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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., WHATSAPP INC., HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.,
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`UNILOC USA, INC., UNILOC LUXEMBOURG, S.A.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2017-01667
`U.S. Patent No. 8,724,622
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`PETITIONERS’ UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE
`ADMISSION UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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` Huawei Device Co., Ltd. and LG Electronics, Inc. filed a motion for joinder and a
`petition in IPR2017-02090, which were granted, and, therefore, have been joined
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`Atty Docket No. FABO-070/00US
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`Petitioners Facebook, Inc. and WhatsApp Inc. respectfully request that the
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`Board recognize Mark R. Weinstein, Esq., as counsel pro hac vice during this
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`proceeding.
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`I.
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`BACKGROUND
`Petitioner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission is being filed in compliance
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`with and pursuant to the “Order—Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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`Admission” in Case No. IPR2013-00639 (MPT) [“the Order”], and pursuant to the
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`Board’s advanced authorization expressed in the Board’s Notice of Filing Date
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`Accorded and Time for Filing Patent Owner’s Preliminary Response dated July 25,
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`2017 (Paper No. 5). Additionally, Patent Owners’ counsel does not oppose this
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`motion.
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`II.
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`STATEMENT OF FACTS
`As required by the Order, the following statement of facts shows that there is
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`good cause for the Board to recognize Mr. Weinstein pro hac vice.
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`Mr. Weinstein is an experienced litigation attorney and has been involved in
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`numerous complex litigations in state and federal courts. Mr. Weinstein’s
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`biography is attached hereto as Exhibit 1022 to this Motion.
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`Mr. Weinstein has reviewed U.S. Patent No. 8,724,622, and the petition
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`already filed in this proceeding. Further, Mr. Weinstein is familiar with, and
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`counsel of record for Petitioners and actively involved in, the pending litigation
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`of Texas entitled Uniloc USA, Inc., Uniloc Luxembourg, S.A. v. Facebook, Inc.,
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`Case No. 6:16-cv-00223-JRG (E.D. Tex. filed March 18, 2016), and Uniloc USA,
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`Inc., Uniloc Luxembourg, S.A. v. WhatsApp, Inc., Case No. 6:16-cv-00225-JRG
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`(E.D. Tex. filed March 18, 2016); and, as such, is familiar with the subject matter
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`at issue in this proceeding. Additionally, Petitioners seek to have its counsel in the
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`related District Court cases involved in the related IPR proceedings.
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`Therefore, Petitioners respectfully submit that there is good cause for the
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`Board to recognize Mr. Weinstein as counsel pro hac vice during this proceeding.
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`III. DECLARATION OF INDIVIDUAL SEEKING TO APPEAR
`Petitioners’ Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission is accompanied by a
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`Declaration of Mark R. Weinstein attached hereto as Exhibit 1023 as required by
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`By:
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Heidi L. Keefe/
`Heidi L. Keefe
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`Counsel for Petitioners
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`the Order.
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`Dated: April 20, 2018
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`COOLEY LLP
`ATTN: Patent Group
`1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 700
`Washington, DC 20004
`Tel: (650) 843-5001
`Fax: (650) 849-7400
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. Section 42.6, that a complete copy of
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`the attached PETITIONERS’ MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
`(Mark R. Weinstein) and related documents, are being served via electronic mail
`on the 20th day of April, 2018, upon counsel of record as follows:
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`Brett Mangrum
`brett@etheridgelaw.com
`Ryan Loveless
`ryan@etheridgelaw.com
`James Etheridge
`jim@etheridgelaw.com
`Jeffrey Huang
`jeff@etheridgelaw.com
`Etheridge Law Group
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`Sean D. Burdick
`sean.burdick@unilocusa.com
`Uniloc USA Inc.
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`Anand Sharma
`Anand.sharma@finnegan.com
`Minjae Kang
`Minjae.kang@finnegan.com
`Joshua Goldberg
`Joshua.goldberg@finnegan.com
`Bradford Shulz
`Bradford.shulz@finnegan.com
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP
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`DATED: April 20, 2018
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`/ Heidi L. Keefe /
`Heidi L. Keefe
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