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` UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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` BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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` TCL INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS CO. AND HISENSE CO., LTD.
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` Petitioners
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` V.
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` PARKERVISION, INC.
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` Patent Owner
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` Case No. IPR2021-00985
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` Patent No. 7,292,835
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` REMOTE VIDEOCONFERENCE DEPOSITION
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` of
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` MICHAEL STEER, Ph.D.
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` (Taken by Petitioners)
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` Wednesday, April 27th, 2022
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` 10:02 a.m.
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` Reported by: Leslie Christian Lentkowski
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`APPEARANCES:
`On Behalf of the Petitioners:
` Edward J. Mayle, Esquire (via videoconference)
` Kristopher L. Reed, Esquire (via videoconference)
` Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
` 1400 Wewatta Street
` Suite 600
` Denver, Colorado 80202
` 303-607-3368
` tmayle@kilpatricktownsend.com
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`On Behalf of the Patent Owner:
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` Stephanie Mandir, Esquire (via videoconference)
` Jason Charkow, Esquire (via videoconference)
` Daignault Iyer
` 8618 Westwood Center Drive
` Suite 900
` Vienna, Virginia 22182
` 202-270-5666
` smandir@daignaultiyer.com
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`Michael Steer, Ph.D. - April 27, 2022
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` E X A M I N A T I O N S
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` Witness Page
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` Michael Steer, Ph.D.
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` By Mr. Mayle 4
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` E X H I B I T S
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` Exhibit Page
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` Exhibit 1 Declaration 158
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` Exhibit 2 Michael Steer deposition transcript 158
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` Exhibit 3 Order excluding expert testimony 158
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` Exhibit 4 Final written decision 158
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` Exhibit 5 Order 26 dated March 9th, 2017 158
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` Exhibit 6 Declaration of Dr. Michael Steer 158
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` Exhibit 7 Thacker patent 158
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` Exhibit 8 Goldberg - Electronic Design 158
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` Exhibit 9 ITU-T Recommendation J.83 158
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`Michael Steer, Ph.D. - April 27, 2022
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` P R O C E E D I N G S
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` THE REPORTER: Participating attorneys
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`recognize that all parties, including the witness and
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`court reporter, are participating remotely. In lieu of
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`an oath administered in person, the witness will
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`verbally declare that their testimony in this
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`deposition is under penalty of perjury and will be the
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`truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
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` Dr. Steer, do you agree?
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` THE WITNESS: Yes, I do.
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` THE REPORTER: Counsel stipulate that
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`all objections to the remote participation are waived.
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`Please state your name and indicate your agreement on
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`the record.
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` MR. MAYLE: For petitioner, Ted Mayle,
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`and we agree to that.
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` MS. MANDIR: This is Stephanie Mandir,
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`and we agree to that.
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`BY MR. MAYLE:
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` Q. Good morning, Dr. Steer. My name is Ted
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`Mayle. I'm an attorney with the law firm Kilpatrick
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`Townsend & Stockton, and we represent the petitioners,
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`TCL and Hisense. Kris Reed is also on our side --
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`counsel on our side.
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`Michael Steer, Ph.D. - April 27, 2022
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` How are you doing this morning, sir?
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` A. Doing very well. Thank you.
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` Q. Just for the record, can you please state
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`your full name.
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` A. My full name is Michael Bernard Steer.
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` Q. And what city do you live in?
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` A. I live in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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` Q. Are you at your home right now?
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` A. Yes, I am.
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` Q. Is there anyone else present with you in
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`the room you're in?
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` A. No. I'm on my own.
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` Q. Are you using any notes today?
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` A. I have no notes in front of me. I have a
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`printed copy of my declaration, but that is all.
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` Q. Thank you. That should be helpful.
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` Do you have any applications open on your
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`computer, phone, or other device besides the interface
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`for this Veritext deposition?
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` A. I have Adobe Acrobat open. That's the only
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`additional thing.
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` Q. Is that to view the exhibits?
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` A. That is correct.
