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 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

 SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION



 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, )

 Plaintiff, )

 vs. ) Case No.

 D-LINK SYSTEMS, INC., ) 3:17-CV-00039-JD

 Defendant. )

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 Wednesday, August 8, 2018

 Cause of Action

 1875 Eye Street, N.W.

 Suite 800

 Washington, D.C. 20006



 The above-entitled matter came on for

 deposition, pursuant to notice, at 10:02 a.m.















 APPEARANCES:



 ON BEHALF OF THE PLAINTIFF:

 KEVIN MORIARTY, ESQ.

 KATHERINE E. MCCARRON, ESQ.

 Federal Trade Commission

 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

 Washington, D.C. 20580

 (202) 326-3392

 kmoriarty@ftc.gov



 ON BEHALF OF THE DEFENDANT:

 JOSHUA N. SCHOPF, ESQ.

 CYNTHIA FLEMING CRAWFORD, ESQ.

 ASHLEY SALVINO, ESQ.

 Cause of Action

 1875 Eye Street, N.W.

 Suite 800

 Washington, D.C. 20006

 (202) 499-2420

 josh.schopf@causeofaction.org











 I N D E X



 WITNESS: EXAMINATION:

 PATRICK SCHAUMONT, PH.D.

 BY MR. MORIARTY 5, 235

 BY MR. SCHOPF 225





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 Number 101 Unidentified (written in 232

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