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`U.S. Patent No. 7,12$.t74
`U.S.PatentNo.7,126,174
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`DECIARATION OF M'R.HAJIME OGAWA IN HUPPORT OF
`DECLARATIONOFMR.HAJIMEOGAWAINSUPPORTOF
`PATENT OWNER'S MOTION TO EXCLUDE
`PATENTOWNER,SMOTIONTOEXCLUDE
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`1CaseIPR2016
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`1, HajMe Ogawa, hereby declare as follows:
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`1,HajimeOgawa,herebydeclareasfollows:
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`1. 1 tnake thi: decllra?oh in sppport of ?atent Owher Godo K?isha IP
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`1.ImakethisdeclarationinsupportofPatentOwnerGodoKaishaP
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`Bridge 1 (ttIP Bridge''l for Inter fkrfe,: Review of Clnlms 1-12 and 14-18 t)f
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`7,126,174 (Exhibit 1001) ('' the '174 Patenf'l.
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`7,126,174(Exhibit1001)CIthe’174Patent”
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`2. I was employad by M?tsushita Eledttic Irtdgslriql Co., Ltd. (cunzntly
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`2.IwasemployedbyMatsushitaElectricIndustrialCo.
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`,Ltd. (currently
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`Panasonic Coporation by a change of name in zoo8lt'<Matsushita''l as an EDA
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`PanasonicCorporationbyachangeofnamein2008)
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`(“Matsushita” )asanEDA
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`Foqware engineer (logic synthesis of 1.59 in October 1995 following a six
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`softwareengineer(10gicsynthesisofLSI)inOctober1995followingasix
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`month kaining period bcginning Apttl 1995. During my empl?ymeht with
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`monthtrainingperiodbeginningApri11995.Duringmyemploymentwith
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`Matsusllita, lwas an engineer in the development section regarding LS1 and
`Matsushita,IwasanengineerinthedevelopmentsectionregardingLSIand
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`software products for 12 yEars; ljolned the P strategtcal section for
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`softwareproductsfor12years;IjoinedthePstrategicalsectionfor
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`development of 1wS1 and software produc? in 2007; Ijoixted the IP szction of
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`developmentofLSIandsoftwareproductsin2007;IjoinedtheIPsectionof
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`semiconductor company i.n Apzil 2010; and Ijoined the IP section of home
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`semiconductorcompanyinApril2010;andIjoinedthePsectionofhome
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`applivace company itl Jenuary 2012. Beginning Aprit 2014, llqft Matsushita
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`appliancecompanyinJanuary2012.BeginningApril2014,11eftMatsushita
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`and was employed by Nittobo, a. glass Rber company, as a mnnager of IP
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`andwasemployedbyNittobo,aglassfibercompany,asamanagerofIP
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`secion. 'rhe?eafter, I began emploment with IP Bridge in March 2015.
`section,Thereafter,IbeganemploymentwithPBridgeinMarch2015.
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`3. I h4ve revi?well th: cover page of the :174 Patqnt (Ex. 1001:) and the
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`3.Ihavereviewedthecoverpageofthe‘174Patent(Ex.1001)andthe
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`cover page indicates that the '174 Patent was filed as Applicaupn No.
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`coverpageindicatesthatthe‘174PatentwasfiledasApplicationNo.
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`10/995,283, on November 24, 2004, and is a divisional of Application No.
`10/995,283,0nNovember24,2004,andisadivisionalofApplicationNo.
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`10/454,682, ftled June 5, 2:03, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,967,409, which is a,
`10/454,682,filedJune5,2003,nowU.S.Pat,No.6,967,409,whichisa
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`divisional of ApplicaNon No. 09/902,157, flled Jtlly 11, 2001, nbw U.S. Pat.
`divisionalofApplicationNo.09/902,157,
`丘1edJuly11,2001,nowU.S.Pat.
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`No. 6,709,950, which is a divisional of AppEcation No. 08/685,726 ('the '726
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`No.6,709,950,whichisadivisionalofApplicationNo.08/685,726(
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`‘562Patent)
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`$562 P?tent), and clnims priority from JP 7-192181, ftled July 27, 1995 tlld JP
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`,andclaimspriorityfromJP7−192181,filedJuly27,1995andJP
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`7-330112, f'lled December 19, 1995.
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`7−330112,filedDecember19,1995.
