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`· · · · BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`· · · · · · · · · · · · YITA, LLC
`· · · · · · · · · · · ·Petitioner,
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`· · · · · · · · · · · · · ·v.
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`· · · · · · · · · · MACNEIL, IP LLC,
`· · · · · · · · · · · Patent Owner,
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`· · · · · · · · · ·Case IPR2020-01142
`· · · · · · · · · · Patent 8,833,834
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`· · · · · · · ·ORAL VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION
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`· · · · · · · · · · · DAN PERREAULT
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`· · · · · · · · · ·SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
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`· · ORAL VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION OF DAN PERREAULT, via
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`Zoom, produced as a witness at the instance of the
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`Patent Owner and duly sworn, was taken in the
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`above-styled and numbered cause on September 15, 2021,
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`from 9:59 a.m. to 1:27 p.m. EST, before Melinda Barre,
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`Certified Shorthand Reporter in and for the State of
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`Texas, reported by computerized stenotype machine, all
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`parties appearing remotely via web videoconference,
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`pursuant to the rules of procedure and the provisions
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`stated on the record or attached hereto.
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`· · · · · · · · · · · ·APPEARANCES
`· · · · (ALL APPEARED VIA ZOOM VIDEO CONFERENCE.)
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`FOR PETITIONER:
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`· · ·Mr. Jason A. Fitzsimmons
`· · ·STERNE KESSLER GOLDSTEIN & FOX
`· · ·1100 New York Avenue NW, Suite 600
`· · ·Washington, DC· 20005
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`· · ·Telephone: 202.772.8701
`· · ·E-mail: jfitzsimmons@sternekessler.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`· · ·Mr. David G. Wille
`· · ·BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.
`· · ·2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 1900
`· · ·Dallas, Texas· 75201-2980
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`· · ·Telephone: 214.953.6595
`· · ·E-mail: david.wille@bakerbotts.com
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`ALSO PRESENT:· Bryan Beltran, Document Technician
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`· · · · · · · · · · · · · INDEX
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`· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·PAGE
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`Examination by Mr. Wille ..........................5
`Court Reporter's Certificate ....................125
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`· · · · · · · · · · · · EXHIBITS
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`EXHIBIT· · · · · · · DESCRIPTION· · · · · · ·REFERENCED
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`Exhibit 1044· ·Declaration of Dan Perreault· · · · 8
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`Exhibit 1045· ·Resume of Dan Perreault· · · · · · 10
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`Exhibit 1001· ·U.S. Patent No. 8,382,186· · · · · 46
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`Exhibit 1005· ·Certificate of Translation· · · · ·53
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`Exhibit 1089· ·IMEdit Reference Guide· · · · · · ·74
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`Exhibit 1035· ·U.S. Patent No. 6,058,618· · · · · 85
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`Exhibit 2174· ·Article from Desktop· · · · · · · ·91
`· · · · · · · ·Engineering Entitled "Mesh with
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`Exhibit 1060· ·Brochure on FaroArm· · · · · · · · 98
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`Exhibit 1078· ·Article Entitled "Competition· · ·101
`· · · · · · · ·Rising in Portable CMMs"
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`Exhibit 2181· ·Wikipedia Body in White Article· ·103
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`Exhibit 2182· ·Frost & Sullivan White Paper· · · 104
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`Exhibit 1080· ·U.S. Patent 5,363,159· · · · · · ·116
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`· · · · · · · THE VIDEOGRAPHER:· We are on the record on
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`September 15, 2021 at approximately 9:59 a.m. Eastern
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`Time for the remote video deposition of Mr. Dan
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`Perreault in the matter of Yita, LLC versus MacNeil IP,
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`LLC.· My name is Bryan Beltran, and I'm the videographer
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`and document tech.
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`· · · · · · · Will counsel please introduce themselves
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`for the record beginning with the party noticing this
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`proceeding.
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`· · · · · · · MR. WILLE:· This is David Wille with Baker
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`Botts for the patent owner.
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`· · · · · · · MR. FITZSIMMONS:· And this is Jason
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`Fitzsimmons with Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox for
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`the petitioner, Yita, LLC.
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`· · · · · · · THE VIDEOGRAPHER:· Thank you.· Will the
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`court reporter please swear in the witness.
