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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`PFIZER, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`GENENTECH, INC.,
`Patent Owner,
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`Case IPR2017-01489
`Patent 6,407,213 B2
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`PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR THE PRO HAC VICE
`ADMISSION OF SARAH K. TSOU
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
`RELIEF REQUESTED ................................................................................... 1
`GOVERNING LAW, RULES, AND PRECEDENT ...................................... 1
`STATEMENT OF FACTS .............................................................................. 3
`A. Mrs. Tsou Meets the Requirements for Pro Hac Vice
`Admission .............................................................................................. 3
`IV. GOOD CAUSE EXISTS FOR THE PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
`OF MRS. TSOU IN THIS PROCEEDING ..................................................... 5
`CONCLUSION ................................................................................................ 5
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`TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
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`Cases
`United Patents, Inc. v. Parallel Iron, LLC,
`IPR 2013-00639 ...................................................................................................... 2
`Other Authorities
`37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a) ...............................................................................................2, 4
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) ...............................................................................................1, 5
`37 C.F.R. § 11.101 .................................................................................................2, 4
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`RELIEF REQUESTED
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), Petitioner Pfizer, Inc., (“Petitioner”)
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`respectfully moves the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (“Board”) for the pro hac vice
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`admission of Sarah K. Tsou in this proceeding.
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`II. GOVERNING LAW, RULES, AND PRECEDENT
`The Board is authorized to recognize counsel pro hac vice pursuant to 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.10(c), which provides that:
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`The Board may recognize counsel pro hac vice during a proceeding
`upon a showing of good cause, subject to the condition that lead counsel
`be a registered practitioner and to any other conditions as the Board
`may impose. For example, where the lead counsel is a registered
`practitioner, a motion to appear pro hac vice by counsel who is not a
`registered practitioner may be granted upon showing that counsel is an
`experienced litigating attorney and has an established familiarity with
`the subject matter at issue in the proceeding.
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`The Board has stated that a motion for admission pro hac vice must meet the
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`following requirements:
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`a. Contain a statement of facts showing there is good cause for the
`Board to recognize counsel pro hac vice during the proceeding.
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`b. Be accompanied by an affidavit or declaration of the individual
`seeking to appear attesting to the following:
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`i. Membership in good standing of the Bar of at least one State
`or the District of Columbia;
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`ii. No suspensions or disbarments from practice before any court
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`iii. No application for admission to practice before any court or
`administrative body ever denied;
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`iv. No sanctions or contempt citations imposed by any court or
`administrative body;
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`v. The individual seeking to appear has read and will comply
`with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules
`of Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of 37 C.F.R.;
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`vi. The individual will be subject to the USPTO Rules of
`Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et. seq. and
`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a);
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`vii. All other proceedings before the Office for which the
`individual has applied to appear pro hac vice in the last three (3)
`years; and
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`viii. Familiarity with the subject matter at issue in the proceeding.
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`United Patents, Inc. v. Parallel Iron, LLC, IPR 2013-00639 Paper 7 at 3–4 (PTAB
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`Oct. 15, 2013); see also IPR2017-01489 Paper 3 at 2 (PTAB Jun. 6, 2017) (“[Pro
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`hac vice] motions shall be filed in accordance with the ‘Order -- Authorizing Motion
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`for Pro Hac Vice Admission’ in Case IPR2013-00639, Paper 7, a copy of which is
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`available on the Board Web site under ‘Representative Orders, Decisions, and
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`Notices.’”).
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`III. STATEMENT OF FACTS
`Based on the following facts, supported by her declaration, Petitioner requests
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`that Mrs. Tsou be admitted pro hac vice in this proceeding. As an initial matter, the
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`Petitioner’s lead counsel in this proceeding, Amanda Hollis (No. 55,629), is a
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`registered practitioner.
