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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`ROBERT BOSCH LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`CASE NO. IPR2016-00036
`U.S. Patent No. 6,944,905
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`MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
`OF JOSEPH PURCELL PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), Patent Owner Robert Bosch LLC
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`respectfully requests that the Board admit Joseph Purcell pro hac vice as back-up
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`counsel in this proceeding.
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`Statement of Facts Showing There is a Good Cause for the Board to
`Admit Counsel Pro Hac Vice
`“The Board may recognize counsel pro hac vice in a proceeding upon a
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`showing of good cause, subject to the condition that lead counsel be a registered
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`practitioner and to any other conditions as the Board may impose.” 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.10(c). “[W]here lead counsel is a registered practitioner, a motion to appear pro
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`hac vice by counsel who is not a registered practitioner may be granted upon a
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`showing that counsel is an experienced litigating attorney and has an established
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`familiarity with the subject matter at issue in the proceeding.” Id. The facts here
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`establish good cause for the Board to admit Joseph Purcell pro hac vice during this
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`proceeding, so that he may participate in, inter alia, oral hearings, depositions, and
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`conferences with the Board.
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`Lead Counsel, Patrick R. Colsher, is a registered practitioner.
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`As set forth in the accompanying Declaration of Joseph Purcell in
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`Support of Patent Owner’s Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice, Exhibit 2027,
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`(“Purcell Decl.”), Mr. Purcell is admitted to practice law in New York, and in the
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`United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Purcell Decl., ¶ 3.
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`3. Mr. Purcell has not been suspended or disbarred from practice before
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`any court or administrative body; denied admission to practice before any court or
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`administrative body; or sanctioned or cited for contempt by any court or
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`administrative body. Purcell Decl., ¶¶ 6–8.
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`4. Mr. Purcell is an experienced litigating attorney with a focus on patent
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`infringement proceedings. Purcell Decl., ¶ 4.
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`5. Mr. Purcell has an established familiarity with the subject matter at
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`issue in this proceeding. He has been involved as an attorney on behalf of Patent
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`Owner in the ongoing district court and inter partes review proceedings involving
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`the patent-at-issue in this IPR proceeding. During the course of his involvement,
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`he has spent a substantial amount of time becoming familiar with the patent-at-
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`issue in this proceeding, as well as the patents in related inter partes review
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`proceedings, including the underlying wiper blade technology and pertinent prior
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`art. This experience provides Mr. Purcell with an established familiarity with the
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`subject matter at issue in the current proceeding. Purcell Decl., ¶ 5.
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`6. Mr. Purcell has attested that he has read and will comply with the
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`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set
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`forth in Part 42 of 37 C.F.R.; and will be subject to the United States Patent and
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`Trademark Office Code of Professional Responsibility set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§
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`11.101 et seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and the
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`USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct as set forth in Changes to Representation of
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`Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office; Final Rule, 78 Fed.
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`Reg. 20180 (Apr. 3, 2013) (effective May 3, 2013). Purcell Decl., ¶¶ 9–10.
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`7. Mr. Purcell is also applying to appear pro hac vice in the following
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`inter partes review proceedings between Petition and Patent Owner: IPR2016-
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`00034, IPR2016-00038, IPR2016-00039, IPR2016-00040, and IPR2016-00041. In
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`the past three years, he has not applied for or been admitted pro hac vice in any
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`other inter partes review proceedings. Purcell Decl., ¶ 11.
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`II. Conclusion
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`The requirement for admission pro hac vice being hereby established, Patent
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`Owner respectfully requests that the Board admit Joseph Purcell pro hac vice as
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`backup counsel in this proceeding.
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`Dated: November 28, 2016
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`/Patrick R. Colsher /
`Patrick R. Colsher
`Reg. No. 74,955
`Shearman & Sterling LLP
`599 Lexington Ave
`New York, NY 10022
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`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
`Robert Bosch LLC
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`Certificate of Service
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing Patent Owner’s Motion
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`for Admission pro hac vice of Joseph Purcell and Exhibit 2027 were served via
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`electronic mail on November 28, 2016, on the following counsel for Petitioner:
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`Richard M. Koehl (richard.koehl@hugheshubbard.com)
`James R. Klaiber (james.klaiber@hugheshubbard.com)
`David E. Lansky (david.lansky@hugheshubbard.com)
`Stefanie Lopatkin (stefanie.lopatkin@hugheshubbard.com)
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`/Patrick R. Colsher/
`Patrick R. Colsher
`599 Lexington Ave
`New York, NY 10022
`Tel: (212) 848-4000
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`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
`Robert Bosch LLC