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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`_______________
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`ROBERT BOSCH LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`_______________
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`Case IPR2016-00038
`Patent 6,292,974
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`DECLARATION OF JAMES R. KLAIBER
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`Costco Exhibit 1106, p. 1
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`IPR2016-00038
`DECLARATION OF JAMES R. KLAIBER
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`I, James R. Klaiber, declare as follows:
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`1.
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`I am an attorney in the Intellectual Property group at the law firm of
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`Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, located at One Battery Park Plaza, New York, NY
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`10004. I am a member in good standing of the bar of the State of New York and
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`United States Patent and Trademark Office. I am co-counsel for Petitioner Costco
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`Wholesale Corporation (“Costco”) in these proceedings. I make this declaration in
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`support of Petitioner’s Motion to Strike Hearsay Testimony of Wilfried Merkel
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`[Exhibit 2005].
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`2.
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`On September 27, 2016, I represented Petitioner in a conference call
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`with the Board in which Patent Owner was represented by Mr. Mark Hanneman.
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`The purpose of the call was to address Petitioner’s request to cross-examine Mr.
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`Wilfried Merkel after Patent Owner had submitted, as part of Exhibit 2005 in this
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`proceeding, excerpts from Mr. Merkel’s prior testimony in Robert Bosch LLC v.
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`Pylon Manufacturing Corp., No. 08-542 (D. Del.).
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`3.
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`During the conference call, Mr. Hanneman indicated that before filing
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`Bosch's Patent Owner’s Response in this proceeding, he had not had any contact
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`with Mr. Merkel since Mr. Merkel’s last deposition, a number of years ago.
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`4.
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`Attached hereto at Tab A is a true and accurate copy of The Declara-
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`tion of Wilfried Merkel served on Petitioner on August 12, 2016.
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`5.
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`Attached hereto at Tab B is a true and accurate copy of a September 7,
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`Costco Exhibit 1106, p. 2
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`IPR2016-00038
`DECLARATION OF JAMES R. KLAIBER
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`2016 letter from Costco’s Counsel James R. Klaiber to Robert Bosch LLC’s Coun-
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`sel Patrick R. Colsher requesting a cross-examination deposition of Bosch’s de-
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`clarant Mr. Merkel.
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`6.
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`Attached hereto at Tab C is a true and accurate copy of a September
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`15, 2016 email from Robert Bosch LLC’s Counsel Patrick R. Colsher responding
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`to Mr. Klaiber’s September 7, 2016 letter and indicating that declarant Mr. Merkel
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`was unavailable for deposition, and that instead Mr. Merkel would be willing to
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`answer written questions.
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`7.
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`Attached hereto at Tab D is a true and accurate copy of a September
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`16, 2016 letter from Costco’s Counsel James R. Klaiber to Robert Bosch LLC’s
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`Counsel Patrick R. Colsher serving deposition notices of Mr. Merkel and rejecting
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`Patent Owner Robert Bosch LLC’s proposal for written questions.
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`8.
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`Attached hereto at Tab E is a true and accurate copy of a September
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`19, 2016 letter from Patent Owner Robert Bosch LLC’s Counsel Patrick R.
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`Colsher to Petitioner Costco’s Counsel James R. Klaiber responding to the Sep-
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`tember 16, 2016 letter and indicating again that Mr. Merkel was unavailable for
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`deposition.
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`Attached hereto at Tab F is a true and accurate copy of a September
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`22, 2016 email from Petitioner’s Counsel to the Board and Patent Owner request-
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`ing a conference call to discuss Petitioner’s request to cross-examine Mr. Merkel.
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`Costco Exhibit 1106, p. 3
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`IPR2016-00038
`DECLARATION OF JAMES R. KLAIBER
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`I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of
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`America that the foregoing is true and correct.
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`Executed on: October 24, 2016
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`By:
`James R. Klaiber
`Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
`One Battery Park Plaza
`New York, NY 10004
`james.klaiber@hugheshubbard.com
`(212) 837-6125
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`Costco Exhibit 1106, p. 4
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`ROBERT BOSCH LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`DECLARATION OF WILFRIED MERKEL
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`Robert Bosch Exhibit 2021
`Page 1
`COSTCO (Petitioner) v. ROBERT BOSCH (Patent Owner)
`IPR2016-00034; IPR2016-00036; IPR2016-00038;
`IPR2016-00039; IPR2016-00040; IPR2016-00041
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`Costco Exhibit 1106, p. 6
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`I, Wilfried Merkel, hereby declare as follows,
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`I. My name is Wilfried Merkel. I have personal knowledge of the facts
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`and information set forth in this document.
