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`I, David A. Skeels, declare as follows:
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`I make this declaration in support of a motion to be admitted pro hac
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`vice as backup counsel for the patent owner in inter partes review no. IPR2016-
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`00193.
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`I am a member in good standing of the State Bar of Texas, the bars of
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`the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and several other federal
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`courts.
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`I have never been suspended or disbarred from practice before any court
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`or administrative body.
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`I have never had an application for admission to practice before any
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`court or administrative body denied.
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`I have never been sanctioned or cited for contempt by any court or
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`administrative body.
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`I have read and agree to comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice
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`Guide and the Board’s Rule of Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of the Code of
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`Federal Regulations.
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`I submit to be subject to the PTO’s code of professional responsibility
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`set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 10.20 et seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 11.19(a).
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`8.
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`I was admitted pro hac vice into PTO proceeding IPR2012-00001 (JL)
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`on December 26, 2012.
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`9.
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`I have an established familiarity with the subject matter of this review
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`as a result of having been lead counsel for the plaintiff in litigations of the patent
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`under review, U.S. Patent No. 7,241,034 B2 (“the ‘034 patent”). Specifically, I have
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`been lead counsel for Adaptive Headlamp Technologies, Inc., the owner of the ‘034
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`patent, in the following cases:
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`(a) Adaptive Headlamp Technologies, Inc. v. BMW of North
`America, LLC, Civil Action No. 1:14cv00962, pending in the
`District of Delaware.
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`(b) Adaptive Headlamp Technologies, Inc. v. FCA US LLC,
`Maserati North America, Inc. & Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.,
`Civil Action No. 1:15cv00073, pending in the District of
`Delaware.
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`(c) Adaptive Headlamp Technologies, Inc. v. General Motors LLC,
`Civil Action No. 1:15cv00781, pending in the District of
`Delaware.
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`(d) Adaptive Headlamp Technologies, Inc. v. Hyundai Motor
`America, Civil Action No. 1:15cv00563, pending in the District
`of Delaware.
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`(e) Adaptive Headlamp Technologies, Inc. v. Mazda Motor of North
`America, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:15cv00782, pending in the
`District of Delaware.
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`Case IPR2016-00193
`Patent 7,251,034
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