`Entered: October 13, 2016
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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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`REALTIME DATA, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-01365 (Patent 7,181,608)
`Case IPR2016-01366 (Patent 8,090,936)
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`Before J. JOHN LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Admission Pro Hac Vice
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`IPR2016-01365 (Patent 7,181,608)
`IPR2016-01366 (Patent 8,090,936)
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`Patent Owner Realtime Data, LLC, moves for the admission pro hac
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`vice of attorney David M. Saunders in each of the above-captioned cases.
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`E.g., Apple Inc. v. Realtime Data, LLC, Case IPR2016-01365, Paper 6
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`(PTAB Aug. 2, 2016). The Board may recognize counsel pro hac vice
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`during a proceeding upon a showing of good cause, subject to the condition
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`that lead counsel be a registered practitioner. 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
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`Lead counsel for Patent Owner in each of the above proceedings is
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`Richard Z. Zhang, a registered practitioner. In support of each of the pro
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`hac vice motions, Patent Owner submits a Declaration of David M.
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`Saunders. E.g., Apple, Case IPR2016-01365, Ex. 2001. Upon consideration
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`of the facts set forth in the pro hac vice motions and Mr. Saunders’s
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`declarations, Patent Owner has shown good cause for Mr. Saunders to be
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`admitted pro hac vice to appear in each of these proceedings.
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`It is
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`ORDER
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`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice
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`of George C. Saunders in each of the above-captioned cases is granted;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Saunders is authorized to appear as
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`back-up counsel for Patent Owner in each of the above proceedings, but he
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`may not act as lead counsel;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that a registered practitioner must remain as
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`lead counsel throughout the proceedings;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Saunders is to comply with the
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`Office Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set
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`forth in Title 37, Part 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations; and
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`IPR2016-01365 (Patent 7,181,608)
`IPR2016-01366 (Patent 8,090,936)
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Saunders is subject to the USPTO
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`Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq., and
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`the Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`IPR2016-01365 (Patent 7,181,608)
`IPR2016-01366 (Patent 8,090,936)
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`PETITIONERS:
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`Walter Renner
`IPR39521-0023IP1@fr.com
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`Jeremy Monaldo
`Andrew Patrick
`Katherine Vidal
`PTABInbound@fr.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Richard Zhang
`richard.zhang.ipr@fischllp.com
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