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`· · · · · · · · · · ·DAN PERREAULT,
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`having been first duly sworn, testified as follows:
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`· · · · · · · · · · · ·EXAMINATION
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`QUESTIONS BY MR. WILLE:
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`· · Q.· ·Please state your name.
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`· · A.· ·Dan Perreault.
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`· · Q.· ·And, Mr. Perreault, you are here today to give
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`expert testimony on behalf of Yita, LLC, correct?
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`· · A.· ·Correct.
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`· · Q.· ·Have you ever had your deposition taken before?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Do you understand the court reporter can only
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`take down what one of us is saying at a time?
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`· · A.· ·Yes.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· So please let me finish my question
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`before you start your answer, and I'll try to let you
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`finish your answer before I begin my next question.· Can
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`we agree to that?
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`· · A.· ·Yes.
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`· · Q.· ·Anything that would prevent you from giving
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`full, complete and accurate testimony today?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· What is your hourly rate in this matter?
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`· · A.· ·$225.
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`· · Q.· ·And are you receiving any compensation besides
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`hourly billing?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Approximately how much have you billed in the
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`case thus far?
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`· · A.· ·I haven't invoiced anything yet, but I've got
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`about 30 hours of work in.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· And did you have any assistants help you
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`with your declaration?
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`· · A.· ·Just the attorneys.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· What attorneys did you work with?
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`· · A.· ·Jason Fitzsimmons, Steve Merrill and John
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`Higgins.
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`· · Q.· ·Have you ever worked with those attorneys
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`before?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Have you ever worked with Yita before?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Who contacted you about this matter?
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`· · A.· ·I believe I received an e-mail from Steve
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`Merrill.
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`· · Q.· ·And when did you receive that e-mail?
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`· · A.· ·In June of this year.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· So June of 2021?
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`· · A.· ·Correct.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· And what opinions were you asked to give
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`in this matter?
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`· · · · · · · MR. FITZSIMMONS:· To the extent that that
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`would reveal any privileged communications, I would
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`instruct the witness not to answer.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Okay.· You can answer subject
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`to your counsel's instruction.
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`· · A.· ·Okay.· I was asked to give opinion regarding
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`state-of-the-art technology for three-dimensional
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`measurement in the time period of 2004.
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`· · Q.· ·Have you ever served as an expert witness
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`before?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Have you ever prepared a declaration before?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· Did you talk with any other experts in
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`the field before forming your opinions?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Did you talk with anyone from Yita?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Did you talk with anyone from Ginrong?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Did you talk with anyone from an entity called
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`Sheng Tian?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Did you talk with anyone who designs floor mats
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`or floor trays for a living?
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`· · A.· ·Not pertaining to this case, no.
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`· · Q.· ·So you understand that Dr. Koch previously gave
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`an opinion about the expectation of success in
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`fabricating the floor tray of Rabbe, thermoform the
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`floor tray of Rabbe?
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`· · A.· ·Yes.
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`· · Q.· ·And you read Dr. Koch's opinion, right?
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`· · A.· ·Yes.
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`· · Q.· ·So what does your opinion add here?· In other
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`words, how is your opinion different than Dr. Koch's?
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`· · · · · · · MR. FITZSIMMONS:· Objection, scope;
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`objection, relevance.
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`· · · · · · · You can answer.
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`· · A.· ·My opinion has a bit more detail regarding the
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`process of going from measured data to a final mold.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Okay.· Any other differences
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`with Dr. Koch's opinion?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·All right.· So do you have your declaration in
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`front of you?
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`· · A.· ·Yes.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· And that's marked Exhibit 1044, correct?
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`· · A.· ·Correct.
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`· · Q.· ·All right.· And since you have a copy in front
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`of you, I'm not going to ask for it to be brought up on
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`the screen.
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`· · · · · · · MR. WILLE:· Mr. Fitzsimmons, as we've
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`stipulated in other depositions, can we stipulate since
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`the exhibit numbers are the same in both proceedings,
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`that we can simply use an exhibit from one of the
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`proceedings and it will be deemed to be the same exhibit
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`in both proceedings?
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`· · · · · · · MR. FITZSIMMONS:· Agreed, yes.
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`· · · · · · · MR. WILLE:· Okay.· So stipulated.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Mr. Perreault, are you aware of
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`any statements in your declaration that requires
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`correction?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· And when you created your declaration,
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`did you request any materials from the attorneys?
