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`IPR2016-01155
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`U.S. Pat. No. 8,694,657 _
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`MICROSOFT CORPORATION
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`Petitioner
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`WINDY CITY INNOVATIONS, LLC
`Patent Owner
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`U.S. Pat. No. 8,694,657
`Issue Date: April 8, 2014
`Title: REAL TIME COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
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`DECLARATION OF ALFRED R. FABRICANT
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`IN SUPPORT OF WINDY CITY INNOVATIONS, LLC’S MOTION FOR
`PRO HAC VYCE ADMISSION OF ALFRED R. FABRICANT PURSUANT
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`TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`Case No. IPR2016—01 155
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`IPR20l6—0l 155
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`U.S. Pat. No. 8,694,657
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`I, Alfred R. Fabricant, declare as follows:
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`I have been practicing in the field of patent litigation for over 20 years. I
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`have been lead counsel in over 30 patent cases over my career.
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`2.
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`I am a member in good standing of the Bar of the State of New York and the
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`Bar of the State of Arizona.
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`I am admitted to practice in the United States District
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`Courts for the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of New York,
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`the District of Arizona, and the Eastern District of Texas; the United States Courts
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`of Appeal for the Federal Circuit, the Second Circuit, and the Fourth Circuit; and
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`the United States Supreme Court.
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`3.
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`I have never been suspended, disbarred, sanctioned, or cited for any
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`contempt by any court or administrative body.
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`4.
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`I have never had a court or administrative body deny my application for
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`admission to practice.
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`5.
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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, as set forth in part 42 of 37 C.F.R.
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`6.
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`I agree to be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct as set
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`forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ ll.l0l, et seq., and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R.
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`§ ll.l9(a) and to be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct as set
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`forth in Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and
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`Trademark Office; Final Rule, 78 Fed. Reg. 20180 (Apr. 3, 2013) (effective May 3,
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`2013).
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`7.
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`I am familiar with the subject matter and patent-at—issue in this proceeding.
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`I have spent a substantial amount of time becoming familiar with the subject matter
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`of the patent-at-issue, including reviewing the patent itself, the patent’s file history,
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`the pertinent prior art, the Petition, and the accompanying exhibits. I have spent a
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`substantial amount of time becoming similarly familiar with the subject matter of
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`the patents-at-issue in related IPR proceedings. I have spent a substantial amount
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`of time becoming familiar with the papers and exhibits filed in the instant
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`proceeding and related proceedings involving Windy City Innovations, LLC,
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`which include: IPR2016-01067 (U.S. Pat. No. 8,407,356), IPR2016-01137 (U.S.
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`Pat. No. 8,473,552), IPR2016-01138 (U.S. Pat. No. 8,473,552), IPR2016—01141
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`(U.S. Pat. No. 8,458,245), IPR2016-01146 (U.S. Pat. No. 8,473,552), IPR2016-
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`01147 (U.S. Pat. No. 8,473,552), IPR2016—01155 (U.S. Pat. No. 8,694,657),
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`IPR2016-01156 (U.S. Pat. No. 8,458,245), IPR2016-01157 (U.S. Pat. No.
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`8,407,356), IPR2016—01158 (U.S. Pat. No. 8,473,552), and IPR2016—01159 (U.S.
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`Pat. No. 8,694,657).
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`8.
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`In the past three years, I have applied to appear pro hac vice in the following
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`proceedings before the Office: IPR2016-0018 (granted, Paper 23 entered May 4,
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`2016); IPR2016-00418 (granted, Paper 11 entered May 3, 2016); IPR2016-00419
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`(granted, Paper 10 entered May 3, 2016); IPRZOI6-00421 (granted, Paper 11
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`entered May 19, 2016); and IPR2016—00422 (granted, Paper 10 entered May 19,
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`2016).
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`9.
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`I hereby declare statements made herein of my own knowledge are true and
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`that all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true; and
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`further that these statements are made with the knowledge that willful false
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`statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both,
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`under Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code and that such willful false
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`statements may jeopardize the Validity of U.S. Patent No. 8,694,657.
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`Dated January 17, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Alfred R. Fabricant
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`afabricant@brownrudnick.com
`Brown Rudnick LLP
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`7 Times Square
`New York, NY 10036
`Tel: 212-209-4800
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`Fax. 212-209-4801
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e)(4) & 42.105(a)
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`A copy of the DECLARATION OF ALFRED R. FABRICANT IN
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`SUPPORT OF WINDY CITY INNOVATIONS, LLC’S MOTION FOR PRO
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`HAC VICE ADMISSION OF ALFRED R. FABRICANT PURSUANT TO 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.10 has been served on Petitioner at the correspondence of the
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`Petitioner as follows:
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`By Email:
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`Joseph A. Micallef
`Sidley Austin LLP
`1501 K Street, N.W.
`Washington, D.C., 20005
`iprnotices@sidley.com
`jmicallef@sidley.com
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`By Email:
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`Raquel C. Rodriguez
`Sidley Austin LLP
`1000 Louisiana Street
`Houston, Texas 77002
`raquel.rodriguez@sidley.com
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`January 17, 2017
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`By Email:
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`John W. McBride
`Sidley Austin LLP
`One South Dearborn
`Chicago, Illinois 60603
`jwmcbride@sidley.com
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`By Email:
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`Todd M. Siegel
`Klarquist Sparkman, LLP
`121 SW Salmon Street, Suite 1600
`Portland, OR 97204
`todd.siegel@klarquist.com
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`By:
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` /Peter Lambrianakos/
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`Peter Lambrianakos (Reg. No. 58,279)
`Lead Counsel for Petitioner
`Brown Rudnick LLP
`7 Times Square
`New York, NY 10036
`Tel: 212-209-4800
`Fax: 212-209-4801