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`By: Robelt G. Mukai, Esq.
`BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & RODNEY PC
`1737 King Street, Suite 500
`Alexandria, Virginia 22314—2727
`Telephone (703) 836—6620
`Facsimile (703) 836—2021
`robert.mukai@bipc.com
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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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`SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA; AXIS COMMUNICATIONS AB; and
`AXIS COMMUNICATIONS INC.
`Petitioner
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`NETWORK-I SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2013—00092
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`Patent 6,218,930
`Administrative Patent Judges Jameson Lee, Joni Y. Chang and Justin T. Arbes
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`DECLARATION OF MR. GREG DOVEL
`IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
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`Case No. IPR2013—00092
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,218,930
`Declaration of Greg Dovel, Esq.
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`I, Greg Dovel, declare as follows:
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`Counsel is an experienced litigating attorney
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`1.
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`I am co—founder of Dovel & Luner and am head of the firm’s trial
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`practice.
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`I have been a litigation attorney for 24 years ~ since 1988.
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`I
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`have represented a Wide range of clients in business litigation matters
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`and have focused on patent litigation since 2000. I first-chaired
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`numerous jury and bench trials to verdict.
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`I graduated Harvard Law
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`School (J.D. 1986, Magna Cum Laude), and then served as law clerk
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`to Ninth Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace.
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`I then clerked for Chief
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`Justice Warren E. Burger and Associate Justice Antonin Scalia of the
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`United States Supreme Court. I was a litigation associate and then
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`partner at Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hayes & Handler in Los Angeles,
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`before leaving to form my own firm in 1995.
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`2.
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`I have been primarily litigating patent cases since 2000.
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`I have been
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`lead counsel on over 30 patent cases.
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`I litigated a number of them
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`through trial and have conducted oral arguments on 6 patent cases
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`before the Federal Circuit.
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`Familiarity with the subject matter at issue in the groceeding [U.S. Patent
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`6,218,9302:
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`5.
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`1 am familiar with the subject matter at issue in this proceeding,
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`specifically the U.S. Patent 6,218,930 (the “‘930 Patent”). My
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`familiarity with the ‘930 Patent is based on the following.
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`6.
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`1 am lead counsel in the following litigation in which the ‘930 Patent
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`is asserted against various manufactures of Power—Over-Ethernet
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`equipment: Network-I Security Solutions, Inc. v. AlcateZ—Lucent USA
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`Inc., Case No. 6:11 cv 492 (“Alcatel Litigation”). The Alcatel
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`Litigation has been pending in the United States District Court for the
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`Eastern District of Texas Tyler Division since September 2011.
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`7.
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`In addition, I was lead counsel in the following litigation in which the
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`‘930 Patent was also asserted against various manufacturers of Power-
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`Over-Ethernet equipment: Network—I Security Solutions, Inc. v.
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`Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco Litigation”). The Cisco Litigation was
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`pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of
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`Texas Tyler Division from February 2008 through July 2010. My
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`work on the Cisco Litigation included:
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`(a)
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`conducting the Markman hearing in which the claim terms of
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`the ‘930 Patent were construed;
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`(b)
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`deposing the Defendant’s technical expert relating to the
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`validity of the ‘930 Patent; and
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`(c)
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`trying the Cisco Litigation to a jury, including opening
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`statement, direct examination of Network—1 ’5 technical expert
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`and cross—examination of the Defendants’ technical expert.
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`The Cisco litigation settled after the fourth day ofjury trial.
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`General Reguirements
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`8.
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`I am a member in good standing of the Bar of the State of California
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`and am admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court,
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`United States Courts of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Federal
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`Circuit, and six federal District Courts.
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`9.
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`l have never been suspended, disbarred, sanctioned or cited for
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`contempt by any court or administrative body.
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`10.
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`I have never had a court or administrative body deny my application
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`for admission to practice.
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`11.
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`I have never had sanctions or contempt citations imposed on me by
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`any court or administrative body.
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`12.
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`I have read and will comply with Office Patent Trial Practice Guide
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`and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of
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`the CPR. § § 10.20 at seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37
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`CPR. § 11.19(a).
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`13.
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`I agree to be subject to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`Code of Professional Responsibility set forth in 37 C.F.R. § § 10.20 at
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`seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § ll.l9(a).
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`14.
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`In the past three (3) years, I have not appeared pro hac vice in any
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`proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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`I hereby declare that all statements made herein of my own knowledge are
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`true and that all statements made on information and belief are believed to
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`be true; and further that these statements are made with the knowledge that
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`willful false statements and the like so made are punishable byfine or
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`imprisonment, or both, under Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States
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`Code and that such willful false statements may jeopardize the validity of
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`US. Patent No. 6,218,930.
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`Date: JanuagyyQ, 2012
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`Mr. Greg Dovel
`Dovel & Luner LLP
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`201 Santa Monica Boulevard,
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`Suite 600
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`Santa Monica, CA 90401
`(310) 656—7066
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing
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`DECLARATION OF MR. GREG DOVEL IN SUPPORT OF MOTION PRO
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`HAC VICE PURSUANT TO 37 CPR. 42.10 is being served upon the following
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`this 25th day of January 201?? via EXPRESS MAIL:
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`Jeffrey D. Sanok
`Jonathan Lindsay
`CROWELL & MORING LLP
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`Intellectual Property Group
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`Washington, DC 20004—2595
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`and electronically via e—mail: AVl-PRPS@Crowell.com
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`Date: January 25, 20112? W -
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`Robert G. Mukai, Esq.
`Registration No. 28,531
`Counselfor NETWORK—I SECURITY
`SOLUTIONS, INC.
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