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`· · A.· ·I didn't request, but it was provided to me.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· Did you go out and find any materials on
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`your own?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· Did you type your declaration?
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`· · A.· ·Parts of it.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· Who typed the parts that you didn't
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`type?
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`· · A.· ·I don't know.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· Did you care -- was it somebody at the
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`law firm, to your knowledge?
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`· · A.· ·Yes.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· Did you carefully check each of the
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`citations in your declaration to be sure they were
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`accurate?
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`· · A.· ·Yes.
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`· · Q.· ·And anything you quoted, did you carefully
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`check the quotations to make sure those were accurate?
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`· · A.· ·Yes.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· You provided a resumé, which is
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`Exhibit 1045.· Do you recall that?
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`· · A.· ·Yes.
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`· · Q.· ·All right.· And do you have any patents on
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`floor mats?
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`· · A.· ·Not on floor mats, no.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· Do you have any pending patent
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`applications on floor mats?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Do you have any patents on floor trays?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Do you have any patents pending on floor trays?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·And I think you indicated in your declaration
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`you worked with a company called Lund International at
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`one point in 2007 on the design of a floor tray.· Is
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`that correct?
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`· · A.· ·That's correct.
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`· · Q.· ·Is that the only experience you have with
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`designing floor trays?
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`· · A.· ·Specifically floor trays, yes.· But I've got a
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`lot of related experience in the measurement of
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`automotive parts.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· Do you have any patents on making molds?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Any patents pending on making molds?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Do you have any patents on thermoforming?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Any patents pending on thermoforming?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Do you have any patents on compression molding?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Do you have any patents on -- patents pending
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`on compression molding?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Do you have any patents that concern the making
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`of items using rubber?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Do you have any patents that concern the making
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`of items using thermoset materials?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Do you have any patents that concern the
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`three-dimensional modeling of a surface in software?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Do you have any patents concerning coordinate
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`measure machines?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Have you written any papers on floor mats?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Have you written any papers on floor trays?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Have you written any papers on making molds for
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`manufacturing plastics?
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`· · A.· ·Not that I recall.
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`· · Q.· ·Have you written any papers on thermoforming?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Have you written any papers on compression
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`molding?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Have you written any papers on fabricating
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`items from rubber or other thermoset materials?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Have you written any papers concerning
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`three-dimensional modeling of a surface?
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`· · A.· ·Yes.
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`· · Q.· ·What papers are those?
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`· · A.· ·I have a -- I have a paper that's available on
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`our website in regards to technology for 3D scanning and
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`reverse-engineering.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· And what website are you referring to?
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`· · A.· ·That would be 3Dscanningservices.net.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· And when did you write that paper?
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`· · A.· ·I'm not sure of the exact date; but it's
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`probably about two, three years ago.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· Have you written any other papers
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`concerning the three-dimensional modeling of a surface?
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`· · A.· ·Not that I recall.
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`· · Q.· ·Have you written any papers concerning
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`coordinate measure machines?
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`· · A.· ·Yes.· But I don't recall the specifics.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· Do you recall why you wrote those
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`papers?
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`· · A.· ·In my position at FARO Technologies as an
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`application engineer and director of application
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`engineering, I wrote a lot of documentation and content
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`pertaining to uses of those devices, a lot of which was
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`in the automotive industry.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· Please spell the word FARO for the court
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`reporter.
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`· · A.· ·F, as in Frank, A-R-O.
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`· · Q.· ·If you can turn to your declaration, please,
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`page 33.· Sorry.· Paragraph 33.· I apologize.
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`Paragraph 33.
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`· · A.· ·Yep.· I'm here.
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`· · Q.· ·And in paragraph 33 you indicate that you
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`reviewed the definitions of a person of ordinary skill
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`in the art for both the '186 and the '834 patents that
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`were set forth in the institution decisions.· Is that
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`right?
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`· · A.· ·Yes.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· So you reviewed what the board said a
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`person of ordinary skill in the art was for both the
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`'186 and the '834 patents, correct?
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`· · A.· ·Yes.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· Now, I can show you those if you'd like
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`to refresh your memory of those to answer my questions.
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`So if you want that, just please ask for it.· But you
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`may be able to answer my questions without them.· So I'm
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`just going to offer to give those to you if you want to
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`reference them.
