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`Paper No. 10
`Date: May 12, 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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`TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION,
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`SIGNAL IP, INC.,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2016-00293
`Patent 5,714,927
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`Before JEREMY M. PLENZLER, PETER P. CHEN and JASON J.
`CHUNG, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`CHUNG, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Petitioner’s Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of
`Mark A. Chapman
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`IPR2016-00293
`Patent 5,714,927
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`On May 3, 2016, Petitioner filed a Motion for Pro Hac Vice
`Admission of Mr. Mark A. Chapman (Paper 9) and an accompanying
`Declaration in support thereof (Ex. 1011). Patent Owner did not file an
`opposition to these motions. Accordingly, we admit Mr. Chapman only as
`back-up counsel.
`In consideration of the forgoing, it is
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s unopposed motion for pro hac vice
`admission of Mr. Chapman is GRANTED; Mr. Chapman is authorized to
`represent Petitioner only as back-up counsel in the instant proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel for the instant proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Chapman is to comply with the
`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for
`Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Chapman is 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.
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`IPR2016-00293
`Patent 5,714,927
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`PETITIONER:
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`John Flock
`George E. Badenoch
`KENYON & KENYON LLP
`jflock@kenyon.com
`gbadenoch@kenyon.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`Tarek N. Fahmi
`Holly J. Atkinson
`Jason A. LaBerteaux
`ASCENDA LAW GROUP, PC
`tarek.fahmi@ascendalaw.com
`holly.atkinson@ascendalaw.com
`jason.laberteaux@ascendalaw.com
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