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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO. LTD.,
`Petitioner,
`v .
`JAPAN DISPLAY INC.,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR No: IPR2021-01029
`Patent No. 9,310,654
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`DECLARATION OF ERIC J. KLEIN IN SUPPORT OF PATENT OWNER
`JAPAN DISPLAY INC.’S PRE-INSTITUTION SUR-REPLY
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`US 8379078
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`JAPAN DISPLAY INC. - EX. 2008
`TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
`v. JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
`IPR2021-01029
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`Declaration of Eric J. Klein in support of Patent Owner’s Pre-Institution Sur-Reply
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION
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`1.
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`I, Eric J. Klein, hereby declare under penalty of perjury that, to the best
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`of my knowledge, the following statements are true and correct:
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`2.
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`I am with a partner at Vinson & Elkins LLP (“V&E”) and counsel to
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`plaintiff Japan Display, Inc. (“Patent Owner”) in Japan Display Inc., Panasonic
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`Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd. v. Tianma Microelectronics Co. Ltd., C.A. Nos.
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`2:20-cv-00283-JRG, [LEAD CASE], 2:20-cv-00284-JRG, 2:20-cv-00285-JRG
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`(E.D. Tex.).
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`3.
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`I submit this declaration in support of Patent Owner’s pre-institution
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`sur-reply.
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`4.
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`I have personal knowledge of the facts provided in this declaration and
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`can and will testify competently to them if called upon to do so.
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`5.
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`On October 12, 2021, the Court issued an order requiring the Patent
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`Owner to narrow the asserted claims in the district court case to no more than eight
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`claims from each patent and no more than a total of thirty-five claims by Monday,
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`October 25, 2021. In its response to this Order, JDI will not drop U.S. Patent No.
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`9,310,654 (i.e., the patent challenged in this proceeding).
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`6.
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`The parties are currently taking expert discovery and have agreed upon
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`the following deposition dates:
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`JAPAN DISPLAY INC. - EX. 2008
`TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
`v. JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
`IPR2021-01029
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`Declaration of Eric J. Klein in support of Patent Owner’s Pre-Institution Sur-Reply
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`Plaintiff’s Experts
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`October 20, 2021 - Mr. Kubota (License)
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`October 20, 2021 – Mr. Credelle (Invalidity)
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`October 21, 2021 – Mr. Credelle (Invalidity)
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`October 25, 2021 – Dr. Silzars (Infringement)
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`October 26, 2021 – Dr. Silzars (Infringement)
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`October 28, 2021 – Mr. Kemmerer (Damages)
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`Defendant’s Experts
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`October 21, 2021 – Mr. Katayama (License)
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`October 21, 2021 – Mr. Flasck (Infringement)
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`October 22, 2021 – Mr. Flasck (Infringement)
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`October 28, 2021 – Mr. Flasck (Invalidity)
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`October 29, 2021 – Mr. Flasck (Invalidity)
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`October 21, 2021 – Dr. Smith (Invalidity)
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`October 22, 2021 – Dr. Smith (Infringement)
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`October 25, 2021 – Mr. Reed (Damages)
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`November 2, 2021 – Dr. Schubert (Infringement)
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`November 3, 2021 – Dr. Schubert (Infringement)
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`November 16, 2021 – Dr. Schubert (Invalidity)
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`November 17, 2021 – Dr. Schubert (Invalidity)
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`JAPAN DISPLAY INC. - EX. 2008
`TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
`v. JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
`IPR2021-01029
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`Declaration of Eric J. Klein in support of Patent Owner’s Pre-Institution Sur-Reply
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`This declaration and my opinions herein are made to the best of my knowledge
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`and understanding, and based on the material available to me, at the time of signing
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`this declaration. I declare that all statements made herein on my own knowledge are
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`true and that all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true,
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`and further, that these statements were made with the knowledge that willful false
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`statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both,
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`under 18 U.S.C. § 1001.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Dated: October 22, 2021
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`/Eric J. Klein/
`Eric J. Klein
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`JAPAN DISPLAY INC. - EX. 2008
`TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
`v. JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
`IPR2021-01029
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