`ESTTA330169
`ESTTA Tracking number:
`02/02/2010
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`Filing date:
`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`91172885
`Defendant
`Hindustan Lever Limited
`Robert Alpert
`BRYAN CAVE LLP
`1290 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, NY 10104
`UNITED STATES
`tcrodriguez@bryancave.com
`Other Motions/Papers
`Teresa C. Rodriguez
`tcrodriguez@bryancave.com
`/teresa c. rodriguez/
`02/02/2010
`Exhibit C to Declaration of R. Alpert-Opp.No. 91172885.pdf ( 214 pages
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`EXHIBIT C
`EXHIBIT C
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`1 Certified Copy
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`AYUSH HERBS, INC,
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`Opposer,
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`HINDUSTAN LEVER LTD. CO.,
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`Applicant.
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`Opposition No. 91,172,885
`Serial No. 76/602,470
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`30(b)(6) DEPOSITION OF
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`DR. SHAILINDER SODHI
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`January 7, 2010
`9:25 a.m.
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`Suite 4300, 161 North Clark Street
`Chicago, Illinois
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`LISA SCHWAM, CSR No. 8404650
`Notary Public within and for the
`County of Cook, State of Illinois, and a
`Certified Shorthand Reporter
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`212.687.8010
`800.944.9454
`Toll Free:
`212.557.5972
`Facsimile:
`One Penn Plaza
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`Suite 4715
`New Y0rk,N.Y.101 19
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`Opposition No. 91,172,885
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`Serial No. 76/602,470
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`AYUSH HERBS,
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`I NC.,
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`Opposer,
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`Vs.
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`HINDUSTAN LEVER LTD. CO.,
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`Applicant.
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`The 30(b)(6) depositio
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`n of DR. SHAILINDER
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`SODHI, called for examination,
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`aken pursuant to the
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`Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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`f the United States
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`District Court pertaining to the
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`taking of depositions,
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`taken before LISA SCHWAM, CSR No.
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`840-4650, a Notary
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`Public within and for the County
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`of Cook, State of
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`Illinois, and a Certified Shorthand Reporter of said
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`state, at Bryan Cave, LLP, Suite 4300, 161 North Clark
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`Street, Chicago, Illinois, commencing, on the 7th day of
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`January, A.D. 2010, at 9:25 a.m.
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`ESQUIRE
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`an Alexander Gallo Company
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`Toll Free: 800.944.9454
`Facsimile: 212.557.5972
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`Suite 4715
`One Penn Haza
`New York, NY 10119
`www.esquiresoIutions.com
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`Dr. Shailinder Sodhi
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`January 7,
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`PRESENT:
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`AMIN TALATI,
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`(444 North Orleans Street, Fourth Floor,
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`Chicago, Illinois
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`60654,
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`312—466—1033), by:
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`MR. RYAN M. KAISER,
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`ryan@amintalati.com, and
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`MR. RAKESH M. AMIN,
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`rakesh@amintalati.com,
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`appeared on behaii of the Opposer;
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`BRYAN CAVE, LLP,
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`(1290 Avenue of the Americas,
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`New York, New York
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`10104-3300,
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`212-541-1292), by:
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`MR. ROBERT ALPERT,
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`robert.a1pert@bryancave.com, and
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`MR.
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`JOSEPH VILLAPOL,
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`joseph.villapol@bryancave.com,
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`appeared on behalf of the Applicant.
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`ESQUIRE
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`an Alexander Gallo Cmnpany
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`Toll Free: 800.944.9454
`Facsimile: 212.557.5972
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`Suite 4715
`One Penn Maza
`New York, NY 10119
`www.esquireso|utions.com
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`Dr. Shailinder Sodhi
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`January 7,
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`(WflEREUPON,
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`the witness was sworn.)
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`SHAILINDER SODHI,
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`called as a witness herein, having been first duly sworn,
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`was examined and testified as follows;
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`EXAMINATION
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`BY MR. ALPERT:
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`Q.
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`Dr. Sodhi, would you please take a look at what
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`was marked yesterday in connection with your deposition
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`as president of Ayush Herbs at Exhibit No. 3, please.
