`571-272-7822
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`Paper 72
`Entered: September 6, 2018
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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.,
`WISTRON COPORATION, and DELL INC.,
`,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`ALACRITECH, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`Case IPR2017-013911 (Patent 7,237,036 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01392 (Patent 7,337,241 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01406 (Patent 7,673,072 B2)
`____________
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`INTEL CORP., CAVIUM, INC., and DELL INC.,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
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`ALACRITECH, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
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`
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`1 Cavium, Inc., which filed petitions in Cases IPR2017-01707, IPR2017-
`01718, and IPR2017-01728; Wistron Corporation, which filed petitions in
`Cases IPR2018-00327, IPR2018-00328, and IPR2018-00329; and Dell Inc.,
`which filed petitions in Cases IPR2018-00371, IPR2018-00372, and
`IPR2018-00375, have been joined as petitioners in IPR2017-01391,
`IPR2017-01392, and IPR2017-01406.
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`
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`IPR2017-01391 (Patent 7,237,036 B2)
`IPR2017-01392 (Patent 7,337,241 B2)
`IPR2017-01393 (Patent 9,055,104 B2)
`IPR2017-01405 (Patent 7,124,205 B2)
`IPR2017-01406 (Patent 7,673,072 B2)
`IPR2017-01409 (Patent 8,131,880 B2)
`IPR2017-01410 (Patent 8,131,880 B2)
`
`
`Case IPR2017-013932 (Patent 9,055,104 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01405 (Patent 7,124,205 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01409 (Patent 8,131,880 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01410 (Patent 8,131,880 B2)
`____________
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`
`
`Before STEPHEN C. SIU, DANIEL N. FISHMAN, and
`CHARLES J. BOUDREAU, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`BOUDREAU, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
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`DECISION3
`Alacritech, Inc.’s Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Antonio Sistos
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
`
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`2 Cavium, Inc., which filed petitions in Cases IPR2017-01714, IPR2017-
`01735, IPR2017-01736, and IPR2017-01737; and Dell, Inc., which filed
`petitions in Cases IPR2018-00336, IPR2018-00338, IPR2018-00339, and
`IPR2018-00374 have been joined as petitioners in IPR2017-01393,
`IPR2017-01405, IPR2017-01409, and IPR2017-01410.
`3 This decision addresses issues that are similar in all identified cases. We
`exercise our discretion to issue one decision to be filed in each case. The
`parties are not authorized to use this style heading in subsequent papers.
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`
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`IPR2017-01391 (Patent 7,237,036 B2)
`IPR2017-01392 (Patent 7,337,241 B2)
`IPR2017-01393 (Patent 9,055,104 B2)
`IPR2017-01405 (Patent 7,124,205 B2)
`IPR2017-01406 (Patent 7,673,072 B2)
`IPR2017-01409 (Patent 8,131,880 B2)
`IPR2017-01410 (Patent 8,131,880 B2)
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`
`Alacritech, Inc. filed a Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of
`Antonio Sistos in each of the captioned proceedings. IPR2017-01391,
`Paper 70; IPR2017-01392, Paper 70; IPR2017-01393, Paper 59; IPR2017-
`01405, Paper 74; IPR2017-01406, Paper 72; IPR2017-01409, Paper 68;
`IPR2017-01410, Paper 66. Alacritech, Inc. also filed a Declaration of
`Mr. Sistos in support of each such Motion as Exhibit 2700. Alacritech, Inc.
`represents in each such Motion that Petitioner does not oppose. See, e.g.,
`IPR2017-01391, Paper 70, 3. We have reviewed the submissions and
`determined that the requirements of 37 C.F.R. § 42.10 have been met and
`that there is good cause to admit Mr. Sistos pro hac vice.
`It is, therefore,
`ORDERED that Alacritech, Inc.’s Motion for Admission Pro Hac
`Vice of Antonio Sistos in each of the above-captioned proceedings is
`granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Sistos will be authorized to represent
`Alacritech, Inc. only as back-up counsel in the instant proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Alacritech, Inc. is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner as lead counsel in the instant proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Sistos is to comply with the Office
`Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as
`set forth in Title 37, Part 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations; and
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`
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`IPR2017-01391 (Patent 7,237,036 B2)
`IPR2017-01392 (Patent 7,337,241 B2)
`IPR2017-01393 (Patent 9,055,104 B2)
`IPR2017-01405 (Patent 7,124,205 B2)
`IPR2017-01406 (Patent 7,673,072 B2)
`IPR2017-01409 (Patent 8,131,880 B2)
`IPR2017-01410 (Patent 8,131,880 B2)
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Sistos is subject to the USPTO Rules
`of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq. and the
`Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`IPR2017-01391 (Patent 7,237,036 B2)
`IPR2017-01392 (Patent 7,337,241 B2)
`IPR2017-01393 (Patent 9,055,104 B2)
`IPR2017-01405 (Patent 7,124,205 B2)
`IPR2017-01406 (Patent 7,673,072 B2)
`IPR2017-01409 (Patent 8,131,880 B2)
`IPR2017-01410 (Patent 8,131,880 B2)
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`For PETITIONER:
`Garland Stephens
`William S. Ansley
`Anne M. Cappella
`Justin L. Constant
`Melissa L. Hotze
`Adrian Percer
`WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
`garland.stephens@weil.com
`sutton.ansley@weil.com
`anne.cappella@weil.com
`justin.constant@weil.com
`melissa.hotze@weil.com
`adrian.percer@weil.com
`Christopher TL Douglas
`Kirk Bradley
`ALSTON & BIRD LLP
`christopher.douglas@alston.com
`kirk.bradley@alston.com
`Benjamin E. Weed
`Erik J. Halverson
`K&L GATES LLP
`benjamin.weed.ptab@klgates.com
`erik.halverson@klgates.com
`Patrick McPherson
`David Xue
`Karineh Khachatourian
`DUANE MORRIS LLP
`pdmcpherson@duanemorris.com
`dtxue@duanemorris.com
`karinehk@duanemorris.com
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`IPR2017-01391 (Patent 7,237,036 B2)
`IPR2017-01392 (Patent 7,337,241 B2)
`IPR2017-01393 (Patent 9,055,104 B2)
`IPR2017-01405 (Patent 7,124,205 B2)
`IPR2017-01406 (Patent 7,673,072 B2)
`IPR2017-01409 (Patent 8,131,880 B2)
`IPR2017-01410 (Patent 8,131,880 B2)
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`For PATENT OWNER:
`James M. Glass
`Joseph M. Paunovich
`Brian E. Mack
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP
`jimglass@quinnemanuel.com
`joepaunovich@quinnemanuel.com
`brianmack@quinnemanuel.com
`Mark Lauer
`SILICON EDGE LAW GROUP LLP
`mark@siliconedgelaw.com
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