`Trials@uspto.gov
`571-272-7822
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`Date Entered: November 21, 2016
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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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`ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC., ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.,
`TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.,
`2K SPORTS, INC., ROCKSTAR GAMES, INC., and
`BUNGIE, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`ACCELERATION BAY, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Cases IPR2015-01951, IPR2015-01953 (Patent 6,714,966 B1)1,2
`Cases IPR2015-01964, IPR2015-01996 (Patent 6,829,634 B1)
`Cases IPR2015-01970, IPR2015-01972 (Patent 6,701,344 B1)
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, LYNNE E. PETTIGREW and
`WILLIAM M. FINK, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`FINK, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`1 This Order applies to each of the listed cases. We exercise our discretion
`to issue one Order to be entered in each case. The parties, however, are not
`authorized to use this caption for any subsequent papers.
`2 Bungie, Inc., who filed Petitions in IPR2016-00933, IPR2016-00934,
`IPR2016-00935, IPR2016-00936, IPR2016-00963, and IPR2016-00964, has
`been joined as a Petitioner in these proceedings.
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`IPR2015-01951, IPR2015-01953 (Patent 6,714,966 B1)
`IPR2015-01964, IPR2015-01996 (Patent 6,829,634 B1)
`IPR2015-01970, IPR2015-01972 (Patent 6,701,344 B1)
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`ORDER
`Granting Patent Owner’s Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice —
`Paul J. Andre
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`Acceleration Bay, LLC (“Patent Owner”) filed a Motion for
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`Admission Pro Hac Vice of Paul J. Andre, accompanied by a declaration of
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`Paul J. Andre, in each of the above-identified proceedings. E.g., Case
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`IPR2015-01951, Paper 69.3 Petitioner, Activision Blizzard, Inc., Electronic
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`Arts Inc., Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., 2K Sports, Inc., Rockstar
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`Games, Inc., and Bungie, Inc., has not filed an opposition to the Motion.
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), we may recognize counsel pro hac
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`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. In authorizing
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`motions for pro hac vice, we require the moving party to provide a statement
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`of facts showing there is good cause for us to recognize counsel pro hac
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`vice, and an affidavit or declaration of the individual seeking to appear in the
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`proceeding.
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`In the Motion, Patent Owner asserts that there is good cause for Mr.
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`Andre’s pro hac vice admission because he is an experienced litigation
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`attorney and has technical understanding and familiarity with the asserted
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`patents through his representation of Acceleration Bay in district court. E.g.,
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`Paper 69, 5. In his declaration, Mr. Andre attests to having been denied pro
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`hac vice admission before the Board in an Inter Partes Reexamination
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`3 The declaration (id. at Ex. 1) should have been filed as a separate exhibit.
`37 C.F.R. § 42.63.
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`IPR2015-01951, IPR2015-01953 (Patent 6,714,966 B1)
`IPR2015-01964, IPR2015-01996 (Patent 6,829,634 B1)
`IPR2015-01970, IPR2015-01972 (Patent 6,701,344 B1)
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`Appeal, Everbridge, Inc., Federal Signal Corp., Twitter, Inc. v. Copper
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`Notification, Inc., Control No. 95/001,425, Appeal 2013-007396 because (1)
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`Patent Owner was already represented by counsel registered before the
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`USPTO, (2) there was no explanation of the relationship between the
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`proceeding and the district court litigation, and (3) Mr. Andre erroneously
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`stated that he would comply with Part 42 of Title 37 of the C.F.R. rather
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`than Part 41. Id. at Ex. 1 ¶ 5. Mr. Andre further attests that he never has
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`been denied admission to any other court or administrative body and that he
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`has been admitted pro hac vice before the Board in four inter partes review
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`proceedings. Id. at Ex. 1 ¶¶ 5, 9.
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`Upon review of Patent Owner’s Motion and supporting evidence, we
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`determine that Patent Owner has demonstrated that Paul J. Andre has
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`sufficient legal and technical qualifications to represent Patent Owner in the
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`above-identified proceedings. We also recognize that there is a need for
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`Patent Owner to have him involved in these proceedings.
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`Accordingly, Patent Owner has established that there is good cause
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`for admitting Paul J. Andre.
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`It is
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`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
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`of Paul J. Andre is granted; Mr. Andre is authorized to represent Patent
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`Owner as back-up counsel in the above-identified proceedings;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
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`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel for the proceedings;
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`IPR2015-01951, IPR2015-01953 (Patent 6,714,966 B1)
`IPR2015-01964, IPR2015-01996 (Patent 6,829,634 B1)
`IPR2015-01970, IPR2015-01972 (Patent 6,701,344 B1)
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Paul J. Andre is to comply with the
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`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for
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`Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations, and to
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`be subject to the Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 11.19(a), and the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in
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`37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et. seq.
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`FOR PETITIONER:
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`J. Steven Baughman
`Andrew Thomases
`James L. Davis, Jr.
`Daniel W. Richards
`Matthew R. Shapiro
`Joseph E. Van Tassel
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`steven.baughman@ropesgray.com
`andrew.thomases@ropesgray.com
`james.l.davis@ropesgray.com
`daniel.richards@ropesgray.com
`matthew.shapiro@ropesgray.com
`joseph.vantassel@ropesgray.com
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`Michael T. Rosato
`Andrew S. Brown
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
`mrosato@wsgr.com
`asbrown@wsgr.com
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`Michael Tomasulo
`Michael Murray
`Andrew Sommer
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`mtomasulo@winston.com
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`IPR2015-01951, IPR2015-01953 (Patent 6,714,966 B1)
`IPR2015-01964, IPR2015-01996 (Patent 6,829,634 B1)
`IPR2015-01970, IPR2015-01972 (Patent 6,701,344 B1)
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`mmurray@winston.com
`asommer@winston.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`James Hannah
`Michael Lee
`Shannon Hedvat
`KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & FRANKEL LLP
`jhannah@kramerlevin.com
`mhlee@kramerlevin.com
`shedvat@kramerlevin.com
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