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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc.,
`Petitioners
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`GUI Global Products, Ltd., D/B/A Gwee,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2021-00335
`U.S. Patent No. 10,259,020
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`DECLARATION OF DR. SAYFE KIAEI IN SUPPORT OF
`PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW
`OF U.S. PATENT NO. 10,259,020
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`APPLE 1002
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`Table of Contents
`INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 1
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`BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS ................................................. 2
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`III. MATERIALS REVIEWED ............................................................................. 7
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`LEVEL OF ORDINARY SKILL IN THE ART ............................................10
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`RELEVANT LEGAL STANDARDS ...........................................................11
`VI. OVERVIEW OF THE ’020 PATENT ...........................................................14
`VII. OVERVIEW OF THE PRIOR ART .............................................................19
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`Kim ......................................................................................................19
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`Koh ......................................................................................................40
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`Lee .......................................................................................................44
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`Jiang ....................................................................................................47
`VIII. CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ...........................................................................49
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`THE PRIOR ART DISCLOSES OR SUGGESTS ALL OF THE
`FEATURES OF THE CHALLENGED CLAIMS .........................................50
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`Grounds Challenging Claims 1-19 of the ’020 Patent ........................50
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`Kim Discloses or Suggests All of the Features of
`Claims 1-9, 11-15, and 19 ...................................................................50
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`Claim 1 ......................................................................................51
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`Claim 2 ....................................................................................108
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`Claim 3 ....................................................................................111
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`Claim 4 ....................................................................................113
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`Claim 5 ....................................................................................115
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`Claim 6 ....................................................................................118
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`Claim 7 ....................................................................................126
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`Claim 8 ....................................................................................130
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`Claim 9 ....................................................................................130
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`10. Claim 11 ..................................................................................138
`11. Claim 12 ..................................................................................140
`12. Claim 13 ..................................................................................142
`13. Claim 14 ..................................................................................142
`14. Claim 15 ..................................................................................143
`15. Claim 19 ..................................................................................143
`Kim and Koh Disclose or Suggest All of the Features
`of Claim 10 ........................................................................................144
`1.
`Claim 10 ..................................................................................144
`Kim and Lee Disclose or Suggest All of the Features of
`Claims 16 and 17 ...............................................................................164
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`Claim 16 ..................................................................................164
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`Claim 17 ..................................................................................172
`Kim and Jiang Disclose or Suggest All of the Features
`of Claim 18 ........................................................................................179
`1.
`Claim 18 ..................................................................................180
`CONCLUSION ............................................................................................188
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`I, Sayfe Kiaei, declare as follows:
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION
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`1.
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`I have been retained by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung
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`Electronics America, Inc. (“Samsung” or “Petitioners”) as an independent expert
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`consultant in this proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`(“PTO”).
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`2.
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`I am being compensated at a rate of $610/hour for my services in this
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`proceeding, which is my regular and customary rate.
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`3.
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`My compensation is in no way contingent on the nature of my findings,
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`the presentation of my findings in testimony, or the outcome of this or any other
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`proceeding. I have no other interest in this proceeding.
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`4.
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`I have been asked to consider whether certain references disclose or
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`suggest the features recited in the claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,259,020 (“the ’020
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`patent”) (Ex. 1001).1 My opinions are set forth below.
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`1 Where appropriate, I refer to exhibits I understand will be attached to the petition
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`for inter partes review of the ’020 patent (the “Petition”).
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`II.
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`BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS
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`5.
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`I am an independent consultant. All of my opinions stated in this
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`declaration are based on my own personal knowledge and professional judgment. In
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`forming my opinions, I have relied on my education, experience, and knowledge
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`regarding electrical engineering, computer science, and consumer electronics
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`product design.
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`I am over 18 years of age and, if I am called upon to do so, I would be
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`competent to testify as to the matters set forth herein. A copy of my current
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`curriculum vitae, which details my education and professional and academic
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`experience, is included as Ex. 1003 in this proceeding. The following provides an
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`overview of some of my experience that is relevant to the matters set forth in this
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`declaration.
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`7.
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`Since 2001, I have held the position of Motorola Endowed Chair
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`Professor in Analog and Radio Frequency Integrated Circuitry at the School of
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`Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering at Arizona State University (“Arizona
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`State”) in Tempe, Arizona. I am also the Director of the National Science
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`Foundation Center, Connection One. Connection One is a research center focused
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`on developing wireless communication system and networking technologies.
