UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
`Patent Owner
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`Case: IPR2015-01394
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`Patent 6,363,345
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`DECLARATION OF DAVID ANDERSON
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`Realtek345-1 Ex. 1030
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`I.
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`II.
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`Introduction ..................................................................................................1
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`Qualifications and Compensation .................................................................1
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`III. Materials Considered ....................................................................................4
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`IV. Level of Ordinary Skill In The Art ................................................................4
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`V. My Understanding of Patent Law .................................................................4
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`A.
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`B.
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`C.
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`D.
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`Burden of Proof ................................................................................. 5
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`Anticipation ....................................................................................... 5
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`Obviousness ....................................................................................... 5
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`Claim Construction ............................................................................ 7
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`VI. The ’345 Patent.............................................................................................7
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`VII. Prosecution History of the ’345 Patent..........................................................8
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`VIII. Prior Art Analysis ....................................................................................... 10
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`A. Hirsch ...............................................................................................11
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`1. Claim 1 ......................................................................................12
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`2. Claim 2 ......................................................................................17
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`3. Claim 3 ......................................................................................17
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`4. Claim 12 ....................................................................................18
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`4. Claim 12 .................................................................................. ..18
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`5. Claim 13 ....................................................................................20
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`5. Claim 13 .................................................................................. ..20
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`6. Claim 21 ....................................................................................21
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`6. Claim 21 .................................................................................. ..21
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`7. Claim 38 ....................................................................................22
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`7. Claim 38 .................................................................................. ..22
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`B.
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`B.
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`Hirsch In View of Martin ..................................................................24
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`Hirsch In View of Martin ................................................................ ..24
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`1. Claim 4 ......................................................................................31
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`1. Claim 4 .................................................................................... ..31
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`2. Claim 5 ......................................................................................36
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`2. Claim 5 .................................................................................... ..36
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`3. Claim 6 ......................................................................................38
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`3. Claim 6 .................................................................................... ..38
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`4. Claim 7 ......................................................................................38
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`4. Claim 7 .................................................................................... ..38
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`5. Claim 8 ......................................................................................40
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`5. Claim 8 .................................................................................... ..40
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`6. Claim 9 ......................................................................................42
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`6. Claim 9 .................................................................................... ..42
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`7. Claim 10 ....................................................................................44
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`7. Claim 10 .................................................................................. ..44
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`8. Claim 11 ....................................................................................45
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`8. Claim 11 .................................................................................. ..45
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`9. Claim 25 ....................................................................................46
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`9. Claim 25 .................................................................................. ..46
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`10. Claim 39 ....................................................................................47
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`10. Claim 39 .................................................................................. ..47
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`11. Claim 40 ....................................................................................47
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`11. Claim 40 .................................................................................. ..47
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`12. Claim 41 ....................................................................................48
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`12. Claim 41 .................................................................................. ..48
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`13. Claim 42 ....................................................................................48
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`13. Claim 42 .................................................................................. ..48
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`14. Claim 46 ....................................................................................48
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`14. Claim 46 .................................................................................. ..48
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`C.
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`C.
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`Hirsch In View Of Boll .....................................................................48
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`Hirsch In View Of Boll ................................................................... ..48
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`1. Claim 14 ....................................................................................50
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`1. Claim 14 .................................................................................. ..50
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`2. Claim 15 ....................................................................................52
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`2. Claim 15 .................................................................................. ..52
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`3. Claim 16 ....................................................................................53
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`3. Claim 16 .................................................................................. ..53
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`4. Claim 17 ....................................................................................53
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`4. Claim 17 .................................................................................. ..53
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`5. Claim 18 ....................................................................................56
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`5. Claim 18 .................................................................................. ..56
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`6. Claim 19 ....................................................................................57
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`6. Claim 19 .................................................................................. ..57
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`7. Claim 20 ....................................................................................57
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`7. Claim 20 .................................................................................. ..57
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`8. Claim 47 ....................................................................................58
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`8. Claim 47 .................................................................................. ..58
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`D. Hirsch In View of Uesugi .................................................................58
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`Hirsch In View of Uesugi ............................................................... ..5 8
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`1. Claim 21 ....................................................................................62
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`1. Claim 21 .................................................................................. ..62
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`2. Claim 22 ....................................................................................64
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`2. Claim 22 .................................................................................. ..64
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`E.
