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`Paper 9
`September 15, 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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`SERVICENOW, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`BMC SOFTWARE, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-01555 (Patent 8,646,093)
`Case IPR2015-01601 (Patent 6,816,898)1
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`Before JUSTIN T. ARBES, BRIAN P. MURPHY, and
`JOHN A. HUDALLA, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`HUDALLA, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Petitioner’s Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission of
`Mark R. Weinstein
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 This Decision addresses an issue pertaining to both cases. Therefore, we
`exercise our discretion to issue a single Decision to be filed in each case.
`The parties are not authorized to use this style heading for any subsequent
`papers.
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`IPR2015-01555 (Patent 8,646,093)
`IPR2015-01601 (Patent 6,816,898)
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`Petitioner filed motions requesting pro hac vice admission of Mark R.
`Weinstein in each of the instant proceedings, and Petitioner submitted
`biographic information for and declarations from Mr. Weinstein in support
`of the motions. See IPR2015-01555, Paper 7, Exs. 1008, 1009; Case
`IPR2015-01601, Paper 6, Exs. 1013, 1014. Patent Owner has indicated it
`does not oppose the motions. Therefore, based on the facts set forth in the
`motions, biographic information, and declarations, we conclude that
`Petitioner has established good cause for Mr. Weinstein’s pro hac vice
`admission. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c); Unified Patents, Inc. v. Parallel Iron,
`LLC, IPR2013-00639, slip op. at 3–4 (PTAB Oct. 15, 2013) (Paper 7)
`(setting forth the requirements for pro hac vice admission). Petitioner’s lead
`counsel, Heidi L. Keefe, is a registered practitioner.
`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby:
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s motions for pro hac vice admission of
`Mark R. Weinstein are granted, and Mr. Weinstein is authorized to represent
`Petitioner as back-up counsel in the instant proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner as lead counsel in the instant proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Weinstein is to comply with the
`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for
`Trials, as set forth in Title 37, Part 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Weinstein is subject to the USPTO
`Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq. and
`the Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`IPR2015-01555 (Patent 8,646,093)
`IPR2015-01601 (Patent 6,816,898)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Heidi L. Keefe
`Phillip E. Morton
`Andrew C. Mace
`COOLEY LLP
`hkeefe@cooley.com
`pmorton@cooley.com
`amace@cooley.com
`zpatdcdocketing@cooley.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Robert A. Cote
`Pierre Hubert
`Robert Auchter
`Kevin Schubert
`McKOOL SMITH, P.C.
`rcote@mckoolsmith.com
`phubert@mckoolsmith.com
`rauchter@mckoolsmith.com
`kschubert@mckoolsmith.com
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