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`I received my doctorate in Electrical and Computer Engineering from
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`Washington State University in 1987. I have several patents and over 100 journal
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`and international conference publications. I have graduated over 70 MS and PhD
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`students working under my supervision on their thesis, and many of them are
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`professors in academia or have senior positions in industry. My research is funded
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`by various sources, including industry, such as Motorola Inc., Intel Inc., Broadcom,
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`Qualcomm, Raytheon, General Dynamics, and Texas Instruments; and federal
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`agencies, such as NSF, USAID, DARPA, JPL, and NASA.
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`From 1987 to 1993, I was an assistant/associate professor at Oregon
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`State University (“Oregon State”). From 1997 to 2002, I was also an adjunct
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`professor at the University of Texas (“UT”) at Austin, while I worked full time at
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`Motorola in Austin. From 2002 to present, I have been a professor at Arizona State
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`University (“Arizona State”). At Oregon State, UT, and Arizona State, I taught
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`courses
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`in
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`the areas of communication systems; wireline and wireless
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`communication systems; radio frequency (“RF”) systems and circuits; radio-
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`frequency identification (“RFID”); magnetic and electronic sensors; analog circuits;
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`digital integrated circuits, including HDL, Verilog, and VHDL; digital signal
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`processing; and related areas. At Arizona State, I developed a new course on the
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`design of wireless and RF transceivers (EEE524) and wireless transceiver design
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`(EEE598). These courses cover transceiver architecture, wireless and sensor
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`electronics, 1G through 4G wireless systems, and wireless transceivers (for example,
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`Bluetooth transceivers).
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`I have been involved in research, teaching, and developing products in
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`the areas of wireline systems, cellular systems, radio frequency integrated circuits
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`(“RFIC”), analog and digital
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`integrated circuits,
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`sensors, electronics,
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`communications, digital signal processing, and related areas for the last 30 years. I
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`have worked in industry and academia on the first generation of mobile phones, as
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`well as second generation (2G) and third generation (3G) mobile phone technologies
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`including GSM, EDGE, IS-95, 1X CDMA, UMTS, and Wide band CDMA. I have
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`also worked on other wireless data communication technologies including
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`Bluetooth, the Global Positioning System (GPS), RFID, magnetic and electronic
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`sensors, wireless local area networks (LAN) (or Wi-Fi), and related areas.
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`From 1993 to 2001, I worked at Motorola Wireless Integrated
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`Technology Center and Motorola Analog/Digital Design groups. This group was
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`responsible for the design and development of communication systems, architecture,
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`digital signal processing (DSP, and analog, and RF integrated circuits. The products
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`included first generation wireless phones (1G - AMPS, Digital AMPS), second
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`generation wireless phones (2G - GSM, EDGE, GPRS), and third generation
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`wireless phones (3G - CDMA, WCDMA, UMTS, CDMA2000). The products
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`included the Razr, iDEN, other Motorola flip phones, Talkabout radios, and
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`CopperGold DSL MODEMS. I was responsible for the development of wireless
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`system, cellular system, RF integrated circuits, Bluetooth, and GPS. I also worked
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`on the development of CopperGold Motorola Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL)
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`transceivers. The CopperGold system included ADSL, VDSL, and DSL.lite, with
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`full legacy compatible system. The integrated solution contained integrated on-chip
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`OFDM, FFT, custom fixed-point Motorola DSP, ADC and DAC, and over 50
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`input/output ports for communication, including ATM, ISDM, IrDA, and other
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`ports. I was also involved with the IrDA system design, including specification, link
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`budget, circuit blocks, optical and electrical requirements, and protocol. While I was
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`at Motorola, I represented Motorola in ITU, ETSI and IEEE standard setting bodies.
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`I was also involved in the Bluetooth SIG on behalf of Motorola, and also represented
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`Motorola before the FCC related to the GPS-E911 mandate.
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`12.
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`I have also been a consultant on various projects with Intel (designing
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`2G and 3G mobile telephone transceivers), Texas Instrument (developing 3G
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`cellular and Bluetooth technologies), Sony Wireless (developing GPS technologies),
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`Tektronix (designing wireless systems), and various other consultancies.
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`13. During my work in industry, I designed and contributed to the design
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`of many radio transceivers for commercial products, including designs for 1G to 3G
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`cellular systems, 2-way radio, Bluetooth, GPS, and other transceiver systems. Many
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`of my designs are still in use today in products manufactured by the companies I
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`have worked for, including Motorola, Intel, and Sony.
