UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
`WASHINGTON, D.C.
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`Before the Honorable Clark S. Cheney
`Administrative Law Judge
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`In the Matter of
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`CERTAIN LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE
`PRODUCTS, SYSTEMS, AND
`COMPONENTS THEREOF
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`Inv. No. 337-TA-1168
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`RESPONDENTS’ INITIAL IDENTIFICATION OF EXPERT WITNESSES
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`Pursuant to the Procedural Schedule (Order No. 7) governing this Investigation,
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`Respondents OSRAM GmbH, OSRAM Licht AG, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH,
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`OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, Inc., General Electric Company, Consumer Lighting (U.S.),
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`LLC, Current Lighting Solutions, LLC, Nichia Corporation, Nichia America Corporation, Cree,
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`Inc., Cree Hong Kong, Limited, Cree Huizhou Solid State Lighting Co., Ltd., Lumileds Holding
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`B.V, Lumileds, LLC, Signify N.V., Signify North America Corporation, MLS Co., Ltd.
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`LEDVANCE GmbH, LEDVANCE LLC, Acuity Brands, Inc., Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc.,
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`Leedarson Lighting Co., Ltd., and Leedarson America, Inc. (collectively, “Respondents”) hereby
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`identify the following expert witnesses who may offer opinions and/or testimony in this
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`Investigation. This identification of expert witnesses is based on Respondents’ current
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`understanding of the evidence and issues to be decided at the hearing. Respondents reserve the
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`right to amend or supplement these disclosures as appropriate, including in response to new
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`information or allegations.
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`1.
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`Thomas M. Katona, Ph.D.
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`Dr. Katona is an Assistant Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at California
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`Polytechnic State University, where he teaches in both the College of Engineering and the
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`Orfalea College of Business and where his research focuses on light emitting diodes, lighting
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`technology, ideation, and product innovation. He also serves as the Faculty Director of the
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`Innovation Sandbox, a hybrid new technology demonstration and maker space where technology
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`meets creativity. Prior to joining the faculty at California Polytechnic State University in 2014,
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`Dr. Katona served in senior roles for three successive start-up companies (SET Inc., Soraa, and
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`NEXT Lighting), working on and commercializing novel light emitting semiconductors and
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`diodes and lighting systems that utilize those components. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees
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`in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2003 and 2000, respectively, from the University of
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`California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Katona is an expert in light emitting diode and lighting
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`technologies and has spent more than 15 years researching and developing technology in those
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`fields. He is named as an inventor on more than a dozen patents and patent applications relating
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`to LED and lighting technology, and has published dozens of technical papers and presentations
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`in that technology sector.
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`A copy of Dr. Katona’s curriculum vitae is attached as Exhibit 1.
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`Dr. Katona may offer opinions and/or testimony in this Investigation relating to the
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`technical background and state of the art relevant to the asserted claims of the asserted patents;
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`the interpretation and scope of the asserted claims of the asserted patents; the scope and content
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`of the prior art, and related issues of anticipation and obviousness; issues related to written
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`description, enablement, and
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`indefiniteness;
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`the relationship between
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`the claims and
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`Complainants’ patent applications and specifications; the design, development, and operation of
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`Respondents’ accused products and Complainants’ domestic industry products; whether the
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`accused products practice the asserted claims of the asserted patents; and whether Complainants’
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`domestic industry products practice the asserted claims of the asserted patents. Dr. Katona may
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`also offer opinions and/or testimony regarding Respondents’ defenses, including the relationship
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`between Respondents’ products and product designs and the asserted patents and conception
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`thereof. Dr. Katona may further offer opinions and/or testimony in rebuttal to Complainants’
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`expert testimony and/or other issues asserted by Complainants.
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`2.
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`Andrew Kim, Ph.D.
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`Dr. Kim is the Vice President of Product Development at Glint Photonics, Inc. In that
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`role, he leads a new lighting business and directs product conception, development, market
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`introduction, business development, and industrialization.
