`571-272-7822
`
`
`Paper 16
`Entered: May 30, 2018
`
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`____________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________
`
`UNIFIED PATENTS INC.,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`VILOX TECHNOLOGIES LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`Case IPR2018-00044
`Patent 7,302,423 B2
`____________
`
`
`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, ROBERT J. WEINSCHENK, and
`JOHN D. HAMANN, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`HAMANN, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`
`DECISION
`
`Patent Owner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
`of Cecil E. Key 37 C.F.R. § 42.10
`
`Patent Owner filed a Motion requesting pro hac vice admission of Mr.
`Cecil E. Key in the instant proceeding, and provided a Declaration from
`Mr. Key in support of the request. Paper 11, Ex. 2007. Patent Owner’s lead
`counsel, Mr. John K. Harrop, is a registered practitioner. Petitioner did not
`file an opposition to the Motion.
`
`
`
`IPR2018-00044
`Patent 7,302,423 B2
`Based on the facts set forth in the Motion and Declaration, we
`conclude that Patent Owner has established good cause for Mr. Key’s pro
`hac vice admission. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c); Unified Patents, Inc. v.
`Parallel Iron, LLC, Case IPR2013-00639, slip op. at 3–4 (PTAB Oct. 15,
`2013) (Paper 7) (setting forth the requirements for pro hac vice admission).
`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby:
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motion for pro hac vice admission of
`Mr. Cecil E. Key is granted, and Mr. Key is authorized to represent Patent
`Owner as back-up counsel in the instant proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner as lead counsel in the instant proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Key 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. Key is subject to the USPTO Rules
`of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101–11.901 and the
`Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
`
`
`
`
`
`2
`
`
`
`IPR2018-00044
`Patent 7,302,423 B2
`PETITIONER:
`
`David M. O’Dell
`David L. McCombs
`Thomas Kelton
`HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP
`david.odell.ipr@haynesboone.com
`david.mccombs.ipr@haynesboone.com
`thomas.kelton.ipr@haynesboone.com
`
`Jonathan Stroud
`Roshan Mansinghani
`UNIFIED PATENT INC.
`jonathan@unifiedpatents.com
`roshan@unifiedpatents.com
`
`PATENT OWNER:
`
`John K. Harrop
`harrop@vapatent.com
`
`
`
`
`
`
`3
`
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