`U.S. Patent No. 8,155,298 B2
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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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`BRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKS, LLC,
`WIDEOPENWEST FINANCE, LLC,
`KNOLOGY OF FLORIDA, INC.,
`BIRCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
`Petitioners
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`v.
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`FOCAL IP, LLC,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2016-01263
`Patent No. 8,155,298 B2
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, JONI Y. CHANG, and BARBARA A. PARVIS,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`AFFIDAVIT OF MS. SARAH GUSKE IN SUPPORT OF
`MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
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`Bright House Networks - Ex. 1056, Page 1
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`I, Sarah J. Guske, do hereby declare:
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`1.
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`I am a partner in the law firm Baker Botts L.L.P. Lead counsel in this
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`inter partes review proceeding is Wayne O. Stacy, who is a partner in the law firm
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`Baker Botts L.L.P. Mr. Stacy is registered to practice before the United States
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`Patent and Trademark Office and holds Registration No. 45,125. With respect to
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`this proceeding, I will work closely with Mr. Stacy.
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`2.
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`I hold a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Washington
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`State University and a bachelor’s degree in physics from Whitworth University. I
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`hold a juris doctor degree from the University of California—Davis School of
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`Law.
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`3.
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`I have over 10 years of experience as a litigating attorney representing
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`clients in matters in various United States District Courts and Courts of Appeals,
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`and before the International Trade Commission. My experience includes several
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`litigation matters in telecommunication systems and components. I am, therefore,
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`an experienced litigating attorney. Petitioner desires, and has a need, to be
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`represented in certain aspects of these proceedings by an experienced litigating
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`attorney.
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`4.
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`I am familiar with U.S. Patent No. 8,155,298 B2 and with the legal
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`subject matter, technical subject matter, and prior art discussed in Petitioner’s
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`Request for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 8,155,298 B2, which forms the
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`basis for this proceeding.
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`5.
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`I am a member in good standing of the Supreme Court for the State of
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`Colorado and the Supreme Court for the State of California. I am also admitted to
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`practice before the United States District Court for the Northern District of
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`California, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas,
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`United States District Court for the Central District of California, the United States
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`District Court for Colorado, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal
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`Circuit.
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`6.
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`I have never been suspended or disbarred from practice before any
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`court or administrative body.
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`7.
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`I have never had a court or administrative body deny my application
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`for admission to practice.
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`8.
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`I have never been sanctioned or cited for contempt by any court or
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`administrative body.
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`9.
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`I have read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice
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`Guide and the Board's Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of the C.F.R.
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`10.
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`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. and
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`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`11.
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`In the past three (3) years, I have applied to appear before the Office
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`and was granted pro hac vice admission in the IPR2014-01166,IPR2014-01276,
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`IPR2016-01254, IPR2016-01257, IPR2016-00451, IPR2016-00450 and IPR2016-
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`00360 proceedings. I am currently in the process of applying for pro hac vice
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`admission in IPR2016-01259.
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`12.
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`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 to be true;
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`and further that these statements were 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. 8,155,298 B2.
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`Date: November 15, 2016
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`/Sarah. J. Guske/
`Sarah J. Guske
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