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`2.
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`I live in Germany. My address is Westring 6C, 77876 Kappelrodeck.
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`I was formerly employed by Robert Bosch GmbH in Germany, and
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`worked for Bosch as an engineer on wiper-blade development projects, among
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`other things. I am named as an inventor on U.S. Patent No. 6,292,974.
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`4.
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`In 2010 I travelled to Wilmington, Delaware, in the United States, to
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`testify at a patent-infringement trial against a company called Pylon. I testified
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`truthfully at that trial and gave the best answers I then could to the questions I was
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`asked during the trial.
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`5.
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`I retired years ago. I am no longer employed by Bosch, and no longer
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`have any consulting contract with Bosch. I have, for reasons of cardiac health,
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`been advised that I should not travel and should minimize my activities.
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`6.
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`Although I do not know any of the details, before signing this
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`document I was advised and recognize that this document may be filed as evidence
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`Robert Bosch Exhibit 2021
`Page2
`COSTCO (Petitioner) v. ROBERT BOSCH (Patent Owner)
`IPR2016-00034; IPR2016-00036; IPR2016-00038;
`IPR2016-00039; IPR2016-00040; IPR2016-00041
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`Costco Exhibit 1106, p. 7
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`in a contested case before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the United States
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`Patent and Trademark Office. Because of my health issues, I will not voluntarily
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`give a deposition in this case.
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`I hereby declare under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the United
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`States of America that the foregoing is true and correct.
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`Wilfried Merkel
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`Robert Bosch Exhibit 2021
`Page3
`COSTCO (Petitioner) v. ROBERT BOSCH (Patent Owner)
`IPR2016-00034; IPR2016-00036; IPR2016-00038;
`IPR2016-00039; IPR2016-00040; IPR2016-00041
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`Costco Exhibit 1106, p. 8
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`Hughes Hubbard & Recd LLP
`One Battery Park Plaza
`New York, New York 10004-1482
`Telephone: +1 (212) 837-6000
`Fax: +1 (212) 422-4726
`hugheshubbard.com
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`J ames R. Klaiber
`Counsel
`Direct Dial: +1 (212) 837-6125
`james.klaiber@hugheshubbard.com
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`September 7, 2016
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`Hughes
`Hubbard
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`Via E-Mail
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`Patrick R. Colsher, Esq.
`Shearman & Sterling LLP
`599 Lexington Ave
`New York, NY 10022
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`Re:
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`IPR Depositions - Costco v. Bosch: Case Nos. IPR2016-00034,
`-00036,-00038,-00039,-00040,-00041
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`Dear Patrick:
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`Pursuant to the routine discovery provisions of 3 7 CFR 42.51 (b )(1 )(ii), Costco would like
`to schedule the cross-examination deposition of Bosch's declarant Mr. Wilfried Merkel in the
`above-referenced IPRs.
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`Accordingly, please let us know the availability, preferably in September, of Mr. Merkel.
`We will, of course, issue a formal notice, but would prefer to agree on a date and time before we
`do.
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`Sincerely yours,
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`cc:
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`James W. Dabney, Esq.
`Richard M. Koehl, Esq.
`Mark Hannemann, Esq.
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`72136650_1
`New York
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`• Washington, D.C.
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`• Los Angeles
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`• Miami
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`•
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`Jersey City
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`• Kansas City
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`• Paris
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`•
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`lbkyo
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`Costco Exhibit 1106, p. 10
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`Klaiber, James R.
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`From:
`Sent:
`To:
`Cc:
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`Subject:
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`Patrick Colsher <Patrick.Colsher@Shearman.com>
`Thursday, September 15, 2016 4:58 PM
`Klaiber, James R.
`Mark Hannemann; Dabney, James W.; Koehl, Richard M.; Lansky, David E.; Lopatkin,
`Stefanie
`Re: Costco v. Bosch: Case Nos. IPR2016-00034, -00036, -00038, -00039, -00040, -00041
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`Jim,
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`Unfortunately, Mr. Merkel remains unable to be deposed; however, if you would like him to answer a reasonable
`number of written questions, he will answer them.
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`Best regards,
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`Patrick
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`On Sep 7, 2016, at 5:33 PM, Klaiber, James R. <james.klaiber@hugheshubbard.com> wrote:
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`Counsel,
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`Please see the attached letter.
