`Tel: 571-272-7822
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`Paper 26
`Entered: December 9, 2014
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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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`
`THE GILLETTE COMPANY, TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR
`MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., TSMC NORTH AMERICA
`CORPORATION, FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED, and FUJITSU
`SEMICONDUCTOR AMERICA, INC.,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`ZOND, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`________________________
`
`Cases IPR2014-00580, IPR2014-007261
`Patent 6,896,773 B2
`____________
`
`Before KEVIN F. TURNER, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`
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`DECISION
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`Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Mr. Tigran Vardanian
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 This Decision addresses the same issues in the inter partes reviews listed
`herein. Therefore, we issue one Decision to be filed in both of the cases.
`The parties, however, are not authorized to use this style of filing in
`subsequent papers.
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`
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`IPR2014-00580, IPR2014-00726
`Patent 6,896,773 B2
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`Patent Owner Zond, LLC (hereafter “Zond”) filed Motions for Pro
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`Hac Vice Admission of Mr. Tigran Vardanian in both of the proceedings
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`identified above. Paper 24 (“Mot.”).2 Zond indicates that these Motions
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`were being filed without opposition. Mot. 1. For the reasons provided
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`below, Zond’s Motions are granted.
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), we may recognize counsel pro hac
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`vice during a proceeding upon a showing of good cause, subject to the
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`condition that lead counsel be a registered practitioner. The Order
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`authorizing motions for pro hac vice admission requires a statement of facts
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`showing there is good cause for us to recognize counsel pro hac vice, and an
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`affidavit or declaration of the individual seeking to appear in the proceedings
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`identified in the Appendix.
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`In the proceedings at issue, lead counsel for Zond, Dr. Gregory J.
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`Gonsalves, is a registered practitioner. Mot. 2. Zond’s Motions indicate that
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`there is good cause for us to recognize Mr. Tigran Vardanian pro hac vice
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`during these proceedings, and each is supported by a Declaration (Ex. 2002).
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`Mot. 2–3.
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`Mr. Vardanian declares that he is an experienced patent litigation
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`attorney and has been practicing law, with a focus on patent litigation and
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`other intellectual property matters. Ex. 2002 ¶ viii. Mr. Vardanian also
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`declares that he has established familiarity with the subject matter at issue in
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`2 For the purpose of clarity and expediency, we treat IPR2014-00580 as
`representative, and all citations are to IPR2014-00580 unless otherwise
`noted.
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`2
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`
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`IPR2014-00580, IPR2014-00726
`Patent 6,896,773 B2
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`the proceedings identified in the Appendix, as he has been representing
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`Zond in the related district court litigation that involves the same patents
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`being challenged in the proceedings before us. Id. ¶ ix. Additionally, Mr.
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`Vardanian’s Declaration complies with the requirements set forth in the
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`Board’s Order authorizing motions for pro hac vice admission. Id. ¶¶ i–ix.
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`On this record, we determine that Mr. Vardanian has sufficient legal
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`and technical qualifications to represent Zond in the proceedings identified
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`in the Appendix. We further recognize that there is a need for Zond to have
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`its counsel in the co-pending litigation involved in the proceedings before
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`us. Accordingly, Zond has established that there is good cause for Mr.
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`Vardanian’s admission.
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`For the foregoing reasons, it is
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`ORDERED that Zond’s motions for pro hac vice admission of Mr.
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`Vardanian for the instant proceeding are granted; Mr. Vardanian is
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`authorized to represent Patent Owner as back-up counsel in the instant
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`proceedings;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Vardanian is to comply with the
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`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for
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`Trials, as set forth in Title 37, Part 42 of the C.F.R., and to be subject to the
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`Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and the
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`USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et
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`seq; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
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`registered practitioner as lead counsel in the instant proceedings.
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`3
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`IPR2014-00580, IPR2014-00726
`Patent 6,896,773 B2
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Gregory J. Gonsalves
`gonsalves@gonsalveslawfirm.com
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`Bruce J. Barker
`CHAO HADIDI STARK & BARKER LLP
`bbarker@chsblaw.com
`
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Gillette:
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`Michael A. Diener
`Andrej Barbic
`WILMER, CUTLER, PICKERING, HALE AND DORR, LLP
`michael.diener@wilmerhale.com
`andrej.barbic@wilmerhale.com
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`
`
`TSMC and Fujitsu:
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`David M O’Dell
`David L. McCombs
`HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP
`david.odell.ipr@haynesboone.com
`david.mccombs.ipr@haynesboone.com
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