`Trials@uspto.gov
`571-272-7822 Entered: January 27, 2017
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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.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`VOIP-PAL.COM INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Cases IPR2016-01198 and IPR2016-01201
`Patents 9,179,005 B2 and 8,542,815 B2
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`Before BARBARA A. BENOIT, LYNNE E. PETTIGREW, and
`STACY B. MARGOLIES, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`MARGOLIES, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Patent Owner’s Unopposed Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of
`Mr. Ryan Thomas
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`IPR2016-01198, IPR2016-01201
`Patent 9,179,005 B2, Patent 8,542,815 B2
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`Voip-Pal.com, Inc. (“Patent Owner”) filed an Unopposed Motion for
`Ryan Thomas to Appear Pro Hac Vice on Behalf of Patent Owner. Paper 13
`(“Motion”).1 Patent Owner also filed a declaration from Mr. Thomas in
`support of the Motion. Ex. 2002 (“Declaration”). Apple Inc. (“Petitioner”)
`has not opposed the Motion.
`Having reviewed the Motion and the Declaration, we conclude that
`Mr. Thomas has sufficient qualifications to represent Patent Owner in these
`proceedings and that Patent Owner has shown good cause for Mr. Thomas’s
`pro hac vice admission. See Unified Patents, Inc. v. Parallel Iron, LLC,
`Case IPR2013-00639 (PTAB Oct. 15, 2013) (Paper 7) (setting forth the
`requirements for pro hac vice admission). Mr. Thomas will be permitted to
`appear pro hac vice in these proceedings as back-up counsel only. See 37
`C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
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`ORDER
`ORDERED that the Unopposed Motion for Ryan Thomas to Appear
`Pro Hac Vice on Behalf of Patent Owner is granted, and Mr. Thomas is
`authorized to represent Patent Owner only as back-up counsel in these
`proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner as lead counsel in these proceedings;
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`1 Patent Owner filed similar motions in IPR2016-01198 and IPR2016-
`01201. For convenience, we cite papers and exhibits filed in IPR2016-
`01198.
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`2
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`IPR2016-01198, IPR2016-01201
`Patent 9,179,005 B2, Patent 8,542,815 B2
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Thomas is to comply with the Office
`Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as
`set forth in Title 37, Part 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Thomas is subject to the USPTO’s
`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and the USPTO’s Rules
`of Professional Conduct set forth at 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101–11.901.
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`FOR PETITIONER:
`Adam P. Seitz
`Eric A. Buresh
`Paul R. Hart
`ERISE IP, P.A.
`adam.seitz@eriseip.com
`eric.buresh@eriseip.com
`paul.hart@eriseip.com
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`
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
`Kerry Taylor
`John M. Carson
`KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
`2kst@knobbe.com
`2jmc@knobbe.com
`BoxDigifonica@knobbe.com
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