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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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`EBAY INC. AND
`PAYPAL, INC.,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`XPRT VENTURES, LLC,
`Patent Owner
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`CBM2017-00024
`U.S. Patent No. 7,610,244
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`PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE OF JARED
`BOBROW PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`RELIEF REQUESTED
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10, Petitioners eBay, Inc. and PayPal, Inc.
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`(collectively “Petitioners”) respectfully request that the Board admit Jared Bobrow
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`pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`II.
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`STATEMENT OF FACTS
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), the Board
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`may recognize counsel pro hac vice during a
`proceeding upon a showing of good cause, subject to
`the condition that lead counsel be a registered
`practitioner and to any other conditions as the Board
`may impose. For example, where the lead counsel is a
`registered practitioner, a motion to appear pro hac vice
`by counsel who is not a registered practitioner may be
`granted upon showing that counsel is an experienced
`litigating attorney and has an established familiarity
`with the subject matter at issue in the proceeding.
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`The facts, supported by the accompanying Declaration of Jared Bobrow in
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`Support of Petitioner’s Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice (”Bobrow
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`Declaration,” Ex. 1016), establish good cause to admit Mr. Bobrow pro hac vice
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`in this proceeding.
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`Lead counsel Adrian Percer is a registered practitioner.
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`Backup counsel Naveen Modi and Brian Chang are registered
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`practitioners.
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`3.
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`Jared Bobrow is an experienced litigation attorney. Mr. Bobrow has
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`been a litigating attorney for more than 28 years. Bobrow Decl. ¶ 1. Mr. Bobrow
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`has been litigating patent cases for over 25 of those years. Id. Mr. Bobrow is a
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`member in good standing of the California State Bar, with no suspensions or
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`disbarments from practice, nor any application for admission to practice denied,
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`nor any sanctions or contempt citations, and is admitted to practice in the United
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`States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, United States Court of Appeals
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`for the Ninth Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit;
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`California State Supreme Court; the United States District Court for the Eastern
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`District of Texas; and the United States District Courts for the Central, Eastern,
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`Northern and Southern Districts of California. Id. ¶¶ 1-4.
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`4. Mr. Bobrow has familiarity with the subject matter at issue in this
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`proceeding based on his work as counsel in the pending district court case XPRT
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`Ventures, LLC v. eBay Inc. et al., Case No. 1:10-cv-00595-SLR (D. Del.), in
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`which U.S. Patent Nos. 7,483,856; 7,512,563; 7,567,937; 7,599,881; 7,610,244; and
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`7,627,528 are asserted by the Patent Owner. Id. ¶ 9. Mr. Bobrow has been
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`actively involved in all aspects of the pending district court case, including the
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`issue of validity of the patents-in-suit. Id.
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`5. Mr. Bobrow has read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial
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`Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules for Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of
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`the C.F.R, and he agrees to be subject to the USPTO Code of Professional
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`Responsibility set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 10.20 et seq., and to disciplinary
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`jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a). Id. ¶¶ 5-6.
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`III. ANALYSIS
`The facts contained in the Statement of Facts above, and contained in the
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`Bobrow Declaration, establish that there is good cause to admit Mr. Bobrow
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`pro hac vice in this proceeding under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10. Lead counsel and Back-
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`up Counsel are registered practitioners, Mr. Bobrow is an experienced litigation
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`attorney, and Mr. Bobrow has an established familiarity with the subject matter
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`at issue in this proceeding.
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`IV. CONCLUSION
`For the foregoing reasons, Petitioners respectfully request that the Board
`admit Jared Bobrow pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Adrian Percer
`Lead Counsel for Petitioners
`Registration No. 49,986
`Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
`201 Redwood Shores Parkway
`Redwood Shores, CA 94065-1134
`Telephone: 650-802-3000
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`Dated: February 7, 2017
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies, in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), that
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`service was made on the Patent Owner as detailed below.
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`Date of Service
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`February 7, 2017
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`Manner of Service
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`Electronic Mail
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`Documents Served
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`Persons Served
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`Petitioner’s Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of
`Jared Bobrow Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10
`Exhibit 1016 (Declaration of Jared Bobrow In Support
`of Petitioner’s Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice)
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`Patent Owner’s Counsel of Record
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`George Likourezos, Esq.
`261 Washington Ave.
`St. James NY 11780
`g.likourezos@verizon.net
`adcourt@optonline.net
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Adrian Percer
`Lead Counsel for Petitioners
`Registration No. 49,986
`Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
`201 Redwood Shores Parkway
`Redwood Shores, CA 94065-1134
`Telephone: 650-802-3000
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`Dated: February 7, 2017
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