Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al
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Declaration of Susan Estrich in Support of 2013 MOTION for Judgment as a Matter of Law, New Trial and/or Remittitur Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 50 and 59, 2054 Brief, 2053 Opposition/Response to Motion, filed bySamsung Electronics America, Inc.(a New York corporation), Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 to the Estrich Declaration, # 2 Exhibit 2 to the Estrich Declaration, # 3 Exhibit 3 to the Estrich Declaration, # 4 Exhibit 4 to the Estrich Declaration, # 5 Exhibit 5 to the Estrich Declaration, # 6 Exhibit 6 to the Estrich Declaration, # 7 Exhibit 7 to the Estrich Declaration, # 8 Exhibit 8 to the Estrich Declaration, # 9 Exhibit 9 to the Estrich Declaration, # 10 Exhibit 10 to the Estrich Declaration, # 11 Exhibit 11 to the Estrich Declaration, # 12 Exhibit 12 to the Estrich Declaration, # 13 Exhibit 13 to the Estrich Declaration, # 14 Exhibit 14 to the Estrich Declaration, # 15 Exhibit 15 to the Estrich Declaration, # 16 Exhibit 16 to the Estrich Declaration, # 17 Exhibit 17 to the Estrich Declaration, # 18 Exhibit 18 to the Estrich Declaration, # 19 Exhibit 19 to the Estrich Declaration, # 20 Exhibit 20 to the Estrich Declaration, # 21 Exhibit 21 to the Estrich Declaration, # 22 Exhibit 22 to the Estrich Declaration, # 23 Exhibit 23 to the Estrich Declaration, # 24 Exhibit 24 to the Estrich Declaration, # 25 Exhibit 25 to the Estrich Declaration, # 26 Exhibit 26 to the Estrich Declaration, # 27 Exhibit 27 to the Estrich Declaration, # 28 Exhibit 28 to the Estrich Declaration, # 29 Exhibit 29 to the Estrich Declaration, # 30 Exhibit 30 to the Estrich Declaration, # 31 Exhibit 31 to the Estrich Declaration)(Related document(s) 2013 , 2054 , 2053 ) (Maroulis, Victoria) (Filed on 11/9/2012)
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APPLE INC., A CALIFORNIA
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
AMERICA, LLC, A DELAWARE
LIMITED LIABILITY
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C-11-01846 LHK
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
AUGUST 10, 2012
VOLUME 6
PAGES 1638-1988
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TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS
BEFORE THE HONORABLE LUCY H. KOH
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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APPEARANCES ON NEXT PAGE
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OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER: LEE-ANNE SHORTRIDGE, CSR, CRR
CERTIFICATE NUMBER 9595
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A P P E A R A N C E S:
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FOR PLAINTIFF
APPLE:
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MORRISON & FOERSTER
BY: HAROLD J. MCELHINNY
MICHAEL A. JACOBS
RACHEL KREVANS
425 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
94105
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FOR COUNTERCLAIMANT WILMER, CUTLER, PICKERING,
APPLE:
HALE AND DORR
BY: WILLIAM F. LEE
60 STATE STREET
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02109
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BY: MARK D. SELWYN
950 PAGE MILL ROAD
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA
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QUINN, EMANUEL, URQUHART,
OLIVER & HEDGES
BY: CHARLES K. VERHOEVEN
50 CALIFORNIA STREET, 22ND FLOOR
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111
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BY:
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FOR THE DEFENDANT:
94304
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VICTORIA F. MAROULIS
KEVIN P.B. JOHNSON
555 TWIN DOLPHIN DRIVE
SUITE 560
REDWOOD SHORES, CALIFORNIA
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BY:
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MICHAEL T. ZELLER
WILLIAM C. PRICE
865 SOUTH FIGUEROA STREET
10TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90017
BY: EDWARD J. DEFRANCO
51 MADISON AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10010
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INDEX OF WITNESSES
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PLAINTIFF'S
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HAL PORET
CROSS-EXAM BY MR. PRICE (RES.)
REDIRECT EXAM BY MR. JACOBS
P. 1665
P. 1687
KENT VAN LIERE
DIRECT EXAM BY MR. JACOBS
CROSS-EXAM BY MR. PRICE
P. 1690
P. 1702
RAVIN BALAKRISHNAN
DIRECT EXAM BY MR. JACOBS
CROSS-EXAM BY MR. JOHNSON
REDIRECT EXAM BY MR. JACOBS
RECROSS-EXAM BY MR. JOHNSON
P.