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`4. 1 have teviewed the cover page of U.S Patent No. 5,733.812 to Ueda
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`4.IhavereviewedthecoverpageofU.SPatentNo.5,733,812toUeda
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`eta1. (c‘Ueda” ) (Ex.1014)andnotethatUedaisindicatedtohavebeenfiledas
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`(Ex. 1014) and note that Uqda is indicat?,d to have beefl filed as
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`Application No. 571,131, on Deccmber 12, 1995, and is a continuation-in-part
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`ApplicationNo.571,131,0nDecember12,1995,andisacontinuation−in−part
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`of Serial No. 344,341, filed November 14, 1994, abatdoned, and claims priority
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`ofSerialNo.340,341,filedNovember14,1994,abandoned,andclairnspriority
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`of JP 5.-284820, filed November 15, 1993, and JP 7-278546, filed Oetober 26,
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`ofJP5−284820,filedNovember15,1993,andJP7−278546,filedOctober26,
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`1995.
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`1995.
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`5. Thetefore, dun'ng the p:ricd famm the f-lling nf the first Japanese
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`5.Therefore,duringtheperiodfromthefilingofthefirstJapanese
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`priority applicalion of the ? 174 Patent, Le.. JP 7-192181, on July 27, 1995,
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`priorityapplicationofthe‘174Patent,i.e.
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`,JP7−192181,0nJuly27,1995,
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`thrtmgh the July 24, 1996 filing of U.S. Applicadon No. 08/685,726, which is
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`throughtheJuly24,1996filingofU.S.ApplicationNo.08/685,726,whichis
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`the eartiest hsted U.S. appucation from which t12 .174 Patent claims priotity
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`theearliestlistedU.S.applicationfromwhichthe‘174Patentclaimspriority
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`('?the rdevant period''), 1 was employed by Matsushita.
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`),IwasemployedbyMatsushita.
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`(“therelevantperiod”
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`6. 1 nm fmrniliar w1t11 the customary practice of Matsushita during this
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`6.IamfamiliarwiththecustomarypracticeofMatsushitaduringthis
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`time p?riod where;i? ?ach ehgineer, during ilis kbuzse of emplnyment gt
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`timeperiodwhereineachengineer,duringhiscourseofemploymentat
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`Matsushha, was tmder an obligation to assign a)l inventions made by the
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`Matsushita,wasunderanobligationtoassignallinventionsmadebythe
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`engineer dllring the term of their employment that (i) related to the buginess or
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`engineerduringthetermoftheiremploymentthat(i)relatedtothebusinessor
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`h and developmont aztivides of Matsusllita, (ii) were suggested by qr
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`researchanddevelopmentactivitiesofMatsushita,
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`(ii)weresuggestedbyor
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`arosc out of or in connection with their employment at Matsushita, or (iii)
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`aroseoutoforinconnectionwiththeiremploymentatMatsushita,or(iii)
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`resulted fmm the tzse of Matsushita's time, matedals, or facilities. This
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`resultedfromtheuseofMatsushita’stime,materials,orfacilities,This
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`obligation is customarily memorialized ill doeuments entitled, 4fBasic Rules for
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`obligationiscustornarilyrnemorializedindocurnentsentitled,
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`“BasicRulesfor
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`lntellectual Property Matters''.
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`IntellectualPropertyMatters”
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`7. Moreover, in addition to the Basic Rules for Intellectual Property
`7.Moreover,inadditiontotheBasicRulesforIntellectualProperty
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`Matters, prior to filimg an application for any invention, ozdinrm'ly a Japrese
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`Matters,priortofilinganapplicationforanyinvention,ordinarilyaJapanese
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`apptication, each person to be ilaljlH as ah inventor in the first filed application
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`application,eachpersontobenamedasaninventorinthefirstfiledapplication
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`was required to sign a doctzment assigning the invention to Matsushita.
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`wasrequiredtosignadocumentassigningtheinventiontoMatsushita.
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`8. 1 understand that Matsushita ha$ not been abl: to locate copies or
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`8.IunderstandthatMatsushitahasnotbeenabletolocatecopiesor
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`Uomplete cQpies of Eocllment: for either the :174 Patent or Ueda. Rqgrdl?s?, I
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`completecopiesofdocumentsforeitherthe‘174PatentorUeda.Regardless,I
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`canstatethatbaseduponmyreviewofthefollowingdocumentsandthe
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`can state that based upon my review of t.he following docmnents and tlle
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`mzstomary practice at Matsughita duhng the relevut time period, each of the
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`customarypracticeatMatsushitaduringtherelevanttimeperiod,eachofthe
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`inventors of the :174 Patent and each of the inventors of Ueda was under an
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`inventorsofthe‘174PatentandeachoftheinventorsofUedawasunderan
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`obligation to assign and/or assigned the inventions of each of the :174 Patent
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`obligationtoassignand/orassignedtheinventionsofeachofthe‘174Patent
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`ahd Ucda to Matsushita.