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` He is also a principal at
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`InnovationforX, where he provides consulting services in technology, innovation, and business
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`development. He is a member of advisory boards to the Singapore-MIT Alliance Low Energy
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`Electronic Systems and the UCSB ARPA-E Laser-Based Solid-State Lighting programs, and co-
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`chair of the SEMI HB-LED Standards Committee. As an experience consultant, his private
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`clients include companies involved in epitaxy, lighting, microLEDs, lasers, and sensors. Prior to
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`joining Glint Photonics, Inc., Dr. Kim was a director at Lumileds and Philips Lumileds for ten
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`years, and before that was a senior scientist at Lumileds Lighting for six years. Dr. Kim earned
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`his Ph.D. in Electronic Materials in 2000 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is
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`an expert in light emitting diode and lighting technologies and has nearly 20 years of experience
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`in those technology areas. He is named as an inventor on approximately ten patents and patent
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`applications relating to LED and lighting technology, and has published dozens of technical
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`papers and presentations in that technology sector.
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`A copy of Dr. Kim’s curriculum vitae is attached as Exhibit 2.
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`Dr. Kim may offer opinions and/or testimony in this Investigation relating to the
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`technical background and state of the art relevant to the asserted claims of the asserted patents;
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`the interpretation and scope of the asserted claims of the asserted patents; the scope and content
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`of the prior art, and related issues of anticipation and obviousness; issues related to written
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`description, enablement, and
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`indefiniteness;
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`the relationship between
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`the claims and
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`Complainants’ patent applications and specifications; the design, development, and operation of
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`Respondents’ accused products and Complainants’ domestic industry products; whether the
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`accused products practice the asserted claims of the asserted patents; and whether Complainants’
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`domestic industry products practice the asserted claims of the asserted patents. Dr. Kim may
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`also offer opinions and/or testimony regarding Respondents’ defenses, including the relationship
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`between Respondents’ products and product designs and the asserted patents and conception
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`thereof. Dr. Kim may further offer opinions and/or testimony in rebuttal to Complainants’ expert
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`testimony and/or other issues asserted by Complainants.
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`3.
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`Robert Smith-Gillespie, Ph.D.
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`Dr. Smith-Gillespie is an expert in the technical matters of this case, including, without
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`limitation, LED devices and systems. Mr. Smith-Gillespie’s curriculum vitae sets forth his
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`qualifications. Dr. Smith-Gillespie is an experienced product development engineer with a
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`background in both mechanical engineering and physics, as well as over 25 years of engineering
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`work experience. Dr. Smith-Gillespie is presently a Senior Product Development Engineer at
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`Philips Neuro, where he focuses his work on hardware development for high-density EEG
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`systems for research and clinical applications. Previously, Dr. Smith-Gillespie was a Senior
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`Technical Specialist at Riverwood Solutions, Inc., where he designed and developed LED lamps
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`and LED illumination components for consumer products. Dr. Smith-Gillespie’s experience in
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`researching, designing, developing, and testing LEDs and LED illumination components also
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`includes his work as a Chief Technologist at E3 Displays, LLC, President of FDP Design and
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`Consulting LLC, Technical Specialist-Displays at Three-Five Systems, Inc., and Principal
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`Engineer at Honeywell, Air Transport Division, among others.
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`A copy of Dr. Smith-Gillespie’s curriculum vitae is attached as Exhibit 3.
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`Dr. Smith-Gillespie may offer opinions and/or testimony in this Investigation relating to
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`the technical background and state of the art relevant to the asserted claims of the asserted
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`patents; the interpretation and scope of the asserted claims of the asserted patents; the scope and
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`content of the prior art, and related issues of anticipation and obviousness; issues related to
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`written description, enablement, and indefiniteness; the relationship between the claims and
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`Complainants’ patent applications and specifications; the design, development, and operation of
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`Respondents’ accused products and Complainants’ domestic industry products; whether the
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`accused products infringe the asserted claims of the asserted patents; and whether Complainants’
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`domestic industry products practice the asserted claims of the asserted patents. Dr. Smith-
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`Gillespie may also offer opinions and/or testimony regarding Respondents’ defenses, including
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`the relationship between Respondents’ products and product designs and the asserted patents and
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`conception thereof. Dr. Smith-Gillespie may further offer opinions and/or testimony in rebuttal
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`to Complainants’ expert testimony and/or other issues asserted by Complainants.
