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`Tel: 571-272-7822 Entered: December 5, 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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`COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`ROBERT BOSCH LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`_______________
`Cases1
`IPR2016-00034 (Patent 6,973,698 B1)
`IPR2016-00036 (Patent 6,944,905 B2)
`IPR2016-00038 (Patent 6,292,974 B1)
`IPR2016-00039 (Patent 7,228,588 B2)
`IPR2016-00040 (Patent 7,484,264 B2)
`IPR2016-00041 (Patent 8,099,823 B2)
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`Before PHILLIP J. KAUFFMAN, WILLIAM V. SAINDON,
`and BARRY L. GROSSMAN, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`GROSSMAN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Patent Owner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice
`Admission of Joseph Purcell
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 This order addresses issues raised in all six cases. We exercise our
`discretion to issue one order to be filed in each case. The parties, however,
`are not authorized to use this style heading in subsequent papers.
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`IPR2016-00034 (Patent 6,973,698 B1)
`IPR2016-00036 (Patent 6,944,905 B2)
` IPR2016-00038 (Patent 6,292,974 B1)
`IPR2016-00039 (Patent 7,228,588 B2)
`IPR2016-00040 (Patent 7,484,264 B2)
`IPR2016-00041 (Patent 8,099,823 B2)
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`As authorized by the Notice of Filing Date in each case, Robert Bosch
`LLC (“Patent Owner”) filed an unopposed motion for pro hac vice
`admission of Joseph Purcell.2 The Declaration of Mr. Purcell supports the
`motion.3 The Motion and Declaration establish that Lead Counsel, Patrick
`R. Colsher, is a registered practitioner, and that Mr. Purcell is an
`experienced litigating attorney, has familiarity with the subject matter at
`issue in this proceeding, and otherwise satisfies all requirements for pro hac
`vice admission to a proceeding before the Board. Accordingly, Patent
`Owner’s motion is granted. 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
`It is ORDERED that Patent Owner’s motion for pro hac vice
`admission of Mr. Purcell is granted; Mr. Purcell is authorized to represent
`Patent Owner as back-up counsel in each proceeding to which this Order
`apples;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner as lead counsel in each proceeding; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Purcell 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 C.F.R., and to be subject to the Office’s
`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and the USPTO Rules
`of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq.
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`2 Paper 38 in IPR2016-00034. A similar motion was filed in each of the
`other cases to which this Order applies.
`3 Exhibit 2027 in IPR2016-00034. A similar Declaration was filed in each
`of the other cases to which this Order applies.
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`IPR2016-00034 (Patent 6,973,698 B1)
`IPR2016-00036 (Patent 6,944,905 B2)
` IPR2016-00038 (Patent 6,292,974 B1)
`IPR2016-00039 (Patent 7,228,588 B2)
`IPR2016-00040 (Patent 7,484,264 B2)
`IPR2016-00041 (Patent 8,099,823 B2)
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Richard Koehl
`David Lansky
`James Klaiber
`Stefanie Lopatkin
`HUGHES HUBBARD & REED LLP
`richard.koehl@hugheshubbard.com
`david.lansky@hugheshubbard.com
`james.klaiber@hugheshubbard.com
`stefanie.lopatkin@hugheshubbard.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Patrick Colsher
`SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP
`patrick.colsher@shearman.com
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