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Declaration of Chad Drown in Support of 35 Memorandum in Support of Motion, 33 MOTION to Stay Litigation Pending Reexamination Proceedings filed by Thomson Corporation, The. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s) 1# 2 Exhibit(s) 2# 3 Exhibit(s) 3 part I# 4 Exhibit(s) 3 part II# 5 Exhibit(s) 4# 6 Exhibit(s) 5# 7 Exhibit(s) 6# 8 Exhibit(s) 7# 9 Exhibit(s) 8# 10 Exhibit(s) 9)(Drown, Chad)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA TIMEBASE PTY LTD., Plaintiff, vs. THE THOMSON CORPORATION, WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION, and WEST SERVICES, INC., Defendants. DECLARATION OF CHAD DROWN IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO STAY LITIGATION PENDING REEXAMINATION PROCEEDINGS Civil No. 07-CV-1687 (JNE/JJG)

I, Chad Drown, declare as follows: 1. I am an attorney at Faegre & Benson LLP in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am

one of the lawyers representing The Thomson Corporation, West Publishing Corporation, and West Services, Inc. in connection with the above action. This declaration is made on my personal knowledge and belief. 2. documents:
EXHIBIT NO. 1: EXHIBIT NO. 2: EXHIBIT NO. 3: EXHIBIT NO. 4: USPTO Ex Parte Reexamination Filing Data (June 30, 2006) Third Party Request for Reexamination of U.S. Patent No. 6,233,592 (filed Jan. 29, 2007) U.S. Patent No. 6,233,592 Office Action granting Request for Reexamination of U.S. Patent No. 6,233,592 (dated April 3, 2007)

I have attached to this declaration true and correct copies of the following

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EXHIBIT NO. 5:

Request for Entry into the Regional Phase Before the European Patent Office for European Application No. 98901249.7 (counterpart to U.S. Patent No. 6,233,592) (dated July 27, 1999) European Patent Office Communication (dated Jan. 28, 2005) Response to European Patent Office Communication (dated Sept. 19, 2005) European Patent Office Communication (dated Jan. 25, 2007) Response to European Patent Office Communication (dated April 5, 2007)

EXHIBIT NO. 6: EXHIBIT NO. 7: EXHIBIT NO. 8: EXHIBIT NO. 9:

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Executed this 14th day of June 2007 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. s/ Chad Drown Chad Drown

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