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`4.
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`Nan Jokerst, Ph.D.
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`Dr. Jokerst is an expert in the technical matters at issue in this case, including but not
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`limited to LED devices and systems, optical communications, optical devices, and photonics.
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`Dr. Jokerst’s curriculum vitae sets forth her qualifications. Dr. Jokerst is a professor of Electrical
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`and Computer Engineering at Duke University, and she earned her Ph.D. and M.S. in electrical
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`engineering from the University of Southern California. Dr. Jokerst was the Optoelectronic and
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`High Speed Electronics Group Leader of the National Science Foundation Packaging Research
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`Center (PRC) at Georgia Institute of Technology for nine years, and was he Research Director
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`for the entire PRC for two years. Dr. Jokerst has experience designing, fabricating, and testing
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`LEDs as well as the integration of LEDs for packaging purposes.
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`A copy of Dr. Jokerst’s curriculum vitae is attached as Exhibit 4.
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`Dr. Jokerst may offer opinions and/or testimony in this Investigation relating to the
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`technical background and state of the art relevant to the asserted claims of the asserted patents;
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`the interpretation and scope of the asserted claims of the asserted patents; the scope and content
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`of the prior art, and related issues of anticipation and obviousness; issues related to written
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`description, enablement, and
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`indefiniteness;
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`the relationship between
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`the claims and
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`Complainants’ patent applications and specifications; the design, development, and operation of
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`Respondents’ accused products and Complainants’ domestic industry products; whether the
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`accused products practice the asserted claims of the asserted patents; and whether Complainants’
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`domestic industry products practice the asserted claims of the asserted patents. Dr. Jokerst may
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`also offer opinions and/or testimony regarding Respondents’ defenses, including the relationship
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`between Respondents’ products and product designs and the asserted patents and conception
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`thereof. Dr. Jokerst may further offer opinions and/or testimony in rebuttal to Complainants’
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`expert testimony and/or other issues asserted by Complainants.
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`5.
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`Michael Pecht, Ph.D.
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`Dr. Michael Pecht is an expert in the technical matters in this case including, without
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`limitation, LED products and components and the structure, design, packaging, fabrication, and
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`applications of the same. Dr. Pecht is a professor System Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,
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`and Applied Mathematics, Statistics and Scientific Computation at the University of Maryland.
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`He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. in Engineering Mechanics and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering
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`from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Dr. Pecht is the founder and director of the Center
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`for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering, an invited participant on the National Academy of
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`Science/Engineering Committees, and has been an expert for congressional investigations and
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`the FDA. Dr. Pecht has experience researching, designing, and testing LEDs and LED
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`packaging including thermal management for LEDs, reliability testing, and failure analysis of
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`LEDs.
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`A copy of Dr. Pecht’s curriculum vitae is attached as Exhibit 5.
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`Dr. Pecht may offer opinions and/or testimony in this Investigation relating to the
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`technical background and state of the art relevant to the asserted claims of the asserted patents;
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`qualifications of a person of ordinary skill in the art; the interpretation and scope of the asserted
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`claims of the asserted patents; the scope and content of the prior art, and related issues of
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`anticipation and obviousness;
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`issues related
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`to written description, enablement, and
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`indefiniteness; the relationship between the claims and Complainants’ patents applications and
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`specifications; the design, development, and operation of Respondents’ accused products and
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`Complainants’ domestic industry products; whether the accused products practice the asserted
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`claims of the asserted patents; and whether Complainants’ domestic industry products practice
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`the asserted claims of the asserted patents. Dr. Pecht may also offer opinions and/or testimony
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`regarding Respondents’ defenses, including the relationship between Respondents’ products and
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`product designs and the asserted patents and conception thereof. Additionally, Dr. Pecht may
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`further offer opinions and/or testimony in rebuttal to Complainants’ expert testimony and/or
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`other issues asserted by Complainants.
