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`Paper 13 (IPR2015-00229)
`Paper 14 (IPR2015-00230)
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`Entered: January 14, 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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`SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA, LLC,
`Petitioner
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`APLIX IP HOLDINGS CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner
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`Cases1
`IPR2015-00229 (Patent 7,667,692 B2)
`IPR2015-00230 (Patent 7,463,245 B2)
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`Before BRYAN F. MOORE, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`MOORE, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Patent Owner’s Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of
`Sherman W. Kahn, Robert J. Gilbertson, Sybil L. Dunlop, and X. Kevin
`Zhao
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 This Order applies to each of the listed cases. We exercise our discretion
`to issue one Order to be docketed in each case. The parties, however, are
`not authorized to use this caption for any subsequent papers.
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`IPR2015-00229 (Patent 7,667,692 B2)
`IPR2015-00230 (Patent 7,463,245 B2)
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`On January 6, 2015, Patent Owner filed a Motion for Pro Hac Vice
`Admission of Messrs. Kahn, Gilbertson, X. Kevin Zhao, and Ms. Dunlop
`(Papers 8-112 3) and an accompanying affidavit in support thereof (Papers 5,
`7, 12, 13). Petitioner did not file an opposition to these motions.
`Initially, we note that he motions for pro hac vice were titled “Related
`Matters” in the PRPS system. In the future, when filing papers, the parties
`should use descriptive titles such as “Patent Owner’s Motion for Pro Hac
`Vice Admission of …” in order to provide a clearer record. Additionally,
`exhibits such as declarations should be filed in the PRPS system as exhibits
`not papers. Nonetheless, no change to the papers currently filed in these
`cases is requested at this time.
`Upon consideration of the papers presented, Patent Owner has
`demonstrated sufficiently that Messrs. Kahn, Gilbertson, X. Kevin Zhao, and
`Ms. Dunlop have sufficient legal and technical qualifications to represent
`Patent Owner in this proceeding. See IPR2013-00639, Paper 7, “Order –
`Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission.” Accordingly, Patent
`Owner has established that there is good cause for admitting Messrs. Kahn,
`Gilbertson, X. Kevin Zhao, and Ms. Dunlop. Messrs. Kahn, Gilbertson, X.
`Kevin Zhao, and Ms. Dunlop may only be designated as backup counsel.
`In consideration of the forgoing, it is
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s unopposed motion for pro hac vice
`admission of Messrs. Kahn, Gilbertson, X. Kevin Zhao, and Ms. Dunlop is
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`2 For expediency, IPR2014-00230 is representative and all subsequent
`citations are to IPR2014-00230 unless otherwise noted.
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`3 Papers 6 and 9 in IPR2015-00230 appear to be identical; therefore, paper 6
`will be expunged.
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`IPR2015-00229 (Patent 7,667,692 B2)
`IPR2015-00230 (Patent 7,463,245 B2)
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`granted; Messrs. Kahn, Gilbertson, X. Kevin Zhao, and Ms. Dunlop are
`authorized to represent Patent Owner only as back-up counsel in the instant
`proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel for the instant proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Messrs. Kahn, Gilbertson, X. Kevin
`Zhao, and Ms. Dunlop are 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;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Messrs. Kahn, Gilbertson, X. Kevin
`Zhao, and Ms. Dunlop are 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.; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Paper 6 in IPR2015-00230 is expunged.
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`IPR2015-00229 (Patent 7,667,692 B2)
`IPR2015-00230 (Patent 7,463,245 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Eric A. Buresh
`Abran J. Kean
`ERISE IP, P.A.
`eric.buresh@eriseip.com
`abran.kean@eriseip.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`Michael Mauriel
`MAURIEL KAPOUYTIAN WOODS LLP
`mmauriel@mkwllp.com
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