P.
P.
P.
KARAN SINGH
DIRECT EXAM BY MR. JACOBS
CROSS-EXAM BY MR. DEFRANCO
REDIRECT EXAM BY MR. JACOBS
P. 1815
P. 1848
P. 1909
JOHN HAUSER
DIRECT EXAM BY MR. JACOBS
CROSS-EXAM BY MR. PRICE
REDIRECT EXAM BY MR. JACOBS
RECROSS-EXAM BY MR. PRICE
P.
P.
P.
P.
BORIS TEKSLER
DIRECT EXAM BY MR. MUELLER
CROSS-EXAM BY MS. MAROULIS
P. 1951
P. 1964
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1769
1806
1813
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1914
1917
1945
1948
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HAVE USED?
YOU COULD HAVE USED A MOTOROLA.
YOU
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COULD HAVE USED AN LG TABLET.
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SOMETHING THAT LOOKED A LOT CLOSER TO THE IPAD THAN
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THAT?
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A
NO, I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT.
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Q
OKAY.
7
MARKET AND WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE?
8
A
YES.
9
Q
OKAY.
YOU COULD HAVE USED
SO HAVE YOU SEEN OTHER TABLETS IN THE
AND YOU DON'T AGREE THAT THE MOTOROLA
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AND LG, WHICH WE'VE SEEN ALREADY HERE IN COURT AND
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PASSED AROUND, YOU DON'T THINK THEY LOOK MORE LIKE
12
THE IPAD THAN THIS?
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A
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THE IPAD IN THE SENSE THAT THEY HAVE MORE ELEMENTS
15
OF THE ALLEGEDLY INFRINGING TRADE DRESS.
YES, I THINK, IN FACT, THEY DO LOOK MORE LIKE
SO IN CHOOSING THE CONTROL, THE IDEA IS
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TO GET A PRODUCT THAT'S IN THE SAME MARKET THAT HAS
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THE SAME BASIC FUNCTIONALITY, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE
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THE ALLEGEDLY INFRINGING TRADE DRESS.
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Q
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IS CONTENDING THAT MOTOROLA AND LG, THAT THOSE
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TABLETS INFRINGE APPLE'S TRADE DRESS AND THAT'S WHY
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YOU DIDN'T USE THEM?
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WELL, ACTUALLY -- SO ARE YOU SAYING THAT APPLE
MR. JACOBS:
YOUR HONOR, THIS IS ASKING
FOR A LEGAL CONCLUSION FROM THIS WITNESS AND LACKS
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FOUNDATION.
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THE COURT:
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BY MR. PRICE:
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Q
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DIDN'T USE THEM.
SUSTAINED.
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I'M ASKING YOUR UNDERSTANDING AS TO WHY YOU
OKAY?
IS IT YOUR UNDERSTANDING, WHICH WOULD BE
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THE BASIS OF YOU NOT USING THE MOTOROLA AND THE LG,
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IS IT YOUR UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU COULDN'T USE THEM
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BECAUSE APPLE IS SAYING THAT THOSE INFRINGE ITS
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TRADE DRESS?
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MR. JACOBS:
YOUR HONOR, YOU JUST
SUSTAINED AN OBJECTION TO THIS SAME QUESTION.
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THE COURT:
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BY MR. PRICE:
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Q
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WAS 30.5, 24.5.
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YOUR STUDY.
SUSTAINED.
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IF WE CAN LOOK BACK AT THAT 30.5, I THINK IT
NO, I'M SORRY.
31.3.
THIS IS
I BELIEVE IT'S 31.3.
SO IS THIS THE STUDY -- THIS IS YOUR
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RESULTS SHOWING THAT VIDEO, SHOWING THE NOOK, AND
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YOU GOT 6 PERCENT IS POST-CONFUSION WITH THE
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BRANDED, 19, AND YOU AVERAGED THOSE TO GET 12.
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NOW, IF YOU REALLY WANTED TO COME UP WITH
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AN AVERAGE THAT MEANT ANYTHING AS FAR AS THE REAL
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WORLD, YOU'D HAVE TO WEIGHT THOSE NUMBERS; RIGHT?
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A
WELL, I THINK I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION, AND
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THE -- FIRST OF ALL, THE 12 WAS NOT -- IT ISN'T --
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I DIDN'T AVERAGE THE TWO.
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ACROSS THE TWO CONDITIONS AND THEY COME TO 12
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PERCENT.