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`14.
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`I am an IEEE Fellow, which is the highest level of IEEE membership
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`awarded by the IEEE directors to recognize a high level of demonstrated
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`extraordinary accomplishments. The IEEE Fellow Award is a special recognition
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`for members with extraordinary accomplishments in the IEEE technical fields. To
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`ensure that the recognition is extraordinary, the total number of recipients each year
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`cannot exceed 0.1% of the total higher grade membership. The IEEE is the Institute
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`of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the world’s largest association of technical
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`professionals whose objectives include the educational and technical advancement
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`of electrical and electronic engineering, telecommunications, computer engineering,
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`and related disciplines.
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`15.
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`I am a member of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society, IEEE Solid
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`State Circuits Society, IEEE Signal Processing Society, and IEEE Communication
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`Society. I am also a member of the IEEE RF and Microwave committees, IEEE
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`Low Power Symposium Committee, and IEEE Fellow Selection Committee. I was
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`(RFIC) symposium in 1995, and I have been on the executive and technical
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`committees of RFIC for the last 16 years. The RFIC Symposium is now the premier
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`international symposium in the world where the latest RF circuits and components
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`are presented. I have been involved in several international conferences in the areas
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`of RF, Communication, Signal Processing, and IC design.
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`16.
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`I have received several awards including the Carter Best Teacher
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`Award, the IEEE Darlington Award (which is given for the best technical paper on
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`circuits and systems in the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society), and the Motorola
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`10X Rapid Design Cycle Reduction Award.
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`III. MATERIALS REVIEWED
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`17.
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`The opinions contained in this declaration are based on the documents
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`I reviewed, my professional judgment, as well as my education, experience, and
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`knowledge regarding electrical engineering, computer science, and consumer
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`electronics product design.
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`18.
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`In forming my opinions expressed in this declaration, I reviewed the
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`following materials:
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` the ’020 patent (Ex. 1001);
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` the file history of the ’020 patent (Ex. 1004);
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` U.S. Patent Application Publication 2010/0227642 to Kim et al. (“Kim”) (Ex.
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`1010);
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` Korean Patent Publication 10-2008-0093178 to Koh et al. (“Koh”) (Ex.
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`1012)2;
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` U.S. Patent Application Publication 2010/0298032 to Lee et al. (”Lee”) (Ex.
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`1013);
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` U.S. Patent No. 5,946,121 to Jiang et al. (“Jiang”) (Ex. 1014);
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` U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2008/0166005 to Terlizzi et al.
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`(“Terlizzi”) (Ex. 1015);
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` U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2006/0152576 to Kiessling et al.
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`(“Kiessling”) (Ex. 1016);
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`2 I understand Ex. 1012 is a compilation comprising the English-language translation
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`of Kim (Ex. 1012, 1-15), and its Korean language version (id., 16-30), and an
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`affidavit required by 37 C.F.R. § 42.63(b) (in the form of a declaration as permitted
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`by 37 C.F.R. § 42.2) (id., 31).
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` U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2003/0164895 to Viinikanoja et al.
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`(“Viinikanoja”) (Ex. 1017);
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` International Patent Publication No. WO 2010/142290 to Birger et al.
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`(“Birger”) (Ex. 1018);
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` U.S. Patent No. 6,809,774 to Yamazaki et al. (“Yamazaki”) (Ex. 1019);
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` U.S. Patent No. 7,251,197 to Yoshida et al. (“Yoshida”) (Ex. 1020);
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` U.S. Patent Application Publication 2011/0211297 to Griffin et al. (“Griffin”)
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`(Ex. 1021);
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` U.S. Patent Application Publication 2006/0071746 to Lylyharju (“Lylyharju”)
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`(Ex. 1022);
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` A Dictionary of Chemistry (5th ed. 2004) (Ex. 1023);
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` Bluetooth Hands-Free Profile, rev. 10r00, November 25, 2005 (Ex. 1028);
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` Bluetooth Audio/Video Remote Control Profile, rev. 13, April 16, 2007 (Ex.
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`1029);
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`and any other materials I refer to in this declaration in support of my opinions.
