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` Date Entered: June 26, 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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`MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. AND MICRON MEMORY JAPAN, INC.,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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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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`Before KALYAN K. DESHPANDE, BRIAN J. McNAMARA, and
`DANIEL J. GALLIGAN, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`GALLIGAN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE OF
`ROSE CORDERO PREY
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`Petitioners Micron Technology, Inc. and Micron Memory Japan, Inc. move
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`for the pro hac vice admission of attorney Rose Cordero Prey in accordance with
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`37 CFR 42.10. (“Motion,” Paper 7, filed June 9, 2015). Patent Owner,
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`Massachusetts Institute of Technology, does not oppose the Motion. We grant the
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`Motion.
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`I. Discussion
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`As set forth in 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), the Board may recognize counsel pro
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`hac vice during a proceeding upon a showing of good cause, subject to the
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`condition that lead counsel be a registered practitioner. For example, where the
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`lead counsel is a registered practitioner, a non-registered practitioner may be
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`permitted to appear pro hac vice “upon showing that counsel is an experienced
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`litigating attorney and has an established familiarity with the subject matter at issue
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`in the proceeding.” 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c). In authorizing motions for pro hac vice
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`admission, the Board also requires a statement of facts showing there is good cause
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`for the Board to recognize counsel pro hac vice and an affidavit or declaration of
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`the individual seeking to appear in this proceeding. See Unified Patents, Inc. v.
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`Parallel Iron, LLC, IPR2013-00639, Order Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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`Admission, Paper 7 (October 15, 2013) (setting forth requirements for pro hac vice
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`admission).1
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`Rose Cordero Prey provides uncontroverted testimony that Ms. Prey:
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`i.
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`is a membership in good standing of the Bar of at least one State or
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`the District of Columbia;
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`ii.
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`has not been subject to any suspensions or disbarments from practice
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`before any court or administrative body;
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`1 Available at http://www.uspto.gov/patents-application-process/appealing-patent-
`decisions/decisions-and-opinions/representative-orders.
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`has never been denied any application for admission to practice before
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`any court or administrative body ever denied;
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`iv.
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`has not been subject to sanctions or contempt citations imposed by
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`any court or administrative body;
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`v. has read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide
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`and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of 37
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`C.F.R.;
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`vi. will be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth
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`in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et. seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37
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`C.F.R. § 11.19(a);
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`vii.
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`has not applied to appear pro hac vice before the Office in the last
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`three (3) years; and
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`viii.
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`has familiarity with the subject matter at issue in the proceeding.
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`See Motion 2–5 (citing Ex. 1044 (Affidavit of Rose Cordero Prey)).
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`Petitioners assert that Ms. Prey is trial counsel for Petitioners in co-pending
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`litigation between Petitioners and Patent Owner and is familiar with the subject
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`matter of this proceeding. Motion 3. Thus, Petitioners have shown good cause
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`why Ms. Prey should be recognized pro hac vice for purposes of this proceeding.
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`Ms. Prey has provided the requisite affidavit or declaration. Therefore, Ms. Prey
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`has complied with the requirements for admission pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`II. Order
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`It is
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`ORDERED that the Motion seeking admission pro hac vice for Rose
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`Cordero Prey is GRANTED;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Rose Cordero Prey may not act as lead counsel
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`in the proceeding;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that a registered practitioner must remain as lead
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`counsel throughout the proceeding; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Rose Cordero Prey is to comply with the Office
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`Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as set forth
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`in Part 42 of the C.F.R.; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Rose Cordero Prey is to be subject to the
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`Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and the USPTO
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`Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et. seq., which took
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`effect on May 3, 2013.
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`PETITIONERS: (via electronic transmission)
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`David J. Cooperberg
`Thomas R. Makin
`Rose Cordero Prey
`Kenyon & Kenyon LLP
`dcooperberg@kenyon.com
`tmakin@kenyon.com
`rcordero@kenyon.com
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`PATENT OWNER: (via electronic transmission)
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`Steven J. Pollinger
`Ramzi R. Khazen
`MCKOOL SMITH, P.C.
`spollinger@mckoolsmith.com
`rkhazen@mckoolsmith.com
`01311-00004_IPR221@mckoolsmith.com
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