IPR2016-00349
`Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice
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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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`T-MOBILE US, INC. and T-MOBILE USA, INC. and
`CELLCO PARTNERSHIP d/b/a VERIZON WIRELESS
`Petitioners
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`ADVANCED MEDIA NETWORKS, LLC,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2016-00349
`Patent No. 5,960,074
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`T-MOBILE US, INC. AND T-MOBILE USA, INC.’S UNOPPOSED
`MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(C)
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`Mail Stop: Patent Board
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice
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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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`T-MOBILE US, INC. and T-MOBILE USA, INC. and
`CELLCO PARTNERSHIP d/b/a VERIZON WIRELESS
`Petitioners
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`ADVANCED MEDIA NETWORKS, LLC,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2016-00349
`Patent No. 5,960,074
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`T-MOBILE US, INC. AND T-MOBILE USA, INC.’S UNOPPOSED
`MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(C)
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`Mail Stop: Patent Board
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`IPR2016-00349
`Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice
`T-Mobile US, Inc. and T-Mobile USA, Inc. (together, “T-Mobile” or
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`“Petitioner”) respectfully requests that the Board recognize Justina Sessions, Esq.,
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`as counsel pro hac vice during this proceeding.
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`I.
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`BACKGROUND
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`T-Mobile files this Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice in accordance with
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`the Notice of Filing Date Accorded to Petition and Time for Filing Patent Owner
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`Preliminary Response (Paper 4), mailed December 22, 2015, and in accordance
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`with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) and the Order – Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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`Admission in Case IPR2013-00639, Paper 7.
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`II. THE CONDITIONS FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION ARE MET
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`The conditions outlined in 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) and the Order – Authorizing
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`Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission in Case IPR2013-00639, Paper 7 are met
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`here.
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`First, Lead Counsel for Petitioner (Leo Lam, Reg. No. 38,528) is registered
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`to practice before the Board. See 37 C.F.R. § 41.10(c).
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`Second, good cause exists to permit Ms. Sessions to be admitted pro hac
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`vice for this matter. Ms. Sessions has established familiarity with the subject
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`matter at issue in this proceeding, including extensive knowledge of the printed
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`prior art submitted in the instant Petition and related matters. See id. Ms. Sessions
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`is a highly experienced patent-litigation attorney, and has handled numerous patent
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`litigations in various federal district courts. She has substantial experience
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`litigating patents in telecommunications fields, and relating to wireless–networking
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`technology in particular. Ms. Sessions has previously represented and is currently
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`representing T-Mobile in several other patent matters concerning wireless
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`telecommunications and networking protocols specifically. Ms. Sessions has also
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`represented other clients in patent matters involving wireless telecommunications.
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`As part of her representation of T-Mobile in this and other matters, she has
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`analyzed the relevant technologies in depth both independently and in consultation
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`with expert witnesses and engineers. Ms. Sessions has also performed extensive
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`reading and research into related technical matters.
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`Ms. Sessions also has substantial experience with U.S. Patent 5,960,074.
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`She is counsel for T-Mobile in the federal district court litigation concerning the
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`’074 patent. She participated in the drafting of the Petition filed in this proceeding.
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`In addition, Ms. Sessions has served as counsel pro hac vice in other IPR
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`proceedings as well.
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`Counsel for Petitioner understands that Patent Owner does not oppose this
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`motion.
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`III. AFFIDAVIT OR DECLARATION OF INDIVIDUAL SEEKING TO
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`Petitioner T-Mobile’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission is accompanied
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`by an Affidavit of Ms. Sessions.
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`IV. CONCLUSION
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`Therefore, Petitioner T-Mobile respectfully requests that the Board
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`recognize Justina Sessions as counsel pro hac vice during this proceeding.
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`Dated: August 11, 2016
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`KEKER & VAN NEST LLP
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`By: /s/ Leo Lam, # 38,528
`Leo Lam (Reg. No. 38,528)
`633 Battery Street
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`Phone: 415-391-5400
`Fax: 415-397-7188
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`AFFIDAVIT OF JUSTINA SESSIONS IN SUPPORT OF
`MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
`I, Justina Sessions, being duly sworn and upon oath, hereby attest to the
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`I am a member in good standing of the State Bar of California, as well
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`as the bars of the United States District Courts for the Northern, Central, and
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`Eastern Districts of California, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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`I have not been suspended or disbarred from practice before any court
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`or administrative body.
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`I have never had an application for admission to practice before any
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`court or administrative body denied.
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`No sanction or contempt citation has been imposed against me by any
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`court or administrative body.
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`I have read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice
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`Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of 37 C.F.R.
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`6.
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`I will be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set
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`forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101, et seq., and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 11.19(a).
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`7.
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`I have applied for and been granted permission to appear pro hac vice
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`in IPR2015-01567 and IPR2015-01573 within the last three years. I am
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`concurrently applying to appear pro hac vice in IPR2016-00347, which also
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`concerns U.S. Patent 5,960,074.
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`8.
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`I am counsel for T-Mobile in the district court litigation concerning
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,960,074. I am familiar with the subject matter at issue in this
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`proceeding, including the prior art on which Petitioner relies in this matter and
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,960,074. I also participated in the drafting of the Petition
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`already filed in this proceeding. I have reviewed the pertinent issues of claim
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`construction that have been briefed in this proceeding.
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`9.
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`I am an experienced patent litigator and have handled complex
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`litigation in both federal and state court. I have litigated patents relating to mobile
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`telephone technology, and particularly wireless networking. I have previously and
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`am currently representing T-Mobile in several other patent matters concerning
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`wireless telecommunications generally, and wireless networking specifically. I
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`have also represented other clients in patent cases involving wireless
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`telecommunications technology.
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`10. As part of my representation of T-Mobile in the district court
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`litigation and in connection with the drafting of the Petition, I have discussed the
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`relevant technologies in depth with expert witnesses and engineers. I have also
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`performed my own extensive reading and research into related technical matters.
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`I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct and
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`that this declaration was executed on August 11, 2016, in San Francisco,
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`By: /s/ Justina K. Sessions____
`JUSTINA K. SESSIONS
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`California.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ON PATENT OWNER
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.105(A)
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.6(e) and 42.105(b), the undersigned certifies
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`that, on the 11th day of August, 2016, a complete and entire copy of this Motion
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`for Admission Pro Hac Vice, was provided to the Patent Owner was provided to
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`the Patent Owner by emailing a copy of the same to the following attorneys of
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`record for the Patent Owner:
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`Antonio Papageorgiou
`ap@msf-law.com
`Seth H. Ostrow
`sho@msf-law.com
`MEISTER SEELIG & FEIN LLP
`125 Park Ave., 7th Floor
`New York, NY 10017
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`and a copy to patents@msf-law.com.
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`/s/ Leo Lam, # 38,528
`Leo Lam (Reg. No. 38,528)
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