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`19. All of the opinions contained in this declaration are based on the
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`documents I reviewed and my knowledge and professional judgment. My opinions
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`have also been guided by my appreciation of how a person of ordinary skill in the
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`art would have understood the claims and the specification of the ’020 patent at the
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`time of the alleged invention, which I have been asked to initially consider as no
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`earlier than November 3, 2011 (the filing date of U.S. Provisional Patent Application
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`61/555,310). My opinions reflect how one of ordinary skill in the art would have
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`understood the ’020 patent, the prior art to the patent, and the state of the art at the
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`time of the alleged invention.
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`20. Based on my experience and expertise, it is my opinion that certain
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`references disclose and/or suggest, alone or in combination, all the features recited
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`in claims 1-19 (“challenged claims”) of the ’020 patent, as I discuss in detail below.
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`IV. LEVEL OF ORDINARY SKILL IN THE ART
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`21.
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`I have been informed and understand that, in the context of an invalidity
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`analysis, a person having ordinary skill in the art is a hypothetical person who looks
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`to prior art at the time of the invention. I further understand that the factors that may
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`be considered in determining the level of ordinary skill include: (1) the problems
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`encountered in the art; (2) the prior art solutions to the problems encountered in the
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`art; (3) the rapidity of innovation; (4) the sophistication of the technology; and (5)
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`the education level of active workers in the field. I understand that these factors
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`need not all be considered for the analysis and that one or more of these factors may
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`control.
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`I was asked to provide my opinion on the level of one of ordinary skill
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`in the art with respect to the alleged invention of the ’020 patent as of November 3,
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`2011. Based on my consideration of the factors above, I believe a person of ordinary
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`skill in the art would have had at least a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering,
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`computer science, or a similar field and one year of experience in consumer
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`electronics product design. More education can supplement practical experience and
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`vice versa.
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`23. As of November 3, 2011, I met, and in fact exceeded, the qualifications
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`of a person of ordinary skill in the art. To be clear, all of my opinions in this
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`declaration are from the perspective of one of ordinary skill in the art as I have
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`defined it here during the relevant timeframe.
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`RELEVANT LEGAL STANDARDS
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`24.
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`I am not an attorney and offer no legal opinions, but in the course of
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`my work, I have had experience studying and analyzing patents and patent claims
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`from the perspective of a person skilled in the art.
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`25.
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`For the purposes of this declaration, I have been informed about certain
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`aspects of the law that are relevant to forming my opinions. My understanding of
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`the law is as follows:
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`Petitioners’ counsel has informed me that for the prior art to inherently
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`disclose a claimed limitation, the prior art need not expressly disclose the limitation,
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`so long as the claimed limitation necessarily flows from a disclosure in the prior art.
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`27.
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`Petitioners’ counsel has informed me that a patent claim can be
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`considered to have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art at the time
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`the application was filed in view of the prior art. This means that, even if all of the
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`requirements of a claim are not found in a single prior art reference, the claim is not
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`patentable if the differences between the subject matter in the prior art and the
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`subject matter in the claim would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in
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`the art at the relevant time, which I have been informed in this case is November 3,
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`2011.
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`28.
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`Petitioners’ counsel has informed me that a determination of whether a
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`claim would have been obvious should be based upon several factors, including,
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`among others:
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`the level of ordinary skill in the art at the time the application was filed;
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`the scope and content of the prior art; and
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`what differences, if any, existed between the claimed invention and the
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`prior art.
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`Petitioners’ counsel has informed me that a single prior art reference
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`can render a patent claim obvious if any differences between that reference and the
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`claims would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art.
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`Alternatively, the teachings of two or more references may be combined in the same
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`way as disclosed in the claims, if such a combination would have been obvious to
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`one having ordinary skill in the art. In determining whether a combination based on
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`either a single reference or multiple references would have been obvious, it is
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`appropriate to consider, among other factors:
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`whether the teachings of the prior art references disclose known
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`concepts combined in familiar ways, and when combined, would yield predictable
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`results;
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`whether a person of ordinary skill in the art could implement a
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`predictable variation, and would see the benefit of doing so;
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`whether the claimed elements represent one of a limited number of
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`known design choices, and would have a reasonable expectation of success by those
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`skilled in the art;
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`whether a person of ordinary skill would have recognized a reason to
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`combine known elements in the manner described in the claim;
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`whether there is some teaching or suggestion in the prior art to make
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`the modification or combination of elements claimed in the patent; and
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`whether the innovation applies a known technique that had been used
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`to improve a similar device or method in a similar way.
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`30.