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`Hirsch In View Of Uesugi And Diethorn Or Lindemann ..................64
`Hirsch In View Of Uesugi And Diethom Or Lindemann ................ ..64
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`1. Claim 23 ....................................................................................67
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`1. Claim 23 .................................................................................. ..67
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`2. Claim 24 ....................................................................................69
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`2. Claim 24 .................................................................................. ..69
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`F.
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`Hirsch In View Of Martin And Boll ..................................................72
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`Hirsch In View Of Martin And Boll ................................................ ..72
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`1. Claim 43 ....................................................................................73
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`1. Claim 43 .................................................................................. ..73
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`G. Hirsch In View Of Martin And Uesugi .............................................73
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`Hirsch In View Of Martin And Uesugi ........................................... ..73
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`1. Claim 44 ....................................................................................73
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`1. Claim 44 .................................................................................. ..73
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`2. Claim 45 ....................................................................................73
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`2. Claim 45 .................................................................................. ..73
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`H. Graupe ..............................................................................................75
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`Graupe ............................................................................................ ..75
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`1. Claim 1 ......................................................................................75
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`1. Claim 1 .................................................................................... ..75
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`2. Claim 2 ......................................................................................80
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`2. Claim 2 .................................................................................... ..80
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`3. Claim 3 ......................................................................................82
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`3. Claim 3 .................................................................................... ..82
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`4. Claim 21 ....................................................................................84
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`4. Claim 21 .................................................................................. ..84
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`5. Claim 23 ....................................................................................84
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`5. Claim 23 .................................................................................. ..84
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`I.
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`Graupe In View Of Martin ................................................................86
`Graupe In View Of Martin .............................................................. ..86
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`1. Claim 4 ......................................................................................87
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`1. Claim 4 .................................................................................... ..87
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`2. Claims 5-10 ...............................................................................90
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`2. Claims 5-10 ............................................................................. ..90
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`3. Claim 11 ....................................................................................90
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`3. Claim 11 .................................................................................. ..90
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`4. Claim 13 ....................................................................................90
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`4. Claim 13 .................................................................................. ..90
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`5. Claim 25 ....................................................................................92
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`5. Claim 25 .................................................................................. ..92
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`6. Claim 38 ....................................................................................92
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`6. Claim 38 .................................................................................. ..92
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`7. Claim 39 ....................................................................................92
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`7. Claim 39 .................................................................................. ..92
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`8. Claim 40 ....................................................................................93
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`8. Claim 40 .................................................................................. ..93
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`9. Claim 41 ....................................................................................93
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`9. Claim 41 .................................................................................. ..93
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`10. Claim 46 ....................................................................................93
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`10. Claim 46 .................................................................................. ..93
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`J.