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`· · A.· ·Sure, no.· I don't think I need to.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· So in paragraph 3 you indicate that you
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`have worked with persons of ordinary skill in the art in
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`the art of thermoforming throughout your career,
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`correct?
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`· · A.· ·Correct.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· Do you consider yourself a person of
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`ordinary skill in the art under either of the
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`definitions adopted by the board in their institution
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`decisions?
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`· · A.· ·I would not consider myself to be a person of
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`ordinary skill in thermoforming or in mold development.
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`But on the flip side, in the area of capturing complex
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`data and developing 3D CAD models and then developing
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`molds from that, I would consider myself to be an
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`expert.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· So I guess let's pull up -- well, strike
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`that.
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`· · · · · · · You understand that the board's definition
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`of persons of ordinary skill in the art required
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`knowledge of thermoforming plastics molding, right?
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`· · · · · · · MR. FITZSIMMONS:· Objection, form.
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`· · A.· ·Yes.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Sorry.· What was your answer?
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`· · A.· ·My answer was yes.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· Give your counsel just a second to
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`object because otherwise you're answering at the same
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`time he's objecting, and the court reporter can only
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`take down one person at a time.
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`· · A.· ·Sure.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· So you understood that part of the
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`expertise required by a person of ordinary skill in the
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`art in both institution decisions was a knowledge of
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`thermoforming, right?
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`· · · · · · · MR. FITZSIMMONS:· Objection, form and
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`objection, mischaracterizes the documents, the
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`institution decisions.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· You can answer.
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`· · A.· ·Yes.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· And you're saying you don't have the
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`expertise, at least for that portion of the definition
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`of ordinary skill in the art, the thermoforming portion?
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`· · A.· ·I would not present myself as an expert in
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`thermoforming, although I'm familiar with it.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.
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`· · · · · · · MR. WILLE:· Well, I guess let's pull up
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`the institution decision of IPR 1139.· And the
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`technician, that's not labeled exactly as an exhibit;
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`but it should be present in the folder for IPR 1139.
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`· · · · · · · Okay.· So we have paper 17 from IPR 1139
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`on the screen.· Let's go to page 8, please.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Do you see that on page 8
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`there's the beginning of a discussion about skills a
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`person of ordinary skill in the art would have?
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`· · A.· ·Yes.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.
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`· · · · · · · MR. WILLE:· If we can go down to the next
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`page, please.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Now, do you see there's a
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`further discussion of a person of ordinary skill in the
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`art on page 9?
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`· · A.· ·Yes.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.
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`· · · · · · · MR. WILLE:· If we can go to page 10,
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`please.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Okay.· You see the discussion
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`concludes there, right?
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`· · A.· ·Yes.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.
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`· · · · · · · MR. WILLE:· Can we go to the previous
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`page.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Do you see the middle of the
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`page the paragraph that begins "At this stage of the
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`proceeding"?
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`· · A.· ·Yes.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· It says, "At this stage of the
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`proceeding, we agree with patent owner's position that
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`industry knowledge and experience in the thermoforming
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`industry is important to understanding the claimed
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`thermoformed tray."
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`· · · · · · · Do you see that?
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`· · A.· ·Yes.
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`· · Q.· ·They further indicate further down, "For
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`purposes of this decision, we agree that experience in
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`thermoforming is relevant to the level of ordinary
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`skill.· However, we also consider that advanced
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`education and experience in the related methods of
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`forming plastics may suffice in the absence of having
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`specific commercial experience with thermoforming."
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`· · · · · · · You see that?
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`· · A.· ·Yes.
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`· · · · · · · MR. WILLE:· Let's go to the prior
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`page then.· Sorry.· The prior page, page 8.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· So do you see petitioner's
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`definition there of a person of ordinary skill in the
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`art?
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`· · A.· ·Yeah.· Down towards the bottom of the page?
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`· · Q.· ·Yes.
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`· · A.· ·Yes.
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`· · Q.· ·Petitioner's definition says this person "would
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`have a minimum of three to five years of experience in
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`plastics engineering, manufacturing plastic product
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`design or related industry.· This is an approximation,
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`and a higher level of training or practical experience
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`· · · · · · · Do you see that?
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`· · A.· ·Yes.
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`· · Q.· ·So having reread these portions of the
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`institution decision, do you believe you have all of the
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`skills of a person of ordinary skill in the art as set
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`forth in the institution decision?