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`andUedatoMatsushita.
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`9. rfhe cover pages of the $174 Patent (Ex. 1001) and the '562 patent (Ex.
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`9.Thecoverpagesofthe‘174Patent(Ex.1001)andthe‘562patent(Ex.
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`2061) each list the invcntors as follows:
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`2061)eachlisttheinventorsasfollows:
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`Mizuki Segawa
`MizukiSegawa
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`Isa? Miyatlaga
`IsaoMiyanaga
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`Toshiki Yabu
`ToshikiYabu
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`Takashi Nakabayashi
`TakashiNakabayashi
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`Takashi Uehara
`TakashiUehara
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`Taksski Ukeda
`TakaakiUkeda
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`Masatoshi Arai
`MasatoshiArai
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`Takayuki Yamada
`TakayukiYamada
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`Michikazu Matsumotp
`MichikazuMatsumoto
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`10.Thecoverpagesofthe‘174Patent(Ex.1001)andthe‘562patent
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`10. The covbr ppges of the :174 Pateht (Ex. 1001) and the :562 patenf
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`(Ex. 2061) ea?? list the Japanese,priority apylications as follows:
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`(Ex,2061)eachlisttheJapanesepriorityapplicationsasfollows:
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`7P 7-192181, filed Jlzly 27, 1995
`JP7−192181,filedJuly27,1995
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`JP 7n330112,, ftled Decvmber 19, 1995
`JP7−330112,filedDecember19,1995
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`11.ThefirstandlastpagesofJPH9−172063(
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`11. The first azld last pages of C!P 119-172063 (Exs. 2062, 2063) show that
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`耳xs.2062,2063)showthat
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`JP 149-172067 claimA priority to the 147-330112 priority applica:on that is listed
`JPH9−172063claimsprioritytotheH7−330112priorityapplicationthatislisted
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`on the cover pages of the :174 P?tent (Ex. 1001) atld the .562 P?t?nt (Ex. 2061);
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`onthecoverpagesofthe‘174Patent(Ex.1001)andthe‘562Patent(Ex.2061)
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`lists Matsushita Electric lrtdustrial Co., Ltd. ias the Applicant; and each of tkhe
`1istsMatsushitaElectricIndustrialCo.
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`gfollowlng ilvent?zs:
`followinginventors:
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`Toshiki Yabu
`ToshikiYabu
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`TakashiUehara
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`Mizukt Segiwa
`MizukiSegawa
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`Takwshi NRknllay?shi
`TakashiNakabayashi
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`Kyoji Yamashita
`KyojiYamashita
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`Tnknaki 'Ukeda
`TakaakiUkeda
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`Masatoslzi Arai
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`MasatoshiArai
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`Takayuki Yamad?
`TakayukiYamada
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`Michikazu Matsumoto
`MichikazuMatsumoto
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`12. The first atld lastpages of JP H9-97838 (Ex?. 2064, 2065) thows that
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`12.ThefirstandlastpagesofJPH9−97838(Exs.2064,2065)showsthat
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`IP 119-97878 dnimK priority tb th: H7-192181 priority appli?ation that is listed
`JPH9−97838cla血1sprioritytotheH7−192181priorityapplicationthatislisted
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`onthecoverpagesofthe‘174Patent(Ex.1001)andthe‘562Patent(Ex.2061)
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`on the cover pages of the G174 Patent (.Ex. 1001) and the :562 Patent (Yx. 2061),
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`a'ad liyts MytspsljitA Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. ?s the Applicant and each of
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`andlistsMatsushitaElectricIndustrialCo.
