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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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`MICROSOFT CORPORATION,
`Petitioner
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`V.
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`BRADIUM TECHNOLOGIES LLC,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2015-01435
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`Patent 8,924,506 B2
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`MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
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`OF ROBIN M. PLACHY
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42. l0(c), Patent Owner respectfully requests the pro
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`hac vice admission of Robin M. Plachy as backup counsel for Patent Owner in the
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`current proceedings. A declaration made by Ms. Plachy in support of this motion
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`is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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`1.
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`Statement of Facts
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`1.
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`Ms. Plachy is a litigation attorney experienced in patent cases,
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`and is admitted to practice law in New York and Massachusetts State, as
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`well as the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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`2.
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`Ms. Plachy has not had any application denied for admission to
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`practice, nor has she been sanctioned, cited for contempt, suspended or
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`disbarred from practice, before any court or administrative body.
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`3.
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`Ms. Plachy has an established familiarity with the subject
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`matter at issue in this proceeding, having represented Patent Owner in a
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`Delaware District court proceeding against Petitioner involving the same
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`technology (Bradium Techs. LLC V. Microsoft Corp. , 1:l5—cV-0003 l—RGA).
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`4.
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`Ms. Plachy has read and will comply with the Office Patent
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`Trial Practice Guide and the Board's Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in
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`part 42 of the C.F.R.
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`2.
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`Conclusions
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`For the reasons stated above, Patent Owner respectfully submits that there is
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`good cause for the Board to recognize Robin M. Plachy pro hac vice during the
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`proceeding.
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`Dated: August 4, 2015
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`(S1 (Zbris J. Coulson
`KENYON & KENYON LLP
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`One Broadway
`New York, NY 10004-1007
`Te1.: (212)425-7200
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`

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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing “MOTION FOR PRO
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`HAC VICE ADMISSION OF ROBIN M. PLACHY” was served Via electronic
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`mail on August 4, 2015, on the Petitioner at the correspondence address of the
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`Petitioner as follows:
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`Bing Ai
`Matthew Bernstein
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`Vinay Sathe
`Patrick McKeeVer
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`PerkinsSerViceBradiurnIPR@perkinscoie.com
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`/s/ Chris J. Coulson
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`KENYON & KENYON LLP
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`One Broadway
`New York, NY 10004-1007
`Tel.: (212) 425-7200
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`

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`EXHIBIT A
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`I, ROBIN M. PLACHY, declare as follows:
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`1.
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`I am an associate at the law firm of Kenyon & Kenyon LLP, with offices located at
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`One Broadway, New York, NY 10004, which has been retained by Patent Owner
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`Bradium Technologies LLC in this inter partes review.
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`2.
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`I make this affidavit in support of the Patent Owner’s application for my
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`admission pro hac vice.
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`3.
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`I am a member in good standing of the Bar in New York and Massachusetts
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`State. I am also duly admitted and authorized to practice law before the U.S.
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`District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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`4. I have not had any application denied for admission to practice, nor have I been
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`sanctioned, cited for contempt, suspended or disbarred from practice, before any
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`court or administrative body.
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`5. If admitted pro hac vice in this matter, I will serve as counsel with Michelle
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`Carniaux, also of the law firm Kenyon & Kenyon. Ms. Carniaux is lead counsel
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`on this case and is registered to practice in this Court.
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`6.
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`I have read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the
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`Board's Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of the C.F.R.
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`7.
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`I understand that, upon admission pro hac vice, I will be subj ect to the USPTO
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`Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq. and to
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`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`

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`8.
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`I hereby agree to notify the Court immediately of any matter affecting my
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`standing at the bar of any other Court.
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`9.
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`I have not applied to appear pro hac vice before the Office in the last three years.
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`I have appeared pro hac vice before several district courts, including the
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`following litigations: Taino/lpp, Inc. v. Sony El€CS.,
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`Inc. 3—l4—cV—0l2l5 (D.P.R.
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`Mar. 17, 2014); Am. ’S Collectibles Network, Inc. v. Jewelry Channel, Inc., 3-13-
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`cV—00334 (E.D. Tenn. June 13, 2013); MONKEYmedia, Inc. v. Buena Vista
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`Home Enz‘. ,
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`l—l0—cV—0O533 (W.D. Tex. July 19, 2010).
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`10. I have an established familiarity with the subject matter at issue in this
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`proceeding, having represented Patent Owner in a Delaware District court
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`proceeding against Petitioner involving the same technology (Bradium Techs.
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`LLC v. Illicrosofi Corp., 1:15-CV-0003 l—RGA).
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`11. I hereby respectfully request that the Court grant Patent Owner Bradium
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`Technologies LLC’s application to permit me to appear and participate pro lzac
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`vice in this case.
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`

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`12. I understand that willful false statements and the like are punishable by fine or
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`imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. 1001, and may jeopardize the Validity of
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`the application or any patent issuing thereon.
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`I declare under penalty of perjury
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`that the foregoing is true and correct.
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`5:’
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`J
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`Executed on: August 3, 2015

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