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`Paper 11
`Entered: March 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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`FACEBOOK, INC. and WHATSAPP INC.,
`Petitioner,
`v.
`UNILOC USA, INC. and UNILOC LUXEMBOURG S.A.,
`Patent Owner.
`_______________
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`Case IPR2017-01427 (Patent 8,995,433 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01428 (Patent 8,995,433 B2)
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`FACEBOOK, INC. and WHATSAPP INC.,
`Petitioner,
`v.
`UNILOC LUXEMBOURG S.A.,
`Patent Owner.
`_______________
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`Case IPR2017-01667 (Patent 8,724,622 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01668 (Patent 8,724,622 B2)
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`Case IPR2017-01427 (Patent 8,995,433 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01428 (Patent 8,995,433 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01667 (Patent 8,724,622 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01668 (Patent 8,724,622 B2)
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`Before MIRIAM L. QUINN, KERRY BEGLEY, and
`CHARLES J. BOUDREAU, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`QUINN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Petitioner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Lowell Mead
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`Case IPR2017-01427 (Patent 8,995,433 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01428 (Patent 8,995,433 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01667 (Patent 8,724,622 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01668 (Patent 8,724,622 B2)
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`Petitioner has filed a Motion for pro hac vice admission of Lowell
`Mead in each of the above-captioned proceedings. Paper 14 (“Motion” or
`“Mot.”).1 Petitioner also filed with its Motion a declaration of Mr. Mead in
`support of its Motion. Ex. 1015. Petitioner represents that Patent Owner
`does not oppose the Motion. Mot. 2.
`We have reviewed the Motion and the accompanying affidavit of
`Mr. Mead. Based on the facts averred in the declaration, we conclude that
`Mr. Mead has sufficient qualifications to represent Petitioner in these
`proceedings. The Motion, however, does not include a sufficient statement
`of good cause, such as that Petitioner seeks to have its counsel in the related
`district-court cases involved in these proceedings or that upcoming
`depositions necessitate the involvement of additional counsel. See Unified
`Patents v. Parallel Iron, Case IPR2013-00639 (PTAB Oct. 15, 2013)
`(Paper 7) (setting forth the requirements for pro hac vice admission). Under
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), Mr. Mead will be permitted to appear pro hac vice in
`the instant proceedings as back-up counsel only, upon the condition that
`Petitioner file a sufficient statement of good cause as a notice (37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.20).
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`1 Petitioner filed the same Motion in each of the captioned proceedings.
`Citations refer to the filings in IPR2017-01427.
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`Case IPR2017-01427 (Patent 8,995,433 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01428 (Patent 8,995,433 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01667 (Patent 8,724,622 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01668 (Patent 8,724,622 B2)
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`ORDER
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`It is
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`ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motion for pro hac vice admission of
`Mr. Lowell Mead in each of the instant proceedings is granted upon a filing
`of a statement of good cause, as a notice under 37 C.F.R. § 42.20;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Mead, subject to the condition above,
`will be authorized to represent Petitioner as back-up counsel in the instant
`proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner as lead counsel in the instant proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Mead 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
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Mead 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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`Case IPR2017-01427 (Patent 8,995,433 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01428 (Patent 8,995,433 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01667 (Patent 8,724,622 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01668 (Patent 8,724,622 B2)
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Heidi L. Keefe
`Phillip E. Morton
`COOLEY LLP
`Hkeefe@cooley.com
`pmorton@cooley.com
`zpatdcdocketing@cooley.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Brett Mangrum
`James Etheridge
`Jeffrey Huang
`Ryan Loveless
`ETHERIDGE LAW GROUP
`brett@etheridgelaw.com
`jim@etheridgelaw.com
`jeff@etheridgelaw.com
`ryan@etheridgelaw.com
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`Sean D. Burdick
`UNILOC USA, INC.
`sean.burdick@unilocusa.com
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