Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al

Filing 1056

Administrative Motion to File Under Seal Reply Declaration of Marc J. Pernick in Support of Apple's Motion to Strike Portions of Samsung's Expert Reports filed by Apple Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Marc J. Pernick in Support of Reply re Apple's Motion to Strike Portions of Samsung's Expert Reports, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4, #6 Exhibit 5, #7 Exhibit 6, #8 Exhibit 7, #9 Exhibit 8, #10 Exhibit 9, #11 Exhibit 10, #12 Exhibit 11)(Jacobs, Michael) (Filed on 6/7/2012)

Exhibit 5

CASE:
In the Matter of Certain Mobile Devices and Related Software
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Joshua A. Strickon
August 3, 2011
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Joshua A. Strickon

August 3, 2011
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UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Before The Honorable Theodore R. Essex
INVESTIGATION NO. 337-TA-750

In the Matter of
CERTAIN MOBILE DEVICES AND
RELATED SOFTWARE.
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August 3, 2011
9:03 a.m.

Deposition of JOSHUA A. STRICKON,
pursuant to notice, taken by Respondents,
at Weil Gotshal & Manges, 1395 Brickell
Avenue, Suite 1200, Miami, Florida,
before Kelli Ann Willis, a Registered
Professional Reporter, Certified Realtime
Reporter and Notary Public within and
for the State of Florida.

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2 (Deposition Exhibit 9 for
187
Identification, Kokai Unexamined
3 Patent Application, Bates stamped
MF000339 to 000373.)
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5 (Deposition Exhibit 10 for
189
Identification, '160 Patent,
6 Bates stamped MOTO-APPLE-0006037953_102176
to 102188.)
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(Deposition Exhibit 11 for
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8 Identification, Utility Patent
Application Transmittal, Bates stamped
9 750-Apple0012336 to 0013948.)
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(Deposition Exhibit 12 for
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11 Identification, Ex Parte
Application for Issuance of
12 Subpoena Duces Tecum and Ad
Testificandum to Joshua A. Strickon.)
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SmartSkin videos.)
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2 A P P E A R A N C E S:
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WEIL GOTSHAL & MANGES, LLP
4 Attorneys for Claimants.
1300 Eye Street, Suite 900
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Washington, DC 20005
BY: ANNE CAPPELLA, ESQ.
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[e-mail]
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QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP
8 Attorneys for Respondents.
865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor
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Los Angeles, California 90017
BY: BRIAN J. DUNNE, ESQ.
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[e-mail]
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13 ALSO PRESENT:
14 Oliver Lee, Videographer
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INDEX
19 Examination by Mr. Dunne
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EXHIBITS
DESCRIPTION
PAGE
(Deposition Exhibit 1 for
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Identification, '607 Patent,
5 Bates stamped 750-Apple0012278
to 12310.)
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(Deposition Exhibit 2 for
29
7 Identification, '828 Patent,
Bates stamped 750-Apple0000061
8 to 0000145.)
9 (Deposition Exhibit 3 for
55
Identification, SmartSkin: An
10 Infrastructure for Freehand
Manipulation, Bates stamped
11 745-Apple10458678 to 10458685.)
12 (Deposition Exhibit 4 for
72
for Identification, 11-7-03 email
13 from J. Strickon Bates stamped
750-Apple0452885.)
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(Deposition Exhibit 5 for
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15 Identification, Touch Screen
Technologies White Paper,
16 Bates stamped 750-Apple0448705,
et al.)
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18 (Deposition Exhibit 6 for
105
Identification, '860 Patent,
19 Bates stamped MOTO-APPLE-0006037953_102258
to 102272.)
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21 (Deposition Exhibit 7 for
117
Identification, '455 Patent,
22 Bates stamped MOTO-APPLE-0006200362_015856
to 015889.)
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24 (Deposition Exhibit 8 for
154
Identification, Joshua Strickon C.V.)
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THE VIDEOGRAPHER: We are going on the
video record at 9:03 a.m. Today's date is
August 3rd, 2011. My name is Oliver Lee, and I
am a legal videographer in association with
Merrill Legal Solutions. The court reporter
today is Kelli Ann Willis.
Here begins the videotaped deposition of
Joshua Strickon taken in the matter of Certain
Mobile Devices and Related Software, bearing
Case No. 337-TA-750.
This deposition is being held at 1395
Brickell Avenue, Miami, Florida.
Will counsel please identify themselves
for the record and state whom you represent,
starting with the noticing party, and will the
court reporter then please swear in the
witness.
MR. DUNNE: Brian Dunne of Quinn Emanuel
Urquhart & Sullivan representing Respondents,
Motorola Solutions, formerly known as Motorola
Inc. and Motorola Mobility.
MS. CAPPELLA: Anne Cappella with Weil
Gotshal & Manges representing the witness and
Apple, Inc.

