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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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`Qualcomm Inc.,
`Patent Owner
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`Inter Partes Review No. IPR2018-01279
`Patent 7,844,037
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`PATENT OWNER’S MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF
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`PUNEET KOHLI
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`United States Patent No. 7,844,037
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`EXHIBIT LIST
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`Patent Owner’s Exhibits
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`2001
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`2002
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`2003
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`Disclaimer in Patent Under 37 CFR 1.321(a)
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,219,413 to Burg
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`Declaration of Puneet Kohli in Support of Motion for Pro Hac Vice
`Admission
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`United States Patent No. 7,844,037
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`I.
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`RELIEF REQUESTED
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`In the Notice of Filing Date Accorded to Petition (“Notice”) mailed August
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`6, 2018, the Board authorized the parties to file motions for pro hac vice
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`admission under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c). The Notice requires that such motions be
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`filed in accordance with the “Order – Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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`Admission” in Case IPR2013-00639, Paper No. 7 (“Order”).
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`Patent Owner respectfully requests that the Board recognize Mr. Puneet
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`Kohli as counsel pro hac vice during this proceeding.
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`II.
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`NO OPPOSITION TO THIS MOTION
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`Patent Owner has conferred with Petitioner with regard to this Motion, and
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`Petitioner has declined to take any position on the Motion at this time.
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`III. GOVERNING LAWS, RULES, AND PRECEDENT
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`The Board may recognize counsel pro hac vice during a proceeding on a
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`showing of good cause. “[W]here lead counsel is a registered practitioner, a
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`motion to appear pro hac vice may be granted upon a showing that counsel is an
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`experienced litigation attorney and has an established familiarity with the subject
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`matter at issue in the proceeding.” 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
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`IV.
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`STATEMENT OF FACTS
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`Based on the following statement of facts, and supported by the
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`Declaration of Puneet Kohli submitted herewith as Exhibit 2003, Patent Owner
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`submits that a showing of good cause has been made and respectfully requests
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`the pro hac vice admission of Puneet Kohli in this proceeding:
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`1. Patent Owner’s lead counsel, Brian Oaks, is a registered
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`practitioner (Reg. No. 44,981).
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`2. Mr. Kohli is an experienced litigating attorney and has been litigating
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`patent cases for over five (5) years. (Ex. 2003,¶ 2).
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`3. Mr. Kohli is a member in good standing of the Texas State Bar. (Ex.
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`2003, ¶ 4).
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`4. Mr. Kohli has never been suspended or disbarred from practice before
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`any court or administrative body, nor has he ever been the subject of any ethical
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`grievance procedure or investigation. (Ex. 2003,¶ 5).
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`5. No application filed by Mr. Kohli for admission to practice before any
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`court or administrative body has ever been denied. (Ex. 2003,¶ 6).
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`6. No sanctions or contempt citations have been imposed against Mr.
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`Kohli by any court or administrative body. (Ex. 2003,¶ 7).
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`7. Mr. Kohli has read and agrees to comply with the Office Patent Trial
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`Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of
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`Title 37 of the C.F.R. (Ex. 2003,¶ 8).
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`8. Mr. Kohli understands that he will be subject to the USPTO Rules of
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`Professional Conduct as set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq. and disciplinary
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`jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a). (Ex. 2003,¶ 9).
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`9. Mr. Kohli has an established familiarity with the subject matter at issue
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`in this proceeding. He assisted in drafting the Preliminary Response to the
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`Petition for Inter Partes Review filed in this matter. Mr. Kohli has substantively
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`reviewed all materials filed in this proceeding, including the