`571-272-7822
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`Paper 41
`Entered: April 15, 2015
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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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`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
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`Before JONI Y. CHANG, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Brett C. Rismiller
`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.
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`IPR2014-00781
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`Petitioner GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S., Inc., GLOBALFOUNDRIES
`Dresden Module One LLC & Co. KG, and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Dresden
`Module Two LLC & Co. KG (collectively, “GlobalFoundries”) filed a
`Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Mr. Brett C. Rismiller in each of the
`proceedings identified in the Appendix. Paper 41. (“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, GlobalFoundries’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 GlobalFoundries is a
`registered practitioner. Mot. 1. GlobalFoundries’s Motions indicate that
`there is good cause for us to recognize Mr. Rismiller pro hac vice during
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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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`these proceedings, and is supported by the Affidavit of Mr. Rismiller
`(Ex. 1239). Mot. 1–2.
`In particular, Mr. Rismiller 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 ¶ 8.
`Mr. Rismiller 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 GlobalFoundries, in the related district court litigation
`that involves the same patents being challenged in the proceedings before us.
`Id. ¶ 9. Additionally, Mr. Rismiller’s Affidavit complies with the
`requirements set forth in the Board’s Order authorizing motions for pro hac
`vice admission. Id. ¶¶ 1–9.
`On this record, we determine that Mr. Rismiller has sufficient legal
`and technical qualifications to represent GlobalFoundries in the proceedings
`identified in the Appendix. We further recognize that there is a need for
`GlobalFoundries to have its counsel in the co-pending litigation involved in
`the proceedings before us. Accordingly, GlobalFoundries has established
`that there is good cause for Mr. Rismiller’s admission.
`Accordingly, it is
`ORDERED that GlobalFoundries’s Motions for Pro Hac Vice
`Admission of Mr. Brett C. Rismiller are granted; Mr. Rismiller is authorized
`to represent GlobalFoundries as back-up counsel in the proceedings
`identified in the Appendix;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that GlobalFoundries is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel for those proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Rismiller 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. Rismiller 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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`6,806,652 B1
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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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`IPR2014-00861
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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 PATENT OWNER:
`Gregory J. Gonsalves
`gonsalves@gonsalveslawfirm.com
`Bruce J. Barker
`bbarker@chsblaw.com
`Tarek Fahmi
`tarek.fahmi@ascendalaw.com
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`For PETITIONER:
`Fujitsu:
`David M. O’Dell
`david.odell.ipr@haynesboone.com
`David L. McCombs
`david.mccombs.ipr@haynesboone.com
`Richard C. Kim
`rckim@duanemorris.com
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`GlobalFoundries:
`David M. Tennant
`dtennant@whitecase.com
`Dohm Chankong
`dohm.chankong@whitecase.com
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`Gillette:
`David L. Cavanaugh
`david.cavanaugh@wilmerhale.com
`Larissa B. Park
`larissa.park@wilmerhale.com
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`AMD:
`Brian M. Berliner
`bberliner@omm.com
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`Ryan K. Yagura
`ryagura@omm.com
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`Xin-Yi Zhou
`vzhou@omm.com
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`Toshiba:
`Robinson Vu
`robinson.vu@bakerbotts.com
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`Renesas:
`John J. Feldhaus
`jfeldhaus@foley.com
`Pavan K. Agarwal
`pagarwal@foley.com
`Michael R. Houston
`mhouston@foley.com