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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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`ZTE (USA) Inc..;
`HTC Corporation;
`and HTC America, Inc..
`Petitioner
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`Evolved Wireless, LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR 2016-00758
`Patent No. 8,218,481
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`EVOLVED WIRELESS, LLC’S
`MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF ANDREW D. HEDDEN
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(C)
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`IPR2016-00758
`U.S. Patent No. 8,218,481
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) and the Notice of Filing Date Accorded to
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`Petition and Time for Filing Patent Owner Preliminary Response entered on
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`March 29, 2016 (Paper 5) in this proceeding, Patent Owner, Evolved Wireless,
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`LLC, respectfully requests pro hac vice admission of Andrew D. Hedden in this
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`proceeding. Patent Owner seeks Mr. Hedden’s assistance because of his
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`experience assisting Patent Owner in its parallel litigation and his familiarity with
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`the substantive and technical issues involved in this proceeding.
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`1. Statement of Facts
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`Patent Owner’s lead counsel in this proceeding, Cyrus A. Morton, is a
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`registered practitioner. Mr. Hedden is an experienced patent litigation attorney,
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`with seven years of experience, including involvement in fact and expert
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`discovery, Markman briefing and hearings, and oral arguments in patent
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`infringement matters before both Federal district courts and the United States Court
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`of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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`Mr. Hedden has established familiarity with the subject matter at issue in
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`this proceeding. U.S. Patent No. 8,218,481 is involved in parallel litigations filed
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`by Patent Owner in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
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`(Civil Action Nos. 15-cv-542-SLR, 15-cv-543-SLR, 15-cv-544-SLR, 15-cv-545-
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`SLR, 15-cv-546-SLR, 15-cv-547-SLR). Robins Kaplan LLP represents Patent
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`Owner in these litigations. Mr. Hedden has appeared as counsel for Patent Owner
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`litigations. Therefore, good cause exists to admit Mr. Hedden pro hac vice in this
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`proceeding.
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`2. Affidavit or Declaration of Individual Seeking to Appear
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`This Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission is accompanied by the required
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`Affidavit of Mr. Hedden.
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`Dated: October 25, 2016
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Cyrus A. Morton
`Cyrus A. Morton
`Registration No. 44,954
`ROBINS KAPLAN LLP
`2800 LaSalle Plaza
`800 LaSalle Avenue
`Minneapolis, MN 55402-2015
`(612) 349-8500
`(612) 339-4181 (facsimile)
`cmorton@robinskaplan.com
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`Attorney for Patent Owner Evolved
`Wireless, LLC
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`Filed: May 4, 2016
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that on May 4, 2016, the foregoing
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`EVOLVED WIRELESS, LLC’S MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE
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`ADMISSION OF ANDREW D. HEDDEN UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(C) was
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`served electronically via email in its entirety on the following counsel of record for
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`Lead Counsel
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`Back-Up Counsel
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`Back-Up Counsel
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`the Petitioner:
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`Charles M. McMahon (Reg. 44,926)
`cmcmahon@mwe.com
`MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY
`227 W. Monroe
`Chicago, IL 60606
`Telephone: (312) 984-7764
`Fax: (312) 984-7700
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`Hersh H. Mehta (Reg. 62,336)
`hmehta@mwe.com
`MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY
`227 W. Monroe
`Chicago, IL 60606
`Telephone: (312) 984-7764
`Fax: (312) 984-7700
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`Stephen S. Korniczky (Reg. 34,853)
`skorniczky@sheppardmullin.com
`Martin Bader (Reg. 54,736)
`mbader@sheppardmullin.com
`Ericka J. Schulz (Reg. 60,665)
`eschulz@sheppardmullin.com
`SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER &
`HAMPTON, LLP
`12275 El Camino Real, Suite 200
`San Diego, CA 92130
`Telephone: (858) 720-8900
`Fax: (858) 720-4882
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`IPR 2016-00395
`U.S. Patent No. 7,504,732
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`ROBINS KAPLAN LLP
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`/s/ Cyrus A. Morton
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`Cyrus A. Morton
`Registration No. 44,954
`Attorney for Patent Owner
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`Date: October 25, 2016
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`2800 LaSalle Plaza
`800 LaSalle Avenue
`Minneapolis, MN 55402-2015
`(612) 349-8500