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

Filing 1350

UNREDACTED NOTICE OF MOTIONS AND MOTIONS in Limine by Samsung Electronics America, Inc.(a New York corporation), Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC(a Delaware limited liability company) re 1256 Order on Administrative Motion to File Under Seal, (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit C to the D'Amato Declaration, # 2 Exhibit E to the D'Amato Declaration, # 3 Exhibit G to the D'Amato Declaration, # 4 Exhibit H to the D'Amato Declaration, # 5 Exhibit J to the D'Amato Declaration, # 6 Exhibit K to the D'Amato Declaration, # 7 Exhibit L to the D'Amato Declaration, # 8 Exhibit M to the D'Amato Declaration, # 9 Exhibit N to the D'Amato Declaration, # 10 Exhibit T to the D'Amato Declaration, # 11 Exhibit V to the D'Amato Declaration, # 12 Exhibit W to the D'Amato Declaration)(Maroulis, Victoria) (Filed on 7/26/2012) Modified text on 7/27/2012 (dhm, COURT STAFF).

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·SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.,
·a Korean business entity;
·SAMSUNG ELECTRONIC AMERICA, INC.,
·a New York corporation; and
·SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC,
·a Delaware limited liability company,

·APPLE, INC., a California corporation,
·Plaintiff,
·v.· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·Civil Action No.
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·Defendants.
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15· · · · · · · · VIDEOTAPED PERSONAL DEPOSITION OF:
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17· · · · · · · · · · · · · ·SANGEUN LEE
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22· · · · · · · · · · · · February 24, 2012
23· · · · · · · · · · · · · ·Kim & Chang
24· · · · · · · · · · · · Seoul, South Korea
25· · · · · · · · · · · 9:00 a.m. - 2:01 p.m.
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·1· · · · · · · · · · ·P-R-O-C-E-E-D-I-N-G-S

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·2· · · · · · · THE VIDEOGRAPHER:· We are now on the record

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·3· ·in the matter of Apple, Inc. versus Samsung

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·4· ·Electronics Company, Ltd., et al., for the

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·5· ·United States District Court, Northern District of

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·6· ·California, San Jose Division, Case No.

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·7· ·11-CV-01846-LHK.· Today's date is February 24th, 2012.

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·8· ·The time now is 9 o'clock.

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·9· · · · · · · This is the video record in the video

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10· ·deposition of Sangeun Lee.· The deposition is taking

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11· ·place at Kim & Chang, Daewoo building, Jongno-gu,

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12· ·Seoul, Korea.· I'm Wah Kit Ip, a deposition video

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13· ·specialist with American Realtime Court

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14· ·Reporters/Asia.· The court reporter is Lisa Knight,

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15· ·also with American Realtime Court Reporters/Asia.

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16· · · · · · · Will all the attorneys please identify

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17· ·themselves and the parties they represent.

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18· · · · · · · MR. HO:· Francis Ho from Morrison & Foerster

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19· ·representing Apple.· And with me is Stephanie Kim,

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20· ·Morrison & Foerster.

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21· · · · · · · MR. SHAUL:· David Shaul, on behalf of

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22· ·Samsung.· With me is Edward Kim from Samsung.

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23· · · · · · · (Interpreters sworn.)

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24· · · · · · · · · · · · · SANGEUN LEE,

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25· ·having been first duly sworn to state the whole truth

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·1· ·testified as follows:

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·2· · · · · · · MR. HO:· We understand the court reporter is

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·3· ·not authorized to administer oaths in this venue.

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·4· ·Nevertheless, we request that she administer the oath,

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·5· ·and we stipulate that we waive any objection to the

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·6· ·validity of the deposition based on the oaths.

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·7· · · · · · · THE REPORTER:· Counsel, do you agree?

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·8· · · · · · · MR. SHAUL:· Agreed.

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·9· · · · · · · THE REPORTER:· Thank you.

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10· · · · · · · You may proceed.

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11· · · · · · · · · · · · · ·EXAMINATION

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12· ·BY MR. HO:

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13· · · · Q.· · Good morning, Mr. Lee.

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14· · · · A.· · Good morning.

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15· · · · Q.· · Can you please state your full name for the

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16· ·record and spell it in English characters.

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17· · · · A.· · My name is Sangeun Lee, family name being Lee.

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18· ·It's L-e-e, S-a-n-g-e-u-n.

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19· · · · Q.· · Mr. Lee, have you been deposed before?

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20· · · · A.· · Never.

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21· · · · Q.· · Let me explain just the ground rules so that

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22· ·you understand how this process goes.· I will be asking

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23· ·you questions about issues in this litigation, and

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24· ·hopefully you can provide me some answers.· The court

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25· ·reporter will record everything we say.

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·1· · · · · · · MR. SHAUL:· Objection to form.

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·2· · · · A.· · That, I don't know.

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·3· ·BY MR. HO:

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·4· · · · Q.· · Who assigned you to be the leader of this Best

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·5· ·Buy task force?
force?

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·6· · · · A.· · My team leader.

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·7· · · · Q.· · Who is your team leader?