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`Graupe In View Of Diethorn Or Boll ................................................93
`Graupe In View Of Diethom Or Boll .............................................. ..93
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`1. Claim 12 ....................................................................................95
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`1. Claim 12 .................................................................................. ..95
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`K. Graupe In View Of Boll ....................................................................97
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`Graupe In View Of Boll .................................................................. ..97
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`1. Claim 13 ....................................................................................98
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`1. Claim 13 .................................................................................. ..98
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`2. Claims 14-20 and 47 ............................................................... 100
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`2. Claims 14-20 and 47 ............................................................. ..100
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`3. Claim 38 .................................................................................. 100
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`3. Claim 38 ................................................................................ ..100
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`Graupe In View Of Uesugi ............................................................. 100
`Graupe In View Of Uesugi ........................................................... .. 100
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`1. Claim 22 .................................................................................. 102
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`1. Claim 22 ................................................................................ .. 102
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`M. Graupe In View Of Diethorn Or Lindemann ................................... 102
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`Graupe In View Of Diethom Or Lindemann ................................. ..102
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`1. Claim 24 .................................................................................. 104
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`1. Claim 24 ................................................................................ .. 104
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`N. Graupe In View Of Martin And Diethorn ....................................... 105
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`Graupe In View Of Martin And Diethom ..................................... .. 105
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`1. Claim 42 .................................................................................. 106
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`1. Claim 42 ................................................................................ .. 106
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`O. Graupe In View Of Martin And Boll............................................... 106
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`Graupe In View Of Martin And Boll ............................................. .. 106
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`1. Claim 43 .................................................................................. 107
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`1. Claim 43 ................................................................................ .. 107
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`Graupe In View Of Martin And Uesugi .......................................... 107
`Graupe In View Of Martin And Uesugi ........................................ .. 107
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`1. Claim 44 and 45 ...................................................................... 107
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`1. Claim 44 and 45 .................................................................... .. 107
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`IX. Conclusion ................................................................................................ 108
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`Conclusion .............................................................................................. .. 108
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`Appendix 1 – Curriculum Vitae of David Anderson
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`Appendix 2 – List of Documents Considered
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`Appendix A – Ground 1 - Claim Chart For U.S. Patent 6,363,345: Claims 1-3, 12,
`13, 21 And 38 Are Unpatentable Under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) As Being
`Anticipated By Hirsch
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`Appendix B - Ground 2 - Claim Chart For U.S. Patent 6,363,345: Claims 4-11, 25,
`39-42, And 46 Are Unpatentable Under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) As Being Obvious
`Over Hirsch In View Of Martin
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`Appendix C - Ground 3 - Claim Chart For U.S. Patent 6,363,345: Claims 14-20
`And 47 Are Unpatentable Under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) As Being Obvious Over
`Hirsch In View Of Boll
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`Appendix D – Ground 4 - Claim Chart For U.S. Patent 6,363,345: Claims 21 And
`22 Are Unpatentable Under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) As Being Obvious Over Hirsch
`In View Of Uesugi
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`Appendix E - Ground 5 - Claim Chart For U.S. Patent 6,363,345: Claims 23 And
`24 Are Unpatentable Under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) As Being Obvious Over Hirsch
`And Uesugi, And Further In View Of Diethorn Or Lindemann
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`Appendix F - Ground 6 - Claim Chart For U.S. Patent 6,363,345: Claim 43 Is
`Unpatentable Under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) As Being Obvious Over Hirsch And
`Martin, And Further In View Of Boll
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`Appendix G - Ground 7 - Claim Chart For U.S. Patent 6,363,345: Claims 44 and
`45 Are Unpatentable Under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) As Being Obvious Over Hirsch
`And Martin, And Further In View Of Uesugi
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`Appendix H - Ground 8 - Claim Chart For U.S. Patent 6,363,345: Claims 1-3, 21,
`And 23 Are Unpatentable Under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) As Being Anticipated By
`Graupe
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`Appendix I - Ground 9 - Claim Chart For U.S. Patent 6,363,345: Claims 4-11, 13,
`25, 38-41, And 46 Are Unpatentable Under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) As Being
`Obvious Over Graupe In View Of Martin
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`Appendix J - Ground 10 - Claim Chart For U.S. Patent 6,363,345: Claim 12 Is
`Unpatentable Under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) As Being Obvious Over Graupe In
`View Of Diethorn Or Boll
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`Appendix K - Ground 11 - Claim Chart For U.S. Patent 6,363,345: Claims 13-20,
`38, And 47 Are Unpatentable Under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) As Being Obvious
`Over Graupe In View Of Boll
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`Appendix L - Ground 12 - Claim Chart For U.S. Patent 6,363,345: Claim 22 Is
`Unpatentable Under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) As Being Obvious Over Graupe In
`View Of Uesugi
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`Appendix M - Ground 13 - Claim Chart For U.S. Patent 6,363,345: Claim 24 Is
`Unpatentable Under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) As Being Obvious Over Graupe In
`View Of Diethorn Or Lindemann
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`Appendix N - Ground 14 - Claim Chart For U.S. Patent 6,363,345: Claim 42 Is
`Unpatentable Under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) As Being Obvious Over Graupe and
`Martin, And Further In View Of Diethorn
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`Appendix O - Ground 15 - Claim Chart For U.S. Patent 6,363,345: Claim 43 Is
`Unpatentable Under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) As Being Obvious Over Graupe and
`Martin, And Further In View Of Boll
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`Appendix P - Ground 16 - Claim Chart For U.S. Patent 6,363,345: Claims 44 and
`45 Are Unpatentable Under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) As Being Obvious Over
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`I, David Anderson, hereby declare, affirm and state the following:
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`I.
