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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`SL CORPORATION,
`Petitioner
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`ADAPTIVE HEADLAMP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2016-00193
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`PATENT OWNER’S MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF
`DAVID A. SKEELS
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), the Patent Owner seeks pro hac vice
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`admission of David A. Skeels as backup counsel in this inter partes review. The
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`Board’s December 9, 2015 Notice (Paper 3) authorized the filing of this motion.
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`This motion satisfies the requirements of 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c). In particular,
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`lead counsel for the Patent Owner is a registered patent attorney, and there is good
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`cause to admit Mr. Skeels as pro hac vice backup counsel for the Patent Owner.
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`Exhibit 2001, which accompanies this motion, is a declaration by Mr. Skeels
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`explaining that he satisfies all of the criteria for pro hac vice admission, as set forth
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`in Motorola Mobility LLC v. Arnouse, IPR2013-00010 (MPT), Paper 6 (Oct. 15,
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`2012). In particular, this motion is being filed no sooner than 21 days after service
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`of the petition for inter partes review, and Mr. Skeels is a member in good standing
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`of at least the State Bar of Texas, has never been suspended or disbarred, has never
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`had an application for admission denied, has never been sanctioned or cited for
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`contempt, has read and agrees to comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide
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`and the Board’s Rule of Practice for Trials set for in part 42 of the Code of Federal
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`Regulations, submits to be subject to the PTO’s code of professional responsibility
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`and disciplinary jurisdiction, has appeared pro hac vice in one other PTO proceeding
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`in the last three years (IPR2012-00001), and has an established familiarity with the
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`subject matter of this review as a result of having been lead counsel for the Patent
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`Owner in nine patent infringement lawsuits of the patent under review:
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`(a) Adaptive Headlamp Technologies, Inc. v. BMW of North America, LLC,
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`Civil Action No. 1:14cv00962, pending in the District of Delaware.
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`(b) Adaptive Headlamp Technologies, Inc. v. FCA US LLC (“Chrysler”),
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`Maserati North America, Inc. & Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., Civil Action No.
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`1:15cv00073, pending in the District of Delaware.
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`(c) Adaptive Headlamp Technologies, Inc. v. General Motors LLC, Civil
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`Action No. 1:15cv00781, pending in the District of Delaware.
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`(d) Adaptive Headlamp Technologies, Inc. v. Hyundai Motor America,
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`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
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`America, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:15cv00782, pending in the District of Delaware.
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`(f)
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`Adaptive Headlamp Technologies, Inc. v. Mercedes-Benz USA LLC,
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`Civil Action No.1:15cv00075, pending in the District of Delaware.
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`(g) Adaptive Headlamp Technologies, Inc. v. Nissan North America Inc.,
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`Civil Action No. 1:15cv00074, pending in the District of Delaware.
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`(h) Adaptive Headlamp Technologies, Inc. v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A.,
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`Inc., Civil Action No. 1:15cv00779, pending in the District of Delaware; and
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`Adaptive Headlamp Technologies, Inc. v. Volvo Cars of North America,
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`LLC, Civil Action No. 1:15cv00780, pending in the District of Delaware
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`For the foregoing reasons, the Patent Owner respectfully requests that the
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`Board admit Mr. Skeels pro hac vice in this inter partes review.
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`Dated: December 10, 2015
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: / Brett M. Pinkus/
`Brett M. Pinkus
`Registration No. 59,980
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`Back-up Counsel:
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`Decker A. Cammack (Reg. No. 48,486)
`David A. Skeels
`(pro hac vice motion pending)
`Friedman, Suder & Cooke
`604 E. Fourth Street, Suite 200
`Fort Worth, TX 76102
`Phone: (817) 334-0400
`Fax: (817) 334-0401
`skeels@fsclaw.com
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`Lead Counsel:
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`Brett M. Pinkus (Reg. No. 59,980)
`Friedman, Suder & Cooke
`604 E. Fourth Street, Suite 200
`Fort Worth, TX 76102
`Phone: (817) 334-0400
`Fax: (817) 334-0401
`pinkus@fsclaw.com
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on this the 10th day of December, 2015, a true and correct
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`copy of the foregoing PATENT OWNER’S MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE
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`AMISSION OF DAVID A. SKEELS was served via electronic mail, as agreed by
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`counsel, upon the following counsel of record:
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`David Cotta (dcotta@mintz.com)
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`Peter Cuomo (pjcuomo@mintz.com)
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`Kongsik Kim (kkim@mintz.com)
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`Dated: December 10, 2015
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`By: / Brett M. Pinkus/
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