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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`GOOGLE LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`BLACKBERRY LTD.
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-009126
`Patent 8,745,149
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`DECLARATION OF SHARON LEE IN SUPPORT OF PATENT
`OWNER BLACKBERRY LTD.’S MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE
`ADMISSION
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`Google LLC v. Blackberry Ltd., IPR2017-00912, Patent Owner Exhibit 2004, p. 1
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`I, Sharon Lee, being duly sworn and upon oath, hereby attest to the
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`following:
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`1.
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`I am a member in good standing of the Bar of the State of New York
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`and the District of Columbia.
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`2.
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`I have not been suspended or disbarred from practice before any
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`court or administrative body.
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`3.
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`I have never had an application for admission to practice before
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`any court or administrative body denied.
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`4.
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`No sanctions or contempt citations has been imposed against me by
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`any court or administrative body.
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`5.
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`I have read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice
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`Guide and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (the “Board”) Rules of Practice
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`for Trials set forth in part 42 of 37 C.F.R.
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`6.
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`I will be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth
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`in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. §
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`11.19(a).
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`7.
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`I have applied and been granted permission to appear pro hac before
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`the Office in the following proceedings in the last three (3) years: IPR2017-01811,
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`IPR2017-01812, IPR2017-01831, IPR2017-01899, and IPR2017-01920.
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`Google LLC v. Blackberry Ltd., IPR2017-00912, Patent Owner Exhibit 2004, p. 2
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`8.
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`I am an experienced litigation attorney, with more than five years of
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`experience litigating patent cases in federal courts and before the International
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`Trade Commission and post-grant proceedings before the Board. My experience
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`includes representing a wide range of clients in complex intellectual property
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`litigation.
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`9.
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`I have reviewed and am familiar with (i) U.S. Patent No.
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`8,745,149, the patent at issue in this matter, (ii) the prior art relied upon in
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`Google LLC’s (“Google”) Petition, (iii) the legal and factual arguments
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`made by Google, and (iv) the developments in this proceeding after the filing
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`of Google’s Petition as well as the developments in related matters before the
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`Board. I have also been involved in a number of other proceedings before the
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`Board and I am familiar with its established practices.
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`10.
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`I hereby declare that all statements made herein of my own
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`knowledge are true and that all statements made on information and belief
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`are believed to be true; and further that these statements are made with
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`knowledge that willful false statements and the like so made are punishable
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`by fine or imprisonment, or both, under Section 1001 of Title 18 of the
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`United States Code.
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`Dated: October 23, 2017
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` /s/ Sharon Lee
` Sharon Lee
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`Google LLC v. Blackberry Ltd., IPR2017-00912, Patent Owner Exhibit 2004, p. 3
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