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`Jim Klaiber
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`James R. Klaiber | Counsel
`Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
`One Battery Park Plaza | New York, NY 10004-1482
`Office +1 (212) 837-6125
`james.klaiber@hugheshubbard.com | bio
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`Please consider the environment before printing this email or its attachments.
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`This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not
`disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-
`mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost,
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`message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version.
`<Letter to P. Colsher re IPR depositions.pdf>
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`Hughes Hubbard & Recd LLP
`One Battery Park Plaza
`New York, New York 10004-1482
`Telephone: +1 (212) 837-6000
`Fax: +1 (212) 422-4726
`hugheshubbard.com
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`James R. Klaiber
`Counsel
`Direct Dial: +1 (212) 837-6125
`james.klaiber@hugheshubbard.com
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`September 16, 2016
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`Hughes
`Hubbard
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`Via E-Mail
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`Patrick R. Colsher, Esq.
`Shearman & Sterling LLP
`599 Lexington Ave
`New York, NY 10022
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`Re:
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`IPR Depositions - Costco v. Bosch: Case Nos. IPR2016-00034,
`-00036,-00038,-00039,-00040,-00041
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`Dear Patrick:
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`We are in receipt of your email of yesterday afternoon.
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`Under the laws and rules governing IPR proceedings, Bosch's declarant, Mr. Wilfried
`Merkel, "must be made available in the United States for cross-examination." Square Inc. v.
`REM Holdings 3, LLC, IPR2014-00312, Paper 37 at 3, December 9, 2014; 37 C.F.R. §
`42.53(b )(2), (g). Costco does not agree to the improper alternative procedure proposed by
`Bosch.
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`Deposition notices for Mr. Merkel in the above-referenced proceedings are enclosed and
`served upon you. Bosch is required to either (i) make Mr. Merkel available for deposition in the
`United States, or (ii) voluntarily request withdrawal and expungement from the record of his
`declaration and related testimony (i.e., Ex. 2005, 338:4-392:1, Ex. 2021; Ex. 2022, 338:4-392:1).
`Square, Paper 3 7 at 3.
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`Please let me know by 5 pm on Monday, September 19 which alternative Bosch has
`selected.
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`Sincerely yours,
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`Encl.
`cc:
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`James W. Dabney, Esq.
`Richard M. Koehl, Esq.
`Mark Hannemann, Esq.
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`Costco Exhibit 1106, p. 14
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`Filed: September 16, 2016
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`____________
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`____________
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`COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`ROBERT BOSCH LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
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`Case IPR2016-00034
`Patent 6,973,698
`____________
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`PETITIONER’S NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF
`MR. WILFRIED MERKEL
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.53
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`Costco Exhibit 1106, p. 15
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`IPR2016-00034
`PETITIONER’S NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF MR. WILFRIED MERKEL
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`PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.53, Petitioner,
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`Costco Wholesale Corporation, will take the deposition of Patent Owner’s
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`declarant, Mr. Wilfried Merkel, upon oral examination as follows:
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`Date:
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`Time
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`October 3, 2016
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`9:30 AM
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`Location: Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
`One Battery Park Plaza
`New York, New York 10004-1482
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`The deposition will be recorded by stenographic means by a court reporter licensed
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`to administer oaths and may be recorded by videotape.
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`Dated: September 16, 2016
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/James R. Klaiber/
`James R. Klaiber
`Reg. No. 41,902
`Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
`One Battery Park Plaza
`New York, NY 10004
`T: (212) 837-6125
`Attorney for Petitioner
`Costco Wholesale Corporation
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`Costco Exhibit 1106, p. 16
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`IPR2016-00034
`PETITIONER’S NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF MR. WILFRIED MERKEL
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on Friday, September 16, 2016, the foregoing document
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`was served in its entirety by email on the attorneys of record for Patent Owner:
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`Patrick R. Colsher (patrick.colsher@shearman.com)
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`Mark Hannemann (mark.hannemann@shearman.com)
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`/James R. Klaiber/
`Registration No. 41,902
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`Costco Exhibit 1106, p. 17
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`Filed: September 16, 2016
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`____________
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`ROBERT BOSCH LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
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`Case IPR2016-00036
`Patent 6,944,905
`____________
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`PETITIONER’S NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF
`MR. WILFRIED MERKEL
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.53
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`Costco Exhibit 1106, p. 18
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`IPR2016-00036
`PETITIONER’S NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF MR. WILFRIED MERKEL
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`PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.53, Petitioner,
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`Costco Wholesale Corporation, will take the deposition of Patent Owner’s
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`declarant, Mr. Wilfried Merkel, upon oral examination as follows:
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`Date:
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`Time
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`October 3, 2016
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`9:30 AM
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`Location: Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
`One Battery Park Plaza
`New York, New York 10004-1482
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`The deposition will be recorded by stenographic means by a court reporter licensed
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`to administer oaths and may be recorded by videotape.