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` Q. You had some of those exhibits stored on
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` A. I have nothing on my computer related to
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`this -- to the '835 matter.
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` Q. Okay. Do you agree that you will not be in
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`electronic communication with anyone else while your
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`cross-examination testimony is going?
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` A. I do not intend to be in contact with
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`anybody. I will not be in contact with anyone related
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`to ParkerVision or their attorneys.
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` Q. Okay. Other than if there's a matter of
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`privilege, the rules of the PTAB forbid you from
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`your testimony during the cross-examination. Do you
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`understand that?
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` A. Yes, I understand that.
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` Q. And you understand that TCL and Hisense
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`filed a petition for inter partes review on one of
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`ParkerVision's patents called the '835 patent, correct?
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. And you have your declaration -- you said
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`you have a hard copy of it?
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` A. Yes, I have. And I've also downloaded a
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`copy which is on Adobe Acrobat at the moment.
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` Q. Did you download it from the Veritext File
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`Share?
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` A. Correct.
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` Q. And you see that I've marked it Deposition
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`Exhibit 1?
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` A. Correct.
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` Q. And will you agree with me that when we
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`refer to the '835 patent, we're referring to Patent
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`Number 7,292,835?
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. And this document that I've marked
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`Exhibit 1, that's your declaration for this IPR
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`proceeding, correct?
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. And if you flip to the back before your CV
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`back to Page 142, there's a signature there. Can you
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`confirm that that's your signature?
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` A. Yes, that is my signature.
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` Q. And you submitted this declaration under
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`penalty of perjury, correct?
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` A. Correct.
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` Q. And you understand that TCL and Hisense
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`filed a second IPR petition against another one of
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`ParkerVision's patents, correct?
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` A. I realize that they have filed a petition
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`regarding the '444 patent.
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` Q. Right. And that's the subject of your
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` A. Correct.
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` Q. And right now, you understand that you're
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`testifying under oath?
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` A. Yes, I do.
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` Q. Do you know of any reason that you can't
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`give complete and truthful testimony today?
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` A. No, I do not.
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` Q. Do you know of any reason that your memory
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`might be impaired today?
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` A. No. There's no reason why it should be
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` Q. And you've been deposed several times
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`before, correct?
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. Do you know about how many times?
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` A. I think this is probably my eighth time.
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` Q. Do you remember what the other seven times
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` A. They were some IPR matters. There were
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`some litigation depositions, and there was a trade
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`secret matter maybe ten years ago.
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`ParkerVision; is that correct?
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` A. That is correct.
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` Q. Did the other depositions involve your work
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` A. No, not all of them.
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` Q. How many did not?
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` A. Two. I think two.
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` Q. You think two. So you've probably been
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` A. Five times. That is correct.
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` Q. Have you ever testified live in a court?
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` A. I have not.
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` Q. Have you ever testified live in a tribunal
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` A. No.
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` Q. You're being compensated by ParkerVision
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`for this deposition; is that right?
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` A. Correct.
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` Q. And are you charging an hourly rate for
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` A. Yes, I am.
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` Q. And what's your hourly rate you're
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` A. $440 an hour.
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` Q. Is that your normal rate?
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` A. It's probably gone up with inflation, but
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`that's my normal rate.
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` Q. Okay. About how much time did you spend,
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`if any, to prepare for this deposition today?
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` A. Well, I wrote the declaration, and then
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`preparing for this deposition would be perhaps
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` Q. When did you start preparing for this
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` A. Maybe seven days ago.
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` Q. So you spent about 20 hours in the last
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`week preparing for this deposition; is that right?
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` A. That would be correct.
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` Q. And did you bill ParkerVision for that
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`20 hours of time?
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` A. I haven't billed them yet.
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` Q. Do you intend to bill them for that
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`20 hours of time?
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` A. Yes, I do.
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` Q. And I'm not asking for the substance of
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`your discussions, but did you discuss this during your
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` A. I had phone calls. I guess that counts as
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` Q. Right. Without telling me what you talked
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` A. I talked to counsel at Daignault Iyer. I
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`talked to Ms. Stephanie Mandir and Mr. Jason Charkow.
