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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., AND MICRON MEMORY JAPAN, INC.,
`Petitioners
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`MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
`Patent Owner
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`Case: IPR2015-01087
`U.S. Patent No. 6,057,221
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`MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.’S AND MICRON MEMORY
`JAPAN, INC.’S MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF
`ROSE CORDERO PREY UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`Mail Stop PATENT BOARD
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
`Submitted Electronically via the Patent Review Processing System
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`TABLE OF EXHIBITS
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`Exhibit #
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`Exhibit Description
`(Citation is to page, column, or paragraph in original, except for
`Exhibits 1009, for which citation is to inserted page number)
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`1001
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`1002
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`1003
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`1004
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`1005
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`1006
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`1007
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`Declaration of Dr. Michael Thomas
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`Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Michael Thomas
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,057,221
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`File History for U.S. Patent No. 6,057,221
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`English translation and supporting declaration)
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`1008
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,729,042 to Lou et al.
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`1009
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`U.S. Patent Application No. 514,800 filed August 14, 1995 (to which
`U.S. Pat. No. 5,729,042 claims priority)
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`1010
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,025,300 to Billig et al.
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`1011
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`1012
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`1013
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`1014
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`Ex Parte Reexamination Application No. 90/011,607, Request for Ex
`Parte Reexamination filed March 30, 2011
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`Ex Parte Reexamination Application No. 90/011,607, Corrected Pre-
`amendment under 35 C.F.R. 1.530 filed April 14, 2011
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`Ex Parte Reexamination Application No. 90/011,607, Order Granting
`Request for Ex Parte Reexamination filed June 23, 2011
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`Ex Parte Reexamination Application No. 90/011,607, Non-Final
`Office Action of January 26, 2012
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`1015
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`1016
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`1017
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`1018
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`1019
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`1020
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`1021
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`1022
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`1023
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`1024
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`1025
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`Ex Parte Reexamination Application No. 90/011,607, Request for
`Reconsideration filed March 26, 2012
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`Ex Parte Reexamination Application No. 90/011,607, Declaration of
`Dr. Bernstein filed March 26, 2012 (including exhibits)
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`Ex Parte Reexamination Application No. 90/011,607, Notice of Intent
`to Issue Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate of July 11, 2012
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`“Thermal Conductivity of Metals,” The Engineering
`ToolBox, http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/thermal-conductivity-
`metals-d_858.html (last visited April 1, 2015)
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`Pierson, Handbook of Refractory Carbides and Nitrides:
`Properties, Characteristics, Processing, and Applications, Noyes
`Publications (1996)
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,872,389 to Nishimura et al.
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,675,174 to Nakajima
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,538,924 to Chen
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,300,461 to Ting
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,729,041 to Yoo
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,747,869 to Prall
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`1026
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`Wilson et al., Handbook of Multilevel Metallization For Integrated
`Circuits: Materials, Technology, and Applications, Noyes
`Publications (1993)
`1027 Wolf, Silicon Processing for the VLSI ERA Volume 2: Process
`Integration, Lattice Press, Sunset CA (1990)
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`1028
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`Construction Analyses of the Samsung KM44C4000J-7 16 Megabit
`DRAM, published by Integrated Circuit Engineering, Scottsdale AZ,
`Report No. SCA 9311-3001 (available at
`http://smithsonianchips.si.edu/ice/cd/9311_300.pdf)
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`1029
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`1030
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`1031
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`1032
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`1033
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`1034
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`1035
