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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.,
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`Case No. IPR2017-01797
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`Patent No. 8,724,622
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`Case No. IPR2017-01797
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`Patent No. 8,724,622
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` BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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` SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.,
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` UNILOC LUXEMBOURG S.A.,
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` Patent Owner
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` Case No. IPR2017-01798
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` Patent No. 8,724,622
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`ANSWERS AND DEPOSITION OF WILLIAM C. EASTTOM,
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`produced as a witness at the instance of the Petitioner,
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`taken in the above-styled and -numbered cause on the 3rd
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`day of August, 2018, at 9:52 a.m., before Susan M.
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`Foreman, a Certified Shorthand Reporter in and for the
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`State of Texas, at the Renaissance Dallas at Plano
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`Legacy West Hotel, located at 6007 Legacy Drive, Plano,
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`Texas 75024, in the City of Plano, County of Collin,
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`hereinafter set forth or in accordance with the Federal
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`FOR THE PETITIONER SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.
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`MR. PHILLIP CITROEN, ESQ.
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`MR. MICHAEL WOLFE, ESQ.
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`MR. JOSEPH PALYS, ESQ. (VIA TELEPHONE)
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`PAUL HASTINGS
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`875 15th Street, N.W.
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`Washington, DC 20005
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`FOR THE PATENT OWNER UNILOC LUXEMBOURG S.A.
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`MR. RYAN LOVELESS, ESQ.
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`ETHERIDGE LAW GROUP
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`2600 East Southlake Boulevard
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`Southlake, Texas 76092
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` Examination by Mr. Citroen............... 6
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` P R O C E E D I N G S
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` WILLIAM C. EASTTOM, II,
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`having been first duly sworn, testified as follows:
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` EXAMINATION
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`BY MR. CITROEN:
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` Q. Good morning.
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` A. Good morning.
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` Q. Nice to meet you. So just for the record
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`really quickly, my name is Phillip Citroen from Paul
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`Hastings on Samsung, and here with me today is Michael
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`Wolfe, and on the line is Joe Palys, also for Petitioner
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`Samsung and also from Paul Hastings.
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` MR. LOVELESS: And this is Ryan Loveless on
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`behalf of Uniloc and the witness.
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` Q. Great. How are you this morning?
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` A. Quite well. Thank you.
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` Q. Okay. Can you please state your name for the
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` A. William Charles Easttom, II, usually simply
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`called Chuck Easttom.
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` Q. Thank you, Mr. Easttom.
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` Can you also state your address for the
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` A. 5605 Woodspring Drive, Plano, Texas.
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` Q. Thank you.
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` And I believe you've been deposed before,
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`correct?
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` A. That's correct.
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` Q. Okay. About how many times?
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` A. Well, counting trials, hearings, and
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`depositions, today will be my 39th time testifying.
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` Q. Okay. So I'm guessing you probably know kind
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`of the ground rules for going through depositions, but
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`if you don't mind, I'll just go through them quickly.
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` A. Please.
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` Q. So just so we have a clear record, let's try
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`not to talk over each other. I'll try not to -- I'll
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`try to let you finish your answer before I ask another
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`question if you can let me finish asking my question
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`before you give an answer. That way we can have a clear
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`record. Is that okay?
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` A. Certainly.
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` Q. Please respond with a verbal answer instead of
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`shaking your head or nodding or making just a noise. Is
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` A. Understood.
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` Q. If I'm speaking too quickly or you don't
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`understand a question, just ask me to slow down or
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`repeat the question, and I'll do so. I'll go ahead and
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`apologize in advance. I'm a little hoarse, and I'm
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`softly, just let me know.
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` A. I will.
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` Q. Okay. We'll try and take a break about every
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`hour or so, but if you need a break sooner than that,
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`let me know. I just ask that if there's a pending
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`question, that you finish answering the question before
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`we take a break.
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` A. Certainly.
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` Q. Is there any reason you cannot testify
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`completely, truthfully, and accurately today?
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` A. No, not at all.
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` Q. Okay. And you understand you're under oath
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`today?
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` A. Yes, I do.
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` Q. Okay. Do you understand why you're here today,
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`Mr. Easttom?
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. Okay. And why is that?
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` A. There is an IPR pending on -- I believe we're
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`doing two patents today, two IPRs, and we're for you to
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`inquire as to my opinions and the bases thereof.
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` Q. Okay. I want to hand you a few documents.
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`Here's the first document, and one more. So I just
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`handed you three documents, correct?
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. Okay. One of those documents, is it a patent?
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` A. Yes, it appears to be the '622 patent, the
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`patent at issue today.
