`Tel: 571-272-7822
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`Paper 17
`Entered: May 15, 2015
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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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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. and
`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`SMARTFLASH LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`CBM2014-00194, CBM2014-00199 (Patent 8,118,221 B2)1
`CBM2014-00190 (Patent 7,334,720 B2)
`CBM2014-00192 (Patent 8,033,458 B2)
`CBM2014-00193 (Patent 8,061,598 B2)
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`Before JENNIFER S. BISK, RAMA G. ELLURU, GREGG I. ANDERSON,
`MATTHEW R. CLEMENTS, and PETER P. CHEN,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`CLEMENTS, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Petitioner’s Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Ralph A. Phillips
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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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
`papers.
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`CBM2014-00194, CBM2014-00199 (Patent 8,118,221 B2)
`CBM2014-00190 (Patent 7,334,720 B2)
`CBM2014-00192 (Patent 8,033,458 B2)
`CBM2014-00193 (Patent 8,061,598 B2)
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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 Ralph A. Phillips is granted; Mr. Phillips 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 Mr. Phillips is to comply with the Office
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`Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as
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`set forth in Part 42 of Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Phillips 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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`CBM2014-00194, CBM2014-00199 (Patent 8,118,221 B2)
`CBM2014-00190 (Patent 7,334,720 B2)
`CBM2014-00192 (Patent 8,033,458 B2)
`CBM2014-00193 (Patent 8,061,598 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
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`W. Karl Renner
`Thomas Rozylowicz
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`axf@fr.com
`CBM39843-0006CP1@fr.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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