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`Have you seen this document before today?
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`Yes.
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`When did you first see it?
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`You know, it was sometime in December the guy
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`came to my clinic.
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`So I don't know the date, but
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`so I don't know which of the
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`date.
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`It was sometime 7th.
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`I don't know.
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`December 7th. You can probably tell.
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`And he handed you a copy of this, correct?
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`Yes.
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`Q.
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`Now, you'll notice it's directed —— it's a
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`subpoena.
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`ESQUIRE
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`an Alexander Gallo Company
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`Toll Free: 800.944.9454
`Facsimile: 212.557.5972
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`Suite 4715
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`New York, NY 10119
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`By the way, do you know what a subpoena is?
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`No.
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`I'm not an attorney.
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`Q. Well, it‘s a court order.
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`Okay.
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`And it‘s directed to Ayush Herbs, Inc., and it
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`asks that Ayush Herbs, Inc.,
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`testify on certain matters.
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`"About the following matters, or those set forth in an
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`attachment." And then it says,
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`"See attached Exhibit A."
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`Do you see where I am on that?
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`This one?
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`Yes.
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`Go ahead.
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`Okay.
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`So can you see where it says,
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`attached Exhibit A"?
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`Yes.
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`Now, would you turn to Exhibit A, please.
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`Is my understanding correct that you
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`Herbs regarding the subject matters set forth in
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`Exhibit A?
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`Yes.
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`Q.
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`And you are -— you have been designated as the
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`Exhibit A, correct?
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`Toll Free: 800.944.9454
`Facsimile: 212.557.5972
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`Suite 4715
`One Penn Plaza
`New York, NY 10119
`www esquiresolutions com
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`speak with anyone?
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`No.
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`Q.
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`You didn't speak with your attorneys?
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`I spoke with my attorneys, but not --
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`MR. KAISER:
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`Just yes or no.
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`BY MR . ALPERT:
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`You did speak with "our attorneys in
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`preparation for deposition?
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`Don't mark the exhibit, please.
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`I'll put it in my pocket.
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`I have a habit of
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`writing things.
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`Q.
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`So I just want to make sure I understand.
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`So you did not speak with your attorneys in
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`preparing for today's deposition?
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`You have to elaborate when "preparing," what
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`you mean by that.
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`Okay. Did you speak with anyone concerning ~—
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`look at Topic A,
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`"The Ayush Herbs Mark and Opposer's
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`Goods and Services."
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`testimony on this subject matter?
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`He can answer yes or no.
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`Nothing to do with the substance.
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`BY THE WITNESS:
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`A.
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`Yes.
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`BY MR. ALPERT:
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`Q. With whom did you speak?
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`A.
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`Q.
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`To my attorneys.
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`And when was that?
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`That was, you know,
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`last night discussing about
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`MR. KAISER: Dr. Sodhi, objection. There's
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`nothing to be discussed about the subject matter
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`or the topics that we discussed or anything.
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`We're objecting to this Line of questioning on
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`privilege. You've asked the question. You've got your
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`answer. Let's move on.
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`BY MR. AL?ERT:
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`Q.
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`Other than your attorneys, did you speak with
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`anyone else about Topic A,
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`"The Ayush Herbs Mark and
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`Opposer's Goods and Services," in preparation for today's
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`Toll Free: 800.944.9454
`Facsimile: 212.557.5972
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`Suite 4715
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`meaning, connotation, commercial
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`impression of the terms
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`'ayush' and "ayush herbs.‘"
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`Did you speak with anyone other than your
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`attorneys about this topic in preparation for today's
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`deposition?
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`No.
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`Q.
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`Topic C, "Opposer's first use of the Ayush
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`Herbs Mark in the United States in connection with each
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`and every product specified in Opposer's Registration
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`No. 2,493, 772."
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`Did you speak with any person or persons other
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`of this topic?
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`No.
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`Topic D,
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`"The manufacture and production of
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`Opposer's Goods and Services."
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`Did you speak with anyone about that topic --
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`MR. KAISER: Objection to form.
