Look, Crisp was an engineer. Probably a talented one. I don't have any reason to think not. But is there reasons to believe that in his role he was privy to Rambus corporate internal strategic planning? I represent some of my clients at professional gatherings. I state what, to the best of my current knowledge, their plans and objectives are, and their limitations. Sometimes I am not totally correct, as "the best of my knowledge" does not cover highly confidential new strategic directions, new product designs, potential sales or purchases of entities, etc. "To the best of MY knowledge" is all that is can be for a witness.
I am far more interested in the BEST knowledge of Mr. Schumacher, President and CEO of Inf. than I am of Mr. Crisp, a former engineer and corporate representative.
I think any good lawyer can work around this one pretty easily. And, of course, Mr. Crisp now sees things differently, because he knows things he didn't know in their totality then.
And, he is not a lawyer, a judge or an expert in patents. His opinion is not, was not and won't be that of an expert. |