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Q
I JUST SUMMED EVERYTHING
SO LET ME STOP YOU THERE.
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SO THIS IS NOT AN OPINION YOU HAVE AS TO
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NET CONFUSION RATE IN THE MARKET; RIGHT?
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A
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OFFERED IN MY REPORT IS THAT IT'S SOMEWHERE BETWEEN
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6 PERCENT AND 19 PERCENT WERE ACTUALLY CONFUSED BY
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MY TEST.
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Q
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QUOTE, "UNBRANDED" TABLETS WERE IN THE MARKET
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COMPARED TO THE BRANDED ONES; RIGHT?
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A
WELL, TWO COMMENTS.
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Q
CAN YOU ANSWER YES OR NO?
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CLOCK.
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I'M SORRY.
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Q
DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY --
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ASK ME THE QUESTION AGAIN.
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Q
DO YOU KNOW IN THE MARKETPLACE HOW MANY
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UNBRANDED VERSUS BRANDED THERE WERE?
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A
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BRANDED THERE WERE.
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Q
NO.
I BELIEVE THE CONFUSION -- THE OPINION I
AND THE 19 HERE, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MANY,
ONE -BECAUSE I'M ON THE
I UNDERSTAND.
NO, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY UNBRANDED VERSUS
NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR PHONE ASSOCIATION
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SURVEY.
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AND, AGAIN, THIS IS NOT A SURVEY THAT
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SHOWS CONSUMER CONFUSION AT ALL; CORRECT?
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A
LET ME JUST MENTALLY SHIFT GEARS.
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SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW MY PHONE
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ASSOCIATION STUDY?
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Q
YES.
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YES, THAT STUDY WAS NOT DESIGNED TO MEASURE
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LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION.
THAT STUDY WAS DESIGNED
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TO MEASURE ASSOCIATION.
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Q
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LOOK AT 3900.153, THIS IS THE QUESTION YOU ASKED.
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3900.153.
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SAMSUNG PHONES AND SAID, "DOES THE LOOK AND DESIGN
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OF THIS PHONE BRING TO MIND OR CREATE ANY
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ASSOCIATION FOR YOU WITH ANY OTHER PHONES?"
OKAY.
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SO IF WE CAN LOOK AT YOUR STUDY AND
YOU SHOWED THE PICTURE OF ONE OF THE
DO YOU SEE THAT?
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A
YES.
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Q
IN THE DEMONSTRATIVE YOU SHOWED THE JURY,
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WHICH WAS THE QUESTION YOU ASKED, YOU DIDN'T
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UNDERLINE "OTHER," BUT "OTHER" WAS UNDERLINED IN
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THE ACTUAL SURVEY?
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YES.
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Q
THE PEOPLE WHO READ THIS KNEW THEY WERE
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SUPPOSED TO THINK OF SOME OTHER PHONE FOR
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ASSOCIATION; RIGHT?
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A
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YES, NO, OR DON'T KNOW, DOES IT BRING TO MIND ANY
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ASSOCIATION?
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THERE IS AN ASSOCIATION.
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Q
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FOR EXAMPLE, SHOWED YOU A PICTURE OF A COKE AND
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SAID, "DOES THIS BRING TO MIND OR CREATE ANY
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ASSOCIATION WITH ANY OTHER SOFT DRINK," YOU'D THINK
IT SUGGESTS THAT -- WE'RE ASKING THEM, FIRST,
AT THIS STAGE WE'RE NOT TELLING THEM
NOW, I WANT TO ASK YOU, IF SOMEONE ASKED YOU,
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A LOT OF PEOPLE MIGHT SAY PEPSI; RIGHT?
BECAUSE
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THEY'RE THE TWO BIGGEST PLAYERS IN THE MARKET?
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A
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AN OPINION ON HOW THAT MIGHT TURN OUT.
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Q
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PICTURE OF A BURGER KING, YOU KNOW, RESTAURANT AND
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SAID, "DOES THE LOOK AND DESIGN OF THIS RESTAURANT
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BRING TO MIND OR CREATE ANY ASSOCIATION WITH YOU OF
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ANY OTHER RESTAURANT," THEY'RE QUITE LIKELY TO SAY
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MCDONALD'S; RIGHT?
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A
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KNOW THAT TO BE THE CASE.
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Q
YOU DON'T KNOW THAT FROM COMMON SENSE?
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A
I DON'T KNOW THAT FROM COMMON SENSE AS YOU'VE
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DESCRIBED IT.
