316 at 3 (Revision 0.2)
`
`Ex. 2301 (Middleton testimony at
`13-14, referencing Plaintiff’s
`Exhibit 267 [Ex. 2316 here])
`
`Ex. 2324 ¶ 2
`
`
`
`Ex. 2320 at 1
`
`Ex. 2324 ¶ 2
`
`Ex. 2316 at 3 (Revision 0.2a)
`
`Ex. 2301 (Middleton testimony at
`13-14, referencing Plaintiff’s
`Exhibit 267 [Ex. 2316 here])
`
`Ex. 2324 ¶ 2
`
`
`
`Ex 2321 at 1
`
`Ex. 2324 ¶ 2
`
`Ex. 2316 at 3 (Revision 0.3)
`
`Ex. 2301 (Middleton testimony at
`13-14 referencing Plaintiff’s Exhibit
`267 [Ex. 2316 here])
`
`Ex. 2324 ¶ 2
`
`
`Date
`9/4/97
`
`Event
`CP4x00 Product Specification
`updated
`
`
`9/5/97
`
`Verrazano Programmable
`Device Instructions version 1.1
`updated
`
`9/12/97 CP4x00 Product Specification
`updated
`
`
`9/29/97 Component and Insertion list
`for Verrazano completed
`
`
`10/5/97 CP4x00 Product Specification
`Updated
`
`
`
`
`5 of 7
`
`

`
`Evidence
`Ex. 2316 at 3 (Rev. 0.4)
`
`Ex. 2301 (Middleton testimony at
`13-14 referencing Plaintiff’s Exhibit
`267 [Ex. 2316 here]
`
`Ex. 2324 ¶ 2
`
`Ex. 2322 at 12
`
`Ex. 2302 (Hoese deposition
`testimony at 62:19-63:10,
`referencing Exhibit 14 [Ex. 2322
`here]).
`
`Ex. 2301 (Hoese testimony at 44-45
`referencing Plaintiff’s Exhibit 274
`[Ex. 2322 here])
`
`
`
`Ex. 2322 at 12
`
`Ex. 2302 (Hoese deposition
`testimony at 63:20-64:6, referencing
`Exhibit 14 [Ex. 2322 here])
`
`Ex. 2323
`
`Ex. 2301 (Russell testimony at 40,
`referencing Plaintiff’s Exhibit 275
`[Ex. 2323 here])
`
`
`Event
`Date
`10/19/97 CP4x00 Product Specification
`updated
`
`
`11/25/97 Hoese notebook entry regarding
`conversation with Bill Hulsey
`(Crossroads patent counsel): “2:
`Comments on Storage Router
`back with A. Peterman
`[Crossroads’ patent counsel],
`follow up next week.”
`
`Mr. Hoese also testified that he
`provided comments to the
`patent attorneys on the patent
`application before this time.
`
`12/1/97 Patent application review
`meeting (including ‘972 patent)
`at Crossroads.
`
`Mr. Hoese testified that these
`meetings also occurred before
`this time.
`
`12/19/97 Bill Hulsey (Crossroads’ patent
`counsel) sends Hoese a draft of
`patent application
`
`
`
`
`6 of 7
`
`

`
`Event
`Date
`12/31/97 Critical Period Ends /
`Constructive reduction to
`Practice
`
`Crossroads files ‘972 Patent
`Application
`
`Evidence
`See Ex. 2001
`
`
`
`
`
`7 of 7

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