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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`GOOGLE LLC
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`Petitioner
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`ECOFACTOR, INC. (record)
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`Patent Owner
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`IPR No. 2021/01218
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`Patent No. 8,019,567
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`VIRTUAL VIDEOCONFERENCE VIDEOCONFERENCE
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`DEPOSITION OF RAJENDRA SHAH
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`Wednesday, April 6, 2022
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`Remotely Testifying from Atlanta, Georgia
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` Reported By:
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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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` GOOGLE LLC
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` Petitioner
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` ECOFACTOR, INC. (record)
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` Patent Owner
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` IPR No. 2021/01218
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` Patent No. 8,019,567
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` __________________________________________________
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` Virtual videoconference video-recorded
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` deposition of RAJENDRA SHAH, taken on
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` behalf of Patent Owner, on Wednesday,
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` April 6, 2022, remotely testifying from
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` Certified Shorthand Reporter, No. 13083.
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` REMOTE VIDEOCONFERENCE APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL:
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` For Patent Owner EcoFactor, Incorporated:
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` RUSS AUGUST & KABAT
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` BY: JONATHAN LINK, ESQ.
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` 12424 Wilshire Blvd.
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` Los Angeles, California 90025
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` 310.826.7474
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` jlink@raklaw.com
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` For Petitioner, Google LLC:
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` SMITH BALUCH LLP
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` BY: ELIZABETH A. LAUGHTON, ESQ.
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` 1100 Alma Street, Suite 109
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` Menlo Park, California 94025
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` 703.585.8839
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` laughton@smithbaluch.com
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` Also Present:
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` CHESTER DAY, Google LLC
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` DAVID HALVORSON, Videographer
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` INDEX OF EXAMINATION
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` WITNESS: RAJENDRA SHAH
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` EXAMINATION PAGE
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` BY MR. LINK: 7, 71
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` INDEX OF EXHIBITS
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`SHAH DEPOSITION EXHIBITS PAGE
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`Exhibit 1002 Declaration of Rajendra Shah; 93 11
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`Exhibit 1004 Copy of U.S. Patent Number 15
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` 5,729,474; 28 pages
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`Exhibit 1008 Copy of U.S. Patent Number 15
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` Application Publication US 2005/
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` Wednesday, April 6, 2022; 12:01 p.m.
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` THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Okay. Good afternoon.
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` We are on the record at 12:01 p.m. on April 6th, 12:01:41
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` This is Media Unit 1 in the video-recorded
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` deposition of Rajendra Shah, in the matter of
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` Google LLC, the Petitioner, versus EcoFactor
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` Incorporated, the Patent Owner. 12:01:59
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` It's filed in the U.S. Patent and
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` Trademark Office with an IPR Number 2021-01218 for
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` Patent 8,019,567.
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` This deposition is being held virtually.
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` My name is Dave Halvorson. I'm the 12:02:25
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` videographer here from Veritext.
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` And I'm here with the court reporter,
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` Hanna Kim, also from Veritext.
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` Counsel, can you please all identify
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` themselves so the witness can be sworn in. 12:02:35
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` MR. LINK: Certainly.
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` Yeah, Jonathan Link with the law firm of
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` Russ August & Kabat on behalf of Patent Owner
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` EcoFactor, Incorporated.
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` MS. LAUGHTON: And this is Elizabeth 12:02:47
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` THE WITNESS: And I am Rajendra Shaw --
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` THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Hang on. Hang on.
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` It's okay. She's going to swear you in. 12:02:59
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` THE WITNESS: Oh, okay.
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` THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Go ahead, Hanna.
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` Sorry. Just one moment. It's good.
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` RAJENDRA SHAH,
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` having been duly administered an oath over
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` videoconference as stipulated by all counsel, was
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` examined and testified as follows:
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` THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Please proceed. 12:03:24
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` MR. LINK: Thank you.
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` EXAMINATION
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` BY MR. LINK:
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` Q. Good morning, Mr. Shah. How are you?
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` A. I'm fine. How are you? 12:03:31
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` Q. Good.
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` I guess technically it's afternoon for
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` A. Yes, it is.
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` Q. Okay. Just for the record here, I have 12:03:37
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` A. I believe as an expert witness this will
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` Q. The third time, okay. 12:03:49
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` And have those depositions been all
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` Q. Okay. Just a reminder, since we're --
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` Q. Okay. Great.
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` THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Mr. -- Mr. Link, we -- 12:04:29
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` MR. LINK: Yes.
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` THE VIDEOGRAPHER: -- we have a cell phone
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` unidentified. It could be Mr. Day.
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` Can we take a moment to admit and see if
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` THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Okay. One minute,
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` THE COURT REPORTER: We just admitted 12:04:50
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` MR. DAY: Yes. Chester Day an attorney at
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` THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Okay. And I will 12:05:02
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` I'll -- I'll go ahead and rename the...
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` MR. LINK: Okay. Thank you.
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` Okay? 12:05:18
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` Q. Is there any reason you can't give
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` A. No.
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` Q. Okay. Do you have any notes in front of 12:05:24
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` Q. Okay. Then -- and you don't have any
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` Q. Okay. About how long did you take to 12:07:06
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` Q. Yes. 12:08:19
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` Q. Okay. Would it be accurate to say that -- 12:09:07
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` THE WITNESS: -- that reflects what
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` THE WITNESS: Go ahead.
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` THE COURT REPORTER: Was there an
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` Q. Okay. Now, you also provide or list
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. Okay. Why did you consider those
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` Components Thereof 337-TA-1185" [verbatim] in the 12:14:36
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` A. Yes.
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` THE WITNESS: I believe this Exhibit 1010
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` A. Okay.
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` Q. So I took a different tact at this, and I
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` A. Okay. I'm on -- yes. So it says
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` Q. Okay. And you cite that to support the
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. Okay. And you just cite to page 475 of
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` A. That's correct.
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` Q. Okay. What is it in Exhibit 1010 that 12:17:31
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` Q. -- and compare it --
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` issue in this IPR proceeding?
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` THE WITNESS: I believe -- and, again, I
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` A. I believe I did, but I'm not sure.
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` A. As far as I know, no. I don't believe so.
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` Q. Okay. I would like to go back to
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` A. Okay. I'm there.
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` A. Okay. I'm on page 13.
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` A. Okay.
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` Q. All right. Okay.
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` iis, "relevant industry experience."
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. Okay. And -- and just to be clear, this 12:23:23
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