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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`ARISTA NETWORKS, INC.,
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`CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.,
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`Case IPR2016-00309
`Patent No. 7,224,668
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`DECLARATION OF WILLIAM NELSON IN SUPPORT OF
`PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
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`ARISTA 1016
`Arista v. Cisco
`IPR2016-00309
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`Proceeding No.: IPR2016-00309
`Attorney Docket: 40963-0006IP3
`DECLARATION OF WILLIAM NELSON IN SUPPORT
`OF PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE
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`I, WILLIAM NELSON, 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 Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. I am also admitted to the
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`following United States District Courts: Northern and Southern Districts of
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`California and the Eastern and Western 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
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`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 16 years of experience representing clients in
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`patent cases involving involving computer hardware and software; semiconductor
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`devices; enterprise software; search engine technology; security; tnetworking;
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`semiconductor devices, processing, and packaging; mobile phones and other
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`consumer electronics; and mobile commerce. I have litigated patent cases in
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`District Courts all over the country, and the International Trade Commission.
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`Through my experience in patent litigation matters, I have represented clients in all
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`phases of litigation including discovery, Markman hearings, jury trials, bench
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`trials, and appeals. My biography is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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`In addition, I am one the partners of the Tensegrity Law Group LLP, a
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`boutique law firm specializing in patent litigation trials, and appellate and
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`counseling matters. Prior to joining Tensegrity, I was a partner at the law firm of
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`Howrey LLP, specializing in patent litigation matters.
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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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`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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`William Nelson
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`William Nelson
`Tensegrity Law Group LLP
`555 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 650
`Redwood Shores, CA 94065
`Tel: 650-802-6075
`Email: william.nelson@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 - William Nelson
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`1/26/17, 1:33 PM
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`WILLIAM NELSON
`Partner
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`William Nelson has extensive experience representing industry-leading high technology clients in patent, antitrust,
`copyright, licensing, and trade secret protection disputes, in U.S. district court, at the ITC, and in arbitration. He has
`litigated high-stakes patent disputes in matters relating to computers; mobile phones; enterprise software; search
`CONTACT
`engine technologies; semiconductor devices; networking; mobile commerce; computer vision; and other technologies.
`Prior to joining Tensegrity Law Group LLP in 2012, Mr. Nelson was a partner at Hosie Rice LLP.
`Email: william.nelson
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`Phone: 650-802-6075
`ADMISSIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS
`555 Twin Dolphin Drive
`Suite 650
`Redwood Shores, CA 94065
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`EDUCATION
`Berkeley Law, J.D. (1992)
`UC Riverside, B.A., Public Policy
`(1989)
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`1998, California
`California Supreme Court
`United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
`United States District Court for the Northern 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
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` ellen.hart@tensegritylawgroup.com
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`© 2015
`(mailto:ellen.hart@tensegritylawgroup.com)
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`555 Twin Dolphin Dr., Suite 650
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` Redwood Shores, CA 94065
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`http://tensegritylawgroup.com/profiles/nelson.html
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