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`1036
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`1037
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`Construction Analyses of the Lattice ispLSI2032-180L CPLD,
`published by Integrated Circuit Engineering, Scottsdale AZ, Report
`No. SCA 9712-573 (available at
`http://smithsonianchips.si.edu/ice/cd/9712_573.pdf)
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`Construction Analysis of the Intel Pentium Processor w/MMX,
`published by Integrated Circuit Engineering, Scottsdale AZ, Report
`No. SCA 9706-540 (available at
`http://smithsonianchips.si.edu/ice/cd/9706_540.pdf)
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`“Intel Introduces The Pentium® Processor With MMX™
`Technology,”
`http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/1997/dp010897.htm
`(last visited April 14, 2015)
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`“Intel Microprocessor Quick Reference Guide,”
`http://www.intel.com/pressroom/kits/quickreffam.htm#pentium (last
`visited April 26, 2015)
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`Construction Analyses of the Motorola PC603R Microprocessor,
`published by Integrated Circuit Engineering, Scottsdale AZ, Report
`No. SCA 9709-551 (available at
`http://smithsonianchips.si.edu/ice/cd/9709_551.pdf)
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`Construction Analyses of the Toshiba TC5165165AFT-50 64 Mbit
`DRAM, published by Integrated Circuit Engineering, Scottsdale AZ,
`Report No. SCA 9702-524 (available at
`http://smithsonianchips.si.edu/ice/cd/9702_524.pdf)
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`“Material: Stainless steel, bulk,”
`https://www.memsnet.org/material/stainlesssteelbulk/ (last visited
`April 14, 2015)
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`“Material: Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), bulk,”
`https://www.memsnet.org/material/silicondioxidesio2bulk/ (last
`visited April 14, 2015)
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`Osaka, et al. “Development of new electrolytic and electroless gold
`plating processes for electronics applications,” Science and
`Technology of Advanced Materials, vol. 7 (2006), pp. 425-437.
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`1038
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`1039
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`1040
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`1041
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`1042
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`1043
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`1044
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`Uttecht et al., "A four-level-metal fully planarized interconnect
`technology for dense high performance logic and SRAM
`applications," VLSI Multilevel Interconnection Conference, 1991,
`Proceedings, Eighth International IEEE, June 11-12, 1991, pp. 20-26
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`Ex Parte Reexamination Application No. 90/011,607, Patent Owner
`Statement filed August 12, 2011
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`Techniques: Principles, Methods, Equipment and Applications,
`Second Ed., Noyes Publications, New York (2002)
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`Vol. 7, No. 12, Dec 1992
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`Ineos USA LLC v. Berry Plastics Corp., No 2014-1540, 2015 WL
`1727013, (Fed. Cir. Apr. 16, 2015) (precedential)
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`Affidavit of Thomas R. Makin in support of Motion for Pro Hac Vice
`Admission
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`Affidavit of Rose Cordero Prey in support of Motion for Pro Hac
`Vice Admission
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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 May 13, 2015 (paper 3), Micron Technology, Inc. (“Micron”)
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`and Micron Memory Japan, Inc. (“Micron Memory Japan”) (collectively
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`“Petitioners”) respectfully request the pro hac vice admission of Rose Cordero
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`Prey to serve as back-up counsel for Petitioners in this proceeding.
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`II. GOVERNING LAWS, RULES, AND PRECEDENT
`Section 42.10(c) states as follows:
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`The Board may recognize counsel pro hac vice during a
`proceeding upon a showing of good cause, subject to the
`condition that lead counsel be a registered practitioner and to
`any other conditions as the Board may impose. For example,
`where the lead counsel is a registered practitioner, a motion to
`appear pro hac vice by counsel who is not a registered
`practitioner may be granted upon showing that counsel is an
`experienced
`litigating attorney and has an established
`familiarity with the subject matter at issue in the proceeding.
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`Pursuant to the Board’s May 13, 2015 Notice of Filing Date, the parties are
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`authorized to file motions for pro hac vice admission under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) in
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`accordance with the guidance specified in the “Order Authorizing Motion for Pro
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`Hac Vice Admission” entered in Case IPR2013-000639 (Paper 7) (“Unified
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`Patents Order”). According to that guidance, pro hac vice motions can be filed “no
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`sooner than twenty one (21) days after service of the petition.”
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`III. STATEMENT OF FACTS
`Based on the following facts, and supported by the Affidavit of Ms. Prey
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`(Ex. 1044) submitted herewith, Petitioners request the pro hac vice admission of
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`Rose Cordero Prey in this proceeding:
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`1. Petitioners’ lead counsel, David J. Cooperberg, is a registered
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`practitioner (Reg. No. 63,250), and an attorney at the law firm of
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`Kenyon & Kenyon LLP.