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`BY MR. ALPERT:
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`Thank you.
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`Q.
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`—— in preparation for today's deposition?
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`MR. KAISER:
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`Toll Free: 800.944.9454
`Facsimile: 212.557.5972
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`Suite 4715
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`New York, NY 10119
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`BY THE WITNESS:
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`R.)
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`No.
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`BY MR
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`"The rendering of Opposer‘s Goods and
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`Services in the United States."
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`MR. KAISER:
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`Same objection.
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`BY MR. ALBERT:
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`In preparation for today's deposition.
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`"The rendering of Opposer’s Goods and
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`Services in the United States."
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`Did you speak to anyone concerning this subject
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`No.
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`"The distribution of Opposer‘s Goods and
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`Services in the United States,
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`including channels of
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`trade."
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`your preparation for today's deposition?
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`"The advertising, promotion and offering for
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`sale of Opposer's Goods and Services in the United
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`States."
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`Did you speak with anyone in preparing
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`an Alexander Gallo Company
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`Facsimile: 212.557.5972
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`SuWe4715
`One Penn Plaza
`New York, NY 10119
`www.esquireso|utions.com
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`today's deposition about this topic?
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`No.
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`Q.
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`When you say "No," such as you just did, does
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`Okay. Rephrase it.
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`When you say “No,” that you spoke to no one,
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`are you including your attorneys in that no?
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`No, no.
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`So you may have spoken to your attorne"s about
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`that topic?
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`H, "Publicity (both solicited and unsolicited)
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`Services,
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`including press releases and articles of any
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`kind."
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`Did you speak with anyone regarding that topic
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`in preparation for today's deposition?
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`No.
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`Q.
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`"The sale of Opposer's Goods and Services in
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`the United States,
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`including classes of purchasers."
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`And let me remind you that sale includes
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`financial information.
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`Did you speak with anyone about this topic in
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`preparation for today's deposition?
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`ESQIRE
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`an Alexander Gallo Company
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`Toll Free: 800.944.9454
`Facsimile: 212.557.5972
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`Suite 4715
`One Penn Haza
`New York, NY 10119
`www.esquiresolutions.com
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`"Any licenses, franchises, sublicenses,
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`sub—franchises, distributorships, assignments and other
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`such agreements concerning Opposer's Goods and Services."
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`Did you speak to anyone concerning this topic
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`"Opposer's compliance with federal and state
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`regulatory authorities concerning the production, sale,
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`promotion, or advertising of Opposer‘s Goods and
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`Services."
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`Did you speak with anyone in connection with
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`this topic in preparing for today's deposition?
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`remind you that that would include your attorneys.
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`MR. KAISER:
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`I'll object to form.
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`I'm
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`confused by the question.
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`MR. ALPERT:
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`It's not whether you're
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`confused.
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`It's whether the witness is
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`confused.
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`MR. KAISER: All right.
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`BY THE WITNESS
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`Yeah, you need to elaborate.
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`MR. ALPERT:
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`Now that your attorney has
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`I gather you're confused.
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`Would you read back the question, please.
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`(Record read as requested.)
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`MR. KAISER;
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`BY MR. ALPERT:
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`Go ahead.
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`Time frame. When?
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`In preparation for today's deposition.
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`Yes.
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`Q. With whom did you speak?
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`Dr. Sodhi,
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`I believe it‘s been about a minute.
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`I know. And I'm trying to —— because it's
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`multi —— it's not a one thing.
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`It has the production and
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`sale and promotion.
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`So many things.
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`So I'm trying to see —— trying to cover which
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`part I discussed. Not discussed,
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`I talked.
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`Q.
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`The question does not call for you to identify
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`the specific aspect of this subject matter K, but simply
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`to identify those people with whom you spoke concerning
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`any aspect of subject matter K.
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`And please, your attorney can‘t answer the
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`question for you.
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`Yes.
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`I did speak to my attorney.
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`Q.
`Anyone else?
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`By your attorney, can you identify the attorney
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`or attorneys.
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`Ryan and Rakesh.
