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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT SONY ELECTRONICS, INC. et al., Plaintiffs, v. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

LEAD DOCKET NO. 3:00-CV-00754 (JBA) U.S.D.C./New Haven MEMBER CASE NOS. 3:00-CV-768 (JBA) 3:00-CV-981 (JBA) ALL CASES February 28, 2005

SOUNDVIEW TECHNOLOGIES, INC. et al., Defendants.

SOUNDVIEW'S RULE 26(a)(3) DISCLOSURES FOR INEQUITABLE CONDUCT TRIAL Soundview respectfully submits its Rule 26(a)(3) disclosures for the inequitable conduct trial, presently set for March 27-28. To summarize: · Soundview believes the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction to try inequitable

conduct, for any purpose, since the Soundview patent has been adjudged non-infringed, and is now expired. · Only Sharp, of all the non-Soundview parties, has elected to proceed with this

defense, but Sharp never pled inequitable conduct, and never pled it with particularity as required under Fed.R.Civ.P. 9(b). All non-Sharp parties have waived the inequitable conduct defense. · Sharp also waived any claim for attorney fees under § 285 of the Patent Act

based upon alleged inequitable conduct, since it did not include any proof within its previous § 285 motion filed by the Court-set deadline for attorney fee motions of December 9, 2004. · Soundview has renewed its summary judgment motion of no inequitable

conduct, and the Court has not yet ruled on it.

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By submitting this Rule 26(a)(3) disclosure, Soundview does not waive any rights, including the right to seek mandamus from the Court of Appeals. The Court required Soundview and Sharp to submit simultaneous versions, even though Sharp bears the burden of proof on the defense by clear and convincing evidence. Soundview, accordingly, reserves the right to argue the inadmissibility of any document included on its own exhibit list. Further, by letter dated February 25, 2005 (copy attached), Sharp has confirmed that it will not pursue the following theories that other non-Soundview parties had previously asserted: that the Campbell reference was allegedly "buried" deceptively and that Soundview's remarks to the Examiner concerning "non-interference" and distinguishing the Keiser reference were allegedly misleading. Soundview has relied upon Sharp's

representation that, at most, it will only pursue theories that the Rule 131 declaration was allegedly false and that the Resolution and/or Petition to the FCC were allegedly deceptively withheld. Subject to the foregoing objections, Soundview submits its Rule 26(a)(3) disclosure as follows. A. Witnesses 1. Live: Gene Cummings (will call) Live or by deposition: Dave Schmidt (will call) -2On The Alleged Inequitable Conduct Defense

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Carl Elam (will call) Dori Hines (will call) Bob Yoches (will call) 2. On The Alleged Reasonableness And Necessity of Sharp's Attorney Fees Live: Bob Adams (will call) Micky Gill (will call) Mr. Barnas (will call) B. Documents And Other Exhibits Date Identification Description '584 Patent, reexam certificate Original file history Reexam file history Sharp counterclaims Non-Soundview parties' October 2004 Status Report Sharp interrogatory answers February 25, 2005 letter from Bob Adams to Robert Greenspoon re Sharp contentions Special Master's Final Report and Recommendation on Claim Construction Keiser, U.S. Patent No. 4,390,901 Chard, U.S. Patent No. 4,605,964 1982 Telecaption Decoder Training Manual -3-

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Description Demonstrative comparing content of '584 patent Tables I and II with code grid (Figs. 13, 14) in Telecaption Decoder Training Manual Rule 131 Declaration by Elam and Leavy, with exhibits 37 CFR 1.131 37 CFR 1.56 37 CFR 1.555

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June 6, 1997 Letter from Dori Hines to H. Lee Browne Demonstrative showing legal standards for inequitable conduct Demonstrative showing timeline of Elam/Leavy work Demonstrative explaining how Elam/Leavy embodiment worked Demonstrative explaining how Elam/Leavy tested their May 1982 prototype Physical: Elam/Leavy 1982 prototype television Photographs / Video taken by Non-Soundview parties of Elam/Leavy 1982 prototype television Demonstrative showing Sharp waived inequitable conduct defense Demonstrative showing no subject matter jurisdiction over inequitable conduct defense Demonstrative showing unreasonableness of Sharp attorney fees Demonstrative showing all legal theories Sharp presented and lost

