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`P&RO SOLUTIONS GROUP, :
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` Civil Action No.
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`CiM MAINTENANCE, INC. :
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` Videotaped Expert Deposition of
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` Tuesday, December 6, 2016
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` 9:03 a.m.
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`Reported by: Donna A. Peterson
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`SHERMAN, Ph.D., taken at the law offices of:
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`ALAN T. SHERMAN PH.D. 12/6/2016
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` ON BEHALF OF PLAINTIFF:
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` MICHAEL C GREENBAUM, ATTORNEY at LAW
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` AMEYA V. PARADKAR, ATTORNEY at LAW
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` BLANK ROME, LLP
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` 1825 Eye Street, N.W.
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` Washington, D.C. 20006
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` Telephone: (202) 772-5836
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` Greenbaum@BlankRome.com
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` AParadkar@BlankRome.com
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` ON BEHALF OF DEFENDANT:
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` ABRAN KEAN, ATTORNEY at LAW
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` ERISE IP
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` Suite 200, 5600 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard
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` Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
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`EXAMINATION OF ALAN T. SHERMAN, Ph.D.
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` IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and
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`between Counsel for Plaintiff and Counsel for the
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`Defendant that this deposition may be taken in
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`shorthand by Donna A. Peterson, and afterwards
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`transcribed into typewriting; and the signature of
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`the witness is expressly reserved.
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` (Sherman deposition Exhibits Numbers 1 and
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`transcript.)
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` (Deposition commenced at 9:03 a.m.)
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` THE VIDEOGRAPHER: We are now on the
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`record.
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` Today's date is December 6th, 2016, the
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`time is 9:03. This is the video-recorded deposition
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`of Alan Sherman, in the matter of P&RO Solutions
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`Group, Inc., CiM Maintenance, Inc. This deposition
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`is being held at 1825 Eye Street, Northwest,
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`Washington, D.C.
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` The court reporter is Donna Peterson, my
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`name is Nhat Pham, the videographer. We are with
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`Midwest Litigation Services.
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` Would the attorneys please introduce
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`www.midwestlitigation.com
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`Fax: 314.644.1334
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` MR. GREENBAUM: Yes. Michael Greenbaum,
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` MR. KEAN: Good morning.
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` Abe Kean, with Erise IP, on behalf of CiM.
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` THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Will the court reporter
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`please swear in the witness and proceed.
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`Thereupon,
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` ALAN T. SHERMAN, Ph.D.,
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`was called as a witness by counsel for Defendant, and
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`having been duly sworn by the Notary Public, was
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`examined and testified as follows:
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` EXAMINATION BY COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT
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`BY MR. KEAN:
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`Good morning, Dr. Sherman.
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`Good morning.
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`You've been deposed before, is that right?
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`Yes. In patent litigation matters, I've
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`been deposed twice before.
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`Other than patent litigation matters, have
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`Yes. I was deposed one other time
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`pertaining to my divorce in Maryland.
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`Okay. Have you ever given a claim
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`construction opinion before?
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`I've been involved in patent litigation,
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`including claim construction. I'm not exactly
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`certain what you're asking.
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`I'm just trying to figure out if you've
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` Maybe stated a different way, have you
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`Yes, I have.
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`How many times?
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`I don't remember exactly. My résumé lists
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`Yes, I understand.
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`reporter, verbal answers would be useful. So rather
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`Yes, I understand.
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`If you answer my question, I'll assume you
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` Q. Okay. So if you have any -- if you
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` Is that okay?
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`2. Please take a brief look at those documents.
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` Q. What is it?
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` A. That's my declaration --
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` Q. I'm sorry?
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` A. It's my declaration on claim construction.
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` Q. What is it?
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` A. It's the '205 patent in this litigation.
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` Q. And today you're planning to opine or
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`construction of the drag and drop term, is that
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` Q. Did you prepare for today's deposition?
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` Q. How did you prepare?
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` MR. GREENBAUM: Objection --
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` MR. GREENBAUM: -- asked and answered.
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` Q. Would interpret them today, in 2016?
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` Q. Where is that opinion in your declaration?
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` A. It appears not to be explicit. I think it
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`understanding that in rendering my opinions in
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`the term today in 2016?
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` A. No, I do not think so.
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` Q. Why not?
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` A. Because I think the -- the change in
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`technology over that time period has not changed the
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`meaning of the terms when interpreted in the context
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` You mention "my experience, education and
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` A. No. I think I have greater knowledge and
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`the term "drag and drop"?
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`demonstrates the state of the art in 2003."
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` Do you see that?
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. What is the state of the art for the '205
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`patent in 2003?
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`description of the state of the art in 2003?
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` A. I don't understand the question. The
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`state of the art about what?
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` Q. Well, I'm just trying to understand what
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`paragraph 18.
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`have read a great number of articles and books about
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`computer science, so I don't understand exactly what
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`you're asking about.
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` Q. Is it your understanding that the state of
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` A. Well, this declaration and deposition is
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`about claim construction and, in particular, the
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`one does not need computer science in general, one
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`software engineering, basic knowledge of graphical
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`interfaces, basic knowledge of relational databases.
