`Trials@uspto.gov
`Tel: 571-272-7822 Paper 15 CBM2015-00124, Paper 15 CBM2015-00127
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`Paper17 CBM2015-00130, Paper 16 CBM2015-00131
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`Paper 18 CBM2015-00133
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`Entered: January 28, 2016
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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.
`
`CBM2015-00121 (8,794,516), CBM2015-00123 (8,033,458),
`CBM2015-00124 (7,942,317), CBM2015-00127 (7,334,720)
`CBM2015-00130 (8,118,221), CBM2015-00131 (8,061,598),
`CBM2015-00133 (8,336,772)
`
`Before JENIFFER S. BISK, RAMA G. ELLURU,
`JEREMY M. PLENZLER, and MATTHEW R. CLEMENTS,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`
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`ELLURU, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`ORDER
`Petitioner’s Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of
`James R. Batchelder
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`
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`CBM2015-00121 (8,794,516), CBM2015-00123 (8,033,458),
`CBM2015-00124 (7,942,317), CBM2015-00127 (7,334,720)
`CBM2015-00130 (8,118,221), CBM2015-00131 (8,061,598),
`CBM2015-00133 (8,336,772)
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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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`CBM2015-00121 (8,794,516), CBM2015-00123 (8,033,458),
`CBM2015-00124 (7,942,317), CBM2015-00127 (7,334,720)
`CBM2015-00130 (8,118,221), CBM2015-00131 (8,061,598),
`CBM2015-00133 (8,336,772)
`PETIONER:
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`J. Steven Baughman
`Ching-Lee Fukuda
`Megan Raymond
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`steven.baughman@ropesgray.com
`ching-lee.fukuda@ropesgray.com
`megan.raymond@ropesgray.com
`ApplePTABService-SmartFlash@ropesgray.com
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`
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Michael R. Casey
`Wayne M. Helge
`DAVIDSON BERQUIST JACKSON & GOWDEY LLP
`mcasey@dbjg.com
`whelge@davidsonbberquist.com
`SmartFlash-CBM@dbjg.com
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