`571-272-7822
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`Paper 25
`Entered: April 29, 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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`VMWARE, INC., INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES
`CORPORATION
`AND
`ORACLE AMERICA, INC.
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH
`INSTITUTE,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2014-00949
`Case IPR2014-00901
`Patent 6,978,346 B2
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`GREGG I. ANDERSON, Administrative Patent Judge.
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` DECISION
`Petitioner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Michael Rueckheim
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`Case IPR2014-00949
`Case IPR2014-00901
`Patent 6,978,346 B2
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`On April 22, 2015, Petitioner (“VMware”) filed a Motion for Pro Hac
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`Vice Admission of Michael Rueckheim. Paper 22 (“Mot.”). The motion
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`indicates that it is unopposed by Patent Owner. Mot. 2.
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`The Board may recognize counsel pro hac vice during a proceeding
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`upon a showing of good cause, subject to the condition that lead counsel is a
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`registered practitioner. 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c). If lead counsel is a registered
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`practitioner, a non-registered practitioner may be permitted to appear pro
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`hac vice “upon showing that counsel is an experienced litigating attorney
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`and has an established familiarity with the subject matter at issue in the
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`proceeding.” Id.
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`In this proceeding, lead counsel for VMware is Katherine Kelly
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`Lutton, a registered practitioner. VMware’s motion relies on a declaration
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`of Michael Rueckheim (Ex. 1016). Mr. Rueckheim declares that he is a
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`member in good standing of the Bar of Texas. Ex. 1016 ¶ 1. Mr.
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`Rueckheim also declares that he has never been suspended, disbarred,
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`sanctioned or cited for contempt by any court or administrative body, and
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`that he has never had an application for admission to practice denied by any
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`court or administrative body. Id. ¶¶ 2-4. Mr. Rueckheim further declares
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`that he is familiar with the subject matter at issue in this proceeding based on
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`his work as counsel for VMware in the related district court litigation
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`between the parties involving Patent 6,978,346: Safe Storage LLC v.
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`VMware, Inc., Case No. 1-13-cv-00928-GMS (D. Del.). Id. ¶ 8.
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`Mr. Rueckheim further states (1) that he has read and will comply
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`with the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials as set forth in Part 42 of Title
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`37, Code of Federal Regulations, as well as the Office Patent Trial Practice
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`Guide, and (2) that he agrees to be subject to the “United States Patent and
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`Case IPR2014-00901
`Patent 6,978,346 B2
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`Trademark Office Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§
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`11.101 et seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a).” Ex.
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`1015 ¶¶ 5-6.
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`Based on the foregoing, we determine that VMware has established
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`good cause for admission, pro hac vice, of Mr. Michael Rueckheim.
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`It is
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`ORDERED that VMware’s motion for pro hac vice admission of
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`Michael Rueckheim is granted;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Rueckheim is authorized to represent
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`Petitioner only as backup counsel;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Rueckheim is subject to the
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`USPTO’s Rules of Professional Conduct as set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101
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`et seq. and to the USPTO’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. §
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`11.19(a).
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`Case IPR2014-00901
`Patent 6,978,346 B2
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Katherine Kelly Lutton
`Timothy W. Riffe
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`lutton@fr.com
`IPR27450-0011IP1@fr.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Matthew C. Phillips
`Derek Meeker
`RENAISSANCE IP LAW GROUP LLP
`matthew.phillips@renaissanceiplaw.com
`derek.meeker@renaissanceiplaw.com
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