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`Dated: September 16, 2016
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/James R. Klaiber/
`James R. Klaiber
`Reg. No. 41,902
`Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
`One Battery Park Plaza
`New York, NY 10004
`T: (212) 837-6125
`Attorney for Petitioner
`Costco Wholesale Corporation
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`Costco Exhibit 1106, p. 19
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`IPR2016-00036
`PETITIONER’S NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF MR. WILFRIED MERKEL
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on Friday, September 16, 2016, the foregoing document
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`was served in its entirety by email on the attorneys of record for Patent Owner:
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`Mark Hannemann (mark.hannemann@shearman.com)
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`/James R. Klaiber/
`Registration No. 41,902
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`Costco Exhibit 1106, p. 20
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`Filed: September 16, 2016
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`____________
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`ROBERT BOSCH LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
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`Case IPR2016-00038
`Patent 6,292,974
`____________
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`PETITIONER’S NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF
`MR. WILFRIED MERKEL
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.53
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`Costco Exhibit 1106, p. 21
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`PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.53, Petitioner,
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`Costco Wholesale Corporation, will take the deposition of Patent Owner’s
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`declarant, Mr. Wilfried Merkel, upon oral examination as follows:
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`Date:
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`Time
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`October 3, 2016
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`9:30 AM
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`Location: Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
`One Battery Park Plaza
`New York, New York 10004-1482
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`The deposition will be recorded by stenographic means by a court reporter licensed
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`to administer oaths and may be recorded by videotape.
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`Dated: September 16, 2016
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/James R. Klaiber/
`James R. Klaiber
`Reg. No. 41,902
`Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
`One Battery Park Plaza
`New York, NY 10004
`T: (212) 837-6125
`Attorney for Petitioner
`Costco Wholesale Corporation
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`Costco Exhibit 1106, p. 22
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`IPR2016-00038
`PETITIONER’S NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF MR. WILFRIED MERKEL
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on Friday, September 16, 2016, the foregoing document
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`was served in its entirety by email on the attorneys of record for Patent Owner:
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`Patrick R. Colsher (patrick.colsher@shearman.com)
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`Mark Hannemann (mark.hannemann@shearman.com)
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`/James R. Klaiber/
`Registration No. 41,902
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`72562043
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`Costco Exhibit 1106, p. 23
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`Filed: September 16, 2016
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`____________
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`____________
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`COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`ROBERT BOSCH LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
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`Case IPR2016-00040
`Patent 7,484,264
`____________
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`PETITIONER’S NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF
`MR. WILFRIED MERKEL
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.53
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`Costco Exhibit 1106, p. 24
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`IPR2016-00040
`PETITIONER’S NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF MR. WILFRIED MERKEL
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`PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.53, Petitioner,
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`Costco Wholesale Corporation, will take the deposition of Patent Owner’s
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`declarant, Mr. Wilfried Merkel, upon oral examination as follows:
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`Date:
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`Time
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`October 3, 2016
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`9:30 AM
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`Location: Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
`One Battery Park Plaza
`New York, New York 10004-1482
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`The deposition will be recorded by stenographic means by a court reporter licensed
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`to administer oaths and may be recorded by videotape.
