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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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`ORACLE CORPORATION, NETAPP INC. and
`HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
`Petitioner,
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`CROSSROADS SYSTEMS, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2014-01209
`Patent No. 7,051,147
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`DECLARATION OF SCOTT S. CROCKER IN SUPPORT OF
`PATENT OWNER’S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR
`PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF SCOTT S. CROCKER
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`I, Scott S. Crocker, make the following declaration based on my own
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`personal knowledge:
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`I am a partner in the law firm of Sprinkle IP Law Group, P.C. My
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`fellow partner, Steve Sprinkle is lead counsel for Crossroads Systems, Inc.
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`(“Crossroads”) in this proceeding, related inter partes review proceedings before
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`the Board, and several patent suits that are presently pending in the Western
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`District of Texas.
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`2.
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`I was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Texas in 1994
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`and I am a member in good standing of the Texas State Bar. I am also admitted to
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`practice in the District Courts for the Western District of Texas, Northern District
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`of Texas, and Eastern District of Texas.
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`I have never been suspended or disbarred by any court or
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`administrative body.
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`I have never been denied an application for pro hac vice admission to
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`practice before any court or administrative body.
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`No sanctions or contempt citations have been imposed against me by
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`any court or administrative body.
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`I have read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice
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`Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of 37 C.F.R.
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`I agree that I will be subject to the USPTO’s Rules of Professional
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`Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et. seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction under
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`37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`8.
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`I am concurrently applying for pro hac vice admission in the
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`following proceedings before the USPTO:
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` IPR2014-01197 (United States Patent No. 6,425,035) by Oracle
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`Corporation, NetApp, Inc. and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
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` IPR2014-01207 (United States Patent No. 7,051,147) by Oracle
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`Corporation, NetApp, Inc. and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
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` IPR2014-01226 (United States Patent No. 6,425,035) by Cisco
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`Systems, Inc. and Quantum Corporation
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`9.
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`I obtained my J.D. in 1994 from the University of Texas School of
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`Law in Austin, Texas. I have been in civil litigation for over 20 years, and I have
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`been litigating patent cases since 2006. I consider myself to be very familiar with
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`the patent laws of the United States.
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`10.
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`I have read Crossroads Systems’ U.S. Patent No. 7,051,147, which is
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`the patent under review in this proceeding. Ex. 1001. I have also read the Petition
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`for Inter Partes Review in this proceeding, including the alleged prior art, the
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`supporting Declaration of Jeffery S. Chase, Ph.D, and other exhibits. I have also
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`read Patent Owner’s Preliminary Response and its associated exhibits. I have also
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`read the Board’s decision instituting inter partes review in this proceeding.
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`11.
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`I am counsel of record for Crossroads in the following patent cases
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`which relate to the patent under review:
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` Crossroads Systems, Inc. v. Oracle Corporation
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`Case No. 1:13-CV-00895-SS (W.D. Tex.)
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` Crossroads Systems, Inc. v. Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. et al.
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` Case No. 1:13-CV-01025-SS (W.D. Tex.)
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` Crossroads Systems, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc.,
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`Case No. 1:14-CV-00148-SS (W.D. Tex.)
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` Crossroads Systems, Inc. v. NetApp, Inc.,
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`Case No. 1:14-CV-00149-SS (W.D. Tex.)
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` Crossroads Systems, Inc. v. Quantum Corporation,
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`Case No. 1:14-CV-00150-SS (W.D. Tex.)
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`12. Prior to becoming counsel of record in the above cases, I was
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`involved in the Claim Construction process for the patent under review and other
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`members of its patent family. I was involved in the preparation of arguments for
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`Crossroads’ Claim Construction Contentions as well as its presentation at the two-
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`day hearing before a special master.
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`13.
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`I have read the Report and Recommendation of the Special Master
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`regarding Claim Construction in the above listed district court cases.
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`14. Through my involvement in the district court litigations and my own
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`legal and technical research and consultations, I am familiar with the technology of
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`the patent under review and the issues associated with this proceeding.
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`15.
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`I declare under penalty of perjury of the laws of the United States that
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`the foregoing is true and correct.
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`Executed this 25th day of February, 2015 at Austin, Texas.
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`/Scott S. Crocker/
`Scott S. Crocker
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