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`Introduction
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`1.
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`The facts set forth below are known to me personally, and I have
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`firsthand knowledge of them.
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`2.
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`I make this Declaration in support of a Petition for inter partes review
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`of U.S. Patent No. 6,363,345 (“the ’345 Patent”).
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`3.
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`I have been retained by Steptoe & Johnson LLP on behalf of Realtek
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`Semiconductor Corporation.
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`I have been asked to provide my technical review, analysis, insights,
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`and opinions on the materials I have reviewed in this case related to the ’345
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`Patent, including the references that form the basis for the grounds of rejection set
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`forth in the Petition No. IPR2015-01394 for Inter Partes Review of the ’345 Patent
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`(“Petition”), and the scientific and technical knowledge regarding the same subject
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`matter at the time of the alleged inventions disclosed in the’345 Patent.
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`II. Qualifications and Compensation
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`6.
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`I am over the age of eighteen and I am a citizen of the United States.
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`I have summarized in this section my educational background, career
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`history, and other relevant qualifications. My curriculum vitae, including my
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`qualifications, a list of the publications that I have authored during my technical
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`career, and a list of the cases in which, during the previous four years, I have
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`testified as an expert at trial or by deposition, is attached to this declaration as
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`Appendix 1.
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`7.
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`I earned my Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering
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`from Brigham Young University in 1993. In 1994 I earned my Master of Science
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`degree in Electrical Engineering, also from Brigham Young University. I earned
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`my Doctorate of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia
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`Institute of Technology in 1999, with my dissertation on “Audio Signal
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`Enhancement Using Multi-resolution Sinusoidal Modeling.”
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`8.
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`After obtaining my Doctorate of Philosophy degree, I worked as an
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`Education Specialist at Texas Instruments, Inc. from April 1999 through
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`September of 1999. In this position, I developed a self-paced course on signal
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`processing fundamentals and implementation for practicing engineers.
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`9.
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`In September of 1999, I joined the faculty of Georgia Institute of
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`Technology as an Assistant Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer
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`Engineering. While on this faculty, I taught courses in signal processing and
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`computer architecture and performed research in signal processing and low-power
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`implementation of signal processing systems.
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`In June of 2005, I was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor,
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`and in March of 2012, I became a full Professor, where I continued teaching and
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`research in signal processing and signal processing systems with an emphasis in
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`low-power systems, signal enhancement, and signal processing related to human
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`audio perception.
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`11.
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`I have authored and co-authored approximately 200 journal
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`publications, conference proceedings, technical articles, technical papers, book
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`chapters, and technical presentations, in a broad array of signal processing
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`technology. I have also developed and taught many courses related to digital
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`signal processing and signal processing systems. These courses have included
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`introductory as well as more advanced courses.
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`12.
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`I have three patents related to the field of audio signal enhancement,
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`U.S. Patent no. 6,351,731; U.S. Patent no. 6,453,285; and U.S. Patent no.
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`7,034,603. Additionally, I have many scholarly publications on enhancing speech
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`signals and removing noise that are included in my CV including J. M. Hurtado
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`and D. V. Anderson “FFT-based block processing in speech enhancement:
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`potential artifacts and solutions,” IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and
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`Language Processing, 19(8):2527-2537, Nov. 2011.
