`NEONODE SMARTPHONE LLC, v.
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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
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`THOMAS ERIKSSON
`June 3, 2022
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`EXHIBIT 1058
`Samsung et al. v. Neonode
`IPR2021-00144
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` 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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` 2 WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
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` 3 WACO DIVISION
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` 4 ______________________________
` NEONODE SMARTPHONE LLC, )
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` Plaintiff,)
` 6 ) Civil Action No.
` ) 6:20-cv-00507
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` SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD. )
` 9 and SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS )
` AMERICA, INC., )
`10 Defendants.)
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` NEONODE SMARTPHONE LLC, )
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` Plaintiff,)
`13 ) Civil Action No.
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` APPLE INC., )
`16 Defendant.)
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`18 DEPOSITION OF
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`19 THOMAS ERIKSSON
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`20 Friday, June 3, 2022
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`21 at 9:12 a.m.
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` 3 Judge Jakob Hedenmo, Stockholm District Court
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` 5 For Plaintiff:
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` 6 HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
` BY: PHILIP J. GRAVES
` 7 301 North Lake Avenue, Suite 920
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`16 Electronics America, Inc.:
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`17 BY: Zachary Loney
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` 2 WITNESS EXAMINATION BY PAGE
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` 3 ERIKSSON Mr. Graves - Direct 8
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` 1 Friday, June 3, 2022
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` 5 MR. ACKEBO: Exhibit 9, it was a submission
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` 6 made where it was not attached, but now we said that --
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` 7 and this is Exhibit 9 -- motion to court to keep it
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` 8 confidential. It's covered by American attorney client
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` 9 privilege, and that contains information which could be
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`10 damaging to Neonode.
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`11 If required, we might make a written
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`12 submission regarding this document.
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`13 JUDGE HEDENMO: Document be mentioned during
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`15 MR. ACKEBO: It will be excluded, not refer to
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`16 that, Judge; but in case any of the other parties will
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`17 mention this, then you would like to hold it in camera.
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`18 JUDGE HEDENMO: Please indicate if it happens.
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`19 This applies to counsel for Apple and Samsung.
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`20 COUNSEL: It's not the case which we are
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`21 discussing. This is a different submission.
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`22 JUDGE HEDENMO: This is a request. This is
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`23 Samsung's motion.
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`24 Are you able to follow, American counsels?
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`25 There is a submission which is confidential. Neonode,
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` 1 should be made confidential by Neonode. If this will be
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` 4 This is due to client attorney privilege.
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` 5 MR. ACKEBO: This is something which was
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` 8 for the record. In this case, so the documents can be
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`10 JUDGE HEDENMO: We believe they should be
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`12 Apple's counsel? We have heard this; if this
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`14 MS. CHEN: For the record, we object to the
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`16 MR. ACKEBO: Yesterday, we had no objection,
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`17 but today we will be objecting. If there is --
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`18 MR. LONEY: Samsung objects, just like Apple.
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`19 JUDGE HEDENMO: For Mr. Eriksson, do we need
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`20 additional days? Maybe we will come back to the issue
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`21 after lunch. Depending on what happens. These days are
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`23 MS. CHEN: When Samsung objected, we will do
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`24 the same as yesterday. An objection applies to both
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` 2 procedural objection. One is enough.
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` 3 Shall we get started?
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` 5 JUDGE HEDENMO: Neonode requests Mr. Eriksson
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` 7 you will talk Swedish and American because this will be
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` 9 Mr. Eriksson, are you prepared do that?
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`10 Swedish and English?
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`11 You will be reminded about a couple things, as
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`14 Do you know the background of the case? Have
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`16 THE WITNESS: Yes, I have. I have sent in my
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`18 JUDGE HEDENMO: Are we ready technically?
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`19 (Witness was then sworn in with the Swedish
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`20 oath by Judge Hedenmo.)
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`22 penalty of perjury. Please indicate when you give your
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` 4 the right to refuse to answer questions, what makes
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` 6 to US. You have right to refuse confidential privileged
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` 9 THE WITNESS: Yes.
