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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRJAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`GOOGLEINC.
`Petitioner
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`V.
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`AT HOME BONDHOLDERS' LIQUIDATING TRUST
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR20 15-006621
`Patent 6,014,698
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`GOOGLE INC.'S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE
`ADMISSION OF MATTHIAS A. KAMBER UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`Mail Stop "PATENT BOARD"
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
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`1 Case IPR20 15-00666 has been consolidated with this proceeding.
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`MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF MATTHIAS A. KAMBER
`IPR20 15-00662
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`I.
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`RELIEF REQUESTED
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), and as authorized in the Board's Notice of
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`Filing Date issued February 24, 2015 (Paper 3), Petitioner Google Inc. ("Google")
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`respectfully requests the pro hac vice admission of Matthias A. Kamber in this
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`proceeding. Patent Owner has indicated that it will not oppose this Motion.
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`II. GOVERNING LAWS, RULES, AND PRECEDENT
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`Section 42.1 0( c) states as follows:
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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
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`counsel be a registered practitioner and to any other conditions as the
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`Board may impose. For example, where the lead counsel is a
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`registered practitioner, a motion to appear pro hac vice by counsel
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`who is not a registered practitioner may be granted upon showing that
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`counsel is an experienced litigating attorney and has an established
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`familiarity with the subject matter at issue in the proceeding.
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`As stated in the Board's February 24, 2015, Notice ofFiling Date, any
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`motion for pro hac vice admission under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) must be filed in
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`accordance with the guidance specified in the "Order Authorizing Motionfor Pro
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`Hac Vice Admission" entered in IPR2013-00639 (Paper 7). According to that
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`MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF MATTHIAS A. KAMBER
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`guidance, pro hac vice motions can be filed "no sooner than (21) days after service
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`of the petition."
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`III. STATEMENT OF FACTS
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`Based on the following facts, and supported by the Affidavit of Mr. Kamber
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`(GOOG 1029) submitted herewith, Petitioner requests the pro hac vice admission
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`of Matthias A. Kamber in this proceeding:
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`1.
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`Petitioner's lead counsel, Michelle K. Holoubek, is a registered
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`practitioner (Reg. No. 54,179).
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`2. Mr. Kamber is a partner of the law firm Keker & Van Nest LLP.
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`(GOOG 1029, ,-r3.)
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`3. Mr. Kamber is an experienced litigation attorney. Mr. Kamber has
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`been litigating patent cases for nearly 13 years. Mr. Kamber has been
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`practicing law since 2002 and has extensive experience litigating patent
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`infringement cases in many different district courts across the United States.
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`(Id. at ,-r4.) Among his experience in patent litigation matters, Mr. Kamber
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`has been lead counsel in multiple trials, Markman hearings, patent summary
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`judgment proceedings, and other patent-related hearings and pleadings
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`concerning, inter alia, patent validity and infringement issues. (I d. at ,-r5.)
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`4. Mr. Kamber has an established familiarity with the subject matter at
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`issue in this proceeding. Mr. Kamber is Petitioner Google Inc.'s trial counsel
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`MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF MATTHIAS A. KAMBER
`IPR20 15-00662
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`against the Patent Owner in its co-pending district court litigation,
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`Williamson v. Google Inc., No. 3:15-cv-00966-JD (N.D. Cal. March 3,
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`2015), which was originally filed in the District of Delaware (Case No. 1:14-
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`cv-00216-GMS) on February 19, 2014 before getting transferred to the
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`Northern District of California on March 2, 2015. (Id. at ~12). As trial
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`counsel for Petitioner, Mr. Kamber has been actively involved in all aspects
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`of its district court litigation, including the issue ofvalidity ofthe patents-in-
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`suit that include the patent at issue in this proceeding. (I d.)
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`5. Mr. Kamber is a member in good standing of the District of Columbia
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`Bar, the California State Bar, the New York State Bar, and the
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`Massachusetts State Bar. (ld. at ~6.)
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`6. Mr. Kamber has never been suspended or disbarred from practice
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`before any court or administrative body. (!d.)
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`7.
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`No application ofMr. Kamber for admission to practice before any
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`court or administrative body has ever been denied. (Jd. at ~7.)
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`8.
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`No sanctions or contempt citations have ever been imposed against
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`Mr. Kamber by any court or administrative body. (Id. at ~8.)
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`9. Mr. Kamber has read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial
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`Practice Guide and the Board's Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in part
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`42 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (Id. at ~9.)
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`10. Mr. Kamber understands that he will be subject to the USPTO Code
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`of Professional Responsibility set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et. seq. and
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`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a). (!d. at ,-riO.)
