UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`ARISTA NETWORKS, INC.,
`Petitioner
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`CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2016-00309
`Patent No. 7,224,668
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`DECLARATION OF MATTHEW POWERS IN SUPPORT OF
`PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
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`ARISTA 1014
`Arista v. Cisco
`IPR2016-00309
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`Proceeding No.: IPR2016-00309
`Attorney Docket: 40963-0006IP3
`DECLARATION OF MATTHEW POWERS IN SUPPORT
`OF PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE
`ADMISSION
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`I, MATTHEW POWERS, hereby declare the following:
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`I am a member in good standing of the state Bar of California as well as the
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`United States Courts of Appeals for the Second and Ninth Circuits, the United
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`States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the United States Supreme
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`Court. I am also admitted to the following United States District Courts: Northern,
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`Southern, Central, and Eastern Districts of California and the Eastern and Western
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`Districts of Texas.
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`I have not been suspended or disbarred from practice before any court or
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`administrative body.
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`I have never had an application for admission to practice before any court or
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`administrative body denied.
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`No sanction or contempt citation has been imposed against me by any court
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`or administrative body.
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`I have read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and
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`the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of the Code of Federal
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`Regulations.
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`I will be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37
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`C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`Proceeding No.: IPR2016-00309
`Attorney Docket: 40963-0006IP3
`I have not applied to appear pro hac vice before the Office in any other
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`proceedings during the past three years. I am also concurrently applying to appear
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`in Proceeding Nos. IPR2016-00303, IPR2016-00306, and IPR2016-00308.
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`I am a litigation attorney with 34 years of experience representing clients in
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`patent cases involving computer hardware and software; operating systems and
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`databases; networking; semiconductor devices, processing, and packaging; mobile
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`phones and other consumer electronics; mobile commerce; medical devices; Wi-Fi
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`and location services. I regularly litigate patent cases in District Courts all over the
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`country, and the International Trade Commission. Through my experience in
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`patent litigation matters, I have represented clients in all phases of litigation
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`including discovery, Markman hearings, jury trials, bench trials, and appeals. My
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`biography is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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`In addition, I am one the founding partners of the Tensegrity Law Group
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`LLP, a boutique law firm specializing in patent litigation trials, and appellate and
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`counseling matters. Prior to forming Tensegrity, I was a managing partner at Weil,
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`Gotshal & Manges LLP.
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` hereby declare that all statements made herein of my own knowledge are true and
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`that all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true; and
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`further that these statements were made with the knowledge that willful false
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`Proceeding No.: IPR2016-00309
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`statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both,
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`under Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code.
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` Respectfully submitted,
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`Matthew Powers
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`Matthew Powers
`Tensegrity Law Group LLP
`555 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 650
`Redwood Shores, CA 94065
`Tel: 650-802-6010
`Email:matthew.powers@tensegritylawgroup.com
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`Date: January 26, 2017
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`EXHIBIT A
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`EXHIBIT A
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`Tensegrity Law Group LLP: Profile - Matthew Powers
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`1/26/17, 1:36 PM
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`MATTHEW POWERS
`Partner
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`Matt Powers is known for taking tough cases to trial and winning them. He tries patent cases, trade secret cases,
`fraud cases, fiduciary duty cases, antitrust cases and contract cases. He has tried patent cases in every major patent
`venue, including U.S. district courts all over the country and the ITC, as well as maintaining a successful appellate
`CONTACT
`practice at the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. His litigation experience spans a wide variety of technologies,
`including computer hardware and software; operating systems and databases; networking; semiconductor devices,
`Email: matthew.powers
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`processing, and packaging; mobile phones and other consumer electronics; mobile commerce; medical devices; Wi-Fi
`Phone: 650-802-6010
`and location services. Many of the world's leading companies have called on him to lead trial teams in difficult cases,
`555 Twin Dolphin Drive
`and he is often called on to replace another firm's litigation team for trial on very short notice. He has led teams
`Suite 650
`winning billion dollar cases for many of the leading companies in the world.
`Redwood Shores, CA 94065
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`EDUCATION
`Harvard Law School, J.D. (1982)
`Northwestern University (1979)
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`Mr. Powers is one the founding partners of the Tensegrity Law Group LLP, a boutique law firm specializing in patent
`litigation trials, and appellate and counseling matters. Many of the patent cases handled by Tensegrity are further
`complicated by trade secret, contract, or other issues. Prior to forming Tensegrity, Mr. Powers was a managing partner
`at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.
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`Mr. Powers is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and of the International Society of Barristers. He is
`continually recognized as a "Star Performer" by Chambers USA and in 2011 he received top rankings in the national,
`local, federal circuit, and ITC categories in Managing Intellectual Property magazine. Managing Intellectual Property
`magazine also named him "Outstanding IP Practitioner of the Year" in 2010. He was named one of Northern
`California's top ten lawyers in 2009 by Super Lawyers. In 2014, Mr. Powers received his 11th consecutive recognition
`by Super Lawyers. Commentators in Chambers USA 2010 noted that he is" universally recognized as a star in the
`field" because of "his impressive trial work." Chambers USA 2009 notes that clients lauded him as a "mesmerizing trial
`lawyer" whose peers claim he "continues to soar," and emphasize his "unmistakable star quality." Mr. Powers was
`distinguished as a "Leading Lawyer" by Legal 500 US 2009 and described by clients as "a litigator you don’t want to
`argue against in court." He was singled out by Chambers USA 2008 as "king of the jungle...a master trial litigator and
`a genius when it comes to patents... fantastically clever and exceptionally talented." Chambers USA 2007 also
`recognized him as a "Star Performer" – the only patent litigator in the country so recognized – calling him "genuinely
`feared as a courtroom opponent" and "a dominant force in the market." In 2007, The American Lawyer described Mr.
`Powers as a "bona fide litigation superstar." The National Law Journal named him one of the top ten litigators in the
`country in 2006, and in 2005 he was named "Trial Lawyer of the Year" by the Santa Clara County Trial Lawyers
`Association. He was also named a "Father of the Year" for 2004 by the Father's Day Council of San Francisco.
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`Mr. Powers is a frequent lecturer nationally and internationally on intellectual property litigation issues.
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`ADMISSIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS
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`1982, California
`United States Supreme Court
`United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
`United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
`United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
`United States District Court for the Northern District of California
`United States District Court for the Central District of California
`United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
`United States District Court for the Southern District of California
`United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
`United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
`United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
`United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
`United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
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`http://tensegritylawgroup.com/profiles/powers.html
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