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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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`NETFLIX, INC. AND ROKU, INC.,
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`Petitioners,
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`CONVERGENT MEDIA SOLUTIONS LLC,
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`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-01761
`Patent 8,850,507 B2
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`PETITIONERS' MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF
`MATTHEW C. BERNSTEIN UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`PTAB Case No. IPR2016-01761
`Petitioners' Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
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`Petitioners Netflix, Inc. and Roku, Inc. (collectively “Petitioners”)
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`respectfully request that the Board admit Matthew C. Bernstein as backup counsel
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`pro hac vice in this proceeding. Mr. Bernstein is an experienced litigation attorney
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`and has substantial knowledge in the substantive issues of the invalidity of the
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`challenged claims of the Patent in this proceeding. Therefore, Mr. Bernstein meets
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`the requirements of “an experienced litigating attorney and has an established
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`familiarity with the subject matter at issue in the proceeding” under 37 C.F.R.
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`§42.10(c).
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`1. Time For Filing
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`This Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission has been authorized by the Notice
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`of Filing Date Accorded to Petition and Time for Filing Patent Owner Preliminary
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`Response that was mailed on September 15, 2016 (Paper 3). This Motion is filed
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`no sooner than twenty one (21) days after service of the petition.
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`2.
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`Statement of Facts
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`In this proceeding, lead counsel for Petitioners is Chun M. Ng, a registered
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`practitioner. The following statement of facts shows that there is good cause for
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`the Board to admit Mr. Bernstein pro hac vice.
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`Mr. Bernstein is a patent litigation attorney with more than 18 years of
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`experience representing clients in cases involving cases involving computer
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`hardware and software, semiconductors, Internet and e-commerce, hand held
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`computers, and other mobile devices. (Affidavit of Matthew C. Bernstein
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`(“Bernstein Affidavit”), ¶ 8 in Exhibit 1028.)
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`Mr. Bernstein regularly litigates patent cases in various forums including the
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`United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, various federal district
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`courts, and the International Trade Commission (Id.) He has experience
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`representing clients in many phases of litigation including discovery, Markman
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`hearings, jury trials, and appeals. (Id.) Mr. Bernstein’s biography is attached to
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`the Bernstein Affidavit (Exhibit 1028) as Appendix A.
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`Mr. Bernstein has an established familiarity with the subject matter at issue
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`in this proceeding, having represented Petitioners as lead counsel in court
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`proceedings against Patent Owner involving the same technology (Convergent
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`Media Solutions, LLC v. AT&T, Inc., 3:15-cv-2156-M (N.D. Tex.)).
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`Mr. Bernstein is familiar with the technologies and issued claims in the
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`8,527,640; 8,640,183; 8,689,273; 8,850,507; 8,893,212 and 8,914,840 Patents.
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`Mr. Bernstein is also familiar with the prior art references cited in PTAB Case
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`Nos. IPR2016-01761 - 01762 and IPR2016-01811 - 01814 and the associated
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`invalidity grounds before the PTAB.
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`3. Affidavit or Declaration of Individual Seeking to Appear
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`This Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission is accompanied by an Affidavit of
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`Mr. Bernstein (Exhibit 1028), which attests to the requirements for pro hac vice
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`admission set forth in IPR2013-00639, Paper 7, dated Oct. 15, 2013.
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`4. Conclusion
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`Accordingly, Petitioners submit that there is good cause under 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.10(c) for the Board to admit Matthew C. Bernstein as counsel pro hac vice
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`and to authorize Mr. Bernstein to represent Petitioners as back-up counsel in this
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`proceeding.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` /Chun M. Ng/
`Lead Counsel
`Chun M. Ng, Reg. No. 36,878
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`Back-up Counsel
`Matthew C. Bernstein, Pro Hac Vice
`Patrick J. McKeever, Reg. No. 66,019
`Vinay P. Sathe, Reg. No. 55,595
`Miguel J. Bombach, Reg. No. 68,636
`Kevin E. Kantharia, Reg. No. 71,071
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`Attorneys for Netflix, Inc. and Roku, Inc.
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`Dated: March 1, 2017
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`PERKINS COIE LLP
`11988 El Camino Real, Suite 350
`San Diego, CA 92130
`(858) 720-5700
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that true copies of the foregoing
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`PETITIONERS' MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION UNDER 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.10(c) and EXHIBIT 1028 were served in their entirety this 1st day of
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`March, 2017 by electronic mail on the Patent Owner via its attorneys of record:
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`LEAD COUNSEL
`Matthew C. Juren
`Registration No. 68,233
`NELSON BUMGARDNER, P.C.
`3131 W. 7th Street, Suite 300
`Fort Worth, Texas 76107
`Telephone: (817) 806-3816
`Email: matthew@nelbum.com
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`CMS-IPR@nelbum.com
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`BACK-UP COUNSEL
`Barry J. Bumgardner
`Registration No. 38,397
`NELSON BUMGARDNER, P.C.
`3131 W. 7th Street, Suite 300
`Fort Worth, Texas 76107
`Telephone: (817) 377-3494
`Email: barry@nelbum.com
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`Dated: March 1, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` /Chun M. Ng/
`Lead Counsel
`Chun M. Ng, Reg. No. 36,878
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`Back-up Counsel
`Matthew C. Bernstein, Pro Hac Vice
`Patrick J. McKeever, Reg. No. 66,019
`Vinay P. Sathe, Reg. No. 55,595
`Miguel J. Bombach, Reg. No. 68,636
`Kevin E. Kantharia, Reg. No. 71,071
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`Attorneys for Netflix, Inc. and Roku, Inc.
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`PERKINS COIE LLP
`11988 El Camino Real, Suite 350
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