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`,Ltd.astheApplicantandeachof
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`the followirlg inv?nt?rs:
`thefollowinginventors:
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`Mizuki Segawa
`MizukiSegawa
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`Isdo Miyanaga
`IsaoMiyanaga
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`Toshiki Yabu
`ToshikiYabu
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`Tnkashi Nakabayashi
`TakashiNakabayashi
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`rlukssl? u?hgra
`TakashiUehara
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`13.ThecoverpageofUeda(Ex.1014)1istseachoftheinventorsas
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`13. The cover pago of Ueda (Ex. 1014) lists each of the inventors as
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`follows:
`follows:
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`Tetsuya Ueda
`TetsuyaUeda
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`Takashi Uehara
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`Kousatnl Yano
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`Sutoshi Ucda
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`14.ThecoverpageofUeda(Ex.1014)liststheJapanesepriority
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`applicatiens as follows:
`applicationsasfollows:
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`JP 5-284820, filed November 15, 1993
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`JP5−284820,filedNovember15,1993
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`JP 7-278546, Vlled October 26, 1995.
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`JP7−278546,filedOctober26,1995.
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`15.ThecoverpageofJPH7−183518(Exs.1030,1031)showsthatJP
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`15. The coverpage of IP 117-183518 (Exs. 1030, 1031) shows that JP
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`117-181518 ctaims priority tl) the 155-284820 priority applicatiom tlmt ii Ested
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`H7−183518claimsprioritytotheH5−284820priorityapplicationthatislisted
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`onthecoverpageofUeda(Ex.1014)
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`on tbe cover page of Ueda (Ex. 1014), and lists Matsushita Electric Industrial
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`Co., Ltd, as the Applicant and each of the: following inventors:
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`Co. ,Ltd.astheApplicantandeachofthefollowinginventors:
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`Tetsuya Ueda
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`TetsuyaUeda
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`Tgknshi Uehal'a
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`TakashiUehara
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`K6saku[Kousaku]Yano
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`1#. Tlw first pqge of JP 119-120964 (Exs. 2066, 2067) shows that JP H9-
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`耳xs.2066,2067)showsthatJPH9−
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`16.ThefirstpageofJPH9−120964(
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`120964 clnims priority to tb.e 117-278546 priority ypplkation that is listed on the
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`120964claimsprioritytotheH7−278546priorityapplicationthatislistedonthe
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`coverpageofUeda(Ex.1014)
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`cover page of Ueda (Ex. 1014), and lists Matsushita Electric Industlial Co., Ltd.
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`as the Applicam and eadll 4f the following ijwentors:
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`astheApplicantandeachofthefollowinginventors:
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`Tetsuya Ueda
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`Satoshi Ueda
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`tors in each of the publtslrd priority
`17. 'ixe address of each of the inven
`17.Theaddressofeachoftheinventorsineachofthepublishedpriority
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`applications indkated in paragpphs 12-16 is listed as:
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`applicationsindicatedinparagraphs12−16islistedas:
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`c/o Matusbita Electric hdustrial Co., Ltd.
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`c/oMatushitaElectricIndustrialCo.
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`18.ItwastheordinaryandusualpracticeofMatsushitatolistthe
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`Applicant as Matsushita and Matsushita's addtess for each invcntor when each
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`ApplicantasMatsushitaandMatsushita’saddressforeachinventorwheneach
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`inventor had assigned the ilwention to Matsushita. Thus, the fact that
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`inventorhadassignedtheinventiontoMatsushita.Thus,thefactthat
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`Matsushita is tisted as the ApplicMt on the face of each publish:d Japanes:
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`MatsushitaislistedastheApplicantonthefaceofeachpublishedJapanese
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`application, and Matsusilita's address is listed as each inventor's address
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`application,andMatsushita’saddressislistedaseachinventor’saddress
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`ldicates to me fhat the listed invehtors had qAgigned the ilwchtion and the
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`indicatestomethatthelistedinventorshadassignedtheinventionandthe
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`qppli?atitt to Matdushita prior lo tlm filing of the Japancdc pliority applications.
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`applicationtoMatsushitapriortothefilingoftheJapanesepriorityapplications.
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`19.Thecoverpagesofthe‘174Patent(Ex.1001)andthe‘562Patentlist
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`19. The cover pages of the $ 174 Patent (Ex. 1001) and the 1562 Patent tist
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`Matsushita as the assignee, aad I hgve Teviewed chaia of ?tle ?nd assignment
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`Matsushitaastheassignee,andIhavereviewedchainoftitleandassignment
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`docllments (Exs. 2070, 2071) tllat I undezstand have been downloaded from th:
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`documents(Exs.2070,2071)thatIunderstandhavebeendownloadedfromthe
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`assignment records of the U.S. Patent atzd Tiademark Office for these patents.
