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`Paper 25
`Date: June 6, 2017
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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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`GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-00952
`Patent 9,121,412 B2
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`Before HYUN J. JUNG, SCOTT A. DANIELS, and
`GEORGE R. HOSKINS, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`JUNG, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`Patent Owner filed a Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Michael J.
`Valaik Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) with an accompanying Declaration. Paper 23;
`Ex. 2027. Patent Owner states that “Petitioner does not oppose this request.”
`Paper 23, 1.
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`IPR2016-00952
`Patent 9,121,412 B2
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`After considering Patent Owner’s Motion and accompanying Declaration, it
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`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of
`Michael J. Valaik is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a registered
`practitioner as lead counsel in the instant proceeding, but Mr. Valaik is authorized
`to be designated as backup counsel;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Valaik 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 C.F.R., and is subject to the USPTO’s disciplinary
`jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a) and the USPTO Rules of Professional
`Conduct as set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq.; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner shall file updated mandatory
`notices, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3), providing updated information
`regarding back-up counsel.
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`IPR2016-00952
`Patent 9,121,412 B2
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`PETITIONER:
`Anish Desai
`Brian Ferguson
`Christopher Pepe
`WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
`brian.ferguson@weil.com
`anish.desai@weil.com
`christopher.pepe@weil.com
`GE.412.IPR@weil.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`M. Andrew Holtman
`Jason E. Stach
`Jeffery C. Totten
`James D. Stein
`Daniel C. Cooley
`Patrick J. Coyne
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARRABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP
`andy.holtman@finnegan.com
`jason.stach@finnegan.com
`jeffery.totten@finnegan.com
`james.stein@finnegan.com
`daniel.cooley@finnegan.com
`patrick.coyne@finnegan.com
`UTC-IPR@finnegan.com
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