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`Petitioners’ counsel has informed me that one of ordinary skill in the
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`art has ordinary creativity and is not an automaton. Petitioners’ counsel has also
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`informed me that in considering obviousness, it is important not to determine
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`obviousness using the benefit of hindsight derived from the patent being considered.
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`VI. OVERVIEW OF THE ’020 PATENT
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`31.
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`The ’020 patent, titled “Apparatus for Cleaning View Screens and
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`Lenses and Method for the Use Thereof,” is generally directed to “[a] lens and/or a
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`view screen of an electronic device having at least one case [that] can be cleaned by
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`wiping the view screen with a cleaning component wherein the cleaning component
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`is configured to selectively couple to the at least one case or some other substrate
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`using a magnetic attractive force.” Ex. 1001, Abstract.
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`32. According to the ’020 patent, “[c]leaning lenses has long been an issue
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`for the users of devices employing them.” Id., 1:36-37. The ’020 patent explains
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`that “[c]leaning the view screen of a portable electronic device can be problematic”
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`64. For at least these reasons, the ’020 patent states the following:
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`It would be desirable in the art of manufacturing portable
`electronic devices to incorporate into such devices the cleaning
`apparatus. It would also be desirable in the art of providing
`accessories for portable electronic devices to provide a cleaning
`component that can be carried on an electronic device case.
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`Id., 2:1-6.
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`33.
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`To address these alleged problems, the ’020 patent describes several
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`embodiments such as, for example, “a method of cleaning a view screen of an
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`electronic device” (id., 2:10-15), “a cleaning component for use on an electronic
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`device view screen” (id., 2:16-20), and “a switching device for use with a portable
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`electronic device having a view screen” (id., 3:61-4:6).
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`34.
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`The majority of the ’020 patent describes methods of cleaning and
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`aspects of a cleaning device. However, the ’020 patent also provides that:
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`In addition to their cleaning functionality, the cleaning
`components of the application have a functionality of being able
`to activ[ate] magnetic switches on devices having such switches.
`This is particularly useful in saving battery life as it does not
`require the cover of such devices to be closed (the normal mode
`for activation of such switches). In the use of tablet devices
`having a magnetic switch, the cleaning components are
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`particularly useful as the tablet can be put into hibernation mode
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`multiple touches required to do the same thing using the touch
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`Id., 11:53-63. In one embodiment, the cleaning device may also have “additional
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`functionality such as a remote control, laser pointer or the like.” Id., 16:21-31. Such
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`functionality may also include, “pointing devices,” “remote functionality,” “flash
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`drive,” “earplugs,” “credit card reader, microphone, and the like.” Id., 16:39-49.
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`Despite this disclosure, the ’020 patent also provides that the cleaning device “may
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`or may not include cleaning capabilities but will include a rare earth magnet or
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`magnets.” Id., 16:31-38.
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`35.
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`The ’020 patent further discloses the following:
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`One embodiment of the invention is a switching device for use
`a portable electronic device having a view screen, a switch for
`turning the portable device off and on that can be activated or
`deactivated by the application of a magnetic field and at least one
`case. The term portable electronic device means such devices
`having a view screen including, but not limited to, tablet
`computers, laptop computers, portable DVD players, and the
`like.
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`Id., 17:45-52 (emphasis added). This embodiment is depicted in FIG. 24 of the ’020
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`patent, which I have provided below:
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`Id., FIG. 24, 18:5-17.
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`36.
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`The ’020 patent also provides that “the switching device (2401) is
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`selectively coupled to the front of the portable electronic device 2402 outside of the
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`view screen 2403.” Id., 17:63-18:2. A side view of the switching device 2401 is
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`Id., FIG. 25, 18:9-21. The ’020 patent discloses that:
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`In this embodiment, the bottom of the switching device is in
`contact with portable electronic device and is composed of a
`material that is not abrasive to the portable electronic device
`generally and the view screen in particular. Except for this
`limitation, the switching devices may be prepared with any
`material known to be useful to those of ordinary skill in the art
`for such applications.
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`Id., 18:15-21.
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`37.
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`The ’020 patent further discloses that:
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`The switching devices have a functionality of being able to
`active[ate] magnetic switches on devices having such switches.
`This is particularly useful in saving battery life as it does not
`require the cover of such devices to be closed (the normal mode
`for activation of such switches). In the use of tablet devices
`having a magnetic switch, the switching devices are particularly
`useful as the tablet can be put into hibernation mode with a single
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`touch to the switching device as compared to the multiple
`touches required to do the same thing using the touch pad of the
`tablet.