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Q
I HAVEN'T DONE THAT STUDY, SO I WOULDN'T HAVE
WELL, IF SOMEONE ASKED YOU, YOU KNOW, SHOWED A
AGAIN, I HAVEN'T DONE THAT SURVEY.
I DON'T
WELL, IF YOU DID FIND THAT, HYPOTHETICALLY,
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HYPOTHETICALLY YOU DID A SURVEY, "DOES THIS BURGER
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KING RESTAURANT BRING TO MIND ANY OTHER FAST FOOD
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RESTAURANT" AND THEY SAID MCDONALD'S, YOU CERTAINLY
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COULDN'T CONCLUDE FROM THAT THAT THE ASSOCIATION
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WAS BECAUSE THE DESIGNS ARE SIMILAR; RIGHT?
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A
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STUDY THAT I HAVEN'T CONDUCTED, SO --
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Q
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SAMSUNG AND APPLE ARE THE TWO LARGEST COMPETITORS
AGAIN, YOU'RE ASKING ME ABOUT A HYPOTHETICAL
WELL, IN THIS CASE, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT
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IN THIS MARKET; RIGHT?
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A
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THIS MARKET.
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Q
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THAT IF SOMEONE SHOWED YOU A SAMSUNG PHONE AND SAID
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"WHAT OTHER PHONE DOES THIS REMIND YOU OF," PEOPLE
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ARE LIKELY TO SAY APPLE, AND VICE-VERSA, BECAUSE
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THEY'RE THE TWO BIGGIES, JUST LIKE BURGER KING AND
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MCDONALD'S AND COKE AND PEPSI?
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A
I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE TWO LARGE COMPETITORS IN
AND YOU UNDERSTAND FROM KNOWING THE MARKET
PERHAPS.
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BUT TO THE EXTENT THAT THAT'S TRUE,
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THAT'S ALSO HAPPENING IN THE CONTROL.
SO IF THIS
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WAS CREATING A DEMAND CHARACTERISTIC AS YOU
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SUGGEST, THEN IT WOULD BE NETTED OUT IN THE CONTROL
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CONDITION.
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Q
SO NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT THE CONTROL.
THE
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CONTROL -- I THINK IF WE CAN SHOW 3900.129.
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IN SELECTING A CONTROL, YOU COULD HAVE
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SELECTED FROM A NUMBER OF PHONES; RIGHT?
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A
YES.
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Q
AND YOU INSTEAD -- WELL, OF THE PHONES, YOU
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SELECTED A BLACKBERRY?
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YES, A BLACKBERRY STORM.
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Q
AND IF WE COULD LOOK AT EXHIBIT 24, I GUESS
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PAGE 4.
AND AGAIN, A BLACKBERRY, YOU SAID THIS
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CONTROL, THE BLACKBERRY CONTROL FOR THE FACT THAT
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SAMSUNG AND APPLE JUST MIGHT BE NAMES ON THE TIPS
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OF YOUR TONGUE.
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IF SOMEONE SHOWED YOU A PICTURE OF A CAN
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OF MOXIE, DO YOU THINK PEOPLE WOULD ASSOCIATE THAT
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WITH COKE OR PEPSI?
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A
A CAN OF WHAT?
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Q
MOXIE.
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A
I DON'T KNOW MOXIE.
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Q
OKAY.
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AND BY THE WAY, IN THE REAL PICTURE, YOU CAN SEE
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BLACKBERRY ACROSS THE TOP HERE; RIGHT?
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A
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THE ACTUAL PRODUCTS THAT ARE IN THE MARKETPLACE AS
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THEY WOULD LOOK.
25
Q
YES.
YOU DON'T KNOW MOXIE?
WELL, JUST AS WITH THE BLACKBERRY --
IN ALL OF THE PHONES, THE PICTURES ARE
AND BLACKBERRY AND RIM ARE, ARE PRETTY MUCH --
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AT THE TIME YOU TOOK THIS SURVEY, THEY'RE NOT ON
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THE TONGUES OF MANY PEOPLE THINKING ABOUT
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SMARTPHONES?
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ALMOST DROPPING OUT OF THE MARKET; RIGHT?
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A
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PERIOD OF TIME OF THE SURVEY.
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Q
YOU DON'T HAVE IT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER?
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A
THAT'S CORRECT.
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Q
AND IS IT JUST A COINCIDENCE THAT BOTH YOU AND
THEY ARE HAVING SERIOUS TROUBLE AND
I DON'T HAVE THAT UNDERSTANDING DURING THE
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DR. PORET USED A NOOK AND THE BLACKBERRY STORM FOR
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YOUR CONTROLS?
