Apple Computer Inc. v. Burst.com, Inc.

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Declaration of Leeron Kalay in Support of 124 Second MOTION for Summary Judgment of Invalidity filed byApple Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B# 3 Exhibit C# 4 Exhibit D# 5 Exhibit E# 6 Exhibit F# 7 Exhibit G# 8 Exhibit H# 9 Exhibit I# 10 Exhibit J# 11 Exhibit K# 12 Exhibit L)(Related document(s) 124 ) (Brown, Nicholas) (Filed on 7/13/2007)

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United
Kepley et

States

Patent

Patent Date

Number

4790003
Dec
1988

of Patent

MESSAGE SERVICE SYSTEM
Inventors

NETWORK
John Mizrahl

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