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`Filed on behalf of:
`Patent Owner Voip-Pal.com Inc.
`By: Kerry Taylor
`John M. Carson
`KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
`2040 Main Street, 14th Floor
`Irvine, CA 92614
`Tel.: (858) 707-4000
`Fax: (858) 707-4001
`Email: BoxDigifonica@knobbe. 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: IPR2016-01201
`U.S. Patent 8,542,815
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`DECLARATION OF RYAN THOMAS IN
`SUPPORT OF PRO HAC VICE MOTION
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`Voip-Pal Ex. 2002
`IPR2016-01201
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` IPR2016-01201
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`Apple Inc. v. VoIP-Pal
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`I, Ryan Thomas, do hereby declare:
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`1. I am an attorney in private practice. Lead counsel in this inter partes
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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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`2. 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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`3. 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
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`the Utah Education Network.
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`4. I am familiar with U.S. Patent 8,542,815 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 8,542,815, which forms
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`the basis for this proceeding. I also am familiar with the U.S. Patents,
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`legal subject matter, technical subject matter, and prior art at issue in
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`related matters. In view of my legal experience, technical background,
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`and familiarity with the issues in the present matter and the related
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`matters, Patent Owner VoIP-Pal, Inc., has requested my services in the
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`present matter and related the related review, IPR2016-01198. Denial of
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`my appearance in this case would create an undue burden on Patent
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`Owner.
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`5. I am admitted to the Bar of the States of California and Utah. My license
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`is currently active in Utah where I am a member in good standing.
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`6. I have never been suspended or disbarred from practice before any court
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`or administrative body.
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`7. I have never had a court or administrative body deny my application for
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`admission to practice.
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`8. I have never been sanctioned or cited for contempt by any court or
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`administrative body.
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`9. I have read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide
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`and the Board's Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in Part 42 of
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`Title 37 of the C.F.R.
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`IPR2016-01201
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`10. I agree to be subject to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq.,
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`and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. §§ l l.19(a).
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`11. In the past three (3) years, I have not appeared pro hac vice in any
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`proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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`12. I declare that all statements made herein of my own knowledge are
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`true and that all statements made on information and belief are believed
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`to be true; and further that these statements were made with the knowledge
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`that willful, false statements and the like so made are punishable by
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`fine or imprisonment, or both, under Section 1001 of Title 18 of the
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`United States Code.
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`Dated: January 20, 2017 By:
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