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` Paper 33
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` Entered: April 13, 2016
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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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`QUALCOMM, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`BANDSPEED, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-00314 (Patent 7,477,624 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00315 (Patent 7,477,624 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00346 (Patent 7,477,624 B2)
` Case IPR2015-00531 (Patent 8,542,643 B2)1
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`Before BART A. GERSTENBLITH, DAVID C. McKONE, and
`PATRICK M. BOUCHER, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`BOUCHER, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Adam G. Price
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 The parties are not authorized to use this style of caption.
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`Case IPR2015-00314 (Patent 7,477,624 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00315 (Patent 7,477,624 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00316 (Patent 7,477,624 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00531 (Patent 8,542,643 B2)
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`On April 5, 2016, Bandspeed, Inc. (“Patent Owner”) filed Motions for
`Pro Hac Vice Admission of Adam G. Price in each of the proceedings.
`Paper 29.2 In these motions, Patent Owner states that there is good cause for
`the Board to recognize Mr. Price pro hac vice during these proceedings
`because he has substantial experience with the patents at issue, and because
`he represents Patent Owner in related litigation in which the patents have
`been asserted. Id. at 2–3. Patent Owner represents that Petitioner does not
`oppose. Id. at 3.
`The motions are supported by an Affidavit of Mr. Price attesting that
`he is a member in good standing of the Bar of the State of Texas, as well as
`in the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, and the U.S. Court of Appeals
`for the Federal Circuit. Ex. 2003 ¶ 1. Mr. Price’s Affidavit asserts that he
`agrees to “be subject to the Office’s Rules of Professional Conduct set forth
`in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R.
`§ 11.19(a).” Id. ¶ 6.
`Upon consideration, Patent Owner has demonstrated sufficiently that
`Mr. Price has sufficient legal and technical qualifications to represent Patent
`Owner in this proceeding.
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`2 Citations are to IPR2015-00314. Similar documents are filed in each of the
`proceedings.
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`Case IPR2015-00314 (Patent 7,477,624 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00315 (Patent 7,477,624 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00316 (Patent 7,477,624 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00531 (Patent 8,542,643 B2)
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`It is
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission
`of Adam G. Price are granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Price 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 the Code of Federal Regulations, and to be subject to
`the Office’s Code of Professional Responsibility set forth in 37 C.F.R.
`§§ 11.101 et seq., and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a);
`and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel in these proceedings.
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`Case IPR2015-00314 (Patent 7,477,624 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00315 (Patent 7,477,624 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00316 (Patent 7,477,624 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00531 (Patent 8,542,643 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Lori A. Gordon
`Robert E. Sokohl
`Jeffrey T. Helvey
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX
`lgordon-PTAB@skgf.com
`rsokohl-PTAB@skgf.com
`jhelvey-PTAB@skgf.com
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`Nathan Rees
`Richard S. Zembek
`Eric Hall
`R. Ross Viguet
`NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP
`nate.rees@nortonrosefulbright.com
`richard.zembek@nortonrosefulbright.com
`eric.hall@nortonrosefulbright.com
`ross.viguet@nortonrosefulbright.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Gregory S. Donahue
`DiNOVO PRICE ELLWANGER & HARDY LLP
`gdonahue@dpelaw.com
`docketing@dpelaw.com
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`David O. Simmons
`IVC PATENT AGENCY
`dsimmons1@sbcglobal.net
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