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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`____________________________________________
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`____________________________________________
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`GENZYME CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`GENENTECH, INC. AND CITY OF HOPE,
`Patent Owner.
`____________________________________________
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`Case IPR2016-00383
`Patent 6,331,415 B1
`____________________________________________
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`PATENT OWNER’S MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE OF
`ROBERT J. GUNTHER, JR.
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`Case No. IPR2016-00383
`Patent Owner’s Motion For Admission Pro hac vice Of Robert J. Gunther, Jr.
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`I. Statement of Precise Relief Requested
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), Patent Owners Genentech, Inc.
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`(“Genentech”) and City of Hope requests that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
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`(the “Board”) admit Robert J. Gunther, Jr. pro hac vice in this proceeding,
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`IPR2016-00383.
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`II. Statement of Facts Showing Good Cause for the Board to Recognize
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`Counsel Pro Hac Vice During the Proceeding
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), the Board may recognize counsel
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`pro hac vice during a proceeding upon a showing of good cause, subject to the
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`condition that lead counsel be a registered practitioner and to any other conditions
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`as the Board may impose. Section 42.10(c) indicates that “where lead counsel is a
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`registered practitioner, a motion to appear pro hac vice by counsel who is not a
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`registered practitioner may be granted upon a showing that counsel is an
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`experienced litigating attorney and has an established familiarity with the subject
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`matter at issue in the proceeding.” The facts here establish good cause for the
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`Board to recognize Robert J. Gunther, Jr. pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`1. Lead counsel, David L. Cavanaugh, is a registered practitioner. Backup
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`counsel, Heather M. Petruzzi, Adam R. Brausa, and Jeffrey P. Kushan, are also
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`registered practitioners.
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`2. Counsel, Robert J. Gunther, Jr., is an experienced litigator and has an
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`Case No. IPR2016-00383
`Patent Owner’s Motion For Admission Pro hac vice Of Robert J. Gunther, Jr.
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`established familiarity with the subject matter at issue in the proceeding.
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`Accompanying this motion as Exhibit 2001 is the Declaration of Robert J.
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`Gunther, Jr. in Support of this Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice (“Gunther
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`Decl.”). In his declaration, Mr. Gunther asserts:
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`I am a member in good standing of the Bar of New York, and am admitted
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`to practice before District Courts of the Southern District of New York the
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`Eastern District of New York, the Western District of New York, the
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`Northern District of California, the District of Colorado, the Eastern District
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`of Michigan, the Western District of Michigan, and the Northern District of
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`Illinois. I am also admitted to practice before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for
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`the Second, Ninth, Tenth, and Federal Circuits. I am a fellow of The
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`American College of Trial Lawyers.
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`Gunther Decl. ¶ 2 (Ex. 2001). Mr. Gunther also states that he has a long-standing
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`relationship with Patent Owner Genentech, Inc. and its parent Roche, and is
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`currently representing the Patent Owner in two other IPRs involving the ‘415
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`patent. Gunther Decl. ¶ 11 (Ex. 2001). Mr. Gunther also demonstrates that he has
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`a detailed working knowledge of the relevant subject matter through his
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`participation in a prior litigation involving the ‘415 patent as well as his familiarity
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`with antibody technologies as a result of participation as counsel in prior antibody-
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`related patent cases. Gunther Decl. ¶ 12 (Ex. 2001).
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`Patent Owner’s Motion For Admission Pro hac vice Of Robert J. Gunther, Jr.
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`3. In his declaration, Mr. Gunther also attests to each of the listed items
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`required by the Order – Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission – 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.10 in IPR2013-00639. See Gunther Decl. ¶¶ 1-13 (Ex. 2001). Mr.
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`Gunther attests that he has read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial
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`Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in 35 C.F.R. §
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`42. Mr. Gunther further attests that he agrees to be subject to the United States
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`Patent and Trademark Office’s Rules of Professional Conduct as 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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`See id. ¶ 9.
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`III. Conclusion
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`For the foregoing reasons, Patent Owner respectfully requests that the Board
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`admit Robert J. Gunther, Jr. pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /David L. Cavanaugh/
`David L. Cavanaugh
`Reg. No. 36,476
`Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
`1875 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
`Washington, DC 20006
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`Date: February 8, 2016
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`Exhibit List for IPR2016-00383
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`2001 DECLARATION OF ROBERT J. GUNTHER, JR. IN SUPPORT OF
`MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that, on February 8, 2016, I caused a true and correct copy of the
`foregoing materials:
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`• Patent Owner’s Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Robert J.
`Gunther, Jr.
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`• Exhibit 2001, Declaration of Robert J. Gunther, Jr., in Support of
`Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice
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`• Exhibit List
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`to be served via electronic mail on the following attorneys of record:
`Richard McCormick
`Lisa M. Ferri
`Brian W. Nolan
`Mayer Brown LLP
`1675 Broadway
`New York, NY 10019
`Rmccormick@mayerbrown.com
`LFerri@mayerbrown.com
`BNolan@mayerbrown.com
`MB-Genzyme-Cabilly-IPR@mayerbrown.com
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`/Margareta K. Sorenson/
`Margareta K. Sorenson
`Reg. No. 71,601
`Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
`1875 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
`Washington, DC 20006
`Tel: 202-663-6000
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`ActiveUS 151628476v.1

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