`Entered: April 1, 2016
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`Trials@uspto.gov
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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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`AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC., NISSAN NORTH AMERICA,
`INC., and KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`SIGNAL IP, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-010041
`Patent 6,012,007
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`Before MEREDITH C. PETRAVICK, JEREMY M. PLENZLER, and
`JAMES A. TARTAL, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`PLENZLER, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Petitioner’s Motion for
`Pro Hac Vice Admission of Ronald J. Pabis
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 Nissan North America, Inc. and Kia Motors America, Inc. were joined as
`parties to this proceeding via Motions for Joinder in IPR2016-00113 and
`IPR2016-00115, respectively.
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`IPR2016-00115
`Patent 6,012,007
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`It is
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`ORDERED that Petitioner Kia’s unopposed motion for pro hac vice
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`admission of Mr. Pabis (IPR2016-00115, Paper 10) is granted; Mr. Pabis is
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`authorized to represent Petitioner Kia only as back-up counsel in the instant
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`proceeding;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner Kia is to continue to have a
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`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel for the instant proceeding;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Pabis is to comply with the Office
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`Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as
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`set forth in Part 42 of Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Pabis is to be subject to the Office’s
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`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and the USPTO Rules
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`of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et. seq.
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`IPR2016-00115
`Patent 6,012,007
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`PETITIONER:
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`Joshua A. Griswold
`Daniel Smith
`griswold@fr.com
`IPR15625-0020IP1@fr.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Tarek N. Fahmi
`Holly J. Atkinson
`tarek.fahmi@ascendalaw.com
`holly.atkinson@aacendalaw.com
`patents@ascendalaw.com
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