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`And I assume that was last evening?
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`specified in Opposer's Registration No. 2,493,772 since
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`the date of first use claimed in such registration."
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`Did you speak with anyone concerning this topic
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`"The filing, prosecution and maintenance of
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`Opposer's Registration No. 2,493,772 and any other
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`federal or state trademark application or registration
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`for the Ayush Herbs Mark,
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`including the basis for all
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`statements made in connection therewith."
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`Did you speak with anyone concerning this topic
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`Ayush."
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`Q. With whom?
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`Applicant's First Set of interrogatories and First
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`Request for the Production of Documents."
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`Did you speak with anyone concerning this topic
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`in preparation for today's deposition?
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`A.
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`Yes.
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`Q. With whom?
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`My attorneys.
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`Anyone else?
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`Exactly.
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`V, "Opposer's document retention policy.”
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`Did you speak with anyone concerning this topic
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`in preparation
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`for today‘s deposition?
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`A.
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`Yes.
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`Q. With whom?
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`My attorneys.
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`The same attorneys to whom you've been
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`Anyone else?
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`ESQIRE
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`an Alexander Gallo Company
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`Toll Free: 800.944.9454
`Facsimiie: 212.557.5972
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`deposition?
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`A lot of thinking in my head about this
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`deposition.
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`Q.
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`A lot of thinking.
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`On your own?
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`On my own.
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`Did you review any documents?
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`On my own?
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`Yes.
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`I did not have enough time to review all of the
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`documents on my own.
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`Did you review any other documents —— did you
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`review any documents?
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`I didn't have time to review any
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`document.
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`Q.
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`So you are here testifying not having reviewed
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`any documents in preparation for today's deposition;
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`is
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`that correct?
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`A.
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`When you're asking me,
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`I'm thinking last
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`Leaving aside the documents that you were
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`other preparation —- have you reviewed any documents in
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`Q. What documents did you look
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`MR. KAISER:
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`I'll object just on the basis
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`his attorneys, may have identified,
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`MR. ALPERT:
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`documents,
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`I'm entitled to know what he's used to
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`refresh his recollection.
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`If the documents themselves in the contents of
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`privilege, that's another issue we can deal with. But I
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`am entitled to know what the documents themselves are.
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`BY MR. ALPERT:
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`Q.
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`So what documents did you review other than the
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`marked enhibits from yesterdav's testimonv?
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`I did not have any document as a paper in front
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`reviewing.
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`Q.
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`Dr. Sodhi,
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`:‘m not asking what you were
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`thinking in your head at the moment, at least.
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`What I'm asking is did you review any specific
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`No.
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`I did not review any documents.
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`correct?
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`that‘s correct.
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`Did your attorneys advise you of your
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`corporation on each and every one of the topics that we
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`have just identified in Exhibit A?
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`MR. KAISER:
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`MR. ALPERT: Reread the question, please.
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`(Record read as requested.)
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`THE WITNESS: One more time.
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`(Record read as requested.)
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`BY THE WITNESS:
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`A.
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`No.
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`MR. ALPERT:
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`If the reporter would please
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`mark as Ayush Herbs 1, it shows the words "Lever
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`Ayush."
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`(WHEREUPON, a certain document was marked
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`Ayush Herbs 1, for identification, as
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`of January 7, 2010.)
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`BY MR. ALPERT:
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`Dr. Sodhi, have you seen prior to today what's
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`shown in Ayush Herbs Exhibit 1?
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`Ayush Herbs?
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`Have you seen the mark "Lever Ayush" in Ayush
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`the mark as shown in Ayush Herbs Exhibit 1 for the
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`identical services now covered by its Ayush application,
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`would you oppose that application?
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`I believe he‘s already answered yes.
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`BY MR. ALPERT:
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`If Hindustan Lever were to begin using the mark
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`shown in this same exhibit in the United States for those
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`sane services, would you Objcub to that use?
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`MR. KAISER:
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`BY THE WITNESS:
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`A.
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`Yes.
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`BY MR. AL?ERT:
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`Q.
