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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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`PETITIONER ARISTA NETWORKS, INC.'S UNOPPOSED MOTION
`FOR PRO HA C VICE ADMISSION UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`Proceeding No." IPR2016-00309
`Attorney Docket" 40963-0006IP3
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), the Petitioner ("Arista Networks, Inc." or
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`"Arista") respectfully requests that the Board recognize Paul Ehrlich as counsel
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`pro hac vice in this proceeding. Petitioner seeks the counsel of Mr. Ehrlich due to
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`his experience in representing clients in patent cases in major patent venues across
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`the country, including U.S. district courts and the ITC, and would like Mr. Ehrlich
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`to participate in the trial of this IPR proceeding. Mr. Ehrlich's litigation
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`experience spans a wide variety of technologies. This motion is authorized by the
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`Notice of Filing Date Accorded to Petition and Time for Filing Patent Owner
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`Preliminary Response that was mailed on December 15, 2015.
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`Patent Owner had indicated that it will not oppose this motion.
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`Statement of Facts
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`Mr. Ehrlich is a patent litigation attorney with 13 years of experience
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`representing clients in cases involving computer hardware and software; operating
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`systems and databases; networking; semiconductor devices, processing, and
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`packaging; mobile phones and other consumer electronics; mobile commerce;
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`medical devices; Wi-Fi and location services. Mr. Ehrlich regularly litigates patent
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`cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, various
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`federal district courts, and the International Trade Commission. Through his
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`practice in such cases, Mr. Ehrlich has gained substantial experience in jury trials,
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`bench trials, discovery, Markman hearings, and appeals. Arista provides Exhibit
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`A, as evidence, Mr. Ehrlich's biography.
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`Mr. Ehrlich also has particular experience and familiarity with the
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`substantive and technical issues involved in this inter partes review proceeding.
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`Mr. Ehrlich has been advising Arista in connection with the concurrent ITC
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`Investigation No. 337-TA-945, instituted on January 20, 2015, in which U.S.
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`Patent No. 7,224,668 has been asserted. He also has reviewed and considered the
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`Petition and supporting exhibits filed by Arista, Patent Owner's Preliminary
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`Response, the Institution Decision, the public version of Patent Owner's Response
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`and supporting public exhibits, U.S. Patent No. 7,224,668, and other material
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`related to these proceedings. Should the present motion be granted, Arista intends
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`for Mr. Ehrlich to participate in the trial of this IPR proceeding.
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`Affidavit of Individual Seeking to Appear
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`This Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission is accompanied by an Affidavit of
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`Paul Ehrlich, as required by the Order Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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`mailed December 15, 2015.
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`Accordingly, Arista submits that there is good cause under 3 7 C.F.R. §
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`42.10(c) for the Board to recognize Paul Ehrlich as counsel pro hac vice during
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`egnan
`Reg. No. 40,584
`Counsel for Petitioner
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`this proceeding.
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`Date:
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`Customer Number 26171
`Fish & Richardson P.C.
`Telephone" (612) 337-2508
`Facsimile" (612) 288-9696
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`E,XHIB IT A
`EXHIBIT A
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`Tensegrity Law Group LLP' Profile - Paul Ehrlich 1/26/17, 1:36 PM
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`PAUL EHRLiCH
`Partner
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`Paul Ehrlich has extensive experience trying complex patent cases in U.S. district courts and the ITC. He successfully
`litigates cases at all stages, including through trial and injunction enforcement. He has served as trial counsel in
`billion-dollar matters for industry-leading companies. Mr. Ehrlich's practice touches diverse technology areas,
`CONTACT including mobile phones and other consumer electronics; computer networking; operating systems; database
`Email" paul.ehrlich software; VOIP; memory manufacture and packaging; medical devices; Wi-Fi and location services; and Nobei-Prize-
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`(mailto:paul.ehrlich@tensegritylawgroup.conÿinning biotechnology.
`Phone: 650-802-6030
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`555 Twin Dolphin Drive
`Suite 650
`Redwood Shores, CA 94065
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`EDUCATION
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`Berkeley Law, J.D. (2003)
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`Yale University, B.S., Biomedical
`Engineering (2000)
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`Mr. Ehrlich is one of the founding partners of Tensegrity Law Group LLP. Prior to founding Tensegrity, he was an
`associate at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.
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`In 2013-2014, Mr. Ehrlich was recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers.
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`Mr. Ehrlich has taught patent litigation and trial skills as a guest instructor at Berkeley Law, and has coached winning
`student mock trial teams.
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`ADMISSIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS
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`• 2003, California
`• California Supreme Court
`• United States Court of Appeals for the Federal 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 Southern District of California
`• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
`• United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
`° United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
`• United States District Court for the Central District of California
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`© 2015 I ellen.hart@tensegritylawgroup.com
`(mailto:ellen.hart@tensegritylawgroup.com) I650-802-6000
`555 Twin Dolphin Dr., Suite 650 I Redwood Shores, CA 94065
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`http://tensegritylawgroup.com/profiles/ehrlich.html
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 CFR § 42.6(e)(4), the undersigned certifies that on January
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`27, 2017, a complete and entire copy of this Petitioner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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`Admission and its supporting exhibit were provided via email to the Petitioner by
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`serving the correspondence email address of record as follows:
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`Jon E. Wright
`Robert Greene Sterne
`Lori A. Gordon
`Daniel S. Block
`Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, NW
`Washington, DC 20005
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`Email: jwright-PTAB@skgf.com
`Email: rsterne-PTAB@skgf.com
`Email: lgordon-PTAB@skgf.com
`Email: dblock-PTAB@skgf.com
`Email: ptab@skgf.com
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`/Edward G. Faeth/
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`Edward G. Faeth
`Fish & Richardson P.C.
`3200 RBC Plaza
`60 South Sixth Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`(202) 626-6420
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