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` Q. Did you talk to anyone from ParkerVision?
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` A. No.
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` Q. Did you talk to any of the inventors to
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`prepare for the deposition?
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` A. No, I did not.
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` Q. One of your prior depositions was in
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`patent, correct?
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` A. That would be correct.
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` Q. I'm going to introduce an exhibit here.
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`Bear with me. It'll take it a minute to load.
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` Okay. So you might have to refresh your
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`there new now.
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` A. Yes, Exhibit 2.
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` Q. Okay. And you see it's marked "Transcript
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` A. I just wanted to download it. It's too
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` Q. Okay. Are you able to download it to your
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` A. It should go into my download folder.
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` Q. Just tell me when you're ready.
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` A. Okay. I have it open at the moment --
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`Exhibit 2, Transcript of Michael Steer.
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` Q. Yes. And it indicates that the deposition
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`was July 28th, 2021, correct?
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` A. I can't remember the actual date, but
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`that's the date on the transcript, yes.
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` Q. Does that sound about right for the
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`deposition from the Intel lawyers?
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` A. Probably, yes. I would say it sounds
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` Q. I will just note that every page of this
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`Material," but this transcript was not filed under
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`office's website, which is where I obtained this.
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` Dr. Steer, when you testified in your prior
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`patent, you were under oath, correct?
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` A. Correct.
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` Q. And when you testified in that deposition,
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` A. I would have thought so, yes.
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` Q. Again, the patent at issue in that
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`proceeding was the '444 patent, not the '835 patent,
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` A. I can't see that on the transcript. I did
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` Q. Well, if you go to the second page under --
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`Case No. IPR2020-01265?
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` A. Yes, I see that.
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` Q. I'll just represent to you that that was
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` A. Okay.
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` Q. Fair? Okay.
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` If you would direct your attention to
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`Page 21 of this deposition transcript.
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` A. Is that PDF Page 21?
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` Q. Sorry. No. It's the actual Bates number.
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` A. Okay. I've got that, so that is PDF
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`Page 22.
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` A. Yes, I see that.
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` Q. I just want to ask you that now. I want to
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`time or another. By "matters," what counts as a
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`matter? an IPR? Does that count as a matter?
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` Q. So either an IPR, a district court case, an
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`ITC case, or appeal. Any of those would be matters.
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` A. I remember an ITC case. There was one
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. Was that for a case against Qualcomm?
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. Was that the case that was in the Middle
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` A. I'm not too sure what the district was, but
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` Q. Is that the case that just concluded
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. And you said you prepared an expert report
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`for a different district court case. Is that what you
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` A. I haven't prepared it yet. I'm working
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` Q. Which case is that?
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` A. That would be a case handled by Daignault
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` Q. Is that against Intel?
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` A. Correct.
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` Q. Are you an infringement expert in that
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` A. I'm unaware of that.
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` Q. So you're not aware that there's -- that
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` Q. I'm asking are you aware of it?
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` A. I'm vaguely aware but not very aware of it.
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`It's not on my consciousness at the moment.
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`We can put a pin in that.
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` We're going to talk about your claim
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` Q. Let's go back to this Exhibit 2, which was
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`with Intel. Can you go to Page 30, the actual page
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. And do you see towards the bottom of the
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` Since that time, which was last July,
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` A. Since July of 2021?
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` Q. Yes.
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` A. Yes. I have billed additional invoices.
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` Q. So as we're sitting here today, what's your
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` MS. MANDIR: I'm going to object to
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` MR. MAYLE: Ms. Mandir, the PTAB trial
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`practice guide say that you can say "objection" and, at
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` Q. Dr. Steer, over the years what's your --
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` MS. MANDIR: I'm going to object to
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` MR. MAYLE: Ms. Mandir, he's answered
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` MS. MANDIR: Yeah. I believe that's
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` MR. MAYLE: Well, I'm going to reserve
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` MS. MANDIR: That's fine.
