`571-272-7822
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`Paper No. 36
`Entered: November 21, 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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`UNIFIED PATENTS, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`UNIVERSAL SECURE REGISTRY LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2018-00067
`Patent 8,577,813 B2
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`Before BART A. GERSTENBLITH, SCOTT C. MOORE, and
`JASON W. MELVIN, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`MELVIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Patent Owner’s Motions for Admission
`Pro Hac Vice of Harold A. Barza and Jordan Kaericher
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`IPR2018-00067
`Patent 8,577,813 B2
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`Patent Owner filed Motions for admission pro hac vice of Harold A.
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`Barza (Paper 32) and Jordan Kaericher (Paper 33) (collectively, “Motions”).
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`Patent Owner also filed Declarations of Harold A. Barza (Ex. 2013) and
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`Jordan Kaericher (Ex. 2014) in support of the Motions (collectively,
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`“Declarations”). Petitioner has not filed an opposition to either Motion. For
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`the reasons provided below, Patent Owner’s Motions are granted.
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), the Board may recognize counsel
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`pro hac vice during a proceeding upon a showing of good cause, subject to
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`the condition that lead counsel be a registered practitioner. In its notice
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`authorizing motions for pro hac vice admission, the Board requires a
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`statement of facts showing there is good cause for the Board to recognize
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`counsel pro hac vice and an affidavit or declaration of the individual seeking
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`to appear in this proceeding. See Paper 3, 2 (citing Unified Patents, Inc. v.
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`Parallel Iron, LLC, Case IPR2013-00639 (PTAB Oct. 15, 2013) (Paper 7)
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`(representative “Order – Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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`Admission”)).
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`Based on the facts set forth in the Motions and the accompanying
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`Declarations, we conclude that Mr. Barza and Mr. Kaericher each have
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`sufficient legal and technical qualifications to represent Patent Owner in this
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`proceeding, that Mr. Barza and Mr. Kaericher each have demonstrated
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`sufficient familiarity with the subject matter of this proceeding, and that
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`Patent Owner’s desire to be represented by counsel with litigation
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`experience is warranted. Accordingly, Patent Owner has established good
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`cause for pro hac vice admission of Mr. Barza and Mr. Kaericher.
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`Mr. Barza and Mr. Kaericher will be permitted to serve as back-up counsel
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`only. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
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`Accordingly, it is:
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`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motions for pro hac vice admission
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`of Mr. Barza and Mr. Kaericher are granted;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
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`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel for this proceeding;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Barza and Mr. Kaericher are
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`authorized to represent Patent Owner only as back-up counsel in this
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`proceeding;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Barza and Mr. Kaericher are to
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`comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, as updated by the
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`August 2018 Update, 83 Federal Register 39,989 (Aug. 13, 2018), and the
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`Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of Title 37, Code
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`of Federal Regulations;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Barza and Mr. Kaericher shall be
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`subject to the Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a),
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`and the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R.
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`§§ 11.101 et. seq.;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner must submit Powers of
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`Attorney for Mr. Barza and Mr. Kaericher in accordance with 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.10(b); and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner shall file an updated
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`Mandatory Notice in this proceeding in accordance with
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3), identifying Mr. Barza and Mr. Kaericher as back-up
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`counsel.
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`IPR2018-00067
`Patent 8,577,813 B2
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Jason Mudd
`Jason.mudd@eriseip.com
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`Roshan Mansinghani
`roshan@unifiedpatents.com
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`Eric Buresh
`Eric.buresh@eriseip.com
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`Jonathan Stroud
`Jonathan@unifiedpatents.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Jim Glass
`jimglass@quinnemanuel.com
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`Tigran Guledjian
`tigranguledjian@quinnemanuel.com
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`Christopher Mathews
`chrismathews@quinnemanuel.com
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`Nima Hefazi
`nimahefazi@quinnemanuel.com
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