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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`APPLE INC.
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`SIGHTSOUND TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case CBM2013-00023
`Patent 5,966,440
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`Before the Honorable MICHAEL P. TIERNEY, JUSTIN T. ARBES, and
`GEORGIANNA W. BRADEN,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF
`LAUREN N. ROBINSON
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`Pursuant to Rule 42.10(c), and as authorized in the Board’s Order on the
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`Conduct of the Proceeding (Paper 19), Petitioner Apple Inc. (“Apple”) respectfully
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`requests pro hac vice admission of Lauren N. Robinson as counsel in this
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`proceeding.
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`I.
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`Time for Filing
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`This Motion is timely because it is being filed no sooner than twenty one
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`(21) days after service of the Petition in this proceeding, which occurred on May 6,
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`CBM2013-00023
`Patent 5,966,440
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`2013.
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`II.
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`Statement of Facts
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`The following statement of facts demonstrates that there is good cause for
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`the Board to recognize Lauren N. Robinson as counsel pro hac vice in this
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`proceeding.
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`Ms. Robinson is an experienced litigation attorney and has an established
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`familiarity with the subject matter at issue in this proceeding. Ms. Robinson has
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`been practicing law since 2008 and has extensive experience litigating patent
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`infringement cases in different District Courts across the country. Among her
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`experience in patent litigation matters, Lauren N. Robinson has participated in
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`multiple trials, Markman hearings, and other patent-related hearings and pleadings
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`concerning, inter alia, patent validity and infringement issues. Ms. Robinson has
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`also been recognized as a leading patent litigation attorney, including as a Northern
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`California Super Lawyers Rising Star (2010, 2013).
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`Ms. Robinson is familiar with U.S. Patent No. 5,966,440 (“the ‘440 Patent”)
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`and the issues involved in this case. Ms. Robinson has been representing Apple
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`against Patent Owner SightSound Technologies LLC (“SightSound”) as counsel in
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`pending District Court litigation—where SightSound filed its infringement action
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`asserting the ‘440 Patent and the related U.S. Patent Nos. 5,191,573 and 5,675,734
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`against Apple—since 2012, and has been actively involved as counsel for Apple
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`since that time. As counsel in the District Court litigation, Ms. Robinson has,
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`among other things, been heavily involved with forming invalidity positions
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`against SightSound’s patents. Accordingly, Apple prefers that Ms. Robinson
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`continue as counsel in this CBM proceeding as well; and, further, SightSound does
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`not oppose Ms. Robinson’s admission pro hac vice.
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`III.
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`Declaration of Lauren N. Robinson
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`As directed by the Board, this Motion is also accompanied by the
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`Declaration of Lauren N. Robinson in Support of Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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`Admission attesting to the requirements laid out in the Board’s Order Authorizing
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`Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission in Case IPR2013-00639 (Paper 7).
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`For the foregoing reasons as well as the reasons contained in the attached
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`declaration, Apple respectfully requests admission of Lauren N. Robinson as
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`Respectfully submitted,
`By: /J. Steven Baughman/
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`J. Steven Baughman, Lead Counsel
`Ching-Lee Fukuda
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
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`counsel pro hac vice.
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`Dated: March 24, 2014
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`CBM2013-00023
`Patent 5,966,440
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`Prudential Tower
`800 Boylston Street
`Boston, Massachusetts 02199-3600
`Steven.baughman@ropesgray.com
`Ching-Lee.fukuda@ropesgray.com
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`Attorneys for Petitioner Apple Inc.
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`APPLE INC.
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`SIGHTSOUND TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
`Patent Owner
`______________
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`Case CBM2013-00023
`Patent 5,966,440
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`DECLARATION OF LAUREN N. ROBINSON IN SUPPORT OF MOTION
`FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
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`I, Lauren N. Robinson, being duly sworn and upon oath, hereby attest to the
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`following:
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`1.
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`2.
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`I am a member in good standing of the Bar of California.
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`I have never been suspended or disbarred from practice before any court or
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`administrative body.
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`3.
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`I have never been denied an application for admission to practice before any
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`court or administrative body.
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`4.
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`No sanction or contempt citation has ever been imposed against me by any
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`court or administrative body.
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`I have read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and
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`5.
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`the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of the Code of Federal
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`Regulations.
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`6.
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`I will be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37
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`C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`7.
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`In the last three (3) years, I have not applied to appear pro hac vice before
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`the Office in any other matters. Concurrently with the present motion, I intend to
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`file a motion to apply to appear pro hac vice before the Office in CBM2013-00020,
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`also involving SightSound.
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`8.
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`I am an experienced litigation attorney having familiarity with the subject
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`matter at issue in this proceeding. I have been practicing law since 2008 and have
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`extensive experience litigating patent infringement cases in many different District
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`Courts across the country, including participation in multiple trials, Markman
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`hearings, and other patent-related hearings and pleadings concerning, inter alia,
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`patent validity and/or infringement. I have received professional recognition in the
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`field of patent litigation, including as a Northern California Super Lawyers Rising
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`Star (2010, 2013). I am very familiar with U.S. Patent No. 5,966,440 (“the ‘440
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`Patent”) and the issues involved in this case. I have represented Apple against
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`SightSound in the pending District Court litigation since 2012, and have been
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`actively involved as counsel for Apple since that time. As counsel in the District
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`Court litigation, I have, among other things, been heavily involved with forming
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`invalidity positions against SightSound’s ‘440 patent and related patents.
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`I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed
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`this 24th day of March, 2014, in East Palo Alto, CA.
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`Lauren N. Robinson
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies that a copy of the foregoing UNOPPOSED
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`MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF LAUREN N. ROBINSON and
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`DECLARATION OF LAUREN N. ROBINSON IN SUPPORT OF MOTION
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`FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION was served on March 24, 2014, to the
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`following Counsel for Patent Owner via e-mail, pursuant to the parties’ agreement
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` /s/ Megan F. Raymond
`Megan F. Raymond
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`ROPES & GRAY LLP
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`concerning service:
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`David R. Marsh, Lead Counsel
`Kristan L. Lansbery
`Arnold & Porter LLP
`555 12th St., NW
`Washington, DC 20004
`david.marsh@aporter.com
`kristan.lansbery@aporter.com
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`Attorneys for Patent Owner
`SightSound Technologies, LLC