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`assignmentrecordsoftheU.S.PatentandTrademarkOfficeforthesepatents.
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`These document; show that each of the i'nventots ?amed on dze cover pages of
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`Thesedocumentsshowthateachoftheinventorsnamedonthecoverpagesof
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`the *174 Patent and the :562 Patent formally %signed their rights for tile U.s. on
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`the‘174Patentandthe‘562PatentformallyassignedtheirrightsfortheU,S.on
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`July 22. 1996. prior to the indicated filing of Applica?on No. 08/685,726 on
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`July22,1996,priortotheindicatedfilingofApplicationNo.08/685,7260n
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`July 24, 1996.
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`July24,1996.
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`20.ThecoverpageofUeda(Ex.1014)listsMatsushitaastheassignee,
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`20. 'I.'he cover page of Ueda (Ex. 1014) lists Matsushita as the assignee,
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`and I have reviewed cha?t of title and assignment doctlments' t'Bxs. 2068, 2069)
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`andIhavereviewedchainoftitleandassignmentdocuments(Exs.2068,2069)
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`that I understand h?ve bceh downl?aded 'from the assignmeflt rzdords of the
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`thatIunderstandhavebeendownloadedfromtheassignmentrecordsofthe
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`U.S.PatentandTrademarkOfficeforUeda(Ex.1014)
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`U.S, Patent and Trademark Osice for Ueda (Ex. 1014). These doctlments show
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`that each af the inventors named on the cover pagr of Ueda formally assigned
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`571.131 applicaNon on Deccmber 12, 1995.
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`571,131applicationonDecember12,1995.
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`21. Additionally, I have also teviewed chain of ?tle and assignment
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`21.Additionally,Ihavealsoreviewedchainoftitleandassignment
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`documents (Exs. 2072, 2073) that I understand have been downloaded from the
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`documents(Exs.2072,2073)thatIunderstandhavebeendownloadedfromthe
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`assignmentTecords of thr U.S. Patent arld Trademark Oft-ice for Serial No.
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`assignmentrecordsoftheU.S.PatentandTrademarkOfficeforSerialNo,
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`340,341 listed on the cover pag? of Urada of which Ueda is a continuation-its
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`340,3411istedonthecoverpageofUedaofwhichUedaisacontinuation−in−
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`part application. Thtsc d?cuments s?ow that tlm inventorj of Seial No.
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`partapplication.ThesedocumentsshowthattheinventorsofSerialNo.
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`340,341 formally assigned tileir rights for the U.S. on November 10, 1994, prior
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`340,341formallyassignedtheirrightsfortheU.S.onNovember10,1994,prior
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`to the ldicated filiag pf thc parynt Serial No. 3404341 application ga November
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`totheindicatedfilingoftheparentSerialNo.340,341applicationonNovember
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`14,1994.
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`22.ThepublishedJPpriorityapplications,thecoverpagesofthe‘174
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`22. The published .1P priority applic:ations, the cover pages of the ' 174
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`Patent, the .562 Patent aad Uedaa and the assigtmeht recotds fot the U.S.
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`Patent,the‘562PatentandUeda,andtheassignmentrecordsfbrtheU.S.
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`applicaions confirm my understandlg of the usual and ordino pracEce of
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`applicationsconfiエmmyunderstandingoftheusualandordinarypracticeof
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`Matsushita that the inventors of fhe f 174 Patent and Ueda were under an
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`Matsushitathattheinventorsofthe‘174PatentandUedaweエeunderan
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`tlbliggtion to asFign and/or assigned their rights to inventions prior to the filtng
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`obligationtoassignand/orassignedtheirrightstoinventionspriortothefiling
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`of the Japanese priority applicaEons, Moreover, the published JP priority
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`oftheJapanesepriorityapplications.Moreover,thepublishedJPpriority
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`applications, the cover pages of the :174 Patent, the :562 Patent and Ueda, and
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`applications,thecoverpagesofthe‘174Patent,the‘562PatentandUeda,and
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`the vs#ignment recbrds for the U.S. applica?olis show that th? '174 Pytent and
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`theassignmentrecordsfortheU.S.applicationsshowthatthe‘174Patentand
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`Ueda were cornmonly owned at the time of the hwention of thc :174 Patent.
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`Uedawereco㎜onlyownedatthetimeoftheinventionofthe‘174Patent.
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