Free Declaration - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
ACUITY BRANDS, INC. and )
ACUITY BRANDS LIGHTING, INC., )
) C.A. No. 07-444-***
Plaintiff, )
)
v. )
)
COOPER INDUSTRIES, INC. and )
COOPER LIGHTING, INC., )
)
Defendants. )
DECLARATION OF BARBARA A. WIDRA
Philip A. Rovncr (# 3215)
OF COUNSEL: POTTER ANDERSON & CORROON LLP
David S. Foster Hercules Plaza
Kevin C. May P.O. Box 951
LATHAM & WATKINS, LLP Wilmington, DE 1980}
233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 5800 (302) 984-6000
Chicago, IL 60606 provner@,potteranders0n.com
(312) 876-7700
Attcmeysfor Defendants
Dated: September 13, 2007 Camper Industries, Inc. and
Camper Lighting Inc.

Case 1:07-cv-OO444—Gl\/IS Document 15 Filed O9/13/2007 Page 2 of 4
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
ACUITY BRANDS, INC. and )
ACUITY BRANDS LIGHTING, INC., )
Plaintiffs, g
) C.A. No. 1:07-cv-444
V· ) Hon. Mary Pat Thynge
COOPER INDUSTRIES, INC. and g
COOPER LIGHTING, INC., )
Defendants. g
DECLARATION OF BARBARA A. WIDRA
I, Barbara A. Widra, under penaity of perjury do hereby depose and declare as follows:
1. I am Assistant Corporate Secretary for both of the named defendants in this
action: Cooper Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Industries") and Cooper Lighting, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (“Lighting"). In this position, which I have held since April 2, 2002, I
share responsibility for oversight of the organizationai and documentation requirements for both
entities. The matters set forth herein are based on personal knowledge.
2. The sole function of Industries is- to serve as a placeholder for the name "Cooper
Industries, Inc." in Delaware. Since its formation on July 12, 1965, Industries has held no assets
and conducted no business operations.
3. Lighting is the company that conducts all the activities allegedly at issue in this
proceeding. Specifically, Lighting is the entity that manufactures, markets and seiis the various
recessed fluorescent light fixture models that are sold under the name "acc0rd'm" and that are
accused of patent infringement in this action.

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I DECLARE UNDER ?ENALTY OF PERIURY THAT THE FOREGOING IS TRUE
AND CO®CT. .
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Executed this LL day of September, 2007:
Barbara A. Widra

Case 1:07-cv-OO444—G|\/IS Document 15 Filed O9/13/2007 Page 4 of 4
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I
I, Philip A. Rovner, hereby certify that on September 13, 2007, the within
document was tiled with the Clerk ofthe Court using CM/ECF which will send
notification of such iiling(s) to the following; that the document was served on the
following counsel as indicated; and that the document is available for viewing and
downloading from Cl\/UECF.
BY HAND DELIVERY AND E—MAIL ‘
Jack B. Blumenfeld, Esq.
Rodger D. Smith, Il, Esq.
Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP
1201 N. Market Street Z
1*.0. Box 1347 i
Wilmington, DE 198994347 Z
]'blu.menfe1d(@,1nnat..com E
rsmith@,mat.com %
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Philip A. Rovner (#32]. 5)
Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP 1
Hercules Plaza A
PD. Box 951
Wilmington, Delaware 19899 l
(302) 984-6000
Eenail: provner@potte1·anderson.com