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`Dated: September 16, 2016
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/James R. Klaiber/
`James R. Klaiber
`Reg. No. 41,902
`Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
`One Battery Park Plaza
`New York, NY 10004
`T: (212) 837-6125
`Attorney for Petitioner
`Costco Wholesale Corporation
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`2
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`Costco Exhibit 1106, p. 25
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`IPR2016-00040
`PETITIONER’S NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF MR. WILFRIED MERKEL
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on Friday, September 16, 2016, the foregoing document
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`was served in its entirety by email on the attorneys of record for Patent Owner:
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`Patrick R. Colsher (patrick.colsher@shearman.com)
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`Mark Hannemann (mark.hannemann@shearman.com)
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`/James R. Klaiber/
`Registration No. 41,902
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`72563399
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`3
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`Costco Exhibit 1106, p. 26
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`Filed: September 16, 2016
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`____________
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`ROBERT BOSCH LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-00041
`Patent 8,099,823
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`PETITIONER’S NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF
`MR. WILFRIED MERKEL
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.53
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`Costco Exhibit 1106, p. 27
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`IPR2016-00041
`PETITIONER’S NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF MR. WILFRIED MERKEL
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`PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.53, Petitioner,
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`Costco Wholesale Corporation, will take the deposition of Patent Owner’s
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`declarant, Mr. Wilfried Merkel, upon oral examination as follows:
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`Date:
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`Time
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`October 3, 2016
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`9:30 AM
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`Location: Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
`One Battery Park Plaza
`New York, New York 10004-1482
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`The deposition will be recorded by stenographic means by a court reporter licensed
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`to administer oaths and may be recorded by videotape.
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`Dated: September 16, 2016
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/James R. Klaiber/
`James R. Klaiber
`Reg. No. 41,902
`Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
`One Battery Park Plaza
`New York, NY 10004
`T: (212) 837-6125
`Attorney for Petitioner
`Costco Wholesale Corporation
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`Costco Exhibit 1106, p. 28
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`IPR2016-00041
`PETITIONER’S NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF MR. WILFRIED MERKEL
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on Friday, September 16, 2016, the foregoing document
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`was served in its entirety by email on the attorneys of record for Patent Owner:
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`Patrick R. Colsher (patrick.colsher@shearman.com)
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`Mark Hannemann (mark.hannemann@shearman.com)
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`/James R. Klaiber/
`Registration No. 41,902
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`72551154
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`Costco Exhibit 1106, p. 29
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`SHEARMAN & STERLINGLLr
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`599 LEXINGTON AVENUE I NEW YORK I NY I 10022-6069
`WWW.SHEARMAN.COM I T +1.212.848.4000 I F +1.212.848.7179
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`Patrick.Colsher@Shearman.com
`212.848. 7708
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`Via Email
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`James R. Klaiber
`Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
`One Battery Park Plaza
`New York, NY 10004
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`September 19, 2016
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`Costco v. Bosch, IPR Case Nos. IPR2016-00034, -00036, -00038, -00039, -00040, 00041
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`Dear Jim,
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`We write in response to your letter of September 16, 2016, noticing a deposition of Mr.
`Merkel on October 3 at your office in New York City.
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`You will recall that, in his August 10 declaration, Mr. Merkel explained that he lives in
`Germany, that he retired years ago, that his heart condition precludes any travel, that he has been
`instructed to minimize his activities, and that because of his health issues he would not volunteer
`to be deposed (Ex. 2021 at pars. 5-6). We nonetheless passed your request for deposition dates
`to Mr. Merkel, and, as you know, he advised us that his medical situation is unchanged. As you
`also know, although you did not propose any alternative to a deposition in New York, in the
`hopes of achieving a constructive solution we also asked Mr. Merkel whether in view of his
`medical situation he would be willing to answer written questions from you, and he agreed to do
`so.
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`Your September 16 letter does not propose any procedure other than the New York
`deposition that Mr. Merkel has already declined for medical reasons. You refused the alternative
`he offered. Moreover, his declaration merely authenticates his 2010 trial testimony (Ex.
`2005). In a more usual case, we might agree with your position that because Mr. Merkel cannot
`be deposed, we should "voluntarily request withdrawal and expungement from the record of his
`declaration and related testimony." However, the circumstances of this case are different, and
`we cannot agree that Mr. Merkel's limited testimony should be withdrawn because of his
`medical problems.
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`SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP IS A LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP ORGANIZED IN THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WHICH LAWS LIMIT THE PERSONAL LIABILITY OF PARTNERS
`'DR. SULTAN ALMASOUD & PARTNERS IN ASSOCIATION WITH SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP
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`Costco Exhibit 1106, p. 31
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`Costco Exhibit 1106, p. 32
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`Klaiber, James R.
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`From:
`Sent:
`To:
`Cc:
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`Subject:
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`Klaiber, James R.
