Interference No. 103,208
Hoshino et al. v. Tanaka
declaration), and also the declarations of Mr. Yoshiharu
Shiokama and co-inventor Yoshinari Hamanishi. In addition to
attacking the expert status of Tanaka’s witnesses Larky and
Fisher and the opinions of Larky and Fisher, the second
Utagawa declaration attempts to present, for the first time,
specific details of the underlying activities possibly
supporting the conclusory opinions in Utagawa’s first
declaration. The events and various projects leading up to
Mr. Utagawa’s forming his expert opinions and conclusions were
described, including the extent and variety of the optical
systems tested. Tables and graphs of specific data were
introduced in exhibits to the second Utagawa declaration. The
Shiokama declaration describes the nature and significance of
a certain table and graphs submitted together therewith for
various NikonŽ and CanonŽ lenses. The Hamanishi declaration
states an opinion to support the opinions in the second
Utagawa
declaration. Also, the second Utagawa declaration mentioned,
for the first time, that a strong first order relationship was
"unexpected."
We cannot state more strongly that the time for Hoshino
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