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`Paper 39, CBM2015-00028
`Paper 38, CBM2015-00029
`Paper 39, CBM2015-00031
`Paper 40, CBM2015-00032
`Paper 37, CBM2015-00033
`Entered: December 31, 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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`APPLE INC., SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.,
`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., and GOOGLE INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`SMARTFLASH LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`CBM2015-000281, CBM2015-000292 (7,334,720 B2)
`CBM2015-000313, CBM2015-000324, CBM2015-000335 (8,336,772 B2)6
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`1 Review of claim 1 in CBM2015-00125 (Google) has been consolidated
`with this proceeding.
`2 Review of claim 15 in CBM2015-00125 (Google) has been consolidated
`with this proceeding.
`3 Review of claims 5 and 10 in CBM2015-00059 (Samsung) has been
`consolidated with this case. Review of claims 1, 5, and 10 in CBM2015-
`00132 (Google) has been consolidated with this case.
`4 Review of claim 14 in CBM2015-00059 (Samsung) has been consolidated
`with this case. Review of claims 14 and 22 in CBM2015-00132 (Google)
`has been consolidated with this case.
`5 Review of claims 26 and 32 in CBM2015-00059 (Samsung) has been
`consolidated with this case.
`6 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
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`CBM2015-00028 (Patent 7,334,720 B2)
`CBM2015-00029 (Patent 7,334,720 B2)
`CBM2015-00031 (Patent 8,336,772 B2)
`CBM2015-00032 (Patent 8,336,772 B2)
`CBM2015-00033 (Patent 8,336,772 B2)
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`Before RAMA G. ELLURU, GREGG I. ANDERSON, and
`MATTHEW R. CLEMENTS, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`ELLURU, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Petitioner’s Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of
`James R. Batchelder
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`It is
`ORDERED that Petitioner Apple Inc.’s unopposed motion for pro hac
`vice admission of Mr. James R. Batchelder is granted; Mr. Batchelder is
`authorized to represent Petitioner Apple only as back-up counsel in the
`instant proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner Apple is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel for the instant proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Batchelder is to comply with the
`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for
`Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Batchelder is to be subject to the
`Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and the
`USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et.
`seq.
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`parties, however, are not authorized to use this style heading in subsequent
`papers.
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`CBM2015-00028 (Patent 7,334,720 B2)
`CBM2015-00029 (Patent 7,334,720 B2)
`CBM2015-00031 (Patent 8,336,772 B2)
`CBM2015-00032 (Patent 8,336,772 B2)
`CBM2015-00033 (Patent 8,336,772 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
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`J. Steven Baughman
`Ching-Lee Fukuda
`Megan F. Raymond
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`steven.baughman@ropesgray.com
`ching-lee.fukuda@ropesgray.com
`megan.raymond@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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