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`Case No. IPR2017-01392
`U.S. Patent No. 7,337,241
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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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`INTEL CORP., CAVIUM, INC., and
`WISTRON CORPORATION,
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`ALACRITECH, INC.,
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`Case IPR2017-013921
`U.S. Patent No. 7,337,241
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`EXHIBIT 2700
`DECLARATION OF ANTONIO SISTOS
`IN SUPPORT OF ALACRITECH INC.’S MOTION
`FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
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`1 Cavium, Inc., which filed a Petition in Case IPR2017-01728, has been joined as
`a petitioner in this proceeding. Wistron Corporation, who filed a Petition in
`Case IPR2018-00328, has been joined as a petitioner in this proceeding.
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`I, Antonio Sistos, being duly sworn and upon oath, hereby attest to the
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`I am a member in good standing of the Bar of the State of California.
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`I have not been suspended or disbarred from practice before any court
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`or administrative body.
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`I have never had an application for admission to practice before any
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`court or administrative body denied.
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`No sanctions or contempt citations have been imposed against me by
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`any court or administrative body.
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`I have read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice
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`Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of 37 C.F.R.
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`I will be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set
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`forth 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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`This is my first appearance pro hac vice before the Board.
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`I am an experienced litigation attorney with over 13 years of
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`experience. My experience includes representing a wide range of clients in
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`complex intellectual property and commercial litigation matters.
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`I have worked with lead counsel in most aspects of his participation in
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`these proceedings. As such, I have reviewed and am very familiar with (i) U.S.
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`Patent No. 7,337,241, the patent at issue in this proceeding, (ii) the prior art relied
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`upon by Petitioner, (iii) the legal and factual arguments made by Petitioner in both
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`its Petition for inter partes review and in the supporting declaration of Dr. Horst
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`(Ex. 1003), as well as the legal and factual arguments addressed by Alacritech in
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`its Patent Owner Response, and (iv) the developments and relevant briefs in this
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`proceeding since Petitioner filed its Petition, as well as the developments in related
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`matters before the Board.
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`I am counsel for Patent Owner Alacritech, Inc. (“Alacritech”), which
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`is the plaintiff in related pending litigations in the United States District Court for
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`the Eastern District of Texas (Alacritech v. Dell, No. 2:16-cv-00695, Alacritech v.
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`Wistron et al., No. 2:16-cv-00692, and Alacritech v. CenturyLink et al., No. 2:16-
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`cv-00693), in which the subject patent of this proceeding, U.S. Patent No.
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`7,337,241, is asserted. I am familiar with the subject matter at issue in this
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`proceeding as a result of his representation of Alacritech in the related litigation,
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`including the alleged prior art that Petitioner presents in this proceeding, as well as
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`issues of claim construction.
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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 are
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`believed to be true; and further that these statements are made with knowledge that
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`willful false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or
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`imprisonment, or both, under Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code.
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`Dated: September 5, 2018
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`/s/ Antonio Sistos
`Antonio Sistos
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