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Thereupon:
JOSHUA STRICKON
a witness named in the notice heretofore filed,
being of lawful age and having been first duly
sworn, testified on his oath as follows:
EXAMINATION
BY MR. DUNNE:
Q. All right. So welcome, Mr. Strickon.
Could you please state your full name for the
record?
A. Joshua Andrew Strickon.
Q. Have you ever been deposed before?
A. No.
Q. Do you understand that you are under oath,
and although we are in a lawyer's office, the
testimony you give today is under oath just as if it
were in a courtroom?
A. Yes.
Q. Is there anything that could prevent you
from testifying truthfully and accurately today?
A. No.
Q. Are you currently employed?
A. Self-employed.
Q. All right. And how long have you been
self-employed?

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A. Three years.
Q. What is it that you currently do?
A. Technology consulting. Software and
hardware.
Q. And do you currently do any consulting for
Apple?
A. No.
Q. Are you being paid by Apple for your
testimony today?
A. No.
Q. Is Apple paying for your representation in
connection with this deposition?
A. Yes.
Q. And did you produce a copy of your current
resume or curriculum vitae in connection with the
subpoena in this deposition?
A. Yes.
Q. And is that a currently accurate CV that
you produced?
A. Yes.
Q. So I guess to start off on some
background, where did you go for your undergraduate?
A. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Q. And did you receive an undergraduate
degree --

August 3, 2011
A. Yes.
Q. -- from MIT?
And what year did you receive your
bachelor's?
A. 1998.
Q. And in what field?
A. Electrical engineering, computer science.
Q. And after graduating from MIT in 1998, did
you then begin employment?
A. No.
Q. Did you go to graduate school?
A. I stayed at MIT.
Q. And how long were you at MIT after 1998?
A. I left MIT at the end of 2002.
Q. Okay. And what other degrees did you
receive in that time?
A. I got my master's in electrical
engineering, computer science in 1999, and my Ph.D.
in media arts and sciences, class of 2003.
Q. And did you complete a thesis or
dissertation in connection with your Ph.D.?
A. Yes.
Q. What was the title of that?
A. What was it called? It is a really long
title.
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"Smoke and Mirrors to Modern Computers:
Rethinking the Design and Implementation of
Interactive Location-based Entertainment Systems."
Q. And what was the subject matter of that
thesis?
A. I developed a software platform for
programming and scripting a variety of different
kinds of interactive installations from new kinds of
theater shows, museum installations that integrated
digital audio, interactive music through MIDI,
lighting control, as well as sensor input.
Q. And when did you first discuss -- well,
after graduation from MIT, what was your first
employment?
A. At Apple Computer.
Q. And when did you begin working at Apple?
A. The last week of March 2003.
Q. When did you first begin -- when did you
first have discussions with Apple about potential
employment there?
A. I believe it was in the fall of 2002.
Q. And did you initiate those discussions?
A. Apple came to do on-campus recruiting.
Q. Do you recall who came to do on-campus
recruiting?

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