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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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`APPLE INC.
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`UNILOC 2017 LLC
`Patent Owner
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`IPR2019-00251
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`DECLARATION OF MICHAEL FOLEY
`U.S. PATENT NO. 6,993,049
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`Exhibit 1020
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`I, Michael Foley, declare as follows:
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`1. My name is Michael Foley, and I am currently the CEO of Innovative
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`Yachtter Solutions, which provides consulting services relating to Internet-of-
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`Things products, for example products that utilize Bluetooth Low Energy.
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`I received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering
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`(“EE”) from the University of Iowa, and a Master’s degree and Ph.D. in EE from
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`Arizona State University.
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`From 1999 to 2004, I worked at Microsoft Corporation as a wireless
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`systems architect, where I worked on integrating wireless technology into
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`Windows® and WinCE® platforms. I was also the Microsoft representative to
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`several standards groups, including the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (“SIG”),
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`the WAP Forum, and the Wi-Fi Alliance.
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`From 2004 to 2012, I worked at the Bluetooth SIG as Executive
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`Director and CEO. My responsibilities as Director and CEO of the Bluetooth SIG
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`included, but were not limited to, directing strategy, member relations, operations,
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`and technology development, expanding the Bluetooth SIG into Europe and Asia,
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`and managing Bluetooth SIG board meetings.
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`I was personally involved with the Bluetooth SIG Program
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`Management Group, which was the precursor to the Board of Directors, during the
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`process resulting in the adoption of the BT Core reference in November 1999,
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`shortly before the Bluetooth SIG published the BT Core reference on or about
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`December 1, 1999.
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`On or about December 1, 1999, I personally received and reviewed a
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`copy of the BT Core reference that the Bluetooth SIG published on or about
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`December 1, 1999.
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`I have reviewed Exhibit 1014, and based on my review of that
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`document, Exhibit 1014 is a true and correct copy of the Bluetooth Core
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`Specification Version 1.0B Vol. 1 as it existed and was publicly available on or
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`about December 1, 1999. Exhibit 1014 is the same as the copy of the Bluetooth
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`Core Specification Version 1.0B Vol. 1 that I reviewed on or about December 1,
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`1999.
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`I have reviewed each of Exhibit 1016, Exhibit 1017, Exhibit 1018,
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`and Exhibit 1019. These exhibits are consistent with my personal knowledge that
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`the BT Core reference was publicly available on or about December 1, 1999.
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`I declare that all statements madein this declaration regarding my personal
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`knowledgeare true and accurate, and that all statements made on information and
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`belief are believed to be true. Further, I understand that these statements wert:
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`made with the knowledgethat willful false statements and the like are pyswsiens'
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`by fine, imprisonment, or both, under Section 1001 ofTitle 18 of the United States
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`Code.
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