UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Case IPR2016-00450
`Patent No. 8,462,920
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`Twilio Inc.,
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`Petitioner
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`v.
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`TeleSign Corporation,
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`Patent Owner
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`______________
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`Case No. IPR2016-00450
`Patent: 8,462,920
`______________
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`PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`Mail Stop PATENT BOARD
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Case IPR2016-00450
`Patent No. 8,462,920
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`Twilio Inc.,
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`Petitioner
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`v.
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`TeleSign Corporation,
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`Patent Owner
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`______________
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`Case No. IPR2016-00450
`Patent: 8,462,920
`______________
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`PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`Mail Stop PATENT BOARD
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Case IPR2016-00450
`Patent No. 8,462,920
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`Petitioner respectfully requests that the Board recognize Mr. Britton F.
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`Davis as counsel pro hac vice during this proceeding.
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`I. BACKGROUND
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`Petitioner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission is being filed in
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`compliance with and pursuant to the “Order – Authorization Motion for Pro
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`Hac Vice Admission” in Case No. IPR2013-00639 [“the Order”].
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`II. STATEMENT OF FACTS
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`As required by the Order, the following statement of facts shows that
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`there is good cause for the Board to recognize Mr. Davis pro hac vice.
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`Mr. Davis is an experienced litigation attorney and has been involved
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`in numerous complex litigations in state and federal courts. Mr. Davis’
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`biography is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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`Mr. Davis has reviewed U.S. Patent No. 8,462,920 and the petition
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`already filed in this proceeding and is familiar with the subject matter at issue
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`in this proceeding.
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`TeleSign Corporation was consulted through its counsel via electronic
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`mail on May 19, 2016. TeleSign stated in responsive communication on
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`May 19, 2016 that it does not oppose this motion.
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`Therefore, Petitioner respectfully submits that there is good cause for
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`the Board to recognize Mr. Davis as counsel pro hac vice during this
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`proceeding.
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`III. AFFIDAVIT OR DECLARATION OF INDIVIDUAL SEEKING
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`TO APPEAR
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`Petitioner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission is accompanied by an
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`Affidavit of Mr. Britton F. Davis as required by the Order.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`COOLEY LLP
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`By:
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`/ Wayne Stacy /
`Wayne Stacy
`Reg. No. 45,125
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`Dated: May 25, 2016
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`COOLEY LLP
`ATTN: Patent Group
`1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 700
`Washington, DC 20004
`Tel: (720) 566-4125
`Fax: (202) 842-7899
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`EXHIBIT A
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`EXHIBIT A
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`Cooley LLP | Britton Davis
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`Page 1 of 2
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`Colorado
`380 Interlocken
`Crescent
`Suite 900
`Broomfield, Colorado
`80021-8023
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`Phone: +1 720 566
`4126
`Fax: +1 720 566 4099
`bdavis@cooley.com
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`Britton Davis, Associate
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`Britton Davis is an associate in the Intellectual Property Litigation group of
`Cooley's Litigation Department. He joined the Firm in 2012 and is resident
`in the Colorado office.
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`Mr. Davis' practice focuses on patent, trademark, trade secret, and
`technology licensing disputes. He also has experience with securities fraud
`class actions, ERISA class actions, FACTA class actions, and corporate
`derivative actions, as well as experience representing clients in connection
`with governmental investigations and various commercial matters.
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`Prior to joining Cooley, Mr. Davis was an associate at Hogan Lovells in
`Denver, where his practice was focused on technology transfer
`transactions and intellectual property licensing, protection and
`commercialization. Prior to that, he worked at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &
`Rosati in Seattle, where his practice focused on intellectual property and
`securities class action defense litigation.
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`Prior to beginning his legal career, Mr. Davis worked as an engineer for
`Veeco Instruments Inc., in the Metrology & Instrumentation Group. At
`Veeco, he designed, built, and implemented new products and product
`improvements in Veeco's research-focused line of atomic force
`microscopes. His product design experience covers mechanical, optical,
`and electrical systems; programmable semiconductor devices; and design
`for manufacturability and cost reduction.
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`Mr. Davis earned his JD, with honors, from the University of Texas School
`of Law and his BS, with high honors, in Mechanical Engineering from the
`University of California, Santa Barbara.
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`Mr.Davis is admitted to practice in Colorado and Washington.
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`Education
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`◾ University of Texas School of Law
`JD, with honors
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`◾ University of California, Santa Barbara
`BS, with high honors
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`Bar Admissions
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`◾ Colorado
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`https://www.cooley.com/bdavis
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`1/20/2016
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`Cooley LLP | Britton Davis
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`Page 2 of 2
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`◾ Washington
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`©2003-2016 Cooley LLP and Cooley (UK) LLP. All rights reserved.
`COOLEY® and the COOLEY LLP® logo are registered U.S. service marks of Cooley LLP.
`Cooley was founded in 1920 – for our story, visit our timeline.
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`AFFIDAVIT OF MR. BRITTON F. DAVIS IN SUPPORT OF
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`MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
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`I, Britton F. Davis, being duly sworn and upon oath, hereby attest to the
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`following:
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`I am a member in good standing of the Bars of Colorado and
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`Washington.
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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 Guide
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`and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of the C.F.R.
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`I will be subject to the USPTO Code of Professional Responsibility set
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`forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101, et seq., and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37
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`C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`I have applied simultaneously with this application to appear pro hac
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`vice in IPR2016-00451 and IPR2016-00360. In the past three (3) years, I
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`have applied to appear before the Office and was granted pro hac vice
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`admission in the IPR2014-01462 and IPR2014-01469 proceedings.
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`I am an experienced litigation attorney with experience in complex
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`litigation in both state and federal court. I am familiar with the subject matter
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`at issue in this proceeding, including the prior art on which Petitioner relies in
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`this request and U.S. Patent No. 8,462,920. I have also reviewed the pertinent
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`issues of claim construction that have been briefed in this proceeding.
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`/ Britton F. Davis/
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`Britton F. Davis
`COOLEY LLP
`380 Interlocken Crescent, Suite 900
`Broomfield, CO 80021
`Tel: 720-566-4000
`Fax: 720-566-4099
`Email: zTwilioIPR@cooley.com
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`CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e)
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`I, Wayne Stacy, hereby certify
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`that on May 25, 2016
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`the foregoing
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`PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION UNDER 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.10(c) and Affidavit of Mr. Britton F. Davis in Support of Motion for
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`Pro Hac Vice Admission together with all exhibits and other papers filed therewith
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`was served electronically via email on the following:
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`Elena McFarland
`(EMCFARLAND@shb.com)
`Tawni Wilhelm
`(TWILHELM@shb.com, TeleSignIPR@shb.com)
`Jesse Camacho
`(JCAMACHO@shb.com)
`Counsel for Patent Owner, TeleSign Inc.
`Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
`2555 Grand Blvd.
`Kansas City, MO 64108
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`Amy Foust
`(AFOUST@shb.com)
`Counsel for Patent Owner, TeleSign Inc.
`Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
`201 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3200
`Miami, FL 33131
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`MAY 25, 2016
`COOLEY LLP
`ATTN: Patent Group
`1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W
`Suite 700
`Washington, DC 20004-2400
`Tel: (720) 566-4009
`Fax: (202) 842-7899
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`By:
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`Respectfully submitted,
`COOLEY LLP
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`/ Wayne Stacy /
`Wayne Stacy
`Reg. No. 45,125
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