`571-272-7822
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`Paper 22
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`Entered: January 13, 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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`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,
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`v.
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`ZOND, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2014-00828
`Patent 6,805,779 B21
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`Before SUSAN L. C. MITCHELL, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Michael D. Sadowitz
`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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`IPR2014-00828
`Patent 6,805,779 B2
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`Patent Owner Zond, LLC (“Zond”) filed a Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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`Admission of Mr. Michael D. Sadowitz in each of the proceedings identified
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`in the Appendix. Paper 19 (“Mot.”).2 Zond has represented that Petitioners
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`do not oppose the motions. Mot. 2. For the reasons provided below, Zond’s
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`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. Paper 3, 2.
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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. Sadowitz pro hac vice during
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`these proceedings, and is supported by the Declaration of Mr. Sadowitz
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`(Ex. 2001). Mot. 2–4.
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`In particular, Mr. Sadowitz declares that he is an experienced
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`litigation attorney, with experience in many litigations involving patent
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`infringement in district court. Ex. 2001 ¶ viii. Mr. Sadowitz also declares
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`that he has established familiarity with the subject matter at issue in the
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`2 For the purpose of clarity and expediency, we treat IPR2014-00828 as
`representative, and all citations are to IPR2014-00828 unless otherwise
`noted.
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`proceedings identified in the Appendix, as he has been representing Zond, in
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`the related district court litigation that involves the same patents being
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`challenged in the proceedings before us. Id. ¶ ix. Additionally,
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`Mr. Sadowitz’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. Sadowitz 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
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`Mr. Sadowitz’s admission.
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`Accordingly, it is
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`ORDERED that Zond’s Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission of
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`Mr. Michael D. Sadowitz are granted; Mr. Sadowitz is authorized to
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`represent Zond as back-up counsel in the proceedings identified in the
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`Appendix;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Zond is to continue to have a registered
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`practitioner represent it as lead counsel for those proceedings;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Sadowitz 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 Part 42 of Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Sadowitz is 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–
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`11.901.
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`APPENDIX
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`U.S. Patent Numbers
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`6,805,779 B2
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`Inter Partes Reviews
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`IPR2014-00828
`IPR2014-00829
`IPR2014-00917
`IPR2014-01073
`IPR2014-01076
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`IPR2014-00828
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Gregory J. Gonsalves
`gonsalves@gonsalveslawfirm.com
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`Bruce J. Barker
`bbarker@chsblaw.com
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`For PETITIONERS:
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`TSMC and Fujitsu:
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`David L. McCombs
`david.mccombs.ipr@haynesboone.com
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`David M O’Dell
`david.odell.ipr@haynesboone.com
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`Richard C. Kim
`rckim@duanemorris.com
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`GlobalFoundries:
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`David Tennant
`dtennant@whitecase.com
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`Dohm Chankong
`dohm.chankong@whitecase.com
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`Gillette:
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`Michael A. Diener
`michael.diener@wilmerhale.com
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`Larissa B. Park
`larissa.park@wilmerhale.com
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`AMD:
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`David M. Tennant
`dtennant@whitecase.com
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`Brian M. Berliner
`bberliner@omm.com
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`Byan K. Yagura
`ryagura@omm.com
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`Xin-Yi Zhou
`vzhou@omm.com
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`Toshiba:
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`Robinson Vu
`Robinson.vu@bakerbotts.com
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`Renesas:
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`John Feldhaus
`jfeldhaus@foley.com
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`Pavan Agarwal
`pagarwal@foley.com
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`Mike Houston
`mhouston@foley.com
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