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`· · A.· ·Yes.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· Now, what do you consider yourself an
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`expert in?
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`· · A.· ·Three-dimensional measurement, 3D scanning,
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`reverse-engineering, 3D printing, rapid prototyping.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· And you consider yourself a -- but do
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`you consider yourself an expert in thermoforming?
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`· · A.· ·Although I don't consider myself an expert in
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`thermoforming, I have worked with many customers over
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`the years that are thermoformers.· I have
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`reverse-engineered parts and designed thermoforming
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`tools.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· So can you tell me what the difference
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`is between cross-link polyethylene foam and polyethylene
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`foam?
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`· · · · · · · MR. FITZSIMMONS:· Objection, scope.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Sorry.· What was your answer?
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`· · A.· ·No.· I'm not an expert in plastics.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· Can you tell us how you would select a
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`plastic to be used for the Rabbe floor tray?
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`· · · · · · · MR. FITZSIMMONS:· Objection, scope.
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`· · A.· ·No.· I would not be selecting a plastic for a
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`floor tray.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Okay.· Can you tell us what the
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`crystalline melting temperatures are for the materials
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`used for the various layers of the Young floor mat?
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`· · · · · · · MR. FITZSIMMONS:· Objection, scope.
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`· · A.· ·No.· I'm not aware of those specifications.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Okay.· Can you explain what it
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`means for a polymer to have a crystalline melting
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`temperature?
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`· · · · · · · MR. FITZSIMMONS:· Objection, scope.
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`· · A.· ·No.· That's not in my field of expertise.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Do you understand the issue of
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`cell collapse for thermoplastic foams?
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`· · · · · · · MR. FITZSIMMONS:· Objection, form and
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`scope.
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`· · A.· ·No, I do not.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Do you know what issues a
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`person of ordinary skill in the art would encounter when
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`trying to mold a laminate material made of different
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`materials?
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`· · · · · · · MR. FITZSIMMONS:· Objection, scope.
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`· · A.· ·No.· That's outside my area of expertise.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Can you explain the difference
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`between a thermoset material and a thermoplastic
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`material?
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`· · · · · · · MR. FITZSIMMONS:· Objection, scope.
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`· · A.· ·I'm familiar with thermosets and
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`thermoplastics; but, again, I'm not an expert in those
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`areas.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Okay.· Can you explain the
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`difference between them?
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`· · · · · · · MR. FITZSIMMONS:· Same objection.
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`· · A.· ·Not concisely, no.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Do you have expertise in how to
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`deal with undercuts in either compression molding or
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`thermoforming a part?
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`· · · · · · · MR. FITZSIMMONS:· Objection, form and
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`scope.
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Do you know the difference
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`between pressure forming and vacuum forming?
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`· · · · · · · MR. FITZSIMMONS:· Objection, scope.
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Have you ever consulted
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`Dr. Throne's treatise on thermoforming?
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`· · · · · · · MR. FITZSIMMONS:· Objection, relevance and
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`scope.
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`· · A.· ·I don't recall.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Have you ever consulted
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`Mr. Gruenwald's treatise on thermoforming?
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`· · · · · · · MR. FITZSIMMONS:· Objection, relevance and
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`scope.
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`· · A.· ·I've skimmed through that document.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Did you skim through that
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`document in connection with this case?
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`· · A.· ·Yes.
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`· · Q.· ·Have you ever reviewed Dr. Gruenwald's treatise
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`prior to this case?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·You don't consider yourself an expert in patent
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`law, correct?
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`· · A.· ·Correct.
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`· · Q.· ·So you relied on Yita's lawyers for the
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`explanation of the law that's in your declaration.· Is
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`that correct?
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`· · A.· ·That's correct.
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`· · Q.· ·In any of your work with thermoforming, have
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`you ever worked with a tri-laminate material?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Do you consider yourself an expert on
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`manufacturing items from rubber?
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`· · · · · · · MR. FITZSIMMONS:· Objection, scope.
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`· · A.· ·No, I do not.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Do you consider yourself an
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`expert on manufacturing items from other thermoset
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`materials?
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`· · · · · · · MR. FITZSIMMONS:· Objection, scope.
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Do you consider yourself an
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`expert on the design of floor mats?
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`· · A.· ·No, I do not.
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`· · Q.· ·Do you consider yourself an expert on the
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`design of floor trays?