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`It doesn't require very much to be able to read a
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`drop" means in the context of the '205 patent.
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`ordinary skill in the art depending on which claim
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`term you're evaluating?
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` A. No. I think that a person of ordinary
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`interpreting all the -- all of the terms in all of
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` A. In paragraph 17?
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` Q. Yes.
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` A. I don't specifically mention relational
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`database.
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` Q. So are you amending the definition that
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` A. No, I am not. I think it's implicit that
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`housekeeping question I want to ask you.
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` Were there any changes or amendments you'd
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` A. No.
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` Q. Going back to paragraph 18, you mention
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`and software engineering, security.
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`patent?
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` A. Security per se is -- is not relevant to
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`there are security issues with databases, so there's
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` A. Articles in research journals, products,
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`textbooks.
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` Q. What are products that you can think of
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`that would demonstrate the state of the art in 2003?
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` A. There are products that implement
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`that you were referring to when you said that.
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`maintain database systems, there -- there are
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`products that perform scientific calculations, there
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`are -- there are a great number of products.
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`in 2003?
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` A. One example would be the -- the scientific
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`package MathLab to perform scientific calculations.
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` Q. Was that available in 2003?
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` A. It was.
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` Q. Would a person having ordinary skill in
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. What type of functionality does MathLab
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`functionality?
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` A. I don't know if it does. I wasn't using
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`that as an example of drag and drop functionality.
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` Q. Can you think of other products that would
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`demonstrate the state of the art in 2003?
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` A. Microsoft products, Windows operating
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`system. That -- that would be, for example, a
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`product that had drag and drop functionality.
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`2003?
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. Are you familiar with Microsoft Project?
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` A. No, I am not.
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` Q. Are you familiar with a product called
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`Maximo?
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` A. Maxima or Maximo?
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` Q. Maximo.
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` A. No, I am not.
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` Q. Are you familiar with relational database
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` A. Not in detail.
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` Q. Can you think of any other products that
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`would've demonstrated the state of the art in 2003?
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` A. The -- well, for example, there are a
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`variety of game products which involve drag and drop
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`functionality. There are spreadsheet products that
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`include dragging and dropping, for example, Lotus
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`Notes, Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
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` Q. Did Microsoft Excel spreadsheet include
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`drag and drop functionality in 2003?
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` A. It did, yes.
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` Q. Would a person of ordinary skill in the
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`art have known about Microsoft Excel and the drag and
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`drop functionality in 2003?
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. Did Lotus Notes include drag and drop
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`functionality in 2003?
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. Would a person having ordinary skill in
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`the art have known about Lotus Notes and its drag and
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`drop functionality in 2003?
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` A. Yes.
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` MR. GREENBAUM: I wasn't intending to
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` MR. KEAN: You can object to form.
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` THE WITNESS: In Excel, during a dragging
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`destination region, resulting in some changes and
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`drop functionality, there would be some type of
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`recalculation that takes place in the software, is
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`that accurate?
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` A. Absolutely. Change of values and
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` Q. Would a person having ordinary skill in
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. In Lotus Notes, what happens when a user
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`executes a drag and drop function?
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` A. The same type of thing.
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` Q. And would a person having ordinary skill
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`recalculation that takes place in Lotus Notes when a
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`drag and drop function is executed?
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. Are there any other examples you can think
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`of products that would have demonstrated the state of
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`the art in 2003?
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` A. I can list a great number of products.
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`Yes, I can list more.
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` Q. Go ahead, please.
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` A. So, for example, text processing systems,
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`Formatting systems.
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` Q. What were LaTeX/Text Formatting systems?
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`prepare my manuscripts.
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` A. L-A-T-E-X.
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` Q. And that was a product that was available
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`in 2003?
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`Not all versions of LaTeX do or did.
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. You mentioned Excel.
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`allow a user to program Excel?
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` Q. Would a person of ordinary skill in the
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`user interface in a product like Excel?
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` A. Yes.
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` A. What do you mean by "program"?
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`create a customized user interface in 2003?
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` Q. So you mentioned the LaTeX product.
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` Are there any other products that would
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`demonstrate the state of the art in 2003?
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` A. Yes, I can think of other products.
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` Q. Would you please articulate them for us?
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` Q. And what did the BSAFE do?
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`implemented useful cryptographic operations.
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`the art have been familiar with that product in 2003?
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` A. Probably.
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` A. Game software.
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` Q. What do you mean by "game software"?
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` A. Software that implemented games that
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`people play.
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` Q. Do you mean like video games?
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` A. That would be one type. Not all games are
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`video games.
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` Q. What other type of games are there?
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` A. There are simulation games, there are
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`competitive games. There -- there are a variety of
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`games.
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`for the '205 patent in 2003?
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` A. There are, for example, games that play
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`chess, and some of these games had graphical user
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`interfaces that included dragging and dropping
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` A. Probably.
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` Q. In a chess game that includes drag and
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`drop functionality in 2003, is there any
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`drag and drop?
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` A. Absolutely.
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` Q. What type of recalculation is there?
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` A. Well, for example, in chess, a typical
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`application of dragging and dropping would be to move
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`moving a graphical representation of the piece from a
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`source square to