UNITEDSTATESINTERNATIONALTRADECOMMISSION WASHINGTON,D.C.

BeforeTheHonorableE.JamesGildea

AdministrativeLawJudge

IntheMatterof

CERTAINWIRELESSCONSUMER ELECTRONICSDEVICESAND

CO ONENTSTHEREOF

InvestigationNo.337-TA-853

DECLARATIONOFAARON WAINSCOAT JUSTIFYINGCONFIDENTIALITYOFEXHIBITS ONBEHALFOFSAMSUNGRESPONDENTS

InaccordancewithOrderNos.7 and15,IdeclareonbehalfofRespondentsSamsung ElectronicsCo.,Ltd.andSamsungElectronicsAmerica,Inc. (collectively,"Samsung"),as follows:

1. MynameisAaronWainscoat. IamapartnerwiththelawfirmofDLAPiper LLP(US),2000UniversityAvenue,EastPaloAlto,CA94303,servingascounselforSamsung. Isubmitthisdeclarationregardingtheconfidentialityofcertainproposedhearingexhibits. This declarationisbaseduponareasonableinvestigationandinformationcurrentlyavailabletome.

2. Samsung'sconfidentialdesignationofexhibitsisjustifiedbecausetheexhibits containordiscloseconfidentialbusinessinformation,assuchtermisdefinedinCommission Rule201.6(a);proprietaryinformationofSamsungorthirdpartieswhichismaintainedas confidentialbySamsungorthirdpartiesintheordinarycourseofbusiness;informationmarked byComplainants,orthirdparties,ascontainingconfidentialbusinessinformation;ordiscovery responses,depositiontranscriptsordeclarationsthatcontainsuchinformation.

3. Thedesignationoftheseproposedexhibitsasconfidentialensuresthat confidentialbusinessinformationisprotectedfromdisclosw·etopartiesandentitiesnot

subscribedtotheprotectiveorderinthisInvestigation. Tothebestofmyknowledge,the confidentialinformationcontainedwithintheseexhibitshasnotbeendisclosedtothepublicin formorsubstance,isnotreadilyascertainablebyothersthroughpublicsourcesandhas significantcurrentcommercialvalueandwouldgiverivalsinthemarketplaceacompetitive advantageifsodiclosed.

4. MyreviewofexhibitsincludesexhibitscontainingSamsung-produced material, Complainants-producedmaterial,andthird-partyproducedmaterialidentifiedontheparties' respectiveexhibitlistsandjointexhibitlistthatcontainsuchconfidentialinformationandhave thusbeendesignatedconfidential.

5. Thefollowinggroupofexhibitscontainsschematics,specifications,engineering dataandorganization,datasheets,designguides,technicalpresentations,manufacturingdata, producttestinformation,marketinginformation,salesdataandfmancialdata. Thesedocuments aretreatedashighlyconfidentialandnotavailabletothepublic. Giventhatthesedocuments describetheinternalworkingsanddesignofcurrentSamsungproductsandrecentsalesand financialdata,theyareofsignificantcurrentandfuturecommercialvalue,andanydisclosure wouldcauseSamsungsignificantfinancialharm:CX-0107C,CX-0109C,CX-0252C,CX-

0253C,CX-0255C,CX-0256C,CX-0257C,CX-0258C,CX-0259C,CX-0260C,CX-0261C,

CX-0262C,CX-0263C,CX-0264C,CX-0265C,CX-0266C,CX-0267C,CX-0268C,CX-0269C, CX-0270C,CX-0271C,CX-0272C,CX-0273C,CX-0274C,CX-0275C,CX-0276C,CX-0277C, CX-0278C,CX-0279C,CX-0280C,CX-0282C,CX-0283C,CX-0284C,.CX-0285C,CX-0286C, CX-0916C,CX-1185C,CX-1221C,CX-1297C,CX-1308C,CX-1315C,CDX-SC,CDX-8C, CDX-lOC,CDX-llC,CDX-12C,CDX-13C,CDX-16C,CDX-27C,CDX-59C,CDX-60C,

CDX-61C,CDX-62C,JX-0013C,JX-0014C,JX-0017C,JX-0018C,JX-0019C,JX-0020C,JX-

0021C,JX-0022C,JX-0023C,JX-0024C,JX-0025C,JX-0026C,JX-0027C,JX-0028C,JX-

0029C,JX-0030C,JX-0031C,JX-0032C,JX-0033C,JX-0034C,JX-0035C,JX-0036C,JX-

0037C,RX-0688C,RX-0689C,RX-0690C,RX-0691C,RX-0692C,RX-0693C,R.X-0694C,

RX-0695C,RX-0696C,RX-0697C,RX-0698C,R.X-0699C,RX-0700C,RX-0701C,RX-0702C, R.X-0703C,RX-0704C,RX-0705C,RX-0706C,RX-0707C,RX-0708C,RX-0709C,RX-0710C, RX-0711C,RX-0712C,RX-0713C,RX-0714C,RX-0715C,RX-0716C,RX-0717C,RX-0718C, R.X-0719C,RX-0720C,R.X-0721C,RX-0722C,RX-0723C,RX-0724C,RX-0725C,R.X-0726C, RX-0727C,RX-0728C,RX-0729C,RX-0730C,RX-0731C,RX-0732C,RX-0733C,RX-0734C, RX-0735C,RX-0736C,RX-0737C,RX-0738C,RX-0739C,RX-0740C,RX-0741C,RX-0742C, RX-0743C,RX-0744C,RX-0745C,RX-0746C,RX-0747C,RX-0748C,RX-0749C,RX-0750C, RX-0751C,RX-0752C,RX-0753C,RX-0754C,R.X-0755C,RX-0756C,R.X-0757C,RX-0758C, RX-0759C,RX-0760C,R.X-0761C,RX-0762C,RX-0763C,RX-0764C,R.X-0765C,RX-0766C, RX-0767C,RX-0768C,RX-0769C,RX-0770C,RX-0771C,RX-0772C,RX-0773C,RX-0774C, RX-0775C,RX-0776C,R.X-0777C,RX-0778C,R.X-0779C,RX-0780C,R.X-0781C,RX-0782C, RX-0783C,RX-0784C,R.X-0785C,RX-0786C,RX-0787C,RX-0788C,R.X-0789C,RX-0791C, RX-1054C,RX-1069C,RX-1071C,RX-1072C,RX-1073C,R.X-1074C,RX-1075C,R.X-1076C, RX-1098C,RX-llOOC,RX-1109C,RX-lllOC,RX-11IlC,R.X-1148C,RX-1149C,RX-1150C, RX-1151C,RX-1152C,RX-1153C,RX-1154C,RX-1155C,RX-1156C,RX-12SOC,RX-1448C, RX-1449C,RX-l519C,RDX-lC,RDX-4C,RDX-5C.

6. Thefollowinggroupofexhibitscontainsresponsestodiscoveryrequests, depositiontestimonyandexhibits,witnessdeclarations,stipulations,expertreports,andother filingswhichcontaintechnicaland/orfinancialinfonnation fromSamsungthatisnotavailable tothepublic. Giventhatthisinformationdescribestheinternalworkingsanddesignofcurrent