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`10 JUDGE HEDENMO: Right. Let's start the
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`13 EXAMINATION
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`17 Q. Good morning, Mr. Eriksson. My name is Philip
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`18 Graves. I am counsel for Neonode Smartphone LLC. I'll
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`21 ask you some questions, and I will have an opportunity
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`22 to follow up on their questions. Do you understand
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`24 A. Yes.
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`25 Q. Okay. Is there any reason that you cannot
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` 3 A. No.
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` 4 Q. Okay. Are you on any medication that would
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` 6 A. No. Just the blood pressure reduction
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` 8 Q. Does that affect your memory?
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` 9 A. No.
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`10 Q. If at any point you become physically
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`11 uncomfortable, and you would like to take a break for
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`13 A. I know.
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`14 Q. And if you don't understand or need
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`15 clarification concerning any question that I ask, will
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`17 A. I will.
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`18 Q. Okay. There is an interpreter here who will
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`19 be interpreting my questions from English into Swedish.
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`20 So you may take advantage of the interpreted question to
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`21 fully understand what I am saying, but I do understand
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`22 you do have a fair working knowledge of English; is that
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`24 A. Yes, correct.
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`25 Q. Okay. So you may feel free to respond to my
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` 1 questions in English if you like or respond to the
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` 2 question that I ask in English if you feel you
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` 3 understand it, but the interpreter is there and will be
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` 4 interpreting my questions as well to make sure you
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` 5 understand. Is that clear?
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` 6 A. Yes.
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` 7 Q. All right.
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` 8 JUDGE HEDENMO: We've asked the witness, and
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`10 Q. BY MR. GRAVES: All right. Sir, will you be
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`11 benefitted in any way if Neonode Smartphone wins this
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`13 A. No.
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`14 Q. Did you previously have a position with
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`15 Neonode, Inc.?
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`16 A. Yes.
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`17 Q. What was that position?
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`18 A. I was the CEO.
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`19 Q. During what time period?
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`20 A. 2010 to 2017.
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`21 Q. Prior to that, did you have a position with
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`22 any other entity affiliated with or related to Neonode,
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`24 A. No.
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`25 Q. Prior to that, did you have any position with
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` 2 A. Yes, I founded the company in 2001.
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` 3 Q. Okay. Did you have a co-founder?
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` 4 A. Yes.
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` 5 Q. Who was that?
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` 6 A. Magnus Goertz.
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` 7 Q. And roughly when in 2001 did you found Neo5?
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` 8 A. January 2001.
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` 9 Q. And did Neo5 change its name at some point?
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`10 A. Yes.
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`11 Q. What did it change its name to?
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`12 A. Neonode.
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`13 Q. Was that Neonode AB?
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`14 A. Yes.
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`15 Q. And roughly when did the name change occur?
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`16 A. February 2001.
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`17 Q. So that was just a name change in the company;
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`18 the actual entity remained the same; is that correct?
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`19 A. Yes, correct.
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`20 Q. Then subsequently did Neonode secure some
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`22 A. Yes, in 2004.
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`23 Q. Okay. Was there a change of entity in
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`25 A. No.
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` 1 Q. So did the same Neonode entity continue in
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` 4 A. Yes.
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` 5 Q. Was there a name change that occurred, another
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` 8 A. Yeah, a change in 2008 to Neonode Technologies
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`10 Q. Was there -- did Neonode AB change its name to
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`11 Neonode Sweden AB at some point?
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`12 A. Yes.
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`13 Q. Roughly when did that happen?
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`14 A. I can't remember. 2003, I think.
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`15 Q. Okay. So when I refer -- I am going to be
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`18 refer to Neonode, I am referring to the Neonode entity
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`19 and the affiliated Neonode entities regardless of the
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`20 specific name that was used by a company at any period
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`21 in time. Do you understand that?
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`22 A. Yes.
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`23 Q. If at any point you need clarification which
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` 1 Q. Did you hold a position with the initial
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` 4 A. Yes. I was a co-founder.
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` 5 Q. Did you have a title such as CEO or president?
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` 6 A. Not really.
