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`Patent Owner Voip—Pal.com Inc.
`By: Kerry Taylor
`John M. Carson
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`KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON &BEAR, LLP '
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`2040 Main Street, 14th Floor
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`Irvine, CA 92614
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`(858) 707-4000
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`Fax: (858)707-4001
`Email: BoxDigifonica@k11obbe. com
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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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`APPLE INC.
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`Petitioner,
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`VOIP—PAL.COM INC.,
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`Patent Owner
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`Case: IPR2016-01198
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`U.S. Patent 9,179,005
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`DECLARATION OF RYAN THOMAS IN
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`SUPPORT OF PRO HAC VICE MOTION
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`Voip-Pal EX. 2002
`IPR2016—01198
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`Voip-Pal Ex. 2002
`IPR2016-01198
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`|PR2016—01198
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`Annie Inc. v. Vo|P—Pa|
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`I, Ryan Thomas, do hereby declare:
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`l. I am an attorney in private practice. Lead counsel in this inter parres
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`review proceeding is Kerry Taylor. Mr. Taylor is registered to practice
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`before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and holds
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`Registration No. 43,947. With respect to this proceeding, I will work
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`closely with Mr. Taylor.
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`. I have over 30 years of experience as a litigator and legal educator and I
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`have represented clients in several cases in courts in California Idaho and
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`Utah.
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`. I am comfortable and experienced with technically and legally complex
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`matters, such as will be present in this proceeding. In particular, I am
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`experienced with technically and legally complex matters in the field of
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`telephony. In addition to my general experience with technically and
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`legally complex patent matters, I served as Chief Information Officer at
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`Utah Valley University and chaired the technical services committee for the
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`Utah Education Network.
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`. I am familiar with U.S. Patent 9,179,005 and with the legal subject
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`matter, technical subject matter, and prior art discussed in Petitioner's
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`request for inter partes review of U.S. Patent 9,179,005, which forms
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`the basis for this proceeding. I also am familiar with the U.S. Patents,
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`IPR2016-01198
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`Apple Inc. V. VoIP-Pal
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`legal subject matter, technical subject matter, and prior art at
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`issue in related matters. In View of my legal experience, technical
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`background, and familiarity with the issues in the present matter
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`and the
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`related matters, Patent Owner VoIP-Pal,
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`Inc., has
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`requested my services in the present matter and related matter
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`IPR20l6-01201. Denial of my appearance in this case would
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`create anundue burden on Patent Owner.
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`. I am admitted to the Bar of the States of California and Utah. My
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`license is currently active in Utah where I am a member in good
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`standing.
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`. I have never been suspended or disbarred fi'om practice before
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`any court or administrative body.
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`. I have never had a court or administrative body deny my
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`application for admissiontopractice.
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`8. I have never been sanctioned or cited for contempt by any court
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`or administrative body.
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`. I have read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial
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`Practice Guide and the Board's Rules of Practice for Trials set
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`forth in Part 42 of Title 37 ofthe C.F.R.
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`|PR2016—01198
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`Aonle Inc. v. VoiP-Pal
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`10.
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`I agree to be subject to the United States Patent and Trademark Office Rules of
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`Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et .seq., and disciplinary
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`jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. §§ l 1.l9(a).
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`11. In the past three (3) years, I have not appeared pro hac vice in any proceedings
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`before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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`12.1 declare that all statements made herein of my own knowledge are true and that
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`all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true; and further
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`that these statements were made with the knowledge that willful, false statements
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`and the like so made are punishable by fine or impfisonment, or both, under
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`Dated: January 20, 2017
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`By
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