`Tel: 571-272-7822
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`Paper 18
`Entered: September 12, 2016
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`
`
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`_______________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`_______________
`
`WHATSAPP INC.,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`TRIPLAY, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
`_______________
`
`IPR2016-00717; IPR2016-007181
`Patent 8,874,677 B2
`_______________
`
`
`
`Before BENJAMIN D. M. WOOD, BRIAN J. MCNAMARA, and
`FRANCES L. IPPOLITO, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`WOOD, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`DECISION
`Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
`
`
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`
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`
`
`1 This order addresses identical applications for pro hac vice admission filed
`in both cases. Therefore, we exercise our discretion to issue one order to be
`filed in each case.
`
`
`
`IPR2016-00717; IPR2016-00718
`Patent 8,874,677 B2
`
`
`As authorized by the Notice of Filing Date Accorded to Petition
`(Paper 3, 2),2 Petitioner WhatsApp Inc. filed a Motion for Pro Hac Vice
`Admission of Reuben Chen. Paper 8. Petitioner also filed Exhibit 1024,
`Mr. Chen’s biography, and Exhibit 1025, Declaration of Reuben Chen, in
`support of the motion. Id. at 2–3. The Motion is unopposed. Because the
`Motion and accompanying declaration comply with the requirements of 37
`C.F.R. § 42.10(c), as well as the requirements set forth in Case IPR2013-
`00639, Paper 7,3 the Motion is granted.
`Accordingly, it is
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s motion for pro hac vice admission of Mr.
`Chen is granted, and Mr. Chen is authorized to represent Petitioner as back-
`up counsel in IPR2016-00717 and IPR2016-00718;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner as lead counsel in this inter partes review proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Chen is to comply with the Office
`Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as
`set forth in Title 37, Part 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Chen is subject to the Office’s
`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and the USPTO Rules
`of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq.
`
`
`
`
`
`2 We refer to the papers filed in IPR2016-00717.
`3 Available at http://www.uspto.gov/ip/boards/bpai/ptab_trials.jsp,
`“Representative Orders, Decisions, and Notices,” “Other Representative
`Orders and Decisions”).
`
` 2
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`
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`
`
`IPR2016-00717; IPR2016-00718
`Patent 8,874,677 B2
`
`PETITIONER:
`
`Heidi Keefe
`hkeefe@cooley.com
`
`Andrew Mace
`WhatsApp_PTAB_IPR@cooley.com
`
`PATENT OWNER:
`
`Barry Schindler
`schindlerb@gtlaw.com
`
`Jeremy Monaldo
`monaldo@fr.com
`
`
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