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·8· · · · A.· · Doo Pyo Yoon, the executive manager.

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·9· · · · · · · CHECK INTERPRETER:· "Senior VP."

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10· ·BY MR. HO:

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11· · · · Q.· · Who came up with the idea for the Best Buy task

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12· ·force?
·force?

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13· · · · A.· · That one, I don't know.

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14· · · · Q.· · Why was -- strike that.

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15· · · · · · · Why did Samsung come up with the Best Buy task

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16· ·force?
·force?

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17· · · · · · · MR. SHAUL:· Objection to form.

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18· · · · A.· · That, I don't know.

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19· ·BY MR. HO:

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20· · · · Q.· · Is it to monitor reasons why customers returned

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21· ·the Galaxy Tab 10.1?
10.1?

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22· · · · · · · MR. SHAUL:· Objection to form.

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23· · · · A.· · Can you re-ask the question, please?

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24· ·BY MR. HO:

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25· · · · Q.· · Was the Best Buy task force created so that

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·1· ·Samsung can determine reasons why customers returned the

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·2· ·Galaxy Tab 10.1?

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·3· · · · · · · MR. SHAUL:· Objection to form.

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·4· · · · A.· · That is how I received the orders.

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·5· ·BY MR. HO:

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·6· · · · Q.· · Can you turn to page 5, please, of the

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·7· ·document.· What does "VOC" stand for?

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·8· · · · A.· · Voice of customer.

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·9· · · · Q.· · What does page 5 depict?

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10· · · · A.· · It's a summary -- one of the summaries of the

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11· ·TF results.
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12· · · · Q.· · What kind of summary is this?

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13· · · · A.· · So the total cases of VOC are recorded here as

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14· ·well as the categories for the reasons of return.

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15· · · · Q.· · How did you determine what are the categories

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16· ·for the reasons of return?
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·for

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17· · · · · · · MR. SHAUL:· Objection to form.

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18· · · · A.· · The TF team made the categories based on the

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·response
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19· ·response given by respondents.

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20· ·BY MR. HO:

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21· · · · Q.· · Were these responses to questions?

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22· · · · · · · MR. SHAUL:· Objection to form.

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23· · · · A.· · Correct.

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24· ·BY MR. HO:

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25· · · · Q.· · And were the respondents customers of the

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·1· ·Galaxy Tab 10.1?
?

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·2· · · · A.· · No.

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·3· · · · Q.· · Were the respondents Best Buy employees?

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·4· · · · A.· · Yes.· Most of them, yes.

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·5· · · · Q.· · Looking at the summary, what were the reasons

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·6· ·why customers returned the Galaxy Tab 10.1?

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·7· · · · · · · MR. SHAUL:· Objection to form.

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·8· · · · A.· · It's as it is in the document.

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·9· ·BY MR. HO:

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10· · · · Q.· · Did you prepare this document?

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11· · · · A.· · Yes, I collected the information and prepared

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12· ·this document.

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13· · · · Q.· · Is one of the reasons for the return product

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14· ·quality?

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15· · · · A.· · Yes, it is.

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16· · · · Q.· · Was one of the reasons for the return the

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17· ·usability of the Galaxy Tab 10.1?
?

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18· · · · A.· · Yes, it is.

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19· · · · Q.· · And was a reason for return the design of the

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20· ·Galaxy Tab 10.1?
·Galaxy
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21· · · · · · · MR. SHAUL:· Objection to form.

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22· · · · A.· · Yes, it is.

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23· ·BY MR. HO:

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24· · · · Q.· · For the purposes of this summary of the reasons

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25· ·for return of the Galaxy Tab 10.1, what does "product

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·1· ·quality" mean?

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·2· · · · A.· · It's basically faults with the product.

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·3· · · · · · · CHECK INTERPRETER:· "Defects."

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"Defects."·
·4· · · · · · · LEAD INTERPRETER:· "Defects."· I agree.

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·5· ·BY MR. HO:

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·6· · · · Q.· · What about usability?

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·7· · · · · · · MR. SHAUL:· Objection, form.

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·8· · · · A.· · Inconvenience when using the product.

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·9· ·BY MR. HO:

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design
10· · · · Q.· · And what about design?

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11· · · · · · · MR. SHAUL:· Objection to form.

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12· · · · A.· · It's the same.· Complaints about the design of

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13· ·the product.

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14· ·BY MR. HO:

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15· · · · Q.· · By "design," do you mean the exterior design?

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16· · · · · · · MR. SHAUL:· Objection to form.

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17· · · · A.· · Its complex function.

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18· · · · · · · CHECK INTERPRETER:· "Complex.· Function."

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19· ·BY MR. HO:

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20· · · · Q.· · By "design," do you mean the functioning of the

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21· ·product?

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22· · · · · · · MR. SHAUL:· Objection to form.

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23· · · · A.· · Not exactly that, but in a complex manner, the

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24· ·complaints that customers would have of the design.
·complaints
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25· ·///

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·1· · · · Q.· · And can you describe a little more about what

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·2· ·"Benchmarking the A Company specialist store permanent

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·3· ·residence system" is?