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`6.
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`Robert F. Karlicek, Jr., Ph.D.
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`Dr. Karlicek is a Professor of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering and Director
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`of the Center for Lighting Enabled Systems & Applications at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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`Dr. Karlicek is a globally-known expert in the LED industry, including with respect to high
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`performance LEDs, advanced device fabrication and LED packaging, thermal management,
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`control systems design, wireless communications using lighting (LiFi), “smart” lighting systems,
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`and advanced LED display applications.
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`A copy of Dr. Karlicek’s curriculum vitae further setting forth his qualifications is
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`attached as Exhibit 6.
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`Dr. Karlicek may offer opinions and/or testimony in this Investigation relating to the
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`technical background and state of the art relevant to the asserted claims of the asserted patents;
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`the interpretation and scope of the asserted claims of the asserted patents; the scope and content
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`of the prior art, and related issues of anticipation and obviousness; issues related to written
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`description, enablement, and
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`indefiniteness;
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`the relationship between
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`the claims and
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`Complainants’ patent applications and specifications; the design, development, and operation of
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`Respondents’ accused products and Complainants’ domestic industry products; whether the
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`accused products practice the asserted claims of the asserted patents; and whether Complainants’
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`domestic industry products practice the asserted claims of the asserted patents. Dr. Karlicek may
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`also offer opinions and/or testimony regarding Respondents’ defenses, including the relationship
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`between Respondents’ products and product designs and the asserted patents and conception
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`thereof. Dr. Karlicek may further offer opinions and/or testimony in rebuttal to Complainants’
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`expert testimony and/or other issues asserted by Complainants.
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`W. Christopher Bakewell
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`Mr. Bakewell is a member of the American Society of Appraisers and an Accredited
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`Senior Appraiser in Business Valuation. He is also a member of the Licensing Executives
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`Society and a Certified Licensing Professional. Mr. Bakewell is an expert in, among other things,
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`providing financial and valuation analyses, royalty analyses and studies, market assessments, and
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`evaluations of international trade issues, such as domestic industry, remedy, and bonding. Mr.
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`Bakewell’s curriculum vitae further sets forth his qualifications.
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`A copy of Mr. Bakewell’s curriculum vitae is attached as Exhibit 7.
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`Mr. Bakewell may offer opinions and/or testimony in this Investigation relating to
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`economic domestic industry, remedy, and bonding issues. Additionally, Mr. Bakewell may rebut
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`expert witness testimony presented by Complainants.
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`8.
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`Victor M. Bright, Ph.D.
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`Dr. Bright is an expert in semiconductor packaging and optical microsystems, including
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`packaging for optoelectronic devices such as light emitting diodes, and the components,
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`structure, design, fabrication, and applications of the same. He is an Assistant Vice Chancellor
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`for Research and a Professor of Mechanical Engineering, as well as adjunct Professor of
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`Electrical and Computer Engineering, at the University of Colorado at Boulder (UCB). He has
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`been a member of the UCB faculty for over two decades in various roles, including as an
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`Endowed Professor and Department Chair in Mechanical Engineering and as an Associate Dean
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`for Research in the College of Engineering and Applied Science. Dr. Bright is a Fellow of the
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`Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the American Society of Mechanical
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`Engineers. He earned his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, with a specialty in Electro-
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`Optics from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in 1989, and his Ph.D. degree in
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`Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1992. He has spent more than three decades
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`researching and developing technology in those fields. Dr. Bright’s research focuses on
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`electronics packaging and manufacturing, opto-electronics, optical, magnetic and RF
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`microsystems, microsensors, microactuators, micro- and millimeter-scale mechanisms and
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`systems, atomic-layer deposited (ALD) materials, nano-electro-mechanical systems (NEMS),
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`micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), and N/MEMS and electronics reliability. He has
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`published numerous technical papers and presentations in connection with his research.
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` A copy of Dr. Bright’s curriculum vitae is attached as Exhibit 8.