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ABOUT THIS?
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A
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BEFORE I CAME TO TRIAL AND HEARD ABOUT IT OTHER
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THAN I KNEW HE HAD DONE SURVEYS.
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Q
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BLACKBERRY AND THE NOOK TO USE AS THE CONTROLS?
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A
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MY STAFF FROM OUR REVIEW OF THE PRODUCTS THAT WERE
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AVAILABLE.
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Q
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TABLET TO USE AS A CONTROL; RIGHT?
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A
YES.
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Q
YOU'RE SAYING THAT?
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A
YES.
NO.
DID YOU GUYS GET TOGETHER AND TALK
I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF MR. PORET'S WORK
DID YOU -- WERE YOU GIVEN THESE PHONES AND THE
NO.
I SELECTED THESE PHONES AND TABLETS WITH
SO YOU INTENTIONALLY SELECTED THE NOOK AS THE
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1
Q
AND YOU INTENTIONALLY SELECTED THE BLACKBERRY
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TO USE AS THE CONTROL; RIGHT?
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A
THE BLACKBERRY STORM.
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Q
AND YOU INTENTIONALLY DECIDED, IN THOSE
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VIDEOS, NOT TO SHOW THE COMPLETE PRODUCT, THE
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SAMSUNG TABLET?
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A
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UNDERSTANDING FROM THE COMPLAINT, THAT -- AND
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DISCUSSION WITH COUNSEL, THAT THE FRONT AND THE
THAT WAS YOUR DECISION?
WELL, IT WAS MY DECISION BASED ON MY
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SIDE VIEWS WAS WHAT MATTERED IN THE TABLET SETTING.
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Q
12
TESTED JUST TWO OF THE PHONES?
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A
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OF PHONES IS.
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Q
16
THAT MS. KARE SAID HAD A CHIN, THE DROID CHARGE?
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A
AND WITH RESPECT TO THE SAMSUNG PHONES, YOU
YES, I TESTED TWO OF THE, WHATEVER THE NUMBER
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU DIDN'T TEST THE PHONE
NO, I DIDN'T TEST THAT SPECIFIC DEVICE.
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MR. PRICE:
THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.
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THE COURT:
ALL RIGHT.
THE TIME IS
MR. PRICE:
I'M SORRY.
I MEANT TO MOVE
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10:19.
IN THE NOKIA -- I MEAN THE NOOK.
MR. JACOBS:
YOUR HONOR, AGAIN, THAT IS
LISTED ON THE LIST OF DEMONSTRATIVES.
THE COURT:
IS THAT 2526?
1963
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THE COURT:
ALL RIGHT.
OVERRULED.
2
BY MR. MUELLER:
3
Q
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2 IN YOUR BINDER, AND THIS IS PDX 32.
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ALSO PUT THAT ON THE SCREEN.
MR. TEKSLER, IF YOU COULD, PLEASE TURN TO TAB
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IF WE COULD
MR. TEKSLER, THIS SHOWS SEVEN PATENT
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COVERS.
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A
I AM.
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Q
WHAT ARE THEY?
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A
THESE ARE THE PATENTS --
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ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THESE PATENTS?
MS. MAROULIS:
OPINION TESTIMONY.
OBJECTION, CALLS FOR
LACKS FOUNDATION.
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THE COURT:
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MR. MUELLER:
WHAT ARE YOU ASKING?
I MERELY WANTED TO GET
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ACROSS THAT THESE ARE THE ASSERTED PATENTS IN THIS
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CASE.
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THE COURT:
IS THERE ANY QUESTION ABOUT
THAT SO FAR?
MR. MUELLER:
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I CAN REPHRASE IF YOU -- IF
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I MIGHT, YOUR HONOR.
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Q
ARE THESE THE SEVEN ASSERTED PATENTS?
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A
YES, THEY ARE.
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Q
WHERE DO THESE FALL, THESE SEVEN PATENTS,
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WITHIN THE CATEGORIES YOU DESCRIBED EARLIER IN THE
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APPLE PORTFOLIO?
1964
1
A
CERTAINLY.
2
AND ALL FOUR DESIGN PATENTS FALL INTO APPLE'S
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UNIQUE USER EXPERIENCE.
