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`WAG Acquisition, L.L.C., )IPR2022-01413
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` Patent Owner. )
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` CORRECTED TRANSCRIPT
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` REMOTE DEPOSITION OF WILLIAM LEO HOARTY
` Deponent testifying from Morgan Hill, California
` Monday, August 21, 2023
` Volume I
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`Stenographically Reported By:
`Melissa M. Villagran, RPR
`CSR No. 12543
`Job No. 6056498
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` REMOTE DEPOSITION OF WILLIAM LEO HOARTY,
`Volume I, taken on behalf of Petitioner with all
`participants appearing remotely via videoconference
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`12:40 p.m. on Monday, August 21, 2023, before
`Melissa M. Villagran, RPR, Certified Shorthand
`Reporter No. 12543.
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`DEPOSITION PAGE
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`Exhibit 1101 Deposition from July 6, 2023 15
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`Exhibit 1102 Deposition from August 3rd, 2023 15
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`having been administered an oath, was examined and
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` Q Mr. Hoarty, can you state your full name for 09:07:56
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` A For the -- excuse me.
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` For the record, my full name is William Leo
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` Q And, Mr. Hoarty, where are you located today? 09:08:04
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` A Today I'm in my home in Morgan Hill,
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` A Nobody is in the room with me. I am alone. 09:08:17
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` Q Before we get started, Mr. Hoarty, I just
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` MR. GARDNER: Is that correct, Mr. Abramson?
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` MR. ABRAMSON: That's correct that we raised
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` MR. GARDNER: Today, correct? 09:09:26
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` MR. ABRAMSON: Today.
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` Q Now, Mr. Hoarty, you've been deposed before,
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` A Yes, sir. 09:09:35
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` Q Approximately how many times have you been
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` A I believe approximately 20.
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` Q You have also been through multiple recent
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` Q So is it fair to say that you have a good
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` A Correct. 09:09:58
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` Q In that case, I won't spend everybody's time
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` Is that fair?
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` Is that fair?
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` Is that fair?
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` A No. No problem.
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` Q Do you have any materials with you today?
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` A I have my deposition documents, the two of
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` The documents you have, are those printed
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` A I do not.
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` Q What files do you have opened?
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` A My declarations, the two of them, and then
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` Q And just to clarify for the record, you had
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` Q One of those declarations is Exhibit 2002; is
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` A Exhibit 2007 is one. I'm sorry. Let me
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` A Sure. I may have to ask for assistance from
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` This is Google. I'm sorry. 2002 is the
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` I have too many documents open. I will 09:14:15
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` Q All right.
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` Can we call that the '594 patent for short?
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` Can we refer to that as the '636 patent 09:15:37
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` Q And it's just a single identical declaration
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` A It's the same document, correct.
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` Q Sir, you also submitted declarations in other
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` MR. ABRAMSON: You can put them through the
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` MR. GARDNER: Yeah, let's do that. 09:20:00
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` Q Can you open that document?
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` Q And Exhibit 1101 is a copy of your deposition
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` A It appears to be, yes.
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` Q And during that deposition, you answered
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` A Yes, that's correct.
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` Q And you stand by the testimony you provided
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` A I believe so.
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` MR. ABRAMSON: Objection. Those questions
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` A Actually, I have not. I'm sorry to say. I
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` Q Let me just ask you again, for Exhibit 1101,
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` A I did.
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` Q And you stand by your testimony, correct?
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` MR. ABRAMSON: Objection; beyond the scope of
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` THE DEPONENT: Again, I'd like to -- in 09:30:44
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` A God, I wish my memory were that good.
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` There are many patents at issue.
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` MR. ABRAMSON: Objection. 09:31:11
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` THE DEPONENT: I'm sorry. Go ahead.
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` A I do not recall anything that was dishonest
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` Q Let's go to Exhibit 1102. Can you open that
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` A All right. One second. I'm sorry. It just
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`takes it a second to open. Okay. I'm on 1102.
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` Q And is this a copy of your deposition
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` A It appears to be. 09:31:58
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` MR. GARDNER: Mr. Abramson, you are limited
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` MR. ABRAMSON: I'm not limited to objection
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` A Yes.
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` Q And do you stand by the testimony you
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` MR. ABRAMSON: Objection. It's beyond the
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` THE DEPONENT: All I can say is that on
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` Q Do you have the '594 patent available,
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` A I do.
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` Q Can you open that? 09:33:57
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` A I will. Give me one second.
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` It's open.
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` Q Can you go to Claim 1 of the '594 patent?
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` Q Actually, before I do this, do you also have
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` Okay. They are open. 09:35:13
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` Q In Claim 1 -- sorry.
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` Q Claim 1 of the '636 patent recites a method
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` MR. ABRAMSON: Object; beyond the scope.
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` A All right. I'm there.
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` Q And in Column 14 at line 56, there's a 09:38:08
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` MR. GARDNER: I'll ask the question again.
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