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`Dr. Bright may offer opinions and/or testimony in this Investigation relating to the
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`technical background and state of the art relevant to the asserted claims of the asserted patents;
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`the interpretation and scope of the asserted claims of the asserted patents; the scope and content
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`of the prior art, and related issues of anticipation and obviousness; issues related to written
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`description, enablement, and
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`indefiniteness;
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`the relationship between
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`the claims and
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`Complainants’ patent applications and specifications; the design, development, and operation of
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`Respondents’ accused products and Complainants’ domestic industry products; whether the
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`accused products practice the asserted claims of the asserted patents; and whether Complainants’
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`domestic industry products practice the asserted claims of the asserted patents. Dr. Bright may
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`also offer opinions and/or testimony regarding Respondents’ defenses, including the relationship
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`between Respondents’ products and product designs and the asserted patents and conception
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`thereof. Dr. Bright may further offer opinions and/or testimony in rebuttal to Complainants’
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`expert testimony and/or other issues asserted by Complainants.
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`E. Fred Schubert, Ph.D.
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`Dr. Schubert is an expert in semiconductor packaging, including packaging for
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`optoelectronic devices such as light emitting diodes, and the components, structure, design,
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`fabrication, and applications of the same. He is an active tenured full Professor in the
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`Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic
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`Institute (RPI, located in Troy, NY), where he has been on the faculty for over a decade. At RPI,
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`he has held several leadership positions including the Founding Director and Principal
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`Investigator of the NSF Engineering Research Center for Smart Lighting. Dr. Schubert was
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`previously a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Boston
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`University (BU), the Director of the Semiconductor Devices Research Laboratory, and Affiliated
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`Faculty of the BU Photonics Center. Prior to entering academia, Dr. Schubert was a Member of
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`the Technical Staff, Member of Management, and Post-Doctoral Member at AT&T Bell
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`Laboratories in New Jersey. He has about 30 years of experience of researching and teaching in
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`semiconductor electronics and opto-electronics, including LEDs, lasers, solar cells, photo-
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`detectors, and LCD and LED displays, and has made significant contributions to the design,
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`fabrication, processing, and packaging of LEDs. He is a named inventor on over 30 U.S. patents
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`and associated foreign patents, and has authored hundreds of research papers in technical
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`journals. Dr. Schubert earned his Diplom Ingenieur and Doktor Ingenieur, with honors (the U.S.
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`equivalents of M.S. and Ph.D., respectively) in Electrical Engineering from the University of
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`Stuttgart (Germany) in 1981 and 1986, respectively.
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`A copy of Dr. Schubert’s curriculum vitae is attached as Exhibit 9.
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`Dr. Schubert may offer opinions and/or testimony in this Investigation relating to the
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`technical background and state of the art relevant to the asserted claims of the asserted patents;
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`the interpretation and scope of the asserted claims of the asserted patents; the scope and content
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`of the prior art, and related issues of anticipation and obviousness; issues related to written
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`description, enablement, and
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`indefiniteness;
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`the relationship between
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`the claims and
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`Complainants’ patent applications and specifications; the design, development, and operation of
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`Respondents’ accused products and Complainants’ domestic industry products; whether the
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`accused products practice the asserted claims of the asserted patents; and whether Complainants’
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`domestic industry products practice the asserted claims of the asserted patents. Dr. Schubert may
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`also offer opinions and/or testimony regarding Respondents’ defenses, including the relationship
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`between Respondents’ products and product designs and the asserted patents and conception
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`thereof. Dr. Schubert may further offer opinions and/or testimony in rebuttal to Complainants’
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`expert testimony and/or other issues asserted by Complainants.
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`10. Michael S. Lebby, Ph.D.