4
SO THERE'S FOUR DESIGN PATENTS,
AND THEN THE THREE UTILITY PATENTS THAT
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ARE LISTED HERE GENERALLY RELATE TO USER INTERFACE
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AND FEATURES THAT WE WOULD ALSO PUT IN THAT SAME
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CATEGORY OF APPLE'S UNIQUE USER INTERFACE, OR USER
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EXPERIENCE.
9
MR. MUELLER:
THANK YOU, SIR.
10
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
11
THE COURT:
12
ALL RIGHT.
THE TIME IS NOW
4:22.
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CROSS-EXAMINATION
14
BY MS. MAROULIS:
15
Q
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. TEKSLER.
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A
GOOD AFTERNOON.
17
Q
MY NAME IS VICTORIA MAROULIS.
18
SAMSUNG.
19
AFTERNOON, I'LL BE VERY BRIEF.
20
HOW ARE YOU?
I'M COUNSEL FOR
AND SEEING HOW IT'S LATE FRIDAY
YOU TESTIFIED THAT YOU PREPARED A
21
POWERPOINT FOR A MEETING BETWEEN APPLE AND SAMSUNG
22
IN AUGUST 2010.
23
A
I BELIEVE THAT WAS KEY NOTE, BUT YES.
24
Q
AND YOU DIDN'T PERSONALLY ATTEND THE MEETING
25
IN QUESTION; RIGHT?
IS THAT CORRECT?
1965
1
A
NO, I DID NOT.
2
Q
YOU CANNOT TELL US FROM YOUR PERSONAL
3
KNOWLEDGE ANYTHING ABOUT THAT MEETING AND WHAT WAS
4
PRESENTED; CORRECT?
5
A
6
SAMSUNG THE PRESENTATION AND, IN SUBSEQUENT
7
MEETINGS WITH SAMSUNG, WE REFERRED BACK TO THAT
8
PRESENTATION AND TO THE DIALOGUE THAT HAPPENED THAT
9
DAY.
I KNOW THAT THAT WAS PRESENTED.
WE LATER SENT
SO THAT'S --
10
Q
BUT FROM PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE, YOU DO NOT KNOW
11
WHAT OCCURRED AT THAT MEETING AND WHAT WAS SHOWN
12
AND WHAT WAS NOT SHOWN; CORRECT?
13
A
OKAY, CERTAINLY.
14
Q
AND THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION THAT YOU
15
PREPARED IS EXHIBIT 52 IN EVIDENCE; CORRECT?
16
YOU CAN LOOK IN YOUR CROSS-EXAMINATION BINDER AT
17
TAB 52, DO YOU SEE THAT?
18
A
I DO.
19
Q
IF YOU LOOK AT PAGES 12 THROUGH 14, DO YOU SEE
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A VARIETY OF PATENTS LISTED THERE?
21
A
YES, I DO.
22
Q
OKAY.
23
ASKED YOU ABOUT THE SEVEN PATENTS ASSERTED IN THIS
24
CASE; CORRECT?
25
A
IF
AND DO YOU REMEMBER, ON DIRECT, JOE
YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
1966
1
Q
FOUR OF THEM WERE DESIGN PATENTS?
2
A
YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
3
Q
ONE OF THOSE DESIGN PATENT PATENTS WAS D'677;
4
RIGHT?
5
A
I BELIEVE THAT'S CORRECT, YES.
6
Q
THAT PATENT IS NOWHERE IN THIS PRESENTATION;
7
IS THAT CORRECT?
8
A
IT'S NOT ENUMERATED.
9
Q
IT'S NOT MENTIONED AT ALL AS A PATENT, THE
10
D'677; RIGHT?
11
A
12
IT'S NOT ENUMERATED IN THE PRESENTATION.
13
SO I THINK WHAT I WOULD SAY IS I AGREE THAT
WHEN WE WERE PREPARING THE, THE POINTS
14
THAT WE WANTED TO GET ACROSS -- AND I BELIEVE THAT
15
WAS BACK IN SLIDE 17 OF THIS PRESENTATION -- WE DID
16
SAY THAT THERE WAS A REMARKABLE SIMILARITY BETWEEN
17
THE PRODUCTS AND, IN DOING SO, WE DID TALK ABOUT
18
DESIGN PATENTS.
19
Q
20
WORD "DESIGN PATENT" AT ALL; CORRECT?
21
A
I AGREE.
22
Q
AND DESIGN PATENT '087 THAT YOU REVIEWED WITH
23
COUNSEL IS ALSO NOT MENTIONED IN THIS PRESENTATION;
24
IS THAT RIGHT?
