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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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`LIMESTONE MEMORY SYSTEMS LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-01561
`Patent No. 6,233,181
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`AFFIDAVIT OF MICHAEL N. ZACHARY IN SUPPORT OF
`MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
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`Mail Stop PATENT BOARD
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
`Submitted Electronically via PTAB E2E
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`Apple – Ex. 1017
`Apple Inc., Petitioner
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`1.
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`I, Michael N. Zachary, am a partner at the law firm of Andrews Kurth
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`Kenyon LLP, and have personal knowledge of the facts set forth herein.
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`2.
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`This affidavit is given in support of the Apple Inc.’s (“Apple”) Motion
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`for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Michael N. Zachary.
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`3.
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`I am an experienced litigation attorney, having represented clients in
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`all phases of patent cases for over 26 years, including in numerous different district
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`courts. I have been counsel at trial and at hearings, including with respect to
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`summary judgment proceedings on infringement and patent validity issues, claim
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`construction proceedings, and other patent-related hearings.
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`4.
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`I am trial counsel for Petitioner Apple Inc. in co-pending district court
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`litigation against the Patent Owner, Limestone Memory Systems LLC v. Apple Inc.,
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`Civil Action No. 8:15-cv-01274, filed August 10, 2015, in the U.S. District Court
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`for the Central District of California, which involves the same patent at issue in
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`this proceeding (U.S. Patent No. 6,233,181 or the “’181 patent”).
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`5.
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`I have been actively involved in all aspects of the aforementioned
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`district court litigation, and I am familiar with the documents filed and actions
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`taken to date in the present matter, Case No. IPR2016-01561, including review of
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`Petitioners’ petition herein.
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`6.
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`I am a member in good standing of the Bar in California, Oregon, and
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`Washington State. I am also duly admitted and authorized to practice law before
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`Apple – Ex. 1017
`Apple Inc., Petitioner
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`the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, U.S. District Court for
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`the Eastern District of California, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
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`California, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, U.S. District
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`Court for the District of Colorado, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon,
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`U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, U.S. District Court for the
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`Eastern District of Washington, and U.S. District Court for the Western District of
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`Washington.
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`7.
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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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`8.
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`I have never made an application for admission to practice before any
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`court or administrative body that has been denied.
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`9.
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`No sanctions or contempt citations have been imposed against me by
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`any court or administrative body.
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`10.
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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 Title 37 of
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`the Code of Federal Regulations.
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`11.
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`I understand that I will be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional
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`Conduct as set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et. seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction
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`under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`12.
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`I have appeared pro hac vice in the following other proceedings
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`Apple – Ex. 1017
`Apple Inc., Petitioner
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`before the United States Patent and Trademark Office in the last three (3) years,
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`Microsoft Corp. v. Bradium Techs. LLC, IPR2015-01432; Microsoft Corp. v.
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`Bradium Techs. LLC, IPR2015-01434; Microsoft Corp. v. Bradium Techs. LLC,
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`IPR2015-01435, Microsoft Corp. v. Bradium Techs. LLC, IPR2016-00448,
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`Microsoft Corp. v. Bradium Techs. LLC, IPR2016-00449, and Prism Pharma Co.,
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`Ltd., v. Choongwae Pharma Corp., IPR2014-00315.
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`13.
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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.
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`Michael N. Zachary
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`Executed on October 18, 2016
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`Apple – Ex. 1017
`Apple Inc., Petitioner
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