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`Paper 14
`Entered: December 16, 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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`MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC and MERCEDES-BENZ U.S.
`INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`VELOCITY PATENT LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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` IPR2014-01247
`Patent 5,954,781
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`Before JAMESON LEE, GLENN J. PERRY, and
`PETER P. CHEN, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`CHEN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Patent Owner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of
` James A. Shimota
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`IPR2014-01247
`Patent 5,954,781
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`On December 2, 2014, Patent Owner filed a Motion for pro hac vice
`admission of James A. Shimota, along with a supporting declaration by Mr.
`Shimota. See Paper 11. Petitioner has not opposed the Motion.
`Patent Owner’s lead counsel, Patrick Richards, is a registered
`practitioner. Paper 6. Patent Owner has shown good cause for the
`admission, pro hac vice, of James A. Shimota. For example, Patent Owner
`has shown by its Motion and Mr. Shimota’s declaration that Mr. Shimota is
`an experienced litigating attorney and has an established familiarity with the
`subject matter at issue in the proceedings. See Paper 11, p. 6, ¶ 8.
`Accordingly, it is
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s unopposed motion for pro hac vice
`admission of Mr. Shimota is granted; Mr. Shimota is authorized to
`represent Patent Owner only as back-up counsel in these proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel for these proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Shimota 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. Shimota 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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`Patent 5,954,781
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`PETITIONER:
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`Celine Crowson
`celine.crowson@hoganlovells.com
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`Joseph Raffetto
`joseph.raffetto@hoganlovells.com
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`Raymond Kurz
`raymon.kurz@hoganlovells.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Patrick Richards
`patrick@richardspatentlaw.com
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`Howard Levin
`hlevin@mavllp.com
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`James Shimota
`jshimota@mavllp.com
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