`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC., TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA,
`INC., and AKORN INC., 1
`Petitioners,
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`ALLERGAN, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-01127 (8,685,930 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01128 (8,629,111 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01129 (8,642,556 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01130 (8,633,162 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01131 (8,648,048 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01132 (9,248,191 B2)
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`PATENT OWNER SAINT REGIS MOHAWK TRIBE’S
`MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF
`MARSHA K. SCHMIDT UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`1 Cases IPR2017-00576 and IPR2017-00594, IPR2017-00578 and IPR2017- 00596,
`IPR2017-00579 and IPR2017-00598, IPR2017-00583 and IPR2017- 00599,
`IPR2017-00585 and IPR2017-00600, and IPR2017-00586 and IPR2017-00601, have
`respectively been joined with the captioned proceedings. The word-for-word
`identical paper is filed in each proceeding identified in the caption pursuant to the
`Board’s Scheduling Order (Paper 10).
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`I. RELIEF REQUESTED
`Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), Patent Owner, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe,
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`respectfully request the pro hac vice admission of Marsha K. Schmidt in these
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`proceedings.
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`II. GOVERNING LAWS, RULES, AND PRECEDENT
`Section 42.10(c) states as follows:
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`The Board may recognize counsel pro hac vice during
`a proceeding upon a showing of good cause, subject to
`the condition that lead counsel be a registered
`practitioner and to any other conditions as the Board may
`impose. For example, where the lead counsel is a
`registered practitioner, a motion to appear pro hac
`vice by counsel who is not a registered practitioner may
`be granted upon showing that counsel is an experienced
`litigating attorney and has an established familiarity with
`the subject matter at issue in the proceeding.
`As stated in the "Order Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission"
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`entered in Case IPR2013-00010 (MPT) (Paper 6) ("Motorola Order"), any motion
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`for pro hac vice admission under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) must be filed “no sooner
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`than (21) days after service of the petition.
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`III. STATEMENT OF FACTS
`Based on the following facts, and supported by the Declaration of Marsha K.
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`Schmidt submitted herewith, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe requests the pro hac vice
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`admission of Marsha K. Schmidt in this proceeding.
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`1. Patent Owner Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s lead counsel, Alfonso Chan, is a
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`registered practitioner (Reg. No. 45,964).
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`2. In addition, Allergan, Inc.’s lead counsel, Dorothy Whelan, is a registered
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`practitioner (Reg. No. 33,814).
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`3. Marsha Schmidt is an attorney with expertise in Indian law, practicing in
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`Washington, D.C. Declaration of M. Schmidt, ¶ 3.
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`4. Ms. Schmidt is an experienced attorney who has been litigating Indian law
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`cases for over 30 years. Declaration of M. Schmidt, ¶ 3
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`5. Ms. Schmidt is an expert in tribal sovereign immunity which is the subject
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`matter at issue in this proceeding. Ms. Schmidt has represented the Saint Regis
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`Mohawk Tribe and many other tribes in the course of her career on Indian law issues
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`including sovereign immunity. Id. at ¶¶ 11-12.
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`6. Ms. Schmidt is a member in good standing of the District of Columbia Bar. Id.
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`at ¶ 4.
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`7. Ms. Schmidt has never been suspended or disbarred from practice before any
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`court or administrative body. Id. at ¶ 5.
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`8. No application of Ms. Schmidt for admission to practice before any court or
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`administrative body has ever been denied. Id. at ¶ 6.
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`9. No sanctions or contempt citations have ever been imposed against Ms.
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`Schmidt by any court or administrative body. Id. at ¶ 7.
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`10. Ms. Schmidt has read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice
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`Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in 37 C.F.R. § 42. Id. at ¶
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`8.
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`11. Ms. Schmidt understands that she will be subject to the USPTO Code of
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`Professional Responsibility set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 10.20 et seq. and disciplinary
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`jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a). Id. at ¶ 9.
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`12. Ms. Schmidt has not applied to appear pro hac vice in any other proceedings
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`before the Office in the last three years. Id. at ¶ 10.
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`13. This motion was filed more than 21 days after service of the Petition in this
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`proceeding.
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`IV. GOOD CAUSE EXISTS FOR THE PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF MS
`SCHMIDT IN THIS PROCEEDING
`The Board may recognize counsel pro hac vice during a proceeding upon a
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`showing of good cause, subject to the condition that lead counsel be a registered
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`practitioner and to any other conditions as the Board may impose. 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.10(c). Patent Owner’s lead counsel, Alfonso Chan, is a registered practitioner.
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`Based on the facts contained herein, as supported by Ms. Schmidt’s Declaration,
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`good cause exists to admit Ms. Schmidt pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`Ms. Schmidt has unique knowledge of the law on tribal sovereign immunity.
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`Ms. Schmidt has represented the Patent Owner Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe for over
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`20 years in various proceedings and the Patent Owner, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe,
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`has a substantial need for Mr. Evans’s pro hac vice admission and her involvement
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`in the briefing and oral arguments concerning that issue.
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`V. CONCLUSION
`For the foregoing reasons as well as the reasons contained in the attached
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`affidavit, Patent Owner Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe respectfully requests admission
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`of Marsha K. Schmidt as counsel pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`Dated: September 22, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` /Alfonso Chan/
`Alfonso Chan, Reg. No. 45,964
`achan@shorechan.com
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`SHORE CHAN DEPUMPO LLP
`901 Main Street, Suite 3300
`Dallas, TX 75201
`214-593-9110
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`This is to certify that I caused to be served true and correct copies of the Saint
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`Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Motion For Pro Hac Vice Admission of Marsha K.
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`Schmidt Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) on September 22, 2017 to the Petitioner at
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`the correspondence address of the Petitioners as follows:
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`Steven W. Parmelee
`Michael T. Rosato
`Jad A. Mills
`Wendy L. Devine
`Douglas H. Carsten
`Richard Torczon
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
`701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5100
`Seattle, WA 98104-7036
`Email: sparmelee@wsgr.com
`Email: mrosato@wsgr.com
`Email: jmills@wsgr.com
`Email: wdevine@wsgr.com
`Email: dcarsten@wsgr.com
`Email: rtorczon@wsgr.com
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`Brandon M. White
`Perkins Coie LLP
`700 13th Street NW
`Washington, DC 20005
`Email: bmwhite@perkinscoie.com
`Attorneys for Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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`Michael Dzwonczyk
`Azadeh Kokabi
`Travis Ribar
`Sheila Blackston
`SUGHRUE MION, PLLC
`2100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
`Washington, DC 20037
`Email: mdzwonczyk@sughrue.com
`Email: akokabi@sughrue.com
`Email: tribar@sughrue.com
`Attorneys for Akorn Inc.
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`Gary Speier
`Mark Schuman
`CARLSON, CASPERS VANDERBURGE,
`LINDQUIST & SCHUMAN, P.A.
`225 South Sixth Street, Suite 4200
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Email: gspeier@carlsoncaspers.com
`Email:
`mschuman@carlsoncaspers.com
`Attorneys for Teva Pharmaceuticals
`USA, Inc.
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`Alfonso Chan, Reg. No. 45,964
`Phone: 214-593-9110
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