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` 7 Q. At some point did you obtain a formal
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` 9 A. Yes, 2007, when it went public on Nasdaq.
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`10 Q. So what title did you obtain in 2007?
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`11 A. CTO.
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`12 Q. And that means what?
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`13 A. Chief Technology Officer, or in Swedish it's
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`15 A. (In Swedish and interpreted by Interpreter):
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`16 It'll be the equivalent of development engineer.
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`17 Q. So during the period of 2000 through to the
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`18 end 2002, what was your primary functions with Neonode?
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`19 A. Developing the company.
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`20 Q. Can you be more specific? Sir, did you say
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`21 developing the company?
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`22 A. Before 2001.
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`23 Q. From during the period 2000 through to the end
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`24 of 2002, what were your primary functions at Neonode?
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`25 A. I don't understand. From 2000?
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` 1 Q. So from, let's say, 2000 -- the start of 2001,
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` 4 A. Setting up and starting the company.
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` 5 Q. So what specific functions did that entail for
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` 7 A. Basically doing everything.
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` 8 Q. Okay. Did that include development of a
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`10 A. Yeah.
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`11 Q. What product was that?
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`12 A. Mobile phone device.
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`13 Q. Can you describe the phone device that you
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`14 were developing for the company?
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`15 A. Was a mobile phone in the form factor of a
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`16 very small device at that time. Purpose is to simulate
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`18 Q. Was there any particular means by which a user
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`20 to incorporate into the product?
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`21 A. Yes. It was supposed to be navigate -- use
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`22 one hand and use with your fingers to control the user
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`24 Q. Did that include the use of gliding gestures
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` 2 Q. Did that include more specifically a gesture
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` 5 A. What time are you referring to?
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` 6 Q. 2001 to 2002.
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` 7 A. Yeah, late 2002, I would say.
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` 8 Q. Sir, you have been handed a set of exhibits
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`12 frequently in our discussion today. Sir, would you find
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`13 Exhibit No. 4, please. Let me know when you have it.
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`14 A. Yes, I have it.
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`15 Q. Have you seen this document before?
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`16 A. Yes.
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`17 Q. And do you recall when you first saw it?
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`18 A. No.
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`19 Q. Okay. Did you first see it recently, or was
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`20 it back when you worked with Neonode?
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`21 A. I don't remember.
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`22 Q. All right. Well, I will represent to you that
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`23 the metadata associated with this file attached to the
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` 2 A. No.
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` 3 Q. Do you recognize the form factor of the device
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` 5 A. Yes.
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` 6 Q. So is this the form factor of a prototype
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` 7 design that you and Mr. Goertz were working on for the
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`10 Q. BY MR. GRAVES: You may answer. The lawyers
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`14 you may go ahead and answer a question regardless of any
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`16 So an objection has been asserted, and no
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`19 A. Yes, it sounds like correct form factor.
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`20 Q. Does this look like the form factor of the
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`21 product that Neonode was working on back in 2001?
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`22 MS. CHEN: Objection. Leading. Vague.
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`23 THE WITNESS: Looks like that, yes.
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`24 Q. BY MR. GRAVES: What is it about the form
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` 3 MS. CHEN: Objection. Leading.
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` 4 THE WITNESS: It's -- was designed to be used
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` 6 Q. BY MR. GRAVES: Was it also designed to be
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` 7 used such that the user could activate applications or
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` 8 functions by touching the display and gliding up or
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`10 MS. CHEN: Objection. Leading. Vague. Calls
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`12 THE WITNESS: I don't remember.
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`13 Q. BY MR. GRAVES: Okay. Does the dot in the
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`18 MS. CHEN: Objection. Assumes --
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`19 THE WITNESS: I don't remember.
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`20 Q. BY MR. GRAVES: There are two overlapping
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`24 A. No.
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` 5 A. Yes, I have it.
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` 6 Q. Sir, could you turn to Page 2052 -- Page 11 of
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`15 A. Yes.
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`16 Q. So are you at Page 2052?
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`17 A. Yes.
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`18 Q. This page at the top, it states: "C.
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`19 Important Milestones"?
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`20 A. Yes.