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` MR. MAYLE: I would ask that you abide
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` Q. Dr. Steer, are you going to refuse to
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` A. On the instruction from counsel, I will not
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` Q. I direct your attention to Page 36 of this
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`Exhibit 2 transcript -- again, the actual page number.
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` A. I'm at Page 36.
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` Q. There was a discussion of a book series
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` A. Correct.
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` Q. Are you the author of that book series?
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` A. Yes, I am.
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` Q. That book series never mentions Jeff
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` A. Correct.
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` Q. And that book series never mentions David
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` A. That is correct.
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`'835 patent, correct?
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` A. I believe he is one of the inventors.
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` Q. And David Sorrell is one of the inventors
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`on the '444 patent, correct?
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` A. I believe so, yes.
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` Q. And David Sorrell is named as an inventor
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`on many other ParkerVision patents, correct?
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` A. Correct.
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`Design" never mentions ParkerVision, correct?
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` A. Correct.
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`RF Design" never mentions energy sampling, correct?
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` A. Correct.
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`Page 44 of this transcript, the actual page.
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` A. I'm there now.
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` Q. If you start on Line 20, it says, question,
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`transfer.' Correct?" The next page, the answer that
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` Were you asked that question -- or did you
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` A. I was asked that question in the
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` A. Yes, I did.
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` Q. And you testified truthfully in that
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` A. Correct.
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` Q. Dr. Steer, you have never written an
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` A. I have not.
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` Q. And you have never written an article that
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` A. I've never mentioned an article that
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` Q. But the question is you have never written
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`an article that mentions energy transfer, correct?
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` A. I doubt that I have.
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` Q. You are not aware of any ParkerVision
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` A. I believe that there were Wi-Fi products
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`that were sold commercially. I do recall reading a
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` Q. My question was not whether you're aware of
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` MS. MANDIR: Objection. Outside the
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` MR. MAYLE: Again, Ms. Mandir, you're
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` THE WITNESS: So I think I would have
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` A. I'm on Page 67.
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` MS. MANDIR: Sorry. I would just like
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` MR. MAYLE: Ms. Mandir, once again, I
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` MS. MANDIR: Yeah. And I believe I'm
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` Q. At Page 67, Line 3, it says, question, "Has
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`Line 6, answer, "I really don't know."
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` A. Yes, I did.
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` MS. MANDIR: Objection to scope.
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` MR. MAYLE: I thought there was a
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` MS. MANDIR: Yeah.
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` MR. MAYLE: You don't have to repeat
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` A. Yes, I was.
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`method of frequency down-conversion of a received
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`electromagnetic signal, correct?
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` MS. MANDIR: Objection, form.
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` THE WITNESS: Correct.
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` Q. Dr. Steer, has your testimony or opinions
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` A. I do not know.
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` A. I don't know.
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` Q. Are you aware that the ParkerVision versus
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` MS. MANDIR: Objection, scope.
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` THE WITNESS: I guess I really don't
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` A. I do not know.
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`exhibit.
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` Okay. If you could please try to refresh
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` A. Yes, I see Exhibit 3.
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` Q. Can you please go ahead and try to download
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` A. Yes. I see a document which has "Sealed
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`Division?
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` Q. And you see at the top left, it's
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` A. ParkerVision versus Qualcomm Incorporated
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` MR. MAYLE: Sure.
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` MS. MANDIR: Okay.
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`page before the signature page near the end, it's
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`marked Page 34. Let me know when you see that.
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` A. It's the page that's headed "Conclusion"?
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` Q. Correct. Do you see at the bottom, it
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` A. Yes, I see that.
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` Q. So that was last month, correct?
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` A. Yes, I see that.
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` Q. Have you seen this order before?
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` A. No, I have not.
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` Q. This order is from the case that you were
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` A. I believe what you're saying.
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` A. Yes, it does.
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`attention to the first paragraph there. Do you see
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`defendants correctly observe, plaintiff fails to offer
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`Page 10; is that correct?
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` Q. Page 10. It's the first paragraph, the
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` MR. MAYLE: Ms. Mandir, your
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