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`· · A.· ·No, I do not.
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`· · Q.· ·Do you consider yourself an expert in the
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`making of molds for thermoforming?
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`· · A.· ·I wouldn't consider myself an expert, but I do
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`have some experience in designing molds for
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`thermoforming.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· Can you tell us what -- how you deal
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`with deep draws in thermoforming?
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`· · A.· ·No.· I don't have any experience in dealing
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`with deep draws.
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`· · Q.· ·Do you know what a deep draw is?
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`· · A.· ·Yes.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· What's a deep draw?
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`· · A.· ·A draw that would have a significant depth
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`relative to the rest of the geometry of the part.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· Like the figures of Rabbe, correct?
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`· · · · · · · MR. FITZSIMMONS:· Objection, scope;
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`objection, mischaracterizes the reference.
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`· · A.· ·I'm not sure.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Well, did you look at the
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`drawings of Rabbe?
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`· · A.· ·I did.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· You know that that part has a deep draw
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`just by looking at the drawings, correct?
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`· · · · · · · MR. FITZSIMMONS:· Objection,
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`mischaracterizes the reference.
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`· · A.· ·No.· The illustrations that were available had
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`no dimensions and not necessarily to scale.· So it's
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`really difficult to make an opinion or form an opinion
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`on that.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Okay.· If you just looked at
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`the drawings, would you conclude they had a deep draw?
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`· · · · · · · MR. FITZSIMMONS:· Objection, calls for
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`speculation.
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`· · A.· ·If they were drawings to scale with the
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`dimensions that I could analyze, then I may be able to
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`make an educated guess.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Okay.· But you can't -- just
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`looking at the drawings, you can't tell how deep the
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`draw is?
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`· · A.· ·Well, one, there's no dimensions on the
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`drawing; and then, two, again, not being an expert in
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`thermoforming, I don't really know what the ratio would
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`be to be considered a deep draw.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· Do you consider yourself an expert on
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`the history of floor trays?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · · · · · · MR. FITZSIMMONS:· Objection, scope.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Do you consider yourself an
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`expert on the history of floor mats?
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`· · · · · · · MR. FITZSIMMONS:· Objection, scope.
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Do you consider yourself an
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`expert on the history of how molds are made for floor
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`trays and floor mats?
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`· · · · · · · MR. FITZSIMMONS:· Objection, form and
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`scope.
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·(By Mr. Wille)· Have you ever designed a floor
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`tray?
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`· · A.· ·I have not designed a floor tray, but I have
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`assisted my customers in obtaining data for a footwell
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`so that my customer could then design their floor tray.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· Have you ever designed a floor mat?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Have you ever designed a mold for a floor tray?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Have you ever designed a mold for a floor mat?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·You did consult with Lund International
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`concerning their manufacture of floor trays, correct?
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`· · A.· ·Lund International purchased a 3D scanning
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`system from my company so that they could characterize
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`the footwells.· And then I assisted them in creating the
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`CAD data from the existing footwell so they could then
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`design their floor mats.· That was the extent of my work
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`with Lund.
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`· · Q.· ·Have you worked with any other company on the
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`design or manufacture of floor trays besides Lund?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Have you worked with any other company besides
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`Lund concerning the manufacture or design of floor mats?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Do you consider yourself one of the foremost
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`experts in the world with respect to 3D scanning?
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`· · A.· ·Yes.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· And with regard to the FaroArm, do you
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`consider yourself one of the foremost experts in the
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`world on the use of that device?
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`· · A.· ·I would say not currently.· I left the company
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`in 2002.· But at the time period in the early 2000s I
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`would have considered myself an expert on that.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· And you indicated your experience with
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`Lund was in 2007.· Is that right?
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`· · A.· ·That is correct.
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`· · Q.· ·If you left FARO in 2002, how did you come to
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`work with Lund in 2007?
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`· · A.· ·They had purchased a device from my company,
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`which is a Z-Corp handheld 3D scanner, in 2007 with
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`Geomagic software.· So even though it was a different
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`scanning technology competitive to FARO, the Geomagic
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`software was available for this application prior to
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`2004.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· The scanner that Lund used, what kind of
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`scanner was that?
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`· · A.· ·It's in my declaration.· If you give me a
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`moment, I'll find that.
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`· · · · · · · I'm having a little trouble finding the
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`exact passage; but I believe it was a Z-Scanner, Z-700.
