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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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`JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC'S,
`BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.,
`RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC.,
`HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE
` COMPANY, HP INC., ARUBA NETWORKS, INC.,
` AND ARRIS GROUP, INC.
`PETITIONER,
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`V.
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`MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
`PATENT OWNER.
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`Patent 5,915,210
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`JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.’S MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE
`ADMISSION OF JONATHAN KAGAN UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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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
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`I.
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`RELIEF REQUESTED
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) and with the Board’s authorization
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`(Paper 9, dated January 30, 2017), Petitioner Juniper Networks, Inc. (“Juniper”),
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`by and through its attorneys, respectfully requests the pro hac vice admission of
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`Jonathan Kagan in this proceeding.
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`II. GOVERNING LAW, RULES AND PRECEDENT
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`Section 42.10(c) states:
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`The Board may recognize counsel pro hac vice during a
`proceeding upon a showing of good cause, subject to the
`condition that lead counsel be a registered practitioner
`and to any other conditions as the Board may impose.
`For example, where the lead counsel is a registered
`practitioner, a motion to appear pro hac vice by counsel
`who is not a registered practitioner may be granted upon
`showing that counsel is an experienced litigating attorney
`and has an established familiarity with the subject matter
`at issue in the proceeding.
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`Further, motions for pro hac vice admission must comply with the “Order --
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`Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission” in Case IPR2013-00639,
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`Paper 7 (“Representative Order”). The Representative Order explains that the
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`motion must “[c]ontain a statement of facts showing there is good cause for the
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`Board to recognize counsel pro hac vice during the proceeding” and “[b]e
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`accompanied by an affidavit or declaration of the individual seeking to appear
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`attesting to the following:
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`i. Membership in good standing of the Bar of at least
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`one State or the District of Columbia;
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`ii. No suspensions or disbarments from practice
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`before any court or administrative body;
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`iii. No application for admission to practice before
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`any court or administrative body ever denied;
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`iv. No sanctions or contempt citations imposed by any
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`court or administrative body;
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`v. The individual seeking to appear has read and will
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`comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide
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`and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set
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`forth in part 42 of 37 C.F.R.;
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`vi. The individual will be subject to the USPTO Code
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`of Professional Responsibility set forth in
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`37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq. and disciplinary
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`jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a);
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`vii. All other proceedings before the Office for which
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`the individual has applied to appear pro hac vice in
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`the last three (3) years; and
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`viii. Familiarity with the subject matter at issue in the
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`proceeding.”
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`III. STATEMENT OF FACTS SHOWING GOOD CAUSE
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`Based on the following statement of facts, and supported by the Declaration
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`of Jonathan Kagan (Exhibit 1018), Juniper submits that a showing of good cause
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`has been made and respectfully requests the pro hac vice admission of Jonathan
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`Kagan in this proceeding:
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`1.
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`Lead counsel, Gabrielle Higgins, is a registered practitioner (Reg.
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`No. 38,916).
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`2.
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`Jonathan Kagan is an experienced litigation attorney and has been
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`litigating patent cases before various district courts for over 20 years. Mr. Kagan
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`has also appeared pro hac vice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in
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`connection with IPR2014-00425, IPR2014-00431, IPR2016-00806, IPR2016-
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`01243, IPR2016-01389, IPR2017-01391, IPR2017-01397 and IPR2017-01399.
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`3.
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`Jonathan Kagan has an established familiarity with the subject matter
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`at issue in this proceeding. U.S. Patent No. 5,915,210 (“the '210 patent”) is
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`currently asserted by Patent Owner Mobile Telecommunication Technologies, Ltd.
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`against Juniper In re: Mobile Telecommunications Technologies, Case No. 1:16-
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`md-2722 (D. Del.). Mr. Kagan is currently counsel for Juniper in the co-pending
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`litigation and is deeply involved with issues relating to the '210 patent. This gives
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`Mr. Kagan a substantial and established understanding of the underlying legal and
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`technological issues at stake in this proceeding. Juniper has expended significant
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`time and resources with Mr. Kagan as counsel in the co-pending litigation, and
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`wishes to continue using him as counsel in this proceeding.
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`IV. DECLARATION OF INDIVIDUAL SEEKING TO APPEAR
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`This Motion for pro hac vice admission is accompanied by a Declaration of
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`Jonathan Kagan (Exhibit 1018), as the Representative Order requires. In this
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`Declaration, Mr. Kagan states his compliance with the general requirements for
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`pro hac vice admission, including that: he is a member in good standing of the
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`State Bar of California and is admitted to practice before the United States District
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`Court in the Central and Northern Districts of California and the United States
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`Court of Appeals for the Ninth and Federal Circuits; he has never been suspended
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`or disbarred from practice before any court or administrative body; no application
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`he has made for admission to practice before any court or administrative body has
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`ever been denied; no sanctions or contempt citations have been imposed against
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`him by any court or administrative body; he has read and agrees to comply with the
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`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set
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`forth in 37 C.F.R. part 42; he understands he will be subject to the USPTO Rules
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`of Professional Conduct 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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`Mr. Kagan has appeared pro hac vice before the Patent Trial and Appeal
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`Board in connection with IPR2014-00425, IPR2014-00431, IPR2016-00806,
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`IPR2016-01243, IPR2016-01389, IPR2017-01391, IPR2017-01397 and IPR2017-
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`01399. Kagan Decl. ¶ 9. Mr. Kagan has not applied to appear pro hac vice in any
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`other proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office in the last
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`three (3) years.1
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`V. GOOD CAUSE EXISTS FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF
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`JONATHAN KAGAN
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`The facts outlined above and contained in the Declaration of Jonathan Kagan
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`establish good cause to admit Mr. Kagan pro hac vice in this proceeding. Lead
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`counsel, Gabrielle Higgins, is a registered practitioner. Mr. Kagan – a patent
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`litigator for over 20 years – has an established familiarity with the subject matter at
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`issue. He is currently counsel for Juniper in the co-pending litigation concerning
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`1 Mr. Kagan is concurrently applying for pro hac vice admission in
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`IPR2017-00640 and IPR2017-00642.
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`the '210 patent, which involves some of the same prior art references at issue in
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`Juniper’s Petition for Inter Partes Review.
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`IV. CONCLUSION
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`In light of the foregoing, Juniper respectfully requests that the Board admit
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`Jonathan Kagan pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`Dated: June 21, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /s/ Nima Hefazi
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`Nima Hefazi, Reg. No. 63,658
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`IRELL & MANELLA LLP
`840 Newport Center Dr., Ste. 400
`Newport Beach, CA 92660
`Telephone: (949)760-0991
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`Attorneys for Petitioner
`Juniper Networks, Inc.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`I hereby certify, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. sections 42.6 that on June 16, 2017,
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`a copy of the foregoing JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.’S MOTION FOR PRO
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`HAC VICE ADMISSION OF JONATHAN KAGAN UNDER 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.10(c) and Exhibit 1018 are being served via electronic service to:
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`John R. Kasha (Lead Counsel)
`Kelly L. Kasha (Back-up Counsel)
`KASHA LAW LLP
`14532 Dufief Mill Rd.
`North Potomac, MD 20878
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`By: /s/ Nima Hefazi
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`Dated: June 21, 2017
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