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` Q. Okay. And then can you tell me what the other
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`two documents are that I handed you?
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` A. The two appear to be my declarations regarding
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`the two IPRs regarding this patent at issue today.
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` Q. Okay. And that's the '622 patent?
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` A. That's correct.
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` MR. WOLFE: What number is that? '622?
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` MR. CITROEN: Can we go off the record just
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` Q. So you stated that the -- you have your two
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`front of you?
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` A. That's correct.
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` Q. Okay. Is it okay if we refer to the
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. Okay. And then the second declaration that you
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`that as the 1798 declaration?
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` A. Certainly.
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` Q. And just for record, these are Exhibit
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`Number 2001 in each respective proceeding.
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` If we can look at your 1797 declaration
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`quickly. Did you prepare this declaration?
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` A. No.
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` Q. Did you write it yourself?
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. Every word?
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`kind of renowned for typos and such. And there's
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`But I approve or disapprove any suggested changes, and
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` Q. Okay. Can you look at paragraph 2 in the 1797
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` A. I have it in front of me.
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` Q. Do you see there's a blank about -- I think
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`it's -- it's in the first sentence, towards the bottom.
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` A. I actually noted that in reviewing this for
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`do so. But they are in my CV that's attached.
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` Q. The beginning of the sentence, it says from
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`2000 to 2003, though. So are you referring to different
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`dates than the 2000 to 2003?
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` A. Well, it would have either been the dates or
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`the location of the college, which would be Garland,
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` Q. Okay. You just couldn't recall where the
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`college was at the time?
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` A. I don't think I recalled the specific time. I
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` Q. Okay. Did anyone help you prepare the
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` A. Aside from the basic review that I already
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`discussed where only suggestions are made, but it's
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`ultimately my decision, no.
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` Q. Okay. Are there any paragraphs in here you did
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` A. No.
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` Q. Okay. And if you can go to the back of the
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` A. Are you referring to paragraphs 70 through 72
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` Q. Yes, sir.
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` A. I am there.
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` Q. Okay. Is that your signature at the bottom?
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. Okay. And it's dated November 7th, 2017; is
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`that right?
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` A. That's the date here, but I don't have an exact
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`recollection of when I signed it, but that sounds about
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` Q. Okay. Could you have signed it after that
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` A. No, I don't think so.
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` Q. And I just want to ask you the same question
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`quickly for the 1798 -- 1798, excuse me, declaration, if
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` A. I'm there.
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` Q. Okay. Is that your signature at the bottom of
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` A. Yes, it is.
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` Q. And, again, you have a date there of
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` Q. Okay. Do you recall if you signed it after
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` A. I'm pretty certain I didn't.
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` Q. Okay. So what materials did you consider when
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` A. Certainly.
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` I believe I actually enumerated those in
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`4, I specifically mention that I of course reviewed the
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`262 patent, its prosecution file wrapper, in other
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`state of the art at the time, all the references that
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`Samsung had asserted. There were several of them.
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` Now, I particularly point out Zydney
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`Griffin. And I'm probably going to mispronounce this
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`name, Aravamudan and Vuori. And, of course, there were
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`same patent that I also took a look at.
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` Q. These other declarations that you're referring
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`to, are those your own declarations?
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` A. I believe they would have been, yes.
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` Q. Did you review any declarations of other
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` A. None that I recall.
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` Q. Do you know Dr. Dieuliis?
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` A. The name doesn't strike me as familiar.
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` Q. Okay. I'm going to spell it just in case I'm
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`mispronouncing it. It's D-I-E-U-L-I-I-S.
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` A. The name doesn't stand out to me. Now, to be
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`totally frank, I go to a tremendous number of
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` A. It is paragraph 4; and, no, I did not.
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` Q. Do you recall when you started the process of
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` A. No, I don't.
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` A. Well, that's difficult to discern because in
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`was one of the attorneys that are now with the firm of
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`Prince Lobel, who handled some of the other Uniloc
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` Q. So it wasn't any of the attorneys at the
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` A. I don't believe so, although I've also worked
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` Q. Okay. Did you prepare for today's deposition?
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. And how did you prepare for today's deposition?
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` A. Primary was simply rereading the declarations,
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` Q. When did you have the conversation via phone?
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` A. I think that was Monday.
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` Q. And who did you speak to on Monday?
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` A. This is terribly embarrassing because he's
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` Q. That's okay. Is it Mr. Loveless?
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` A. Yes. Thank you.
