`Tel: 571-272-7822
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`Paper 37
`Entered: April 7, 2020
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`_______________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`_______________
`
`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner,
`v.
`ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORP.,
`Patent Owner.
`_______________
`
`IPR2017-00626
`Patent 6,363,345 B1
`_______________
`
`
`Before MICHAEL R. ZECHER, JEREMY M. PLENZLER, and
`MIRIAM L. QUINN, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`
`PLENZLER, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Patent Owner’s Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of
`Andrew P. Zappia
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`
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`IPR2017-00626
`Patent 6,363,345 B1
`
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`Patent Owner moves for pro hac vice admission of Mr. Andrew P.
`Zappia. Paper 33. Patent Owner provides a declaration from Mr. Zappia in
`support of its motion. Ex. 2008. The unopposed motion is granted.
`Upon consideration, Patent Owner has demonstrated that Mr. Zappia
`possesses sufficient legal and technical qualifications to represent Patent
`Owner in this proceeding, and the Board recognizes that there is a need for
`Patent Owner to have Mr. Zappia as back-up counsel. Accordingly, Patent
`Owner has established good cause for admission of Mr. Zappia. Mr. Zappia
`will be permitted to appear pro hac vice in the proceeding as back-up
`counsel only. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
`
`For the reasons given, it is
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s motion for pro hac vice admission of
`Mr. Zappia is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Zappia is authorized to represent
`Patent Owner as back-up counsel only;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner represent Patent Owner as lead counsel for this
`proceeding; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Zappia 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 Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations, and to be
`subject to the Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a)
`and the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R.
`§§ 11.101 et seq.
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`IPR2017-00626
`Patent 6,363,345 B1
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`PETITIONER:
`
`Jeffrey P. Kushan
` jkushan@sidley.com
`
`Steven S. Baik
`sbaik@sidley.com
`
`Thomas A. Broughan III
`tbroughan@sidley.com
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`
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`PATENT OWNER:
`
`William D. Belanger
`belangerw@pepperlaw.com
`
`Frank D. Liu
`liuf@pepperlaw.com
`
`Andrew Schultz
`schultza@pepperlaw.com
`
`Griffin Mesmer
`mesmerg@pepperlaw.com
`
`Bradley T. Lennie
`lennieb@pepperlaw.com
`
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