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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`LG ELECTRONICS, INC.,
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`PETITIONER,
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`BELL NORTHERN RESEARCH, LLC,
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`PATENT OWNER.
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`Case No. IPR2020-00108
`U.S. Patent No. 8,416,862
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`DECLARATION OF AFZAL DEAN
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`I, Afzal Dean, hereby declare as follows:
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`INTRODUCTION
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`I am over the age of eighteen (18) years and otherwise
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`competent to make this declaration.
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`I am the President of Patent Owner Bell Northern Research,
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`LLC (“BNR”).
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`I make this declaration based on my personal knowledge,
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`educational background and training, consideration of the materials I discuss
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`herein, and my expert opinions.
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`BNR is the owner of U.S. Patent No. 8,416,862 (“’862 Patent”).
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`On July 31, 2019, BNR entered into a license agreement with
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`Kyocera International, Inc. (“Kyocera”) by which Kyocera took a license to the
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`’862 Patent.
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`On November 28, 2019, BNR entered into a license agreement
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`with Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd., Huawei Device Co., Ltd.,
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`Huawei Tech. Investment Co., Ltd., and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.,
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`Huawei Device (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., and Huawei Device USA, Inc.
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`(collectively, “Huawei”) by which Huawei took a license to the ’862 Patent.
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`On December 6, 2019, BNR entered into a license agreement
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`with ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) by which ZTE took a license to the ’862 Patent.
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`I declare that all statements made herein of my own knowledge are true and
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`that all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true.
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`Afzal Dean
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