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` THE WITNESS: Very sorry about that. I'm
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` MR. CITROEN: I am, too. I'm surprised
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` Q. Okay. And about how long did you talk to
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`Mr. Loveless on Monday?
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` A. I would estimate between an hour and an hour
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` Q. Okay. And the rest of the time that you spent
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` A. That would be correct.
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` Q. You didn't speak to anyone else regarding
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` A. Other than to tell my wife my schedule, no.
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` Q. Okay. How much time do you think you spent in
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` A. Well, not inclusive of the time spent
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` Q. And what -- I apologize. I know you listed
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`can you tell me again what you reviewed to prepare for
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` A. Certainly. Obviously, the declarations
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`themselves, the '622 patent itself, the actual IPR
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`petitions that were filed, and the various exhibits
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`attached to those petitions.
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`decisions in these two proceedings?
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` A. I believe I saw it, but I don't believe I
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` A. I don't know for certainty, no.
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` Q. What about the patent owner's preliminary
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` A. I don't have a specific recollection of
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` Q. And did you look at the patent owner responses
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` A. Again, I don't have a specific recollection of
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` Just to be clear, I form independent
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` A. No. But just one minor correction. It wasn't
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`a few materials. As you're probably aware, there were a
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` A. -- quite a lot of materials. But, no, nothing
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` Q. Okay. So did you review every exhibit for the
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` A. At least gave it a quick scan.
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` Q. Okay. Thanks for the correction.
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` So do you believe you had sufficient amount
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. So in your own words, what would you describe
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` A. Well, as you may have noted from the CV,
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`there's a wide range of computer science-related
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`specific expertise in a wide range of networking
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` Now, there are other areas of computer
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` Q. That's okay for now.
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` And, in your opinion, what is the field of
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` MR. LOVELESS: Objection, form.
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` A. The '622 patent involves voice over IP to begin
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`IP.
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` Q. Do you have any experience -- strike that.
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` Prior to December 2003, did you have any
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. And what was that experience?
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` A. It was several. To begin with, in the late
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`extensive work with mobile phones, including mobile
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`phone forensics, which involves not only understanding
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`often including instant messaging.
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` Q. You said software for voicemail servers?
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` A. Yes.
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` A. Well, a voicemail server is hardware. It's a
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`It would store voicemail, allow you to retrieve them.
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`for voicemail servers?
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`course, but you would also get voicemail and even
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` You stated that that was -- you personally
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` A. That's incorrect. What I meant to indicate was
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` Q. Okay.
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` A. This was still at that company for a particular
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` So you mentioned Outlook. Is that the
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` A. Microsoft Outlook, which is their e-mail
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` Q. Okay. Is -- in your opinion, before
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` A. No. E-mail was precisely asynchronous;
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` Q. Okay. But you integrated instant messaging
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` A. Well, there are some limits to what I can
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` A. But, in general, a variety of messages,
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` A. That's correct.
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` Q. So was the integrating messages already known
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`Messenger, or was it a proprietary instant messaging
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`software application that was being integrated?
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` MR. LOVELESS: Objection, form.
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` A. We took messages from a variety of platforms
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` Q. Okay. And, yes, I don't want you to reveal
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` A. I will.
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` Q. Okay. So if you could, and I apologize if you
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` A. Well --
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` A. -- as much detail as I can go into,
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`They go to your voicemail server, but they're also
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` Q. So when you say displayed within the inbox, it
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` A. Correct. It would be an item in your inbox
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` Q. And if you wanted to respond to an instant
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` A. In this system you could not respond to these
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` Q. And you believe these messages are instant
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` MR. LOVELESS: Objection, form.
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` A. Yes, they were.
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` A. Well, they were sent as instant messages and
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`message, to your phone, it would appear on your phone,
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` Q. Uh-huh.
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` A. And if you're in such a location and someone is
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` Q. Uh-huh.
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` A. However, your inbox says, hey, there's an
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` Q. Okay. So what does -- in your opinion, what
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` Q. To be clear, just -- I'm asking in a time frame
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` Q. How much of a delay is acceptable in order for
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`constrictions. That would seem normal to you, and
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`that's as close to instant as you can get. However, if
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`would not be considered instant. In fact, it would
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`how much delay would be appropriate --
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` Q. -- for you to still have an instant message?
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` A. Only enough delay that you could still
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` A. Well, the best way to define this is to define
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`the opposite. If I send you a letter through postal
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`delayed over a minute, would it still be instant?
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` MR. LOVELESS: Objection, form.
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` A. She wants a response in real time,
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`that's going to be a contextually defined thing, and I
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` Q. Okay. So when you say "synchronous," is
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