UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`PARTHENON UNIFIED MEMORY ARCHITECTURE LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-01114
`Patent 7,777,753
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`DECLARATION OF JUSTIN CHEN IN SUPPORT OF PATENT OWNER’S
`UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF
`JUSTIN CHEN UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`PUMA Exhibit 2008 
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`I, Justin Chen, being duly sworn and upon oath, hereby attest to the following:
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`I am an attorney with the AZA law firm and represent the Patent Owner
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`Parthenon Unified Memory Architecture LLC (“PUMA”) in the above
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`captioned proceeding. I am submitting this declaration in support of Patent
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`Owner’s Unopposed Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Justin Chen
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`Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
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`I am a member in good standing of the Bar of Texas, as well as the following
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`Federal Courts:
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`a) U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
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`b) U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
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`c) U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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`I have not been suspended or disbarred from practice before any court or
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`administrative body;
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`I have never had an application for admission to practice before any court or
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`administrative body denied;
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`I have never been subject to any sanction or contempt citation imposed by any
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`court or administrative body.
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`I have read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and
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`the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of 37 C.F.R.
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`7.
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`I agree to be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in
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`37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et. seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. §
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`11.19(a).
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`8.
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`I have applied to appear pro hac vice before the Office in IPR2015-
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`01500; IPR2015-01501; and IPR2015-01502 in the last three (3) years;
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`and
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`I am an experienced litigation attorney, with experience in numbers of
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`litigations involving patent infringement in District Courts across the
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`country, including Markman hearings in patent infringement litigation.
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`My biography is attached as Exhibit 2008. I am counsel for Parthenon
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`Unified Memory Architecture, LLC in a co-pending litigation in which
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,777,753 is asserted against HTC Corporation, HTC
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`America, Inc., and Apple Inc. I am familiar with the subject matter at
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`issue in this proceeding as result, including the prior art on which
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`Petition relies in this request, as well as the issues of claim construction
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`that been briefed in the litigation.
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`Dated: February 17, 2017
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`Respectfully Submitted,
`By: /s/ Justin Chen
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`Justin Chen
`Attorney for Patent Owner
`Parthenon Unified Memory
`Architecture, LLC
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`AHMAD, ZAVITSANOS, ANAIPAKOS,
`ALAVI &MENSING, P.C.
`1221 McKinney Street, Suite 2500
`Houston, TX 77010
`Telephone: 713-655-1101
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`Justin Chen
`Attorney at Law
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`Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C.
`2500 One Houston Center
`1221 McKinney Street
`Houston, Texas 77010
`Telephone: (713) 655-1101
`Telecopier: (713) 655-0062
`jchen@azalaw.com
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`Justin Chen is an intellectual property lawyer who focuses on patent litigation. He has a
`degree in electrical and computer engineering and has assisted in representing major manufacturers
`of semiconductors, smartphones, electronic lighting controls, and others. His practice also includes
`counseling on copyrights and trademarks.
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`Mr. Chen has litigated cases in district courts across the country as well as the International
`Trade Commission. He has experience taking depositions, drafting summary judgment motions,
`conducting pre-suit investigations, and working with expert witnesses. Mr. Chen joined AZA from
`Vinson & Elkins.
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` graduate of University of Pennsylvania Law School, Mr. Chen also has a certificate in
`business and public policy from the Wharton School. He graduated cum laude from Rice
`University, where he studied electrical and computer engineering. Before attending law school, he
`was a research assistant at the Rice University Center for Multimedia Communication where he
`designed and implemented a spectrum analyzer and memory board for the Wireless Open-Access
`Research Platform (WARP).
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`Some of Mr. Chen’s representative cases include:
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` Assisted in the representation of a major semiconductor manufacturer in a declaratory
`judgment action in the Northern District of California and a patent infringement action in
`the District of Delaware involving patents related to semiconductor processing, flash
`memory products, and integrated circuit packaging.
` Assisted in the representation of a leading manufacturer of electronic lighting controls in
`a patent infringement case in the District of Utah.
` Assisted in the representation of a major smartphone manufacturer in patent litigation in
`the Eastern District of Texas.
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`EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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`PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
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`University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D.
`Senior Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review
`James Wilson Scholar
`The Wharton School, Certificate in Business and Public Policy
`Rice University, B.S. cum laude, Electrical and Computer Engineering
`Trustee Distinguished Scholar
`L.J. Walsh Scholar
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`State Bar of Texas
`United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
`United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
`United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
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