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`Inter Partes Review
`United States Patent No. 7,107,532
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`SONY CORPORATION
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`Petitioner
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`ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC
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`Patent Owner
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`Patent No. 7,107,532
`Filing Date: May 3, 2002
`Issue Date: September 12, 2006
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`Case No. IPR2017-01803
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`DECLARATION OF AYA SUZUKI
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`SONY EXHIBIT 1022
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`I, Aya Suzuki, declare as follows:
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION
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`1.
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`I am an attorney with Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett &
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`Dunner, LLP. Our firm represents Sony in this proceeding before the United States
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`Patent and Trademark Office. I submit this declaration in support of Sony’s
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`Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 7,107,532 (the “Petition”). The
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`matters stated herein are based upon my personal knowledge, and, if called as a
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`witness, I would testify as to the following statements.
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`2.
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`In 1994, I received a B.E. in Applied Chemistry at Keio University,
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`which is located in Kanagawa, Japan.
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`After graduation from Keio University, I worked in the IP division of
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`a Japanese company. My job responsibilities at that time included reviewing
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`materials published by the Japan Patent Office (“JPO”) and identifying published
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`patent and utility model applications relevant to our company’s business.
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`In approximately 1999, I became a Benrishi, which is a legal
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`professional that practices before the JPO. As a Benrishi, I handled a wide range of
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`matters including prosecution, patent opinions, counseling, due diligence,
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`licensing, and litigation. I worked in that role actively until approximately 2009.
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`My registration as a Benrishi remains active today.
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`5.
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`I received an LLM degree from the Santa Clara University School of
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`Law in the United States in 2004.
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`6.
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`I have been registered to practice before the USPTO since 2009 (Reg.
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`No. 64,621).
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`7.
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`Japanese is my native language, and I also have a working proficiency
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`with reading and writing in English.
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`II.
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`JAPANESE PATENT KOKAI NO. 2001-188644 (Kazamaki)
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`8.
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`On May 26, 2017, I downloaded the Japanese Patent Kokai No. 2001-
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`188644 by Kazamaki, et al, to Sharp Corporation (“Kazamaki”) through the
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`following steps: I accessed the following URL: https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/
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`web/tokujitsu/tkbs/TKBS_GM101_Top.action. In the “Kind” field I selected
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`“publication of patent application (A)”; in the “Document Number” textbox, I
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`entered “2001-188644” and clicked the “Search” button; I clicked the link labelled
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`“Patent Kokai 2001-188644”; I clicked the “PDF display of a whole document”
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`button; I clicked the link labelled “Patent Kokai 2001-188644”; and I downloaded
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`the PDF document.
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`9.
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`Exhibit 1005 includes the Kazamaki reference that I downloaded on
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`May 26, 2017 (Exhibit 1005 at 1-10). Exhibit 1005 also includes a certified
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`English translation of Kazamaki prepared by a translator (which I did not prepare
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`or personally verify) (Exhibit 1005 at 11-51).
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`10.
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`Patent “Kokai” are unexamined Japanese patent applications that have
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`been “laid-open” by the JPO (i.e., made available for public inspection through the
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`JPO). Kazamakiat its front page states that Kazamaki waslaid open (published) by
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`the JPO on July 10, 2001 (Ex. 1005 at 1, 11).
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`11.
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`Based on the above, Kazamaki was indexed and made publicly
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`available in its entirety in Japan at least as early as July 10, 2001.
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`12.
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`I declare that all statements made herein of my knowledgearetrue,
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`and that all statements made on information andbelief are believed to be true, and
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`that these statements were made with the knowledgethat willful false statements
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`and the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under
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`Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code.
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`Dated: Mav 50, Zl‘
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`By:
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`Aya Suzuki
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