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`21 Q. Can you take a moment to review the timeline
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` 2 A. I don't remember, actually.
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` 6 A. That we initiated the business in February
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` 8 Q. So you're saying that appears to be accurate
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`10 A. Yeah.
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`11 Q. Then what about the entry for March of 2001?
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`12 Does that appear to be accurate to you?
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`13 A. No.
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`14 Q. What about that is not accurate?
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`15 A. It was March 2002.
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`16 Q. All right. So at some point you and Mr.
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`19 A. Yeah.
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`20 Q. And did that occur in around March of 2001,
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`23 THE WITNESS: I don't remember exactly when
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` 2 A. I don't remember.
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` 9 A. Yes.
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`10 Q. Is the timing on that entry consistent with
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`12 A. I don't remember.
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`13 Q. There is an entry further down, March 2002.
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`14 It states: "Magnus and Thomas present Neonode's third
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`15 prototype at CeBit and receive massive attention from
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`18 A. Yes.
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`19 Q. Is that consistent with your recollection?
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`20 A. No. It was the first prototype.
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`21 Q. Other than that, is the statement next to the
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`24 A. I don't remember.
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` 3 A. Yeah, I remember.
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` 4 Q. This was a prototype of what device?
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` 5 A. It was a mockup.
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` 6 Q. Of what?
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` 7 A. To display how this would look like when it's
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` 9 Q. To display -- was that to display what the
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`11 A. Yes.
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`12 Q. So it was intended to display the device that
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`15 A. Yes.
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`16 Q. Is it true that the Neonode -- strike that.
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`20 A. Yes.
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`21 Q. Can you describe the nature of that attention?
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`22 A. We went from zero result on Google to six
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` 6 THE WITNESS: I think in general, it was
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`12 A. I mean a device operated with your fingers.
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`13 Q. And one of the ways that the user could
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`16 MS. CHEN: Objection. Leading.
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`21 MS. CHEN: Objection. Leading.
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`22 THE WITNESS: I don't remember.
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` 4 A. Correct.
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` 5 Q. And looking at the entry for September 2002,
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` 7 A. Yes, correct.
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` 8 Q. Sir, I would like to refer you to Exhibit 6.
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`11 A. Yes, I have it.
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`12 Q. Turn to the first page of the document. It
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`13 says -- should say Neonode AB. Do you have that?
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`14 A. Yes.
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`15 Q. Page 1780. So there is a "History" section
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`17 A. Yes.
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`18 Q. Could you review this "History" and let me
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`22 A. I don't remember.
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` 5 A. No, that's not correct.
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` 8 A. We didn't release the working handset in 2001.
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` 9 Q. Was there a particular prototype that Neo5 had
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`11 A. At this point what was conceptual was not
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`13 Q. Was there any prototype that was referred to
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`15 A. Yes.
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`16 Q. Okay. And was that the conceptual prototype
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`19 A. No. It was the first prototype Revision A.
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`23 A. Yes.
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`24 Q. The device depicted in Exhibit 4, is this a
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` 7 Neonode -- it says Neonode: "Displays Rev C on CeBIT
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` 8 Germany. Receives press from all around the world.
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` 9 'Hottest on CeBit' Mobil."
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`11 A. Yes.
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`12 Q. Did Neonode display the Rev C version of its
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`14 A. I don't remember.
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`17 A. It was prototype, but I don't remember it was
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`21 A. Yes, correct.
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`22 Q. What was Mobil at that time?
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`23 A. Mobil was -- it still exists. It's a Swedish
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` 5 A. Yes, it was important.
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` 6 Q. How was it important?
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` 7 A. Because they were the magazine that you would
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`12 A. Yeah. We were compared to Ericsson P800,
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`17 A. Yes.
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`18 Q. In what respects?
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`19 A. It led to a lot of exposure outside Sweden as
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` 5 A. In 2002, after the show.
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` 6 Q. And were these preorders that you are
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` 8 A. That came later.
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` 9 Q. Okay. At what point in time did preorders
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`11 A. By the end of 2002.
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`12 Q. Roughly how many preorders did Neonode obtain?
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