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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`ARISTA NETWORKS, INC.,
`Petitioner
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`V.
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`CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.,
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`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2016—00309
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`Patent NO. 7,224,668
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`PETITIONER ARISTA NETWORKS’
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`UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF
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`RALPH A. PHILLIPS
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`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`Proceeding No.2 IPR20l6—00309
`Attorney Docket: 40963—0006lP3
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.l0(c), the Petitioner Arista Networks, Inc.
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`(“Arista”) respectfully requests that the Board recognize Mr. Ralph A. Phillips as
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`counsel pro hac vice in this proceeding. Arista seeks the counsel of Mr. Phillips
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`due to his experience in patent—related matters and particularly due to his
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`familiarity with the substantive and technical issues involved in this proceeding.
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`This motion is authorized by the Notice of Filing Date Accorded to Petition and
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`Time for Filing Patent Owner Preliminary Response that was mailed on December
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`1 5, 201 5 .
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`Statement of Facts
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`l\/lr. Phillips is a patent litigation attorney with more than 15 years of
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`experience representing clients in cases involving consumer electronics, computer
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`hardware and software, mobile devices and networking technologies. Mr. Phillips
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`regularly litigates patent cases before various federal district courts and the
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`International Trade Commission. Through his practice in such cases, Mr. Phillips
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`has gained substantial experience in jury trials, bench trials, discovery, Markman
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`hearings, and appeals. More particularly, as part of his practice, Mr. Phillips has
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`conducted numerous depositions and cross examinations of technical witnesses,
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`including experts who rendered opinions on technical issues.
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`l\/Ir. Phillips also has
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`particular experience and familiarity with the substantive and technical issues
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`involved in Patent Office proceedings. For example, he acted as counsel pro hac
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`vice representing Alarm.com in Patent Interference Proceeding No. 106,001
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`(HHB)
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`Mr. Phillips is familiar with the substantive and technical issues involved in
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`this proceeding. He represents Arista in the concurrent ITC Investigation No. 337-
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`TA—945, instituted on January 20, 2015, in which U.S. Patent No. 7,224,668 has
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`been asserted. He has reviewed and considered the Petition and supporting
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`Exhibits filed by Arista, Patent Owner’s Preliminary Response, the Institution
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`Decision, and U.S. Patent No. 7,224,668.
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`Arista contacted counsel for Patent Owner on July 8, 2016, to inform them
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`Arista planned to file a motion for Pro Hac Vice admission for Mr. Phillips. Patent
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`Owner’s counsel stated on July 14, 2016, that they would not oppose such a
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`motion.
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`Affidavit of Individual Seeking to Appear
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`This Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission is accompanied by a Declaration
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`of l\/Ir. Phillips as required by the Order Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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`mailed December 15, 2015. Accordingly, Mr. Phillips submits that there is good
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`cause under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) for the Board to recognize Mr. Phillips as counsel
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`pro hac vice during this proceeding.
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`Proceeding No.2 IPR2016—O0309
`Attorney Docket: 40963—0O06IP3
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`. ren A. Degnan, -’
`6 Counsel for Petitioner
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`Date:
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`Customer Number 26171
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`Fish & Richardson P.C.
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`Telephone: (612) 337-2508
`Facsimile:
`(612) 288-9696
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`Proceeding No.: IPR20l6—00309
`Attorney Docket: 40963—0006IP3
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 CFR § 42.6(e)(4), the undersigned certifies that on July 15,
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`2016, a complete and entire copy of this Petitioner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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`Admission of Ralph A. Phillips, and its supporting declaration, were provided Via
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`email to the Patent Owner by serving the correspondence email address of record
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`as follows:
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`Jon E. Wright
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`Robert Greene Sterne
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`Lori A. Gordon
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`Daniel Block
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`Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
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`1100 New York Avenue, NW
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`Washington, DC 20005
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`Email:
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`jwright-PTAB@,skgf.com
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`Email: rsterne-PTAB@,sl<gf.com
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`Email:
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`lgordon-PTAB@skgf.com
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`Email: dblock—PTAB sk f.com
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`/Edward G. Faeth/
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`Edward G. Faeth
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`Fish & Richardson P.C.
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`60 South Sixth Street, Suite 3200
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`Minneapolis, MN 55402
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`(202) 626-6420