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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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`ARGENTUM PHARMACEUTICALS LLC,
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`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`ALCON RESEARCH, LTD.,
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`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-01053
`Patent 8,268,299 B2
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`Before RICHARD E. SCHAFER, GRACE KARAFFA OBERMANN,
`and SUSAN L. C. MITCHELL, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`OBERMANN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Patent Owner’s Motion for
`Pro Hac Vice Admission of Alexander S. Zolan
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`IPR2017-01054
`Patent 8,268,299 B2
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`On October 16, 2017, Patent Owner filed a motion for pro hac vice
`admission of Alexander S. Zolan (Paper 11) supported by a declaration of
`Mr. Zolan (Exhibit 2002). Petitioner did not file an opposition. See Paper 5,
`2 (citing Unified Patents, Inc. v. Parallel Iron, LLC, Case IPR2013-00639
`(PTAB Oct. 15, 2013) (Paper 7) (setting a one week time period for filing an
`opposition to a motion for pro hac vice admission)). Based on our review of
`Patent Owner’s motion and Mr. Zolan’s declaration, we determine that
`Patent Owner establishes “good cause” for the admission.
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`It is:
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s motion for pro hac vice admission of
`Mr. Zolan is granted; Mr. Zolan is authorized to represent Patent Owner
`only as back-up counsel in the instant proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel in the instant proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Zolan shall 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
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Zolan shall 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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`IPR2017-01054
`Patent 8,268,299 B2
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`PETITIONER:
`Michael R. Houston, Ph.D.
`Joseph P. Meara, Ph.D.
`James P. McParland, Ph.D.
`FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
`mhouston@foley.com
`jmeara-pgp@foley.com
`jmcparland@foley.com
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`Tyler C. Liu
`ARGENTUM PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
`tliu@agpharm.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`David Krinsky
`Christopher Suarez
`WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP
`dkrinsky@wc.com
`csuarez@wc.com
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