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`2. Ms. Prey is a partner at the law firm of Kenyon & Kenyon LLP. Ex.
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`1044, ¶ 3.
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`3. Ms. Prey is an experienced litigation attorney. Ms. Prey has been
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`litigating patent cases for 10 years, and has experience litigating
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`patent infringement cases in many district courts and before the U.S.
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`International Trade Commission. Id. at ¶ 4. Among her experience in
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`patent litigation matters, Ms. Prey has been counsel at trial, hearings,
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`and with respect to patent-related summary judgment proceedings and
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`other patent-related hearings and pleadings concerning, inter alia,
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`patent validity, claim construction, and infringement issues. Id.
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`4. Ms. Prey received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Mathematics in
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`2001 and has several years of experience litigating patents specifically
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`directed to semiconductor devices (and fabrication thereof), including
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`for clients Micron, Elpida Memory, Inc. (“Elpida”) and Sony
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`Corporation. Id. at ¶ 5.
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`5. Ms. Prey has an established familiarity with the subject matter at issue
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`in this proceeding. Ms. Prey is trial counsel for Petitioners Micron
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`and Micron Memory Japan in co-pending district court litigation
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`against the Patent Owner, MIT v. Micron Tech., Inc. et al., Civil
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`Action No. 1:15-cv-10374, filed on February 12, 2015, in the U.S.
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`District Court for the District of Massachusetts, which involves the
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`same patent at issue in this proceeding (U.S. Patent No. 6,057,221 or
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`the “’221 patent”). Id. at ¶ 6.
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`6. Ms. Prey has been actively involved in all aspects of the
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`aforementioned district court litigation, including Petitioners’ on-
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`going factual investigation and development of their non-
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`infringement, invalidity and unenforceability positions regarding the
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`claims of the ’221 patent that are the subject matter of this proceeding.
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`Id. at ¶ 7.
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`7. In 2011, Ms. Prey began representing Elpida, which has been
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`succeeded by Petitioner Micron Memory Japan, in patent-related
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`matters, and, in 2013, Ms. Prey represented Elpida in licensing
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`negotiations with Patent Owner Massachusetts Institute of
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`Technology (“MIT”) relating to the ’221 patent. Id. at ¶ 8. Through
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`this representation, Ms. Prey has acquired specific familiarity with the
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`claims of the ’221 patent being challenged in this proceeding. Id. at ¶
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`9.
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`8. Ms. Prey is a member in good standing of the State Bar of New York
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`as well as the United States District Court for the Eastern District of
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`New York, the United States District Court for the Southern District
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`of New York, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal
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`Circuit. Id. at ¶ 11.
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`9. Ms. Prey has never been suspended or disbarred from practice before
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`any court or administrative body. Id. at ¶ 12.
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`10. No application of Ms. Prey for admission to practice before any court
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`or administrative body has ever been denied. Id. at ¶ 13.
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`11. No sanctions or contempt citations have been imposed against Ms.
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`Prey by any court or administrative body. Id. at ¶ 14.
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`12. Ms. Prey 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
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`part 42 of Title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Id. at ¶ 15.
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`13. Ms. Prey understands that she will be subject to the USPTO Rules of
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`Professional Conduct 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). Id. at ¶ 16.
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`14. Ms. Prey has not applied to appear pro hac vice in any proceeding
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`before the United States Patent and Trademark Office in the last three
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`(3) years.
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`15. This motion was filed no sooner than 21 days after service of the
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`Petition in this proceeding, which occurred on May 4, 2015.
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`IV. GOOD CAUSE EXISTS FOR THE PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF
`ROSE CORDER PREY IN THIS PROCEEDING
`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. 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.10(c). Petitioners’ lead counsel, David J. Cooperberg, is a registered
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`practitioner. Based on the facts contained herein, as supported by Ms. Prey’s
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`affidavit (Ex. 1044), good cause exists to admit Ms. Prey pro hac vice in this
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`proceeding.
