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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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`AVX CORPORATION
`Petitioner
`v.
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`SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
`Patent Owner
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`Patent No. 9,326,381
`Issue Date: April 26, 2016
`Title: MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND BOARD HAVING THE
`SAME MOUNTED THEREON
`_______________
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`Post-Grant Review No. PGR2017-00010
`____________________________________________________________
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`PETITIONER’S OBJECTIONS TO EVIDENCE PURSUANT TO
`37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1)
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1), Petitioner AVX Corporation
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`(“Petitioner”) submits the following objections to the evidence served by Patent
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`Owner, Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (“Patent Owner”), in conjunction
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`with Patent Owner’s Response (paper 16). These objections are timely, having
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`been served within five business days of the service of the Patent Owner Response
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`(Paper 16). 37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1).
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`Exhibit
`No.
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`2008 –
`¶¶1-5, 12-
`40, 52, 54-
`60, 62, 63,
`65-97, 99,
`102, 112-
`115, 119,
`126-129,
`133, 138-
`144, 157-
`158, 167-
`173, 175-
`179, 185,
`187-197,
`202-203
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`2008 –
` ¶¶53, 126
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`Federal
`Rule(s) of
`Evidence
`401-403
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`Objection
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`The identified paragraphs are irrelevant and therefore
`inadmissible under FRE 401-403 because they are
`not cited or relied upon anywhere in Patent Owner’s
`Response, and accordingly, they do not make any
`fact of consequence in this proceeding more or less
`probable than it would be without them. Further,
`including these non-cited paragraphs in the
`proceeding is prejudicial to Petitioner as it expands
`the record without any indication of relevance or
`how Patent Owner may rely on this testimony in the
`future.
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`802
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`Declarant is relying on impermissible hearsay within
`testimony.
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`2
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`802
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`2008 –
`Exs. C, D,
`E
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`802
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`2008 –
`Exs. G, H,
`I, J, K L,
`M
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`2008 –
`Ex. D
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`401-403, 901-
`902
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`2008 –
`Ex. E
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`401-403, 901-
`902
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`2008 –
`Ex. F
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`401-403, 901-
`902
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`2008 –
`Ex. G
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`401-403, 901-
`902
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`Inadmissible hearsay, as the document appears to be
`relied upon by Patent Owner for the truth of the
`matter asserted (e.g., Ex. 2008 ¶53), and Petitioner
`has not had the opportunity to subject the
`declarant(s) to cross examination
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`Inadmissible hearsay, as the document appears to be
`relied upon by Patent Owner for the truth of the
`matter asserted (e.g., Ex. 2008 ¶126), and Petitioner
`has not had the opportunity to subject the
`declarant(s) to cross examination
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`This exhibit post-dates the priority date of the ’381
`patent, and is therefore irrelevant to the proceeding
`and more prejudicial than probative. Nor has the
`public availability of this exhibit been established.
`This exhibit is also not self-authenticating and
`otherwise lacks authentication.
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`The date and public availability of this exhibit have
`not been established, and it is therefore irrelevant to
`the proceeding and more prejudicial than probative.
`This exhibit is also not self-authenticating and
`otherwise lacks authentication.
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`The date and public availability of this exhibit have
`not been established, and it is therefore irrelevant to
`the proceeding and more prejudicial than probative.
`This exhibit is also not self-authenticating and
`otherwise lacks authentication.
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`The date, authorship, and public availability of this
`exhibit have not been established, and it is therefore
`irrelevant to the proceeding and more prejudicial
`than probative.
`This exhibit is also not self-authenticating and
`otherwise lacks authentication.
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`3
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`2008 –
`Ex. H
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`401-403, 901-
`902
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`2008 –
`Ex. I
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`401-403, 901-
`902
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`2008 –
`Ex. J
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`401-403, 901-
`902
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`2008 –
`Ex. K
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`401-403, 901-
`902
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`2008 –
`Ex. L
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`401-403, 901-
`902
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`2008 –
`Ex. M
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`401-403, 901-
`902
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`The date and public availability of this exhibit have
`not been established, and it is therefore irrelevant to
`the proceeding and more prejudicial than probative.
`This exhibit is also not self-authenticating and
`otherwise lacks authentication.
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`The date and public availability of this exhibit have
`not been established, and it is therefore irrelevant to
`the proceeding and more prejudicial than probative.
`This exhibit is also not self-authenticating and
`otherwise lacks authentication.
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`The date, authorship, and public availability of this
`exhibit have not been established, and it is therefore
`irrelevant to the proceeding and more prejudicial
`than probative.
`This exhibit is also not self-authenticating and
`otherwise lacks authentication.
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`The date and public availability of this exhibit have
`not been established and the exhibit purports to be a
`“draft report.” It is therefore irrelevant to the
`proceeding and more prejudicial than probative.
`This exhibit is also not self-authenticating and
`otherwise lacks authentication.
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`The authorship and public availability of this exhibit
`have not been established, and it is therefore
`irrelevant to the proceeding and more prejudicial
`than probative.
`This exhibit is also not self-authenticating and
`otherwise lacks authentication.
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`The public availability of this exhibit have not been
`established, and it is therefore irrelevant to the
`proceeding and more prejudicial than probative.
`This exhibit is also not self-authenticating and
`otherwise lacks authentication.
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`These objections provide notice to Patent Owner that Petitioner may move
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`under 37 C.F.R. § 42.64(c) to exclude the above evidence or the cited portions
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`thereof. Petitioner likewise objects to any testimony or argument purporting to
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`rely on any of the above-objected-to evidence. Petitioner is available to meet-and-
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`confer with Patent Owner to clarify/discuss any of the above objections should
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`Patent Owner believe such discussions would be helpful to resolve Petitioner’s
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`objections.
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`Dated: October 6, 2017
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`By: /Michael R. Houston/
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`Reg. No. 58,486
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`Counsel for Petitioner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing
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`PETITIONER’S OBJECTIONS TO EVIDENCE PURSUANT TO
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1) was served on October 6, 2017, on Counsel for Patent
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`Owner via electronic mail to the following:
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`Hosang Lee (HLee@mwe.com)
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`Bernard J. Knight (BKnight@mwe.com)
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`Alexander P. Ott (AOtt@mwe.com)
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`Dated: October 6, 2017
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`By: /Michael R. Houston/
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`Reg. No. 58,486
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`Counsel for Petitioner
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