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`13.
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`I am being compensated for my time at the rate of $350 per hour for
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`my work in connection with this matter. The compensation is not dependent in any
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`way on the contents of this Declaration, the substance of any further opinions or
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`testimony that I may provide, or the ultimate outcome of this matter.
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`III. Materials Considered
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`14.
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`I have carefully reviewed the ’345 Patent and its file history. I have
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`also reviewed several prior art references.
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`15.
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`For convenience, all of the sources that I considered in preparing this
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`declaration are listed in Appendix 2.
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`IV. Level of Ordinary Skill In The Art
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`16.
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`I have been informed that my analysis of the interpretation of the
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`asserted claims of the ’345 patent must be undertaken from the perspective of a
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`person possessing ordinary skill in the art of the ’345 patent. In my opinion, a
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`person of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the ’345 patent would have been an
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`individual with at least a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering with a specialty
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`in digital signal processing. In the alternative, this person would have a Bachelor’s
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`degree in Electrical Engineering with at least two years of training in signal
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`processing specializing in adaptive signal processing, and at least two years of
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`experience with microphone array processing algorithm development and
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`implementation. I possess these qualifications, and I have considered the issues
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`herein from the perspective of a person of ordinary skill in the art.
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`V. My Understanding of Patent Law
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`17.
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`I am not an attorney but I have had the concept of patentability
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`explained to me. I understand that a patent claim can be unpatentable under the
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`United States patent laws for various reasons, including, for example, anticipation
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`or obviousness in light of the prior art. In arriving at my opinions, I have applied
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`the following legal standards and analyses regarding patentability.
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`A.
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`18.
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`Burden of Proof
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`I understand that Petitioner has the burden to prove a proposition of
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`unpatentability by a preponderance of the evidence. I also understand that this is a
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`lower standard than the clear and convincing evidence standard that is required to
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`prove unpatentability in patent litigation before a district court.
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`B.
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`19.
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`Anticipation
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`I understand that a claim is anticipated by a prior art reference if the
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`prior art reference discloses every element in the claim. Such a disclosure can be
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`express (it says or shows it), or it can be inherent (the element must necessarily be
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`there even if the prior art does not say it or show it). If the claim is anticipated, the
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`claim is unpatentable.
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`20.
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`I understand that the first step in an anticipation analysis is to construe
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`the claim, and the second step is to compare the construed claim to the prior art
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`reference.
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`C.
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`21.
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`Obviousness
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`I understand that a patent claim may be unpatentable for obviousness
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`even if it is not anticipated by the prior art. I understand that a patent claim is
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`obvious if the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art are such
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`that the subject matter of the claimed invention, as a whole, would have been
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`obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made. If
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`the claim is obvious, the claim is unpatentable.
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`22.
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`I understand that before an obviousness determination is made, the
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`level of ordinary skill in the art must be considered, and the scope and content of
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`the prior art must be considered, as well. I understand that to determine the scope
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`and content of prior art, one must determine what prior art is reasonably pertinent
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`to the particular problem the inventor faced. I understand that prior art is
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`reasonably pertinent if it is in the same field as the claimed invention, or is from
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`another field that a person of ordinary skill in the art would look to in trying to
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`solve the problem.
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`23.
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`I understand that a patent claim maybe be obvious if the prior art
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`would have suggested, motivated, or provided a reason to one of ordinary skill in
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`the art to combine certain prior art references to arrive at the elements of the claim.
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`I also understand that one can look at interrelated teachings of multiple patents, the
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`effects of demands known to the design community or present in the marketplace,
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`and the background knowledge possessed by a person having ordinary skill in the
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`art—all in order to determine whether there was an apparent reason to combine the
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`known elements in the fashion claimed by the patent at issue. I further understand
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`that a person of ordinary skill is a person of ordinary creativity, not an automaton.
