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` Paper No. 16
` Entered: January 24, 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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`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`UNIVERSAL SECURE REGISTRY, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2018-00812
`Patent 8,856,539 B2
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`Before PATRICK R. SCANLON, GEORGIANNA W. BRADEN, and
`JASON W. MELVIN, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`MELVIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Petitioner’s Unopposed Motion for
`Pro Hac Vice Admission of Mark D. Selwyn
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`IPR2018-00812
`Patent 8,856,539 B2
`On December 17, 2018, Petitioner, Apple Inc., filed an Unopposed
`Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Mark D. Selwyn (Paper 12,
`“Motion” or “Mot.”). The Motion was accompanied by a Declaration of
`Mark D. Selwyn in Support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice (Exhibit
`1134, “Declaration”). Mot. 4.
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), we may recognize counsel pro hac
`vice during a proceeding upon a showing of good cause, subject to the
`condition that lead counsel be a registered practitioner. In authorizing
`motions for pro hac vice, we require the moving party to provide a statement
`of facts showing there is good cause for us to recognize counsel pro hac
`vice, and an affidavit or declaration of the individual seeking to appear in the
`proceeding.
`Upon review of the Motion and supporting evidence, we determine
`Petitioner has demonstrated that Mark D. Selwyn has sufficient legal and
`technical qualifications to represent Petitioner in the above-identified
`proceeding. Accordingly, Petitioner has established that there is good cause
`for admitting Mark D. Selwyn.
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`It is
`ORDERED that the Motion seeking admission pro hac vice for
`Mark D. Selwyn is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mark D. Selwyn is authorized to
`represent Petitioner as backup counsel only in this proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that a registered practitioner must remain as
`lead counsel throughout this proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mark D. Selwyn is to comply with the
`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, as updated by the Office Patent Trial
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`IPR2018-00812
`Patent 8,856,539 B2
`Practice Guide August 2018 Update, 83 Fed. Reg. 39,989 (Aug. 13, 2018),
`and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of
`37 C.F.R.;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mark D. Selwyn is to be 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);
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner must submit a Power of
`Attorney for Mark D. Selwyn in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b); and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner must file updated Mandatory
`Notices identifying Mark D. Selwyn as back-up counsel in accordance with
`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3).
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`PETITIONER:
`Monica Grewal
`Ben Fernandez
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP
`monica.grewal@wilmerhale.com
`ben.fernandez@wilmerhale.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`James M. Glass
`Tigran Guledjian
`Christopher A. Mathews
`Nima Hefazi
`Richard Lowry
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP
`jimglass@quinnemanuel.com
`tigranguledjian@quinnemanuel.com
`chrismathews@quinnemanuel.com
`nimahefazi@quinnemanuel.com
`richardlowry@quinnemanuel.com
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