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`Paper No.: 15
`Entered: September 27, 2017
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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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`PFIZER, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`GENENTECH, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-01489
`Patent 6,407,213 B2
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`Before SHERIDAN K. SNEDDEN, ZHENYU YANG, AND
`ROBERT A. POLLOCK, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`POLLOCK, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Patent Owner’s Unopposed Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission
`of Robert J. Gunther, Andrew J. Danford, Daralyn J. Durie,
`Lisa J. Pirozzolo, Kevin S. Prussia
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
`Patent Owner filed motions for pro hac vice admission of
`Robert J. Gunther, Andrew J. Danford, Daralyn J. Durie, Lisa J. Pirozzolo,
`Kevin S. Prussia. Papers 9–13, respectively. The motions are supported by
`declarations of Mr. Gunther, Mr. Danford, Ms. Durie, Ms. Pirozzolo, and
`Mr. Prussia. Exs. 2034, 2038, 2035, 2036, and 2037, respectively.
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`Patent 6,407,213 B2
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`Patent Owner avers that Petitioner does not oppose the motions. See
`Papers 9–13, 1.
`The Board has reviewed the submissions and determined that the
`requirements of 37 C.F.R. § 42.10 have been met and there is good cause to
`admit Mr. Gunther, Mr. Danford, Ms. Durie, Ms. Pirozzolo, and Mr. Prussia.
`pro hac vice. Mr. Gunther, Mr. Danford, Ms. Durie, Ms. Pirozzolo, and Mr.
`Prussia will be permitted to appear pro hac vice as back-up counsel only.
`See 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
`It is, therefore,
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`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s motions for admission of
`Robert J. Gunther, Andrew J. Danford, Daralyn J. Durie, Lisa J. Pirozzolo,
`Kevin S. Prussia pro hac vice are granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner as lead counsel;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Robert J. Gunther, Andrew J. Danford,
`Daralyn J. Durie, Lisa J. Pirozzolo, Kevin S. Prussia 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
`FURTHER ORDERED that Robert J. Gunther, Andrew J. Danford,
`Daralyn J. Durie, Lisa J. Pirozzolo, Kevin S. Prussia are subject to the
`Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and to the
`USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et
`seq.
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`Patent 6,407,213 B2
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`PETITIONER:
`Amanda Hollis
`Stefan M. Miller
`Karen Younkins
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`amanda.hollis@kirkland.com
`stefan.miller@kirkland.com
`karen.younkins@kirkland.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`David L. Cavanaugh
`Owen K. Allen
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP
`david.cavanaugh@wilmerhale.com
`owen.allen@wilmerhale.com
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`Adam R. Brausa
`DURIE TANGRI LLP
`abrausa@durietangri.com
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