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·4· · · · · · · MR. SHAUL:· Objection to form.

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·5· · · · A.· · That, I don't remember.

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·6· ·BY MR. HO:

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·7· · · · Q.· · Did the task force come up with the idea of

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·8· ·looking at how Apple puts specialists at Best Buy?

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·9· · · · · · · MR. SHAUL:· Objection to form.

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10· · · · A.· · I don't remember exactly.

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11· ·BY MR. HO:

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12· · · · Q.· · Does Samsung have specialists at Best Buy?

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13· · · · A.· · As far as I know, they do not.

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14· · · · Q.· · Can you please turn to the document Bates

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15· ·labeled -- ending in -010.· Can you please go to the row

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16· ·that's labeled O/S, Honeycomb, and iPad.· Do you see that

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17· ·row?

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18· · · · A.· · Yes.

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19· · · · Q.· · Can you tell me generally what this chart

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20· ·depicts?

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21· · · · A.· · It says that the Honeycomb OS is difficult to

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22· ·use, and that is the reason of return.

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23· · · · Q.· · Does it also say that people exchange the

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24· ·Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 for the iPad 2?
?

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25· · · · · · · MR. SHAUL:· Objection to form.

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·1· · · · A.· · Yes.

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·2· ·BY MR. HO:

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·3· · · · Q.· · And did the task force assign this reason for

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·return
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·4· ·return as a usability reason?

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·5· · · · · · · MR. SHAUL:· Objection to form.

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·6· · · · A.· · Yes, that is how it is.

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·7· · · · · · · CHECK INTERPRETER:· ". . . depicted."

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·8· ·BY MR. HO:

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·9· · · · Q.· · Can you please turn to the page ending in Bates

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10· ·No. -021.

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11· · · · A.· · Okay.

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12· · · · Q.· · Earlier you testified that you received reports

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13· ·indicating that customers confuse the Galaxy Tab 10.1 for

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14· ·the iPad 2; is that correct?
2;

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15· · · · · · · MR. SHAUL:· Objection to form.

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16· · · · A.· · Yes.

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17· ·BY MR. HO:

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18· · · · Q.· · Does this page reflect that reason?

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19· · · · · · · MR. SHAUL:· Objection to form.

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20· · · · A.· · Correct.· Yes.

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21· ·BY MR. HO:

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22· · · · Q.· · Do you remember if Samsung did anything in

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23· ·response to customers returning the Samsung Galaxy Tab

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24· ·10.1 because the customer had thought it was an iPad 2?
·10.1
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25· · · · · · · MR. SHAUL:· Objection to form.

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·1· · · · A.· · If Samsung responded to that?· Is that your

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·2· ·question?

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·3· ·BY MR. HO:

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·4· · · · Q.· · Yes.· Or did the task force come up with any

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·5· ·idea to respond to that?

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·6· · · · · · · MR. SHAUL:· Objection to form.

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·7· · · · A.· · So if a proposal was made then?

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·8· ·BY MR. HO:

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·9· · · · Q.· · Sure.

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10· · · · A.· · Yes, we did suggest an idea.

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11· · · · Q.· · And what was that idea?

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12· · · · A.· · Well, like before, the idea here is that we

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13· ·will benchmark A Company, and there is a need to improve

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14· ·our company's FMR structure -- FMR organization operation

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·method.
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15· ·method.

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16· · · · Q.· · What does "FMR" stand for?

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F
17· · · · A.· · Field marketing resource.· I don't know exactly

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·what
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18· ·what the "R" stands for, resource.

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19· · · · · · · LEAD INTERPRETER:· Just my -- interpreter

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20· ·used "resource," but he said "manpower," so . . .

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21· ·BY MR. HO:

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22· · · · Q.· · Did Samsung consider redesigning the Samsung

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23· ·Galaxy Tab 10.1 so that customers would not be confused
·Galaxy

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24· ·that they were purchasing iPad 2?
·that
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25· · · · · · · MR. SHAUL:· Objection to form.

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·1· · · · A.· · I've never seen this before.

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·2· · · · Q.· · Can you tell me what it is?

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·3· · · · · · · MR. SHAUL:· Objection to form.

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·4· · · · A.· · I don't know.

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·5· · · · · · · MR. HO:· That's all the questions I have for

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·6· ·you today, Mr. Lee.· Thank you very much.

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·7· · · · · · · I'd just like to state for the record that

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·8· ·almost 20,000 pages of Mr. Lee's documents were

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·9· ·produced less than three days before this deposition,

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10· ·and some less than two days before the deposition.

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11· ·And most of it was in Korean language.

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12· · · · · · · So we reserve the right to continue this

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13· ·deposition, if necessary, based on the review of those

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14· ·documents.

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15· · · · · · · MR. SHAUL:· Samsung disagrees.· And we don't

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16· ·have any questions either at this time.

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17· · · · · · · MR. HO:· Off the record.

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18· · · · · · · THE VIDEOGRAPHER:· Going off the record.

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19· ·It's 14:01.

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