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`As supported by her affidavit, Ms. Prey is an experienced litigating attorney
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`with over ten (10) years of patent litigation experience. Ms. Prey has several years
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`of experience litigating patents directed at semiconductor fabrication technologies,
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`the field to which the ’221 patent is directed. Ms. Prey also has a deep and
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`established familiarity with the subject matter at issue in this proceeding as she is
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`Petitioners’ trial counsel in the co-pending district court litigation against the
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`Patent Owner, MIT v. Micron Tech., Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-10374,
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`filed on February 12, 2015, in the U.S. District Court for the District of
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`Massachusetts. This proceeding involves the same patent—U.S. Patent No.
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`6,057,221—that is at issue in that co-pending litigation.
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`As trial counsel for Petitioners, Ms. Prey has been actively involved in all
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`aspects of the district court litigation, including Petitioners’ on-going factual
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`investigation and development of invalidity positions regarding the claims of
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`the ’221 patent being challenged in this proceeding. Ms. Prey gained further
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`understanding of the subject matter at issue in this proceeding as early as 2013
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`while representing Elpida (now Petitioner Micron Memory Japan) in licensing
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`negotiations with Patent Owner MIT relating to the ’221 patent.
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`In view of Ms. Prey’s extensive knowledge of the precise subject matter at
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`issue in this proceeding, and in view of the interrelatedness of this proceeding and
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`the co-pending district court litigation, Petitioners have a substantial need for Ms.
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`Prey’s pro hac vice admission and her involvement in depositions and the
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`continued prosecution of this proceeding. Though Ms. Prey has been involved in
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`this IPR in an advisory capacity, and has stayed up-to-date regarding the
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`documents filed and actions taken to date (Ex. 1044, ¶ 10), there is a need for Ms.
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`Prey to be added as backup counsel to this IPR. Admission of Ms. Prey pro hac
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`vice will enable Petitioners to avoid unnecessary expense and duplication of work
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`between this proceeding and their district court litigation. See 77 Fed. Reg. 157
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`(Aug. 14, 2012), at 48661 (Office’s comment on final rule discussing concerns
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`about efficiency and costs where an entity has already engaged counsel for parallel
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`district court litigation). Admission of Ms. Prey will also ease the anticipated
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`burden on Petitioners’ existing lead counsel during the discovery and oral hearing
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`phases of this matter.
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`V. CONCLUSION
`For the foregoing reasons as well as the reasons contained in the attached
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`affidavit, Petitioners respectfully request the pro hac vice admission of Rose
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`Cordero Prey to serve as back-up counsel for Petitioners 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 11-0600 (Kenyon & Kenyon LLP).
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`Respectfully submitted,
`/s/ David J. Cooperberg _
`David J. Cooperberg
`Reg. No. 63,250
`Lead Counsel for Petitioners
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`David J. Cooperberg
`Thomas Makin
`Rose Cordero Prey
`Kenyon & Kenyon LLP
`One Broadway
`New York, NY 10004
`Telephone: 212.425.7200
`Facsimile: 212.425.5288
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`Certificate of Service
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`The undersigned hereby confirms that the foregoing MOTION FOR PRO
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`HAC VICE ADMISSION OF ROSE CORDERO PREY, AFFIDAVIT OF ROSE
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`CORDERO PREY IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE
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`ADMISSION, and Updated Exhibit List, was served on June 9, 2015, on Counsel
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`for Patent Owner via e-mail as follows:
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`Steven J. Pollinger
`MCKOOL SMITH, P.C.
`300 W. Sixth Street, Suite 1700
`Austin, Texas 78701
`T: (512) 692-8702
`F: (512) 692-8744
`spollinger@mckoolsmith.com
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`Ramzi R. Khazen
`MCKOOL SMITH, P.C.
`300 W. Sixth Street, Suite 1700
`Austin, Texas 78701
`T: (512) 692-8743
`F: (512) 692-8744
`rkhazen@mckoolsmith.com
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`01311-00004_IPR221@mckoolsmith.com
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`/s/ David J. Cooperberg .
`David J. Cooperberg
`Kenyon & Kenyon LLP
`One Broadway
`New York, NY 10004-1007
`Tel: 212-425-7200