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`This person of ordinary creativity works in the contexts of a community of
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`inventors and of the marketplace. The obviousness inquiry needs to reflect these
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`realities within which inventions and patents function. In order to arrive at a
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`conclusion that an invention is obvious, it can be helpful to identify a reason that
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`would have prompted a person of ordinary skill in the relevant field to combine the
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`elements in the way the claimed invention does.
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`D.
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`24.
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`Claim Construction
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`For the purposes of my opinions related to the issue of patentability of
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`the ’345 Patent, I have been informed that the claims of the ’345 Patent are to be
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`given their broadest reasonable interpretation in view of the specification from the
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`perspective of one skilled in the art. In comparing the claims of the ’345 Patent to
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`the known prior art, I have carefully considered the ’345 Patent and the ’345 Patent
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`prosecution history based upon my experience and knowledge in the relevant field.
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`25.
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`For the reasons explained below, claims 1-25 and 38-47 of the ’345
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`patent are unpatentable as being obvious by the prior art discussed below. I
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`reserve the right to amend and/or supplement this declaration in light of additional
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`relevant evidence, arguments, or testimony presented, for example, during
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`discovery for this IPR.
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`VI. The ’345 Patent
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`26.
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`The ’345 patent is directed to a digital signal processing system for
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`cancelling noise. Ex. 1001, Title, Abstract. The system uses a threshold detector
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`to detect the position of noise elements in a signal containing speech and noise, in
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`which the threshold is set according to current and future minimum values of the
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`frequency spectrum elements of the signal. Id.
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`27.
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`The system further employs two-dimensional smoothing on the
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`estimated signal using neighboring frequency bins and an exponential average over
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`time. Id. Subtraction of an estimated noise signal is performed by a filter
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`multiplication, and residual noise reduction is employed to further reduce noise
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`after subtracting an estimated noise signal. Id.
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`VII. Prosecution History of the ’345 Patent
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`28.
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`The U.S. Patent Application No. 09/252,874 that led to the ’345
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`patent, entitled “System, Method and Apparatus for Cancelling Noise,” was filed
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`on February 18, 1999, and issued on March 26, 2002.1 Exs. 1001, 1020 at
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`RTL345-1_1020-0175. The ’345 patent lists its inventors as Joseph Marash and
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`Baruch Berdugo. Ex. 1020 at RTL345-1_1020-0007.
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`29.
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`In an information disclosure statement (IDS) of May 23, 2000, the
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`Applicant disclosed the article Steven F. Boll, Suppression of Acoustic Noise in
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`1 Additionally, published International Application No. PCT/US00/03538, filed on
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`February 11, 2000 claims the benefit of U.S. Patent Application No. 09/252,874.
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`Ex. 1021.
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`RTL345-1_1030-0017
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`8
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`Speech Using Spectral Subtraction, IEEE Transactions on Acoustics, Speech, and
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`Signal Processing, Vol. ASSP-27, No. 2, April 1979 (“Boll”). Id. at RTL345-
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`1_1020-0099.
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`30. On November 1, 2000, the Examiner issued a Non-Final Rejection
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`requiring a legible copy of the Information Disclosure Statement (“IDS”) of May
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`23, 2000, and provisionally rejected all claims for non-statutory obviousness-type
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`double patenting over then co-pending Application 09/385,966. Id. at RTL345-
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`1_1020-0100-103.
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`31. On March 16, 2001, the Applicant filed a duplicate copy of the
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`previously filed IDS and a request for reconsideration. Id. at RTL345-1_1020-
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`0110.
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`32. On May 29, 2001, the Examiner issued a Final Rejection based on the
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`prior untraversed double patenting rejection. Id. at RTL345-1_1020-0128-132.
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`33. On June 7, 2001, the Applicant filed an Amendment traversing the
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`double patenting rejection by noting that Application 09/385,966 had been
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`abandoned. Id. at RTL345-1_1020-0136.
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`34.
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`The Examiner then issued a further Non-Final Rejection on June 28,