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`A. Mrs. Tsou Meets the Requirements for Pro Hac Vice Admission
`1. Mrs. Tsou has approximately ten years of experience as a litigation attorney, who
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`specializes in patent litigation. Mrs. Tsou represents clients in patent litigation
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`matters in various United States District Courts. Mrs. Tsou has experience with
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`numerous matters in the life sciences and pharmaceuticals arts, and she has
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`particular experience relevant to the technological and legal matters at issue in
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`this proceeding. Specifically, Mrs. Tsou has represented Petitioner in a number
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`of matters related to monoclonal antibody therapies and antibodies prepared by
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`humanization methods.
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`2. Mrs. Tsou is very familiar with U.S. Patent No. 6,407,213, with the legal subject
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`matter, technical subject matter, and prior art discussed in Petitioner’s Request
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`for Inter Partes Review of the U.S. Patent No. 6,407,213, which forms the basis
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`for this proceeding. Mrs. Tsou has personally reviewed the patent at issue, as
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`well as the prosecution history, submissions filed in this proceeding, and
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`accompanying declaration and exhibits.
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`3. Mrs. Tsou is a member in good standing of the Bar of the State of New York and
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`is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Southern
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`District of New York.
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`4. Mrs. Tsou has never been suspended or disbarred from practice before any court
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`or administrative body.
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`5. Mrs. Tsou has never had a court or administrative body deny an application for
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`admission to practice.
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`6. Mrs. Tsou has never been sanctioned or cited for contempt by any court or
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`administrative body.
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`7. Mrs. Tsou has read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide
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`and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of 37 C.F.R.
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`8. Mrs. Tsou agrees to be subject to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`Code of Professional Responsibility set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq. and
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`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`9. Mrs. Tsou has been granted pro hac vice admission in three proceedings before
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`the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to date (IPR2017-00804, IPR2017-00805,
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`and IPR2017-00737).
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`10. Petitioner has been informed that Patent Owner does not oppose this motion.
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`IV. GOOD CAUSE EXISTS FOR THE PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF
`MRS. TSOU IN THIS PROCEEDING
`The Board may recognize counsel pro hac vice during a proceeding upon a
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`showing of good cause, subject to the condition that lead counsel be a registered
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`practitioner and any other conditions the Board may impose. 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
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`The facts contained in the Statement of Facts above and in the Tsou
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`Declaration establish that there is good cause to admit Mrs. Tsou pro hac vice in this
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`proceeding under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10. Lead and back-up counsel are registered
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`practitioners, Mrs. Tsou is an experienced litigation attorney, and Mrs. Tsou has
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`familiarity with the subject matter at issue in this proceeding. Mrs. Tsou has been,
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`and continues to be, actively involved in the strategic, factual, and technical aspects
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`of this matter. In view of Mrs. Tsou’s extensive patent litigation experience and her
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`knowledge of the subject matter of this proceeding, the Petitioner has a substantial
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`need for Mrs. Tsou’s pro hac vice admission and her involvement in the continued
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`prosecution of this proceeding.
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`V. CONCLUSION
`For the foregoing reasons, Petitioner respectfully requests that Sarah K. Tsou
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`be admitted pro hac vice.
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`Date: November 2, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Amanda Hollis/
`Amanda Hollis
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`300 North LaSalle
`Chicago, IL 60654
`Telephone: (312) 862-2000
`Facsimile: (312) 862-2000
`Pfizer_Genentech_IPRs@kirkland.com
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`Attorney for Petitioner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing Motion was
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`served on November 2, 2017, via electronic service on lead and back up counsel:
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`David.Cavanaugh@wilmerhale.com
`Owen.Allen@wilmerhale.com
`Robert.Gunther@wilmerhale.com
`abrausa@durietangri.com
`ddurie@durietangri.com
`Andrew.Danford@wilmerhale.com
`Lisa.Pirozzolo@wilmerhale.com
`Kevin.Pussia@wilmerhale.com
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`Amanda Hollis
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