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`Dr. Lebby is an expert in semiconductor packaging, including packaging for
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`optoelectronic devices such as light emitting diodes, and the components, structure, design,
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`fabrication, and applications of the same. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and
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`Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Oculi, LLC, the CEO of Lightwave Logic Inc. (OTCQB:
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`LWLG), and a Technical Expert/Consultant for
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`the Photonics Unit of
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`the European
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`Commission. Over the course of his 40-year career in optoelectronics—beginning in the 1970s
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`at the Ministry of Defense in the United Kingdom and including various industry roles such as at
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`AT&T Bell Laboratories, Motorola, and Intel—he has been involved in the research, design, and
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`development of numerous aspects of semiconductor and optoelectronics devices, ranging from
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`epitaxial wafer growth, device design using modeling and simulation, device fabrication, testing,
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`and qualification to the implementation of devices into packages, and new package designs, as
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`well as package materials such as plastics, metallic based, semiconductor based, and ceramic
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`based. He has published numerous technical papers and presentations in connection with his
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`research. Dr. Lebby is the inventor and/or co-inventor of over 215 issued U.S. utility patents,
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`which totals to over 450 issued patents when international derivatives are included. Many of the
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`patented inventions deal with optoelectronic packaging, LEDs, and optoelectronics device
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`technology in general. Dr. Lebby received his Ph.D. from the University of Bradford in the
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`United Kingdom in 1987, where his thesis involved the design and fabrication of both
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`optoelectronic and electronic semiconductor devices, and their associated characterization. Dr.
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`Lebby was awarded a higher doctorate (D.Eng) in 2004, also by the University of Bradford, and
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`was voted winner by industry at the International PIC (Photonic Integrated Circuits) Conference
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`as PIC Entrepreneur and Business Leader of the Year (March 2018). Dr. Lebby is a Fellow of
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`the IEEE and OSA professional societies.
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`A copy of Dr. Lebby’s curriculum vitae is attached as Exhibit 10.
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`Dr. Lebby may offer opinions and/or testimony in this Investigation relating to the
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`technical background and state of the art relevant to the asserted claims of the asserted patents;
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`the interpretation and scope of the asserted claims of the asserted patents; the scope and content
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`of the prior art, and related issues of anticipation and obviousness; issues related to written
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`description, enablement, and
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`indefiniteness;
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`the relationship between
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`the claims and
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`Complainants’ patent applications and specifications; the design, development, and operation of
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`Respondents’ accused products and Complainants’ domestic industry products; whether the
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`accused products practice the asserted claims of the asserted patents; and whether Complainants’
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`domestic industry products practice the asserted claims of the asserted patents. Dr. Lebby may
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`also offer opinions and/or testimony regarding Respondents’ defenses, including the relationship
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`between Respondents’ products and product designs and the asserted patents and conception
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`thereof. Dr. Lebby may further offer opinions and/or testimony in rebuttal to Complainants’
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`expert testimony and/or other issues asserted by Complainants.
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`11.
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`Phillip Wright, Ph.D.
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`Dr. Wright is an expert in semiconductor packaging, including packaging for
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`optoelectronic devices such as light emitting diodes, and the components, structure, design,
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`fabrication, and applications of the same. He is currently the Founder and Managing Director of
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`WRT Associates, LLC, which provides, among other services, engineering consulting including
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`research and development of new technologies for optoelectronics and light emitting diode
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`devices and applications. Over the course of his over 40-year career, Dr. Wright has worked at
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`Fortune 500 and start-up companies—including for companies such Bell Laboratories, Bell
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`Communications Research (Bellcore), Ford Microelectronics, and Motorola—on semiconductor,
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`electronic, optical, information display and optoelectronic technology research, design, and
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`development. He is a Life Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
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`(IEEE) and the author or coauthor of numerous peer reviewed technical articles in connection
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`with his research. Dr. Wright received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the
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`University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, IL in 1975 and 1977, respectively.
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`A copy of Dr. Wright’s curriculum vitae is attached as Exhibit 11.
