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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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`Case No. IPR2015-00729
`Patent No. 7,280,097
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`DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF
`MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
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`I, Sherman W. Kahn, declare:
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`I am an attorney duly authorized to practice law in the State of New York.
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`I am a member of the law firm Mauriel Kapouytian Woods LLP. I have personal
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`knowledge of the facts contained herein and, if called as a witness, could and would
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`competently testify thereto.
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`2.
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`I have been retained to assist in the representation of Patent Owner, Aplix
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`IP Holdings Corporation. My business address is 15 W. 26th Street, 7th Floor, New York,
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`NY 10010.
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`3.
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`I was admitted before the following courts on the dates set forth below:
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`a. Supreme Court of California
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`December 21, 1993
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`b. New York State Unified Court
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`c. District of Columbia Court of
`Appeals
`d. United States Court of Appeals for
`the Federal Circuit
`e. United States Court of Appeals for
`the Second Circuit
`f. United States Court of Appeals for
`the Ninth Circuit
`g. United States Court of Appeals for
`the Eleventh Circuit
`h. United States District Court for the
`Southern District of New York
` United States District Court for the
`Eastern District of New York
` United States District Court for the
`Eastern District of Texas
`k. United States District Court for the
`Western District of Michigan
` United States District Court for the
`Central District of California
`m. United States District Court for the
`Eastern District of California
`n. United States District Court for the
`Northern District of California
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`I am presently in good standing and eligible to practice before the courts
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`September 28, 2004
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`August 11, 2003
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`June 30, 1997
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`March 24, 2006
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`June 19, 2002
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`January 23, 2007
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`November 23, 2004
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`November 23, 2004
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`January 20, 2006
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`June 30, 1997
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`December 21, 1993
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`April 11, 2008
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`December 5, 1994
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`listed above, and I have never been suspended or disbarred by any court or administrative
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`body. I have never had sanctions or contempt citations imposed on me by any court or
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`administrative body.
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`5.
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`I have never been denied admission pro hac vice before any court or
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`administrative body.
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`6.
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`I have appeared before the U.S. Patent Trade Office pro hac vice within the
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`past three years in five other matters related to this proceeding: Sony Computer
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`Entertainment America, LLC v. Aplix IP Holdings Corporation (IPR2015-00229, Patent
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`No. 7,667,692; IPR2015-00230, Patent No. 7,463,245; IPR2015-00396, Patent No.
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`7,218,313; IPR2015-00476, Patent No. 7,218,313; IPR2015-00533, Patent No.
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`7,218,313). To date, no trial has been instituted on any of these matters.
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`7.
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`The attorney of record for Patent Owner, Aplix IP Holdings Corporation, in
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`this case with whom I will be associated is:
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`Michael Mauriel
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`Name
`Firm Name Mauriel Kapouytian Woods LLP
`Address
`15 W. 26th Street, 7th Floor
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`New York, NY 10010
`Telephone:
`(212) 529-5131 Ext. 101
`Facsimile
`(212) 529-5132
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`mmauriel@mkwllp.com
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`8. I have read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and
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`the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of 37 C.F.R. If this motion is
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`granted, I understand I will be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set
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`forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. §
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`11.19(a).
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`9.
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`I am familiar with the subject matter at issue in this proceeding and have
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`knowledge of the facts set forth in the Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission.
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`10.
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`I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct, and
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`that this Declaration is made this 15th day of April, 2015.
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`/Sherman W. Kahn/
`Sherman W. Kahn
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6, I hereby certify that on this 15th day of April
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`2015, the foregoing Patent Owner Aplix IP Holdings Corporation’s Declaration in
`Support of Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission was served via electronic filing with the
`Board on the following counsel of record for petitioner:
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`Back-Up Counsel
`Abran J. Kean (Reg. No. 58,540)
`Abran.kean@eriseip.com
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`Postal and Hand-Delivery Address:
`ERISE IP, P.A.
`5600 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Suite 200
`Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
`Telephone: (913) 777-5600
`Fax: (913) 777-5601
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`Mauriel Kapouytian Woods LLP
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`/Michael Mauriel/ Reg. No. 44,226
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`Michael Mauriel
`USPTO Reg. No. 44,226
`15 W. 26th Street, 7th Floor
`New York, NY 10010
`Telephone: (212) 529-5131 Ext. 101
`Fax:
`(212) 529-5132
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`Attorney for Patent Owner Aplix IP
`Holdings Corporation
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`Lead Counsel
`Eric A. Buresh (Reg. No. 50,394)
`Eric.buresh@eriseip.com
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`Postal and Hand-Delivery Address:
`ERISE IP, P.A.
`6201 College Blvd., Suite 300
`Overland Park, Kansas 66211
`Telephone: (913) 777-5600
`Fax: (913) 777-5601
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`Date: April 15, 2015
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