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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`GENENTECH, INC. AND CITY OF HOPE,
`Patent Owners.
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`Case IPR2016-01373
`U.S. Patent 6,331,415
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`PATENT OWNERS’ UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR ADMISSION
`PRO HAC VICE OF ROBERT J. GUNTHER, JR.
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`Case No. IPR2016-01373
`Patent Owners’ Motion For Admission Pro Hac Vice Of Robert J. Gunther, Jr.
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`I. Statement of Precise Relief Requested
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), Patent Owners Genentech, Inc.
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`(“Genentech”) and City of Hope request that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
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`(the “Board”) admit Robert J. Gunther, Jr. pro hac vice in this proceeding,
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`IPR2016-01373. Petitioner Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. has indicated that it does
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`not oppose this motion.
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`II. Statement of Facts Showing Good Cause for the Board to Recognize
`Counsel Pro Hac Vice During the Proceeding
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), the Board may recognize counsel
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`pro hac vice during a proceeding upon a showing of good cause, subject to the
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`condition that lead counsel be a registered practitioner and to any other conditions
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`as the Board may impose. Section 42.10(c) indicates that “where lead counsel is a
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`registered practitioner, a motion to appear pro hac vice by counsel who is not a
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`registered practitioner may be granted upon a showing that counsel is an
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`experienced litigating attorney and has an established familiarity with the subject
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`matter at issue in the proceeding.” The facts here establish good cause for the
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`Board to recognize Robert J. Gunther, Jr. pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`1. Lead counsel, David L. Cavanaugh, is a registered practitioner. Backup
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`counsel, Owen K. Allen, Heather M. Petruzzi and Adam R. Brausa, are also
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`registered practitioners.
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`2. Counsel, Robert J. Gunther, Jr., is an experienced litigator and has an
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`established familiarity with the subject matter at issue in the proceeding.
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`Accompanying this motion as Exhibit 2001 is the Declaration of Robert J.
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`Gunther, Jr. in Support of this Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice
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`(“Gunther Decl.”). In his declaration, Mr. Gunther asserts:
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`I am a member in good standing of the Bar of New York, and
`am admitted to practice before District Courts of the Southern
`District of New York the Eastern District of New York, the
`Western District of New York, the Northern District of
`California, the District of Colorado, the Eastern District of
`Michigan, the Western District of Michigan, and the Northern
`District of Illinois. I am also admitted to practice before the
`U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Ninth, Tenth, and
`Federal Circuits. I am a fellow of The American College of
`Trial Lawyers.
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`Gunther Decl. ¶ 2 (Ex. 2001). Mr. Gunther also states that he has a long-
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`standing relationship with Patent Owner Genentech, Inc. and its parent
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`Roche. Gunther Decl. ¶ 11 (Ex. 2001). Mr. Gunther also demonstrates that
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`he has a detailed working knowledge of the relevant subject matter through
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`his participation in a prior litigation involving the ʼ415 patent as well as his
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`familiarity with antibody technologies as a result of participation as counsel
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`in prior antibody-related patent cases. Gunther Decl. ¶ 12 (Ex. 2001).
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`3. In his declaration, Mr. Gunther also attests to each of the listed items
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`required by the Order – Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission –
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.10 in IPR2013-00639. See Gunther Decl. ¶¶ 1-13 (Ex.
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`2001). Mr. Gunther attests that he has read and will comply with the Office
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`Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set
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`forth in 37 C.F.R. § 42. See id. ¶ 8. Mr. Gunther further attests that he
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`agrees to be subject to the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s
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`Rules of Professional Conduct as 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). See id. ¶ 9.
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`III. Conclusion
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`For the foregoing reasons, Patent Owners respectfully request that the Board
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`admit Robert J. Gunther, Jr. pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`Date: September 1, 2016
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /David L. Cavanaugh/
`David L. Cavanaugh
`Reg. No. 36,476
`Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
`1875 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
`Washington, DC 20006
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`PATENT OWNERS’ EXHIBIT LIST
`IPR2016-01373
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`2001 Declaration of Robert J. Gunther, Jr. in Support of Motion for
`Admission Pro Hac Vice
`2002 Declaration of Daralyn J. Durie in Support of Motion for Admission
`Pro Hac Vice
`2003 Declaration of Joseph M. Lipner in Support of Motion for Admission
`Pro Hac Vice
`2004 Declaration of David I. Gindler in Support of Motion for Admission
`Pro Hac Vice
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that, on September 1, 2016, I caused a true and correct copy
`of the foregoing materials:
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` Patent Owners’ Unopposed Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of
`Robert J. Gunther, Jr.
` Exhibit 2001
` Patent Owners’ Updated Exhibit List
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`to be served via electronic mail on the following attorneys of record:
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`Raymond N. Nimrod
`Matthew A. Traupman
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP
`51 Madison Ave., 22nd Floor
`New York, NY 10010
`raynimrod@quinnemanuel.com
`matthewtraupman@quinnemanuel.com
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`Katherine A. Helm
`SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP
`425 Lexington Avenue
`New York, NY 10017
`khelm@stblaw.com
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`/Owen K. Allen/
`Owen K. Allen
`Reg. No. 71,118
`Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
`950 Page Mill Road
`Palo Alto, CA 94304
`(650) 600-5029
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