`Entered: August 23, 2016
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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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`ASUSTEK COMPUTER, INC. and
`ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL,
`Petitioners,
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`AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-00646 (Patent 5,870,087)
`Case IPR2016-00647 (Patent 6,430,148 B1)
`Case IPR2016-00648 (Patent 6,188,835 B1)
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`Before J. JOHN LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Admission Pro Hac Vice
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`IPR2016-00646 (Patent 5,870,087)
`IPR2016-00647 (Patent 6,430,148 B1)
`IPR2016-00648 (Patent 6,188,835 B1)
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`MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE
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`Petitioners ASUSTeK Computer, Inc. and ASUS Computer
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`International move for the admission pro hac vice of attorney Michael J.
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`Newton in each of the above-captioned cases. E.g., ASUSTeK Comput., Inc.
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`v. Avago Techs. Gen. IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Case IPR2016-00646, Paper
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`10 (PTAB Aug. 17, 2016). The Board may recognize counsel pro hac vice
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`during a proceeding upon a showing of good cause, subject to the condition
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`that lead counsel be a registered practitioner. 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
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`Lead counsel for Petitioners in each of the above proceedings is
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`Christopher TL Douglas, a registered practitioner. In support of each of the
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`pro hac vice motions, Petitioners submit a Declaration of Michael J.
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`Newton. E.g., ASUSTeK, Case IPR2016-00646, Ex. 1014. Upon
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`consideration of the facts set forth in the pro hac vice motions and Mr.
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`Newton’s declarations, Petitioners have shown good cause for Mr. Newton’s
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`admission pro hac vice to appear in each of these proceedings.
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`It is
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`ORDER
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`ORDERED that the Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Michael
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`J. Newton in each of the above-captioned cases is granted;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Newton is authorized to appear as
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`back-up counsel for Petitioners in each of the above proceedings, but he may
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`not act as lead counsel;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that a registered practitioner must remain as
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`lead counsel throughout the proceedings;
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`IPR2016-00646 (Patent 5,870,087)
`IPR2016-00647 (Patent 6,430,148 B1)
`IPR2016-00648 (Patent 6,188,835 B1)
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Newton is to comply with the Office
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`Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in
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`Title 37, Part 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Newton is subject to the USPTO
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`Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq., and
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`the Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`IPR2016-00646 (Patent 5,870,087)
`IPR2016-00647 (Patent 6,430,148 B1)
`IPR2016-00648 (Patent 6,188,835 B1)
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`PETITIONERS:
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`Scott Stevens
`scott.stevens@alston.com
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`Derek Neilson
`derek.neilson@alston.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Jeffrey Connor
`jmconnor@kilpatricktownsend.com
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`Kristopher Reed
`kreed@kilpatricktownsend.com
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