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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`RUBICON COMMUNICATIONS, LP
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`LEGO A/S
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-01187
`Patent 8,894,066
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`PATENT OWNER’S MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE
`ADMISSION OF ELIZABETH A. ALQUIST
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,894,066
`Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
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`Precise Relief Requested
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`The Patent Owner LEGO A/S (“LEGO”) respectfully requests under 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.10(c) that the Board recognize Elizabeth A. Alquist as counsel pro hac
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`vice in this proceeding. This motion is authorized by the Notice of Incomplete
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`Petition entered on June 20, 2016.
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`Statement of Facts
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`The Board may recognize counsel pro hac vice upon a showing of good
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`cause, subject to the condition that lead counsel be a registered practitioner and to
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`any other conditions as the Board may impose. 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) provides an
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`example of “good cause,” where “counsel is an experienced litigation attorney and
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`has an established familiarity with the subject matter at issue in the proceeding.”
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`For this proceeding, Lead Counsel, Brian R. Pollack, is a registered
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`practitioner, having USPTO Registration No. 47,001. There is a good cause to
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`grant this Motion, as Ms. Alquist is an experienced litigation attorney and has an
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`established familiarity with the subject matter at issue in the proceeding. She is a
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`litigation attorney with over12 years of patent litigation experience. She is a
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`member in good standing of the Bar of Connecticut. She has never been
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`suspended, disbarred, sanctioned, denied admission to practice, or cited for
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`contempt by any court or administrative body. She is familiar with the subject
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`matter at issue and she has represented the Patent Owner in several patent and
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`copyright litigations. Above facts and other conditions for admissibility identified
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`by the Board are listed in the accompanying Declaration of Elizabeth A. Alquist,
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`Ex. 2001.
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`Conclusion
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`For the foregoing reasons, Patent Owner respectfully submits that there is
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`good cause for the Board to recognize Elizabeth A. Alquist as counsel pro hac vice
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`in this proceeding.
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`Dated: July 5, 2016
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/ Brian R. Pollack /
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`Brian R. Pollack
`Registration No. 47,001
`bpollack@daypitney.com
`Day Pitney LLP
`One Canterbury Green
`201 Broad Street
`Stamford, CT 06901
`Tel: (203) 977-7447
`Fax: (203) 826-8256
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`Howard Grossman
`Registration No. 48,673
`hgrossman@daypitney.com
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`Day Pitney LLP
`7 Times Square
`New York, NY 10036
`Tel: (212) 297-5826
`Fax: (212) 916-2940
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Patent Owner’s Exhibit List
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`Exhibit No.
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`2001
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`Exhibit Description
`Declaration of Elizabeth A. Alquist
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), the undersigned certifies that completed and
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`entire copies of this Motion and Declaration of Elizabeth A. Alquist were served
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`on the following counsel of record via UPS Overnight on July 5, 2016.
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`Eric B. Meyertons
`1120 S. Capital of Texas Hwy.
`Building 2, Suite 300
`Austin, Texas 78746
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`Chris D. Thompson
`1120 S. Capital of Texas Hwy.
`Building 2, Suite 300
`Austin, Texas 78746
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`By:/ Brian R. Pollack /
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` Day Pitney LLP
` One Canterbury Green
` Stamford, CT 06901
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