`Tel: 571-272-7822 Paper 18 (CBM2014-00106), Paper 15 (CBM2015-00016)
`Paper 18 (CBM2014-00108), Paper 14 (CBM2015-00017)
`Paper 17 (CBM2014-00112), Paper 10 (CBM2015-00018)
`Entered: December 9, 2014
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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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`SMARTFLASH LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Cases1
`CBM2014-00102, CBM2015-00015 (Patent 8,118,221 B2)
`CBM2014-00106, CBM2015-00016 (Patent 8,033,458 B2)
`CBM2014-00108, CBM2015-00017 (Patent 8,061,598 B2)
`CBM2014-00112, CBM2015-00018 (Patent 7,942,317 B2)
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`Before JENNIFER S. BISK, RAMA G. ELLURU, and
`JEREMY M. PLENZLER, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`ELLURU, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`1 This order addresses issues that are the same in all identified cases. We
`exercise our discretion to issue one order to be filed in each case. The
`parties, however, are not authorized to use this style heading in subsequent
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`CBM2014-00102, CBM2015-00015 (Patent 8,118,221 B2)
`CBM2014-00106, CBM2015-00016 (Patent 8,033,458 B2)
`CBM2014-00108, CBM2015-00017 (Patent 8,061,598 B2)
`CBM2014-00112, CBM2015-00018 (Patent 7,942,317 B2)
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`ORDER
`Petitioner’s Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of
`Lauren N. Robinson
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`It is
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`ORDERED that Petitioner’s unopposed motion for pro hac vice
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`admission of Ms. Robinson is granted; Ms. Robinson is authorized to
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`represent Petitioner only as back-up counsel in the instant proceeding;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner is to continue to have a
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`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel for the instant proceeding;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Ms. Robinson is to comply with the
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`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for
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`Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Ms. Robinson is to be subject to the
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`Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and the
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`USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et.
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`seq.
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`CBM2014-00102, CBM2015-00015 (Patent 8,118,221 B2)
`CBM2014-00106, CBM2015-00016 (Patent 8,033,458 B2)
`CBM2014-00108, CBM2015-00017 (Patent 8,061,598 B2)
`CBM2014-00112, CBM2015-00018 (Patent 7,942,317 B2)
`PETITIONER:
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`J. Steven Baughman
`Ching-Lee Fukuda
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`steven.baughman@ropesgray.com
`ching-lee.fukuda@ropesgray.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Michael R. Casey
`J. Scott Davidson
`DAVIDSON BERQUIST JACKSON & GOWDEY LLP
`mcasey@dbjg.com
`jsd@dbjg.com
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