25
A
SIR, THIS PRESENTATION DOES NOT MENTION THE
I AGREE.
1967
1
Q
AND DESIGN PATENT '889 IS SIMILARLY NOT
2
MENTIONED IN THIS PRESENTATION; CORRECT?
3
A
I AGREE.
4
Q
AND SO IS D'305, THAT IS ALSO NOT MENTIONED IN
5
THE PRESENTATION; RIGHT?
6
A
I AGREE.
7
Q
YOU ALSO LOOKED AT SEVERAL UTILITY PATENTS
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WITH COUNSEL; IS THAT RIGHT?
9
A
I DID.
10
Q
ONE OF THEM WAS '163 PATENT; CORRECT?
11
A
I BELIEVE THAT'S CORRECT, YES.
12
Q
THAT PATENT IS NOT ENUMERATED ANYWHERE IN THIS
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PRESENTATION WE JUST LOOK AT; RIGHT?
14
A
THAT'S CORRECT.
15
Q
AND THE '915 PATENT THAT YOU ALSO LOOKED AT IN
16
YOUR DIRECT TESTIMONY IS ALSO NOWHERE MENTIONED;
17
CORRECT?
18
A
THAT'S CORRECT.
19
Q
THIS PRESENTATION THAT YOU PREPARED FOR
20
SAMSUNG DOES NOT HAVE ANY MENTION OF TRADE DRESS;
21
RIGHT?
22
A
23
CATEGORY OF BULLET POINTS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
24
Q
25
KNOW WHAT A REGISTERED TRADE DRESS IS; CORRECT?
AGAIN, I THINK I WOULD PUT IT INTO THE SAME
SIR, YOU'RE A LICENSING PROFESSIONAL.
YOU
1968
1
A
I AM, YES.
2
Q
SO NOWHERE IN THIS PRESENTATION IS THERE
3
MENTION OF A REGISTERED TRADE DRESS FOR AN IPHONE;
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CORRECT?
5
A
I AGREE THAT THERE IS NOT.
6
Q
AND THERE'S NO MENTION OF UNREGISTERED TRADE
7
DRESS FOR IPHONE AS WELL; CORRECT?
8
A
I AGREE THAT IT'S NOT WRITTEN ON THE SLIDES.
9
Q
AND THERE'S NO UNREGISTERED TRADE DRESS FOR
10
IPAD; CORRECT?
11
A
I AGREE.
12
Q
EXHIBIT 52 DOESN'T SAY ANYWHERE THAT APPLE
13
WOULD NOT LICENSE ITS DESIGN PATENTS TO SAMSUNG; IS
14
THAT RIGHT?
15
A
I AGREE.
16
Q
AND THE PRESENTATION DOES NOT IDENTIFY ANY
17
UTILITY PATENTS THAT APPLE WOULD NOT LICENSE TO
18
SAMSUNG; IS THAT RIGHT?
19
A
I AGREE.
20
Q
PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT EXHIBIT DX 586 IN YOUR
21
BINDER.
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SAMSUNG IN OCTOBER 2010; CORRECT?
23
A
YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
24
Q
YOU PREPARED IT YOURSELF?
25
A
I DID.
THIS IS A PRESENTATION THAT YOU MADE TO
1969
1
Q
AS PART OF DOING BUSINESS AS A LICENSING
2
OFFICER AT APPLE; CORRECT?
3
A
YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
4
5
MS. MAROULIS:
YOUR HONOR, I MOVE EXHIBIT
586 INTO EVIDENCE.
6
MR. MUELLER:
NO FURTHER OBJECTIONS, YOUR
7
HONOR, SUBJECT TO THE LIMITING INSTRUCTION THAT
8
YOUR HONOR MENTIONED.
9
10
THE COURT:
RIGHT.
AND THERE IS A --
THIS IS ADMITTED.
11
(WHEREUPON, DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT NUMBER
12
586, HAVING BEEN PREVIOUSLY MARKED FOR
13
IDENTIFICATION, WAS ADMITTED INTO
14
EVIDENCE.)
15
THE COURT:
YOU MAY CONSIDER THIS -- YOU
16
MAY NOT CONSIDER THIS EVIDENCE TO PROVE OR DISPROVE
17
THE VALIDITY OR INVALIDITY OF THE CLAIM OR THE
18
AMOUNT OF THE DISPUTED CLAIM.
