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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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`IPR2018-00812
`Patent No. 8,856,539
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`UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE OF
`JORDAN B. KAERICHER
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`Case IPR2018-00812
`U.S. Patent No. 8,856,539
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`I.
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`Relief Requested
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`Patent owner Universal Secure Registry LLC (“USR”) hereby moves pursuant to
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) for the admission pro hac vice of Jordan B. Kaericher in the
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`present inter partes review, such that he may be appointed additional counsel for Patent
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`Owner. This motion is authorized by the Notice of Filing Date Accorded to Petition and
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`Time for Filing Patent Owner Preliminary Response entered on May 11, 2018.
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`Therefore, the present motion is proper at this time.
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`II.
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`Statement of Facts Showing Good Cause for the Board to Recognize Counsel
`Pro Hac Vice During the Proceeding
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), the Board may recognize counsel pro
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`hac vice during a proceeding, subject to the conditions set forth therein, and any others
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`that the Board may impose. Petitioner sets forth these facts in support of this motion:
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`Lead counsel for Patent Owner in the proceeding, James M. Glass (Reg.
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`No. 46,729), is a registered practitioner.
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`Counsel for Apple Inc., Monica Grewal, indicated that Petitioner did not
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`plan to oppose Mr. Kaericher’s admission pro hac vice.
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`Mr. Kaericher is an experienced litigator and has established familiarity
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`with the subject matter at issue in this proceeding. Accompanying this
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`motion is the Declaration of Jordan B. Kaericher in Support of this Motion
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`for Admission Pro Hac Vice (“Kaericher Decl.”). In his declaration, Mr.
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`Kaericher attests, among other things, that he is a member in good
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`standing of the State Bar of California. Kaericher Decl., ¶ 2. Mr. Kaericher
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`has 9 years’ experience in patent litigation. Id. ¶¶ 1-3. In addition, Mr.
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`Kaericher’s familiarity with the subject matter at issue in this proceeding is
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`demonstrated by his review of the patent-at-issue and the cited prior art. Id.
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`¶ 9.
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`In his declaration, Mr. Kaericher also attests to each of the required items
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`set forth by 37 C.F.R. §42.10(c). Id. ¶¶ 2, 4-8.
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`III. Conclusion
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`For the foregoing reasons, Petitioner respectfully requests that the Board admit
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`Mr. Kaericher pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`Date: December 20, 2018
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`/Jim Glass/
`James M. Glass
`Reg. No. 38927
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), the undersigned hereby certifies that the
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`UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE OF JORDAN B.
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`KAERICHER and the attached, DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF UNOPPOSED
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`MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE OF JORDAN B. KAERICHER, were
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`served in their entirety on December 20, 2018 upon the following parties via Electronic
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`Mail:
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` Monica.Grewal@wilmerhale.com;
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` Ben.Fernandez@wilmerhale.com.
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`Date: December 20, 2018
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`/Melissa Hurtado/
`Melissa Hurtado
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