`Tel: 571-272-7822
`
`
`Paper 19, CBM2015-00126
`Paper 19, CBM2015-00129
`Entered: January 15, 2016
`
`
`
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`
`GOOGLE INC.,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`SMARTFLASH LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`
`CBM2015-00126 (Patent 8,118,221 B2)
`CBM2015-00129 (Patent 7,942,317 B2)
`
`
`
`Before JENNIFER S. BISK, RAMA G. ELLURU,
`JEREMY M. PLENZLER, and MATTHEW R. CLEMENTS,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`ELLURU, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`
`
`ORDER
`Petitioner’s Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of
`Kevin A. Smith
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`CBM2015-00126 (Patent 8,118,221 B2)
`CBM2015-00129 (Patent 7,942,317 B2)
`It is
`
`ORDERED that Petitioner Google’s Inc.’s unopposed motion for pro
`
`hac vice admission of Mr. Kevin A. Smith is granted; Mr. Smith is
`
`authorized to represent Petitioner Google only as back-up counsel in the
`
`instant proceeding;
`
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner Google is to continue to have a
`
`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel for the instant proceeding;
`
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Smith 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. Smith 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.
`
`
`
`
`
`2
`
`
`
`CBM2015-00126 (Patent 8,118,221 B2)
`CBM2015-00129 (Patent 7,942,317 B2)
`
`
`PETITIONER:
`
`Raymond N. Nimrod
`Andrew M. Holmes
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP
`raynimrod@quinnemanuel.com
`QE-SF-PTAB-Service@quinnemanuel.com
`
`PATENT OWNER:
`
`Michael R. Casey
`Wayne M. Helge
`J. Scott Davidson
`DAVIDSON BERQUIST JACKSON & GOWDEY LLP
`mcasey@dbjg.com
`whelge@davidsonberquist.com
`jsd@dbjg.com
`
`
`
`3