HOWEVER, YOU MAY CONSIDER THIS EVIDENCE
19
20
FOR SOME OTHER PURPOSE, FOR EXAMPLE, WHETHER OR NOT
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SAMSUNG LACKED NOTICE OF APPLE'S INFRINGEMENT
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CLAIMS.
23
OKAY.
24
BY MS. MAROULIS:
25
Q
GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
MR. TEKSLER, NOWHERE IN EXHIBIT 586 DOES APPLE
1970
1
IDENTIFY ANY PATENTS; CORRECT?
2
A
THAT'S CORRECT.
3
Q
AND NOWHERE IN THIS WRITTEN PRESENTATION DOES
4
IT SAY THAT APPLE WOULD NOT LICENSE ITS DESIGN
5
PATENTS TO SAMSUNG; CORRECT?
6
A
7
THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THAT AND THAT THERE WAS A
8
SPECIFIC BULLET, I BELIEVE, ON ONE OF THE PAGES
9
THAT ADDRESSED THAT.
I'M NOT SURE THAT I AGREE WITH THAT.
I KNOW
10
Q
11
ITSELF.
12
NOWHERE IN THIS DOCUMENT, 586, IS THERE A STATEMENT
13
THAT APPLE WOULD NOT LICENSE DESIGN PATENTS TO
14
SAMSUNG?
15
A
16
SPECIFIC APPLE PROPRIETARY FEATURES TO BE
17
DISCUSSED.
18
SIR, I'M NOT ASKING YOU ABOUT THE MEETING
I'M ASKING YOU ABOUT THE PRESENTATION.
I THINK THERE IS A BULLET IN HERE THAT SAYS
AND IN THAT CONSTRUCT, WE TALKED ABOUT
19
NOT HAVING THE ABILITY TO CLONE OUR PRODUCTS.
20
Q
21
PRESENTATION, THERE'S NO STATEMENT THAT APPLE WOULD
22
NOT LICENSE ITS DESIGN PATENTS TO SAMSUNG; CORRECT?
23
A
I AGREE.
24
Q
AND NOWHERE IN THIS DOCUMENT DOES APPLE SAY
25
THAT IT WOULD NOT LICENSE CERTAIN UTILITY PATENTS
AGAIN, WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THIS
1971
1
TO SAMSUNG; CORRECT?
2
A
3
MADE EARLIER, YES.
4
Q
SUBJECT TO THE SAME, YOU KNOW, POINT THAT I
LET'S PUT UP 586, PAGE 13, PLEASE.
5
AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE, IT SAYS "WE WILL
6
PROVIDE SAMSUNG WITH A NUMBER OF OPTIONS FOR
7
OBTAINING A COST-EFFECT LICENSE TO OUR PATENT
8
PORTFOLIO."
9
DID I READ THIS CORRECTLY?
10
A
YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
11
Q
AND THIS REFERS TO LICENSING PATENT PORTFOLIO;
12
RIGHT?
13
A
YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
14
Q
IT DOES NOT SAY "PATENT PORTFOLIO EXCEPT
15
DESIGN PATENTS."
16
A
NO, I AGREE THE SLIDE DOESN'T SAY THAT.
17
Q
AND IT DOESN'T SAY "EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN UTILITY
18
PATENTS."
19
A
THAT'S CORRECT.
20
Q
IN EXHIBIT 586, APPLE PROPOSED CERTAIN
21
DISCOUNTS ON THE LICENSE FEES BASED ON CERTAIN
22
ELEMENTS; CORRECT?
23
A
YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
24
Q
AND ONE OF THOSE ELEMENTS WERE PROPRIETARY,
25
SO-CALLED PROPRIETARY FEATURES?
CORRECT?
CORRECT?
1
2
3
CERTIFICATE OF REPORTER
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5
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I, THE UNDERSIGNED OFFICIAL COURT
REPORTER OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
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THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, 280 SOUTH
11
FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, DO HEREBY
12
CERTIFY:
13
THAT THE FOREGOING TRANSCRIPT,
14
CERTIFICATE INCLUSIVE, CONSTITUTES A TRUE, FULL AND
15
CORRECT TRANSCRIPT OF MY SHORTHAND NOTES TAKEN AS
16
SUCH OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER OF THE PROCEEDINGS
17
HEREINBEFORE ENTITLED AND REDUCED BY COMPUTER-AIDED
18
TRANSCRIPTION TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
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/S/
_____________________________
LEE-ANNE SHORTRIDGE, CSR, CRR
CERTIFICATE NUMBER 9595
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DATED:
AUGUST 11, 2012
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