`571-272-7822
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`Paper 22
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`Entered: November 6, 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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`TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.,
`TSMC NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION, FUJITSU
`SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED, FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR
`AMERICA, INC., ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC., RENESAS
`ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, RENESAS ELECTRONICS
`AMERICA, INC., GLOBAL FOUNDRIES U.S., INC.,
`GLOBALFOUNDRIES DRESDEN MODULE ONE LLC & CO. KG,
`GLOBALFOUNDRIES DRESDEN MODULE TWO LLC & CO. KG,
`TOSHIBA AMERICA ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, INC., TOSHIBA
`AMERICA INC., TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS,
`INC., TOSHIBA CORPORATION, and THE GILLETTE COMPANY
`Petitioners,
`v.
`ZOND, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`Case IPR2014-00781
`Patent 7,147,759 B21
`____________
`
`
`Before JONI Y. CHANG, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Anthony J. Fitzpatrick
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 This Decision addresses the same issues in the inter partes reviews listed in
`the Appendix. Therefore, we issue one Decision to be filed in all of the
`cases. The parties, however, are not authorized to use this style of filing in
`subsequent papers.
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`IPR2014-00781
`Patent 7,147,759 B2
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`Petitioners Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. and
`TSMC North America Corporation (collectively “TSMC”) filed a Motion
`for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Mr. Anthony J. Fitzpatrick in each of the
`proceedings identified in the Appendix. Paper 20. (“Mot.”).2 Although
`Patent Owner Zond, LLC was authorized to file an Opposition to each of the
`Motions within one week after the filing of the Motion (Paper 4, 2; Unified
`Patents, Inc. v. Parallel Iron, LLC, Case IPR2013-00639, slip op. at 3
`(PTAB Oct. 15, 2013) (Paper 7), our record shows no Opposition has been
`filed. For the reasons provided below, TSMC’s Motions are granted.
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), we 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. The Order
`authorizing motions for pro hac vice admission requires a statement of facts
`showing there is good cause for us to recognize counsel pro hac vice, and an
`affidavit or declaration of the individual seeking to appear in the proceedings
`identified in the Appendix. Paper 4, 2.
`In the proceedings at issue, lead counsel for TSMC, Mr. David L.
`McCombs, is a registered practitioner. Mot. 1. TSMC’s Motions indicate
`that there is good cause for us to recognize Mr. Fitzpatrick pro hac vice
`during these proceedings, and is supported by the Declaration of
`Mr. Fitzpatrick (Ex. 1236). Mot. 1–2.
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`2 For the purpose of clarity and expediency, we treat IPR2014-00781 as
`representative, and all citations are to IPR2014-00781 unless otherwise
`noted.
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`In particular, Mr. Fitzpatrick declares that he is an experienced patent
`litigation attorney and has been practicing law, with a focus on patent
`litigation and other intellectual property matters. Ex. 1236 ¶ viii.
`Mr. Fitzpatrick also declares that he has established familiarity with the
`subject matter at issue in the proceedings identified in the Appendix, as he
`has been representing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company,
`Ltd., in the related district court litigation that involves the same patents
`being challenged in the proceedings before us. Id. ¶ ix. Additionally,
`Mr. Fitzpatrick’s Declaration complies with the requirements set forth in the
`Board’s Order authorizing motions for pro hac vice admission. Id. ¶¶ i–ix.
`On this record, we determine that Mr. Fitzpatrick has sufficient legal
`and technical qualifications to represent TSMC in the proceedings identified
`in the Appendix. We further recognize that there is a need for TSMC to
`have its counsel in the co-pending litigation involved in the proceedings
`before us. Accordingly, TSMC has established that there is good cause for
`Mr. Fitzpatrick’s admission.
`Accordingly, it is
`ORDERED that TSMC’s Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission of
`Mr. Anthony J. Fitzpatrick are granted; Mr. Fitzpatrick is authorized to
`represent TSMC as back-up counsel in the proceedings identified in the
`Appendix;
`FURTHER ORDERED that TSMC is to continue to have a registered
`practitioner represent it as lead counsel for those proceedings;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Fitzpatrick 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. Fitzpatrick 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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`APPENDIX
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`U.S. Patent Numbers
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`Inter Partes Reviews
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`6,853,142 B2
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`7,147,759 B2
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`7,604,716 B2
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`7,808,184 B2
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`7,811,421 B2
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`IPR2014-00818
`IPR2014-00819
`IPR2014-00821
`IPR2014-00827
`IPR2014-00781
`IPR2014-00782
`IPR2014-00807
`IPR2014-00808
`IPR2014-00799
`IPR2014-00803
`IPR2014-00800
`IPR2014-00802
`IPR2014-00805
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`For PETITIONERS:
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`TSMC and Fujitsu:
`
`David L. McCombs
`David M O’Dell
`HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP
`david.mccombs.ipr@haynesboone.com
`david.odell.ipr@haynesboone.com
`
`Richard C. Kim
`DUANE MORRIS, LLP
`rckim@duanemorris.com
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`GlobalFoundries:
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`David Tennant
`Dohm Chankong
`WHITE & CASE LLP
`dtennant@whitecase.com
`dohm.chankong@whitecase.com
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`Gillette:
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`Michael A. Diener
`Larissa B. Park
`WILMER, CUTLER, PICKERING, HALE AND DORR, LLP
`michael.diener@wilmerhale.com
`larissa.park@wilmerhale.com
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`AMD:
`
`David M. Tennant
`WHITE & CASE LLP
`dtennant@whitecase.com
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`IPR2014-00781
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`Brian M. Berliner
`Byan K. Yagura
`Xin-Yi Zhou
`O’MELVENY & MEYERS LLO
`bberliner@omm.com
`ryagura@omm.com
`vzhou@omm.com
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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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