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`Dr. Wright may offer opinions and/or testimony in this Investigation relating to the
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`technical background and state of the art relevant to the asserted claims of the asserted patents;
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`the interpretation and scope of the asserted claims of the asserted patents; the scope and content
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`of the prior art, and related issues of anticipation and obviousness; issues related to written
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`description, enablement, and
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`indefiniteness;
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`the relationship between
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`the claims and
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`Complainants’ patent applications and specifications; the design, development, and operation of
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`Respondents’ accused products and Complainants’ domestic industry products; whether the
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`accused products practice the asserted claims of the asserted patents; and whether Complainants’
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`domestic industry products practice the asserted claims of the asserted patents. Dr. Wright may
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`also offer opinions and/or testimony regarding Respondents’ defenses, including the relationship
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`between Respondents’ products and product designs and the asserted patents and conception
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`thereof. Dr. Wright may further offer opinions and/or testimony in rebuttal to Complainants’
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`expert testimony and/or other issues asserted by Complainants.
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`12.
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`Ian Ferguson, Ph.D.
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`Dr. Ferguson is an expert in areas including, but not limited to, LED products and
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`components and the structure, design, packaging, fabrication and applications of the same. Dr.
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`Ferguson’s curriculum vitae further sets forth his qualifications.
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`A copy of Dr. Ferguson’s curriculum vitae is attached as Exhibit 12.
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`Dr. Ferguson may offer opinions and/or testimony in this Investigation relating to the
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`technical background and state of the art relevant to the asserted claims of the asserted patents;
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`the interpretation and scope of the asserted claims of the asserted patents; the scope and content
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`of the prior art, and related issues of anticipation and obviousness; issues related to written
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`description, enablement, and
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`indefiniteness;
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`the relationship between
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`the claims and
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`Complainants’ patent applications and specifications; the design, development, and operation of
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`Respondents’ accused products and Complainants’ domestic industry products; whether the
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`accused products practice the asserted claims of the asserted patents; and whether Complainants’
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`domestic industry products practice the asserted claims of the asserted patents. Dr. Ferguson
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`may also offer opinions and/or testimony regarding Respondents’ defenses, including the
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`relationship between Respondents’ products and product designs and the asserted patents and
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`conception thereof. Dr. Ferguson may further offer opinions and/or testimony in rebuttal to
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`Complainants’ expert testimony and/or other issues asserted by Complainants.
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`13.
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`Richard A. Flasck
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`Mr. Flasck is an expert in the technical matters of this case, including, without limitation,
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`LED products and systems. Mr. Flasck’s curriculum vitae further sets forth his qualifications.
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`A copy of Mr. Flasck’s curriculum vitae is attached as Exhibit 13.
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`Mr. Flasck may offer opinions and/or testimony in this Investigation relating to the
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`technical background and state of the art relevant to the asserted claims of the asserted patents;
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`the interpretation and scope of the asserted claims of the asserted patents; the scope and content
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`of the prior art, and related issues of anticipation and obviousness; issues related to written
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`description, enablement, and
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`indefiniteness;
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`the relationship between
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`the claims and
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`Complainants’ patent applications and specifications; the design, development, and operation of
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`Respondents’ accused products and Complainants’ domestic industry products; whether the
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`accused products practice the asserted claims of the asserted patents; and whether Complainants’
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`domestic industry products practice the asserted claims of the asserted patents. Mr. Flasck may
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`also offer opinions and/or testimony regarding Respondents’ defenses, including the relationship
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`between Respondents’ products and product designs and the asserted patents and conception
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`thereof. Mr. Flasck may further offer opinions and/or testimony in rebuttal to Complainants’
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`expert testimony and/or other issues asserted by Complainants.
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`14. Michael N. Gershowitz, PE
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`Mr. Gershowitz is an expert in, among other things, LED applications engineering,
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`embedded microcontroller system design, analog and video image processing, and wired and
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`wireless control technologies. Mr. Gershowitz’s curriculum vitae further sets forth his
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`qualifications.
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`A copy of Mr. Gershowitz’s curriculum vitae is attached as Exhibit 14.
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`Mr. Gershowitz may offer opinions and/or testimony in this Investigation relating to the
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`technical background and state of the art relevant to the asserted claims of the asserted patents;
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`the interpretation and scope of the asserted claims of the asserted patents; the scope and content
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`of the prior art, and related issues of anticipation and obviousness; issues related to written
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`description, enablement, and
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`indefiniteness;
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`the relationship between
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`the claims and
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`Complainants’ patent applications an