`____________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________
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`ASUSTEK COMPUTER, INC. and ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL,
`Petitioners
`v.
`AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.,
`Patent Owner
`
`U.S. Patent No. 5,870,087
`Issue Date: February 9, 1999
`Title: MPEG DECODER SYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING A UNIFIED
`MEMORY FOR TRANSPORT DECODE AND SYSTEM CONTROLLER
`FUNCTIONS
`
`Inter Partes Review No. IPR2016-00646
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`MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE OF
`MICHAEL J. NEWTON
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`
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`IPR 2016-00646
`Patent 5,870,087
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.10(b) and (c), Petitioners, ASUSTeK Computer,
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`Inc. and ASUS Computer International, hereby move for the admission of Michael
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`J. Newton, a member of the bar of Texas and California, as co-counsel for
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`Petitioners in this inter partes review (“IPR”) proceeding. This motion is
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`accompanied by an appropriate power of attorney from Petitioners so appointing
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`Mr. Newton.
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`Mr. Newton holds a B.S. degree in physics from the University of Texas at
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`Austin, a M.A. in physics from the University of Texas at Austin, and a J.D. degree
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`from the University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Newton is a member in good standing
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`with the Bar of the State of Texas and the Bar of the State of California. Exhibit
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`1014 ¶¶ 2-3. He has never been suspended, disbarred, sanctioned, denied
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`admission to practice, or cited for contempt by any court or administrative body.
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`Id. at ¶¶ 4-6.
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`Mr. Newton is an experienced patent
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`litigator and is co-counsel
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`in the
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`litigation involving the patent at issue in this IPR proceeding. Exhibit 1014 ¶¶ 1,
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`10-11.
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`Specifically, he is co-counsel
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`in Avago Technologies General
`
`IP
`
`(Singapore) PTE Ltd. v. ASUSTeK Computer, Inc. et al., Case Nos. 3:15-cv-04525
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`(N.D. Cal., transferred from E.D. Tex) and 3:16-cv-00451 (N.D. Cal.). He has
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`become intimately familiar with the patent at issue in this proceeding as well as
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`related patents, including certain purported prior art references and Petitioners’
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`IPR 2016-00646
`Patent 5,870,087
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`arguments as to why the claims at issue are invalid in view of the Petitioners’ prior
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`art. Mr. Newton’s technical experience will aid Petitioners in this proceeding. He
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`also satisfies the remaining conditions for admissibility identified by the Board.
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`Exhibit 1014 ¶¶ 7-9.
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`Petitioner moves for the admission of Mr. Newton to designate him as back-
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`up counsel in this IPR, in view of his knowledge, familiarity and experience with
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`the subject matter of this IPR. Although Mr. Newton is not a registered USPTO
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`practitioner, Petitioners’ undersigned lead counsel and backup counsel, who are
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`both registered, remain on this case.
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`Dated: August 17, 2016
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`Respectfully submitted,
`
`/ Derek S. Neilson/
`Christopher TL Douglas
`(Reg. No. 56,950)
`ALSTON & BIRD LLP
`101 South Tryon
`Suite 4000
`Charlotte, NC 28209
`Tel: 704-444-1119
`Email: christopher.douglas@alston.com
`
`Derek S. Neilson
`(Reg. No. 65,447)
`ALSTON & BIRD LLP
`2828 North Harwood Street, 18th Floor
`Dallas, TX 75201-2139
`Tel: 214-922-3409
`Email: derek.neilson@alston.com
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`Attorneys for Petitioners
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`IPR 2016-00646
`Patent 5,870,087
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §42.6(e), the undersigned hereby certifies that, on
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`August 17, 2016, a true copy of the foregoing “MOTION FOR ADMISSION
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`PRO HAC VICE OF MICHAEL J NEWTON” was served upon the following
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`via email:
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`Kristopher L. Reed
`Jeffrey M. Connor
`
`Kilpatrick, Townsend, & Stockton LLP
`1400 Wewatta Street, Suite 600
`Denver, Colorado 80202
`
`Email: BroadcomIPR@kilpatricktownsend.com
`Email: kreed@kilpatricktownsend.com
`Email: jmconnor@kilpatricktownsend.com
`
`/ Derek S. Neilson /
`Derek S. Neilson
`(Reg. No. 65,447)
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