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`· · Q.· ·Paragraph 17.· Check paragraph 17 of your
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`declaration.
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`· · A.· ·Thank you.
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`· · · · · · · Yeah.· So it was a Z-Corp Z-Scanner 700,
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`which is a rebranded Creaform scanner, or was.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· So is that a laser scanner or a scanner
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`more like the FaroArm?
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`· · A.· ·Well, your question kind of has two parts.· So
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`a Z-Scanner was a laser scanner; however, a FaroArm also
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`had laser scanner attachments certainly by 2004.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· Sorry.· You broke up there a little bit.
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`· · · · · · · Were you saying that the FaroArm had laser
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`scanner attachments that could be used by 2004?
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`· · A.· ·Yes.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· Do you consider yourself an expert in
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`automotive aftermarket parts?
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`· · A.· ·In what regard?
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`· · Q.· ·The market, the history of them particularly
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`relating to floor trays.
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`· · A.· ·I wouldn't say I'm an expert in aftermarket
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`automotive parts, but I have worked -- many of my
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`customers over the years have developed aftermarket
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`automotive parts requiring me and the different people
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`that I work with to obtain data on existing vehicles in
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`order to develop aftermarket parts.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· What companies besides WeatherTech and
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`Lund International have used a scanning device to design
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`a custom-made floor tray?
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`· · A.· ·I'm not aware of any.
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`· · Q.· ·Have you ever attended the Specialty Equipment
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`Manufacturers Association trade show in Las Vegas?
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`· · A.· ·I have not.
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`· · Q.· ·Were you permitted to go look for your own
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`prior art references in connection with your
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`declaration?
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`· · A.· ·I was not prohibited.· I received no
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`instruction on that.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· Did you do any search for any
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`information on your own?
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`· · A.· ·Not really.· I relied primarily on my own
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`personal experience.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· So you didn't go to the internet and try
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`to search for any information relevant to your
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`declaration.· Is that right?
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`· · A.· ·I didn't feel that I needed to after I had
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`received the documents that I received from the lawyers.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· Approximately how many publications have
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`you authored or coauthored?
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`· · A.· ·Can you define a publication?
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`· · Q.· ·Well, any type of paper that is published
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`either in a journal or on the internet, something that
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`you presented at an industry conference.
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`· · A.· ·Probably on the order of a couple of dozen over
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`the years.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· So say 25 roughly?
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`· · A.· ·Sure.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· So of the roughly 25 publications you've
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`authored, how many of those focus on thermoforming?
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`· · A.· ·I don't remember.
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`· · Q.· ·Do you recall if any of them focus on
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`thermoforming?
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`· · A.· ·Specifically, no.
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`· · Q.· ·And do you recall if any of your publications
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`mention floor trays or floor mats?
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`· · A.· ·I don't think so.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· And do you think any of your
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`publications mention compression molding?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· And do you think any of your
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`publications mention using a FaroArm to make
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`measurements for designing a mold?
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`· · A.· ·Probably.
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`· · Q.· ·Do you know which publications those would be?
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`· · A.· ·No, I don't.· Again, I haven't personally used
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`that equipment in, you know, well over ten years.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· So when is the last time you used a
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`FaroArm?
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`· · A.· ·Probably in that time frame of 2003/2004.
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`· · Q.· ·And what was the FaroArm used for when you used
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`it in the 2003/2004 time frame?
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`· · A.· ·I had one instance where I was working with an
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`Air Force base for a reverse-engineering application,
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`and I had another for an aerospace company where it was
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`a three-dimensional inspection.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· Did you consult any of your own
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`publications in forming your opinions in this case?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· You are listed as an inventor on some
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`patents, correct?
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`· · A.· ·Correct.
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`· · Q.· ·Did you consult any of the patents you're
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`listed as an inventor on in forming your opinions in
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`this case?
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`· · A.· ·No, because they really weren't relevant to
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`this application.
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`· · Q.· ·Okay.· In creating your declaration, did you do
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`any research into how floor trays and floor mats were
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`made prior to the MacNeil patents?
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`· · A.· ·No.
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`· · Q.· ·In connection with your work for Lund
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`International, did you do any research into how floor
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`trays and floor mats were made prior to the MacNeil
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`patents?
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`· · A.· ·No.· In regards to my work with Lund, basically
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