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`And if they refused or continued to use --
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`let
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`me put it this way:
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`If they continued to use this, would
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`you sue them?
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`Yes.
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`It will create a confusion between Ayush Herbs
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`legal conclusion, but you can answer.
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`BY THE WITNESS:
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`Yes.
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`BY MR. ALPERT:
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`Do you —- where do you sell —— where does Ayush
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`Herbs sell its Ayush Herbs products, geographically
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`speaking?
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`A.
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`Q.
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`That‘s an awkward question.
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`I apologize.
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`Geographic?
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`Yeah.
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`Do you sell in only Washington State,
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`only in California? Where do you sell?
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`A.
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`All over U.S.A.
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`Q.
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`Throughout the United States?
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`Yes. All over U.S.A.
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`So you sell in Illinois; is that correct?
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`A. Well, Illinois is a part of U.S.A.
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`Q.
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`So the answer is yes, correct?
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`Yes.
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`You sell in Florida;
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`is that correct?
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`I think I have annwered already. "ll over
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`U.S.A. And Florida does include U.S.A.
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`And you sell in New York also?
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`Yes.
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`Do you have distributors located throughout
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`United States?
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`We do have distributors.
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`Throughout the United States?
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`Throughout the United States.
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`So again, you have distributors in Illinois?
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`We have a distributor who serves Illinois.
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`Who sells to Illinois, but is not located in
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`Illinois?
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`NO.
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`Do you have a distributor who sells to New
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`York?
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`The distributor which we have,
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`What is the approximate volume of sales that
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`I do not know.
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`Q. What's the approximate volume that you sell to
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`Illinois?
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`Answer is the same.
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`I do not know.
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`Q. Well, who would know?
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`A. Well, that's accounting question. We have to
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`look into the system. Sales by the states.
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`knowledgeable about sales, financial information;
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`MR. KAISER:
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`I object to the form of that.
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`Who is the most knowledgeable at your company
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`BY THE WITNESS:
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`I am, but when we trying to pull up the sales
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`as ledgers. And I believe your testimony was that there
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`to testify as to; for example,
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`total income, what this
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`Can you repeat the question again.
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`Okay.
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`In your ledgers, you show various
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`figures. And I had asked you to explain to me what
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`“Total Ificone" referred to. And you testified that you
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`couldn't speak to that.
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`Who could speak to that issue?
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`The total income —— I can say that the total
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`income is what you see, that's what it is. And that's
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`I can support that. That's what it is. But the
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`detail of total income is all definitely on the office
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`manager and accountant.
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`Okay.
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`The office manager being?
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`Jagjit.
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`The same person you just identified?
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`Right.
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`It‘s a her.
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`Her,
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`I‘m sorry.
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`I would need to speak to her, correct?
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`A.
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`Or you can speak to me, and I
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`Right.
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`So sitting here today, you can't tell
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`Right now,
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`I do not have all the things in
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`is that correct?
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`You did not?
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`No,
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`I did not.
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`would need to speak with her as regards what falls within
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`the category of advertising;
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`is that correct?
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`A.
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`Yes.
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`And again, you didn't speak to her in preparing
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`for today's deposition, did you?
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`No.
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`Do you know the state to which you sell the
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`sell in all 50 states?
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`I do sell all over 50 states.
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`Pardon?
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`Could those statistics be generated by your
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`By the office manager?
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`Did you ever inform your current attorneys that
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`homeopathic and pharmaceutical preparations?
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`MR. KAISER: Objection to the extent that it
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`It's privileged.
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`BY MR. ALPERT:
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`You are not currently using Ayush Herbs on skin
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`Yes.
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`Same objection as before.
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`Yes—or—no answer.
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`MR. KAISER: You can't say the communication
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`I‘m going to instruct him not to answer these
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`MR. ALPERT: Let's break this down.
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`I don't
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`about whether the privilege exists anymore.
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`That‘s fair. Good point.
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`Have you --
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`MR. ALPERT:
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`MR. KAISER:
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`It's not my question.
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`It's
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`MR. ALPERT: Well,
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`there was a question that
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