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`Paper 17
`Entered: April 15, 2019
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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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`GARMAN INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND GARMIN USA, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`LOGANTREE, LP,
`Patent Owner.
`_______________
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`Cases1
`IPR2018-00564 (Patent No. 6,059,576 C1)
`IPR2018-00565 (Patent No. 6,059,576 C1)
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`Before PATRICK R. SCANLON, MITCHELL G. WEATHERLY, and
`JAMES A. WORTH, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`WORTH, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Patent Owner’s Motions for Admission
`Pro Hac Vice of Arnold Shokouhi and James E. Sherry
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`1 This order addresses issues that are the same in all identified proceedings.
`We exercise our discretion to issue one order to be filed in each proceeding.
`The parties are not authorized to use this style heading in subsequent papers.
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`IPR2018-00564 (Patent No. 6,059,576 C1)
`IPR2018-00565 (Patent No. 6,059,576 C1)
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`Patent Owner submitted motions in each of the above-identified
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`proceedings for admission pro hac vice of Arnold Shokouhi (Paper 6) and
`James E. Sherry (Paper 7) (collectively, “Motions”).2 The Motions are
`supported by Declarations3 that were filed within each Paper4. Powers of
`Attorney were submitted for Mr. Sherry and Mr. Shokouhi. Paper 5. In
`addition, Mandatory Notice information was submitted for Mr. Sherry and
`Mr. Shokouhi. Paper 4, 3. Petitioner has not opposed the Motions.
`The Board has reviewed the submissions and determined that the
`requirements of 37 C.F.R. § 42.10 have been met and there is good cause to
`admit Mr. Shokouhi and Mr. Sherry pro hac vice.
`It is, therefore,
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motions for admission pro hac vice
`of Arnold Shokouhi and James E. Sherry are granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Shokouhi and Mr. Sherry are
`authorized to represent Patent Owner as back-up counsel only in the above-
`identified proceedings;
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`2 Paper numbers refer to Case IPR2018-00564. Corresponding papers were
`filed in IPR2018-00565.
`3 The Declarations state that “I have 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 the C.F.R.” Paper 6, 6; see also Paper 7, 6. The Office
`Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials are
`set forth in Part 42 of Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations.
`4 Patent Owner filed the Declarations within the Motions. We deem this to be
`harmless error, however, Patent Owner is reminded that affidavits and
`declarations must be filed as exhibits. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.63(a) (“Evidence
`consists of affidavits, transcripts of depositions, documents, and things. All
`evidence must be filed in the form of an exhibit.”).
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`IPR2018-00564 (Patent No. 6,059,576 C1)
`IPR2018-00565 (Patent No. 6,059,576 C1)
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel for the above-identified
`proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Shokouhi and Mr. Sherry shall
`comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, as updated by the
`August 2018 Update, 83 Federal Register 39,989 (Aug. 13, 2018), and the
`Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials as set forth in Part 42 of Title 37, Code
`of Federal Regulations; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Shokouhi and Mr. Sherry shall be
`subject to the Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a)
`and the Office’s Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R.
`§§ 11.101–11.901.
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`PETITIONER:
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`Adam P. Seitz
`Clifford T. Brazil
`ERISE IP, P.A.
`adam.seitz@eriseip.com
`cliff.brazil@eriseip.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Christopher M. Barkley
`BARKLEY IP
`chris@barkleyip.com
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