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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`JOHNSON MATTHEY INC., and JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC,
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`BASF CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2015-01266
`Patent 9,039,982
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`PETITIONER JOHNSON MATTHEY, INC.’S
`UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`Proceeding No.: IPR2015-01266
`Attorney Docket: 38411-0005IP1
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), the Petitioner, Johnson Matthey, Inc.
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`(“Petitioner”) respectfully requests that the Board recognize Douglas E. McCann
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`as counsel pro hac vice in this proceeding. Petitioner seeks the counsel of Mr.
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`McCann due to his experience in representing Johnson Matthey, Inc. in District
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`Court litigation involving patents concerning emission control catalysts. This
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`motion is authorized by the Notice of Filing Date Accorded to Petition and Time
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`for Filing Patent Owner Preliminary Response that was mailed on June 8, 2015.
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`Counsel for Patent Owner has indicated that Patent Owner will not oppose
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`this pro hac vice motion.
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`Statement of Facts
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`Mr. McCann is a litigation attorney with more than 16 years of experience.
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`Mr. McCann represents clients in cases involving emission control catalysts,
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`pharmaceuticals, medical devices, computer software, and electronics. Mr.
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`McCann regularly litigates patent cases before the various federal district courts
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`and the International Trade Commission. Through his practice in such cases, Mr.
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`McCann has gained substantial experience in jury trials, bench trials, discovery,
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`Markman hearings, and appeals. Mr. McCann began his legal career considering
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`patent cases as a clerk for the Honorable Joseph J. Farnan, Jr. on the United States
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`District Court for the District of Delaware from 1999-2000. Petitioner provides
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`Appendix A, as evidence, Mr. McCann’s biography.
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`Mr. McCann also has particular experience and familiarity with the
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`substantive and technical issues involved in this inter partes review proceeding.
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`Mr. McCann is lead counsel for Johnson Matthey in litigation over emissions
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`control technology, specifically the control of NOx through selective catalytic
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`reduction and ammonia oxidation catalysts, in the District of Delaware. Moreover,
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`through his representation in the related matter, Johnson Matthey has developed a
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`particular relationship with Mr. McCann such that Johnson Matthey desires to
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`continue the relationship with Mr. McCann for the purpose of this proceeding.
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`1. Affidavit of Individual Seeking to Appear
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`This Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission is accompanied by a Declaration
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`of Douglas E. McCann as required by the Order Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac
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`Vice mailed June 8, 2015.
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`Accordingly, Johnson Matthey, Inc. submits that there is good cause under
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) for the Board to recognize Douglas E. McCann as counsel pro
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`hac vice during this proceeding.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Gwilym J. O. Attwell, Reg. No. 45,449/
`Gwilym J. O. Attwell, Reg. No. 45,449
`Counsel for Petitioner
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`Date: February 3, 2016
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`Customer Number 26171
`Fish & Richardson P.C.
`Telephone: (612) 337-2508
`Facsimile: (612) 288-9696
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`Proceeding No.: IPR2015-01266
`Attorney Docket: 38411-0005IP1
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 CFR § 42.6(e)(4), the undersigned certifies that on February
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`3, 2016, a complete and entire copy of this Petitioner’s Unopposed Motion for Pro
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`Hac Vice Admission of Douglas E. McCann was provided via email to the Patent
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`Owner by serving the correspondence email addresses of record as follows:
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`Brian E. Ferguson
`Anish R. Desai
`Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
`1300 Eye Street, NW
`Suite 900
`Washington, DC 20005
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`Email: brian.ferguson@weil.com
`Email: anish.desai@weil.com
`Email: BASF.IPR.2015.1266@weil.com
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`/Edward G. Faeth/
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`Edward G. Faeth
`Fish & Richardson P.C.
`3200 RBC Plaza
`60 South Sixth Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`(202) 626-6420
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