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`Paper 28
`Entered: September 26, 2017
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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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`EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.,
`Petitioner,
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`SIPCO, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-00216
`Patent 8,013,732 B2
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`Before LYNNE E. PETTIGREW, STACEY G. WHITE, and
`CHRISTA P. ZADO, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`WHITE, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of James R. Batchelder
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`IPR2017-00216
`Patent 8,013,732 B2
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`Emerson Electric Co. (“Petitioner”) filed a Motion for Pro Hac Vice
`Admission of James R. Batchelder in this proceeding. Paper 25 (“Motion”).
`The motion is unopposed. The motion is granted.
`In its Motion, Petitioner states that there is good cause for the Board to
`recognize Mr. Batchelder during this proceeding because “Mr. Batchelder is an
`experienced litigation attorney and has an established familiarity with the
`subject matter at issue in this proceeding.” Id. at 2. Mr. Batchelder made a
`declaration attesting to and sufficiently explaining these facts. Ex. 1045.
`Upon consideration, Petitioner has demonstrated sufficiently that Mr.
`Batchelder has sufficient legal and technical qualifications to represent
`Petitioner in this proceeding.
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`It is
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of
`James R. Batchelder is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Batchelder is to comply with the Office
`Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as set
`forth in Part 42 of the C.F.R., and to be subject to the Office’s Code of
`Professional Responsibility set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq., and
`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a); and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner is to continue to have a registered
`practitioner represent it as lead counsel in this proceeding.
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`IPR2017-00216
`Patent 8,013,732 B2
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`PETITIONER
`Don Jackson
`Wayne Helge
`James Berquist
`Walter Davis
`James Wilson
`DAVIDSON BERQUIST JACKSON & GOWDEY, LLP
`djackson@dbjg.com
`whelge@dbjg.com
`jberquist@dbjg.com
`wdavis@davidsonberquist.com
`jwilson@dbjg.com
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`PATENT OWNER
`Gregory Gonsalves
`GONSALVES LAW FIRM
`gonsalves@gonsalveslawfirm.com
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`Thomas Meagher
`MEAGHER EMANUEL LAKS GOLDBERG & LIAO, LLP
`tmeagher@meaghermanuel.com
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