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`Id., 20:4-13.
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`38.
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`In addition to the disclosure of the ’020 patent, I have also reviewed file
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`history of the ’020 patent (Ex. 1004) and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.
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`61/515,752 (“the ’752 provisional application”) (Ex. 1005), which I understand is
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`referenced in the ’020 patent. The ’752 provisional application does not disclose a
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`switching device or a portable switching device, as recited in the’020 patent. See
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`generally Ex. 1005.
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`39.
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`Kim
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`The devices disclosed in Kim enable a user to activate and deactivate
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`an electronic device with a separate switching device, and aim to achieve that
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`purpose using the same features claimed in the ’020 patent.
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`40. Kim is directed to a mobile terminal comprising a main device and sub-
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`device(s) that are detachably coupled to the main device. Ex. 1010, Abstract. For
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`example, Kim discloses:
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`A mobile terminal [that] includes a sub-device that is attached
`thereto or detached therefrom, to remotely control the operation
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`and state of the terminal. The mobile terminal includes: a sub-
`device having an input/output unit and attached to or detached
`from the terminal; and a controller configured to receive a user
`input via a certain communication path from the sub-device
`when the sub-device is separated, and control elements and
`applications of the terminal according to the user input.
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`Id. Kim discloses that examples of “terminals” include “mobile terminals as well as
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`stationary terminals, such as mobile phones, user equipment, smart phones, DTV,
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`computers, digital broadcast terminals, personal digital assistants, portable
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`multimedia players (PMP) and/or navigators.” Id., ¶69; see also id., ¶70 (“A further
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`description may be provided with regard to a mobile terminal, although such
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`teachings may apply equally to other types of terminals.”). A person of skill in the
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`art would have understood that at least mobile phones, smart phones, personal digital
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`assistants, portable multimedia players (PMP) and/or navigators were “mobile
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`terminals.”
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`41. Kim describes the structure and functionality of the mobile terminal in
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`a number of interrelated embodiments. Kim expressly notes that its embodiments
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`can be combined together:
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`Embodiments for a control method in the mobile terminal
`100 may now be described with reference to the
`accompanying drawings. Embodiments may be used
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`singly and/or by being combined together. Embodiments
`may be implemented more easily when the display 151
`includes the touchscreen.
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`Id. ¶179.
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`42.
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`Initially, Kim discusses various features that are common to the mobile
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`terminals. Id., ¶¶71-122. For example, Kim states that “FIG. 1 is a block diagram
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`of a mobile terminal” that includes “a wireless communication unit 110, an
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`audio/video (A/V) input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output
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`unit 150, a memory 160, an interface unit 170, a controller 180 and a power supply
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`190.” Id., ¶72. Kim explains, however, that the mobile terminal can include “more
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`or less” components than shown in Figure 1. Id. ¶71. I have reproduced Figure 1 of
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`Kim below:
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`Id., FIG. 1. Kim provides detailed descriptions of each of these “units.” See id.,
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`¶¶73-119 (describing the various units and modules in the mobile terminal). For
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`example, Kim describes the A/V unit 120 as including a camera:
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`The audio/video (A/V) input unit 120 may provide audio
`or video signal input to the mobile terminal 100. The A/V
`input unit 120 may include a camera 121 and a
`microphone 122. The camera 121 may receive and
`process image frames of still pictures and/or video.
`Id., ¶84. Kim describes the sensing unit 140 detecting an open/close status (or state)
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`of the mobile terminal 100:
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`The sensing unit 140 may provide status measurements
`of various aspects of the mobile terminal 100. For
`example, the sensing unit 140 may detect an open/close
`status (or state) of the mobile terminal 100, a relative
`positioning of components (e.g., a display and a keypad)
`of the mobile terminal 100, a change of position of the
`mobile terminal 100 or a component of the mobile
`terminal 100, a presence or absence of user contact with
`the mobile terminal 100, and/or an orientation or
`acceleration/deceleration of the mobile terminal 100.
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`Id., ¶88.
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`43. Kim also discloses embodiments in which the mobile terminal includes
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`a main device and one or more sub-devices: “As shown in FIG. 7, the present
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`invention relates to a mobile terminal including a main device (first device) 100 and
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`attached to the main device.” Id., ¶181 (emphasis added). Kim provides an
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`illustration of this concept in Figure 7, which is reprod