`571-272-7822
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` Paper 32
`Date Entered: April 18, 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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`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`VIRNETX INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-00810 (Patent 8,868,705 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00811 (Patent 8,868,705 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00812 (Patent 8,850,009 B2) 1
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`Before KARL D. EASTHOM, JENNIFER S. BISK, and
`GREGG I. ANDERSON, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`ANDERSON, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceedings
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5(a)(1)
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`1 This Order addresses issues that are identical in all cases. The parties are
`not authorized to use this style heading for any subsequent papers.
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`IPR2015-00810 (Patent 8,868,705)
`IPR2015-00811 (Patent 8,868,705)
`IPR2015-00812 (Patent 8,850,009)
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`I. INTRODUCTION
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`In an email dated April 12, 2016, Petitioner, Apple Inc., asked that we
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`change the final hearing date of June 8, 2016, set in the Scheduling Order
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`(SO, Paper 9, 6) 2 to June 13 or 14, 2016. In our Order (Paper 32) dated
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`April 13, 2016, we authorized Petitioner to file a motion to change the
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`hearing date.
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`In an email dated April 16, 2016, Petitioner’s counsel asked to
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`withdraw the request to adjust the date of the oral hearing. Petitioner also
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`requests authorization to proceed with the oral hearing without the presence
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`of lead counsel at the hearing. Petitioner’s counsel has contacted Patent
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`Owner, and Patent Owner does not oppose Petitioner withdrawing its request
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`to move the hearing date.
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`Patent Owner had previously agreed to have backup counsel argue at
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`the hearing date.
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`II. DISCUSSION
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`At Petitioner’s request, we vacate the Order authorizing the filing of a
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`motion to change the hearing date.
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`Upon the agreement of Patent Owner, backup counsel may argue at
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`the final hearing for Petitioner. Mr. Scott M. Border is admitted pro hac
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`vice under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) and is not a registered practitioner. See
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` Unless otherwise noted, we refer to the papers in IPR2015-00811.
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`IPR2015-00810 (Patent 8,868,705)
`IPR2015-00811 (Patent 8,868,705)
`IPR2015-00812 (Patent 8,850,009)
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`Paper 14. Mr. Thomas A. Broughan, III is a registered practitioner. See
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`Paper 2. Both Mr. Border and Mr. Broughan are backup counsel.
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`Rule 42.10(c), cited above for pro hac vice admission, requires that
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`lead counsel be a registered practitioner. In the absence of lead counsel,
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`because Mr. Broughan is a registered practitioner, he must be present at
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`the hearing. However, Mr. Border may make Petitioner’s argument. If
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`Mr. Broughan makes Petitioner’s argument, Mr. Border need not be present.
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`ORDERED that our Order (Paper 32) is vacated;
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`III. ORDER
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`FURTHER ORDERED that backup counsel, Mr. Border or
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`Mr. Broughan may argue on behalf of Petitioner at the final hearing on the
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`condition that Mr. Border may argue only if Mr. Broughan is present; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall be filed in
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`IPR2015-00810, IPR2015-00811, and IPR2015-00812.
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`IPR2015-00810 (Patent 8,868,705)
`IPR2015-00811 (Patent 8,868,705)
`IPR2015-00812 (Patent 8,850,009)
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`For Petitioner:
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`Jeffrey Kushan
`IPRNotices@sidley.com
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`Thomas A. Broughan, III
`tbroughan@sidley.com
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`For Patent Owner:
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`Joseph Palys
`josephpalys@paulhastings.com
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`Naveen Modi
`naveenmodi@paulhastings.com
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`Jason Stach
`Jason.stach@finnegan.com
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