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Description MPEP Section 715, regarding Rule 131 Declarations Demonstrative re law of conception, reduction to practice, diligence Demonstrative showing support in the patent and file history for meaning of "noninterference" with closed captioning Non-Soundview Parties' Rule 9(c)(1) / 9(c)(2) statement in opposition to Soundview's summary judgment motion of no inequitable conduct or fraud Non-Soundview Parties' brief in opposition to Soundview's summary judgment motion of no inequitable conduct or fraud Demonstrative showing cumulativity of petition / resolution Respectfully submitted, SOUNDVIEW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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/s/ David Monastersky John J. Bogdanski (ct06217) David S. Monastersky (ct13319) HOWD & LUDORF 65 Wethersfield Avenue Hartford, Connecticut 06114 (860) 249-1361 Fax: (860) 522-9549 Raymond P. Niro (ct18107) John C. Janka (ct20463) Robert P. Greenspoon (ct21736) Paul C. Gibbons (ct18826) NIRO, SCAVONE, HALLER & NIRO 181 West Madison Street, Suite 4600 Chicago, Illinois 60602 -5-

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Phone: (312) 236-0733 Attorneys for Soundview Technologies, Inc.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned counsel of record hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing SOUNDVIEW'S RULE 26(a)(3) DISCLOSURES FOR INEQUITABLE CONDUCT TRIAL was served upon counsel for the below listed parties by overnight delivery on February 28, 2005: /s/ David Monastersky SERVICE LIST Counsel for Consumer Electronics Association Counsel Peter J. Kadzik R. Bruce Holcomb Gary Hoffman Kenneth W. Brothers Jorge Kotelanski Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky 2101 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 Tel: 202-785-9700 Fax: 202-887-0689 Tel: 202-775-4704 (Kadzik) [email protected] Tel: 202-828-2242 (Holcomb) [email protected] Local Counsel Connecticut Jacqueline D. Bucar Ben Solnit Tim Jensen Peter Sachner Tyler Cooper & Alcorn 205 Church Street New Haven, Connecticut 06509-1910 Tel: 203-784-8200 Fax: 203-865-7865 [email protected] Tel: 203-784-8205 (Solnit) [email protected] Tel: 203-784-8228 (Jensen) [email protected] Tel: 203-784-8240 (Sachner) [email protected]

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Counsel for Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Counsel Patent Infringement Vincent J. Belusko Eric Shih Robert S. McArthur Morrison & Foerster LLP 555 West Fifth Street Los Angeles, California 90013-1024 Tel: 213-892-5200 Fax: 213-892-5454 Local Counsel Connecticut Joseph L. Clasen James M. Ruel David J. Burke Robinson & Cole LLP 695 East Main Street P.O. Box 10305 Stamford, CT 06901 Tel: 203-462-7510 Fax: 203-461-7599

Counsel for Sharp Electronics Corporation Counsel Robert W. Adams U.S. Mickey Gill Nixon & Vanderhye, PC 1100 North Glebe Road, 8th Floor Arlington, VA 22201-4714 Tel: 703-816-4000 Fax: 703-816-4100 email: [email protected] (Adams) Local Counsel Connecticut William M. Bloss Alinor C. Sterling Jacobs, Grudberg, Belt & Dow PC 350 Orange Street New Haven, CT 06511 Tel: 203-772-3100 (x 271) Fax: 203-772-1691 email: [email protected]

Counsel for Toshiba America Consumer Products, Inc. Counsel Larry S. Nixon Michael Shea Jeff Nelson Nixon & Vanderhye, PC 1100 North Glebe Road Arlington, VA 22201-4714 Tel: 703-816-4000 Fax: 703-816-4100 [email protected] Local Counsel Connecticut William M. Bloss Alinor C. Sterling Jacobs, Grudberg, Belt & Dow, P.C. 350 Orange Street., P.O. Box 606 New Haven, Connecticut 06503 Tel: 203-772-3100 Fax: 203-772-1691

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Counsel for Sony Electronics, Inc. and Sony Corporation of America IP Richard I. Delucia Richard Gresalfi Elizabeth Gardner Alex D. Skucas Jeffrey S. Gerchuck Thomas R. Makin Kenyon & Kenyon LLP One Broadway New York, New York 10004 Tel: 212-425-7200 Fax: 212-425-5288 [email protected] [email protected] Antitrust Richard M. Steuer Ian S. Linker Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler 425 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022-3598 Tel: 212-836-8000 Fax: 212-836-8689 [email protected] Mark S. Popofsky Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler The McPherson Bldg. 901 Fifteenth Street, N.W., Suite 1100 Washington, D.C. 20005-2327 Tel: 202-682-3500 Fax: 202-682-3580 Jaime A. Siegel In-House Counsel Sony Corporation of America Sony Electronics, Inc. One Sony Drive Park Ridge, New Jersey 07656 Tel: 201-930-7415 Fax: 201-930-6854 Connecticut Jacqueline D. Bucar Ben Solnit Tim Jensen Peter Sachner Tyler, Cooper & Alcorn LLP 205 Church Street P.O. Box 1936 New Haven, Ct. 06509-1910 Tel: 203-784-8200 Fax: 203-865-7865 [email protected]

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