`By: N. Andrew Crain (andrew.crain@thomashorstemeyer.com)
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`THOMAS | HORSTEMEYER, LLP
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`400 Interstate North Parkway, SE
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`Suite 1500
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`Atlanta, Georgia 30339
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`Tel: (770) 933-9500
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`Fax: (770) 951-0933
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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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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.;
`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.; and
`SAMSUNG TELECOMPUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC
`Petitioner
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`BLACK HILLS MEDIA, LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2014-00717
`Patent 6,108,686
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`POWER OF ATTORNEY
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. 42.10(b), Petitioner, BLACK HILLS MEDIA, LLC,
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`hereby appoints the following lead and back-up counsel to prosecute and transact
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`all business before the Patent Trial & Appeal Board of the United States Patent and
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`Trademark Office connected with a Petitioner for Inter Partes Review of U.S.
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`Patent No. 6,108,686 entitled “AGENT-BASED ON-LINE INFORMATION
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`RETRIEVAL AND VIEWING SYSTEM” in which, Black Hills Media, LLC has
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`ownership interest:
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`BACK-UP COUNSEL
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`Vivek A. Ganti
`USPTO Reg. No. 71,368
`Thomas|Horstemeyer LLC
`400 Interstate North Parkway
`Suite 1500
`Atlanta, Georgia 30339
`Phone: 770-933-9500
`Fax: 770-951-0933
`Vivek.ganti@thomashorstemeyer.com
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`Christopher J. Horgan
`USPTO Reg. No. 40,394
`Concert Technology Corporation
`5400 Trinity Road, Suite 303
`Raleigh, NC 27607
`chris.horgan@concerttechnology.com
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`N. Andrew Crain
`USPTO Reg. No. 45,442
`Thomas|Horstemeyer LLC
`400 Interstate North Parkway
`Suite 1500
`Atlanta, Georgia 30339
`Phone: 770-933-9500
`Fax: 770-951-0933
`Andrew.crain@thomashorstemeyer.com
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`LEAD COUNSEL
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`The undersigned is authorized to sign this Power of Attorney on behalf of
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`Patent Owner BLACK HILLS MEDIA, LLC.
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`Date:
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`Name: Hugh Svendsen
`Title: CEO
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`BLACK HILLS MEDIA, LLC
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned herby certifies that a copy of the foregoing POWER OF
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`ATTORNEY and any supporting exhibits were served on counsel of record on
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`May 22, 2014, and that this document was filed through the Patent Review
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`Processing System and served electronically via email.
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`Andrea G. Reister
`Gregory S. Discher
`COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
`1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
`Washington, DC 20004
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`Respectfully submitted,
`Thomas | Horstemeyer LLP
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`N. Andrew Crain
`Lead Counsel
`Attorney for Patent Owner
`Registration No. 45,442
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`May 22, 2014
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