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`11. Mr. Kamber has applied to appear pro hac vice before this Office in
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`the following proceedings in the past three years: IPR2015-00196, IPR2015-
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`00198, and IPR2015-00209 and was admitted to practice in these
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`proceedings as back-up counsel on May 21, 2015. (Id.at ,-rll.) Mr. Kamber is
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`also currently seeking pro hac vice admission to represent petitioner Google
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`Inc. in a related matter for case IPR20 15-00657. (!d.) Otherwise, Mr.
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`Kamber has not applied to appear pro hac vice in any other proceedings
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`before the Office in the last three (3) years. (!d.)
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`12. This motion was filed no sooner than 21 days after service of the
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`Petition in this proceeding, which occurred on February 2, 2015.
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`IV. GOOD CAUSE EXISTS FOR THE PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF
`Mr. KAMBER IN THIS PROCEEDING
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`The Board may recognize counsel pro hac vice during a proceeding upon a
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`showing of good cause, subject to the condition that lead counsel be a registered
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`practitioner and to any other conditions as the Board may impose. 3 7 C.F .R. §
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`42.1 0( c). Petitioner's lead counsel, Michelle K. Holoubek, is a registered
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`practitioner. Based on the facts contained herein, as supported by Mr. Kamber's
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`affidavit (GOOG 1029), good cause exists to admit Mr. Kamber pro hac vice in
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`this proceeding.
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`As supported by his affidavit, Mr. Kamber is an experienced litigating
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`attorney with nearly 13 years of patent litigation experience. Mr. Kamber also has
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`a deep and established familiarity with the subject matter at issue in this
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`proceeding as he is Petitioner Google Inc.'s trial counsel in its co-pending district
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`court litigation against the Patent Owner, Williamson v. Google Inc., No. 3:15-cv-
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`00966-JD (N.D. Cal. March 3, 2015). This proceeding involves the same patent-
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`U.S Patent No. 6,014,698- that is at issue in that co-pending litigation.
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`As trial counsel for Petitioner, Mr. Kamber has been actively involved in all
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`aspects of its district court litigation, including Petitioner's factual investigation
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`and development of its invalidity positions regarding the claims of the '698 patent
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`being challenged in this proceeding. In view of Mr. Kamber's extensive knowledge
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`of the precise subject matter at issue in this proceeding, and in view of the
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`interrelatedness of this proceeding and the co-pending district court litigation,
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`Petitioner has a substantial need for Mr. Kamber's pro hac vice admission and his
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`involvement in depositions and the continued prosecution of this proceeding.
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`Admission of Mr. Kamber pro hac vice will enable Petitioner to avoid unnecessary
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`expense and duplication of work between this proceeding and its district court
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`litigation. See 77 Fed. Reg. 157 (Aug. 14, 2012), at 48661 (Office's comment on
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`MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF MATTHIAS A. KAMBER
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`final rule discussing concerns about efficiency and costs where an entity has
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`already engaged counsel for parallel district court litigation). Admission of Mr.
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`Kamber will also ease the burden on Petitioners' existing lead and backup counsel
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`in upcoming actions.
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`MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF MATTHIAS A. KAMBER
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`V.
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`CONCLUSION
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`For the foregoing reasons as well as the reasons contained in the attached
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`affidavit, petitioner Google Inc. respectfully requests admission of Matthias A.
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`Kamber as counsel pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`The Patent Trial and Appeal Board is hereby authorized to charge any fees
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`associated with this filing to Deposit Account 19-0036 (Customer ID No. 45324).
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C
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`Registration No. 54,179
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`Attorney for Petitioner Google Inc.
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`Date:
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`1100 New York Avenue
`Washington, D.C.20005-3934
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies that a copy of the foregoing UNOPPOSED
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`MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF MATTHIAS A. KAMBER and
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`AFFIDAVIT OF MATTHIAS A. KAMBER IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR
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`PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION was served on October 20,2015, to the following
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`Counsel for Patent Owner via e-mail, pursuant to the parties' agreement
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`concemmg service:
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`Garland Stephens (Lead Counsel)
`Justin Constant (Backup Counsel)
`WElL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
`700 Louisiana, Suite 1700
`Houston, Texas 77002
`garland.stephens@weil.com
`justin.constant@weil.com
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`Attorneys for Patent Owner
`At Home Bondholders' Liquidating Trust
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & Fox P.L.L.C
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`~~No. 54,179)
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`Attorney for Petitioner Google Inc.
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`Date: {tJ;{,/s-
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`1100 New York Avenue
`Washington, D.C.20005-3934
`(202) 371-2600
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