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`Paper No. 11
`Date: May 19, 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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`Case IPR2015-00729
`Patent 7,280,097 B2
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`Before JASON J. CHUNG, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`CHUNG, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Patent Owner’s Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of
`Robert J. Gilbertson, Sherman W. Kahn, Sybil L. Dunlop,
`and X. Kevin Zhao
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`IPR2015-00729
`Patent 7,280,097 B2
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`On April 15, 2015, Patent Owner filed a Motion for Pro Hac Vice
`Admission of Messrs. Gilbertson, Kahn, X. Kevin Zhao, and Ms. Dunlop
`(Papers 7–10) and an accompanying affidavit in support thereof (Exs. 2001–
`2004). Petitioner did not file an opposition to these motions.
`Upon consideration of the papers presented, Patent Owner has
`demonstrated sufficiently that Messrs. Gilbertson, Kahn, 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.
`Gilbertson, Kahn, X. Kevin Zhao, and Ms. Dunlop. Messrs. Gilbertson,
`Kahn, 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. Gilbertson, Kahn, X. Kevin Zhao, and Ms. Dunlop is
`GRANTED; Messrs. Gilbertson, Kahn, 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. Gilbertson, Kahn, 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; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Messrs. Gilbertson, Kahn, 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.
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`IPR2015-00729
`Patent 7,280,097 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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