`Thursday, September 22, 2016 10:16 AM
`'Trials@uspto.gov'
`Mark Hannemann; Dabney, James W.; Koehl, Richard M.; Lansky, David E.; Lopatkin,
`Stefanie; Klaiber, James R.; 'Patrick Colsher'
`Costco v. Bosch: Case Nos. IPR2016-00034, -00036, -00038, -00039, -00040, -00041
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`Re: IPRs Nos. IPR2016-00034, -00036, -00038, -00039, -00040, -00041
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`To the Board:
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`Petitioner Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco”) requests a teleconference, pursuant to 37 CFR § 42.53
`(d)(1), to schedule the cross-examination deposition of Mr. Wilfried Merkel, one of the declarants of Patent
`Owner Robert Bosch LLC (“Bosch”) in each of the six above-referenced IPR proceedings (“the Costco IPRs”).
`The parties have not been able to agree on a time or place for the deposition. Bosch has informed Costco that
`Mr. Merkel has health issues and will not appear for deposition.
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`The parties are available on Tuesday, September 27 from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM or after 3:00 PM (EDT) for a
`teleconference with the Board.
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`Statement of the Subject Matter of the Teleconference and Relief Requested:
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`In each of the Costco IPRs, Bosch submitted approximately 54 pages of Mr. Merkel’s trial testimony from a
`2010 district court case in which Mr. Merkel testified on behalf of Bosch. See IPR2016-00034, -00036, -00038, -
`00039, -00040, -00041, Ex. 2005 at 210-264. Each of Bosch’s Patent Owner Responses relies on the testimony
`of Mr. Merkel to support Bosch’s secondary considerations arguments relating to, e.g., long-felt need,
`commercial success, and industry skepticism, as well as to allege a nexus between the challenged claims and
`certain Bosch wiper products. See IPR2016-00034, Paper 26 at 22, 24, 27; IPR2016-00036, Paper 28 at 17, 19,
`22; IPR2016-00038, Paper 28 at 9, 11, 14; IPR2016-00039, Paper 31 at 12-14, 17; IPR2016-00040, Paper 28 at
`13, 15-16, 18; IPR2016-00041, Paper 32 at 14, 15-16, 19.
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`On July 29, 2016, in each of the Costco IPRs, Costco objected to this testimony on multiple
`grounds. See IPR2016-00034, Paper 27 at 3; IPR2016-00036, Paper 29 at 3; IPR2016-00038, Paper 29 at 3;
`IPR2016-00039, Paper 32 at 3; IPR2016-00040, Paper 29 at 3; IPR2016-00041, Paper 33 at 3. On August 12,
`2016, in each of the Costco IPRs, Bosch served supplemental evidence that included a Declaration of Wilfried
`Merkel, in which Mr. Merkel asserted that that “I have, for reasons of cardiac health, been advised that I
`should not travel and should minimize my activities,” and that he “will not voluntarily give a deposition in this
`case.”
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`It is Costco’s position that, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.51(b)(1)(ii) and 42.53(b), (g), it is entitled to take a
`deposition in the United States to cross-examine Mr. Merkel on his declaration and trial testimony. Bosch has
`contacted Mr. Merkel and he has confirmed that he will not make himself available for deposition, and Bosch
`has proposed that Mr. Merkel answer written questions instead. Costco does not agree to this alternative,
`because “it is important to cross-examine this witness in person to properly discuss the many exhibits and
`technical issues that are involved in” these six cases. Square, Inc. v. REM Holdings 3, LLC. , IPR2014-00312,
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`Costco Exhibit 1106, p. 33
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`Paper 37 at 2-3 (December 9, 2014). Costco has requested that if Bosch cannot produce Mr. Merkel for
`deposition, Bosch should voluntarily withdraw his trial testimony and declaration from consideration in this
`proceeding. Id. at 3; see also HTC Corp. v. NFC Tech., LLC, IPR2014-01998, Paper 41 at 4-5 (November 6, 2015)
`(ordering expunging of declaration of Patent Owner’s declarant who refused to be deposed regarding his
`declaration). Bosch has declined both alternatives.
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`Costco therefore requests that the Board order Bosch to comply with the rules governing routine discovery
`and produce Mr. Merkel for deposition in the United States, and if Bosch truly cannot do so, to authorize
`Costco to file a Motion to Strike Mr. Merkel’s trial testimony and declaration. HTC Corp., Paper 41 at 2.
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`Sincerely,
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`James R. Klaiber
`Back-up Counsel for Costco Wholesale Corporation
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`James R. Klaiber | Counsel
`Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
`One Battery Park Plaza | New York, NY 10004-1482
`Office +1 (212) 837-6125
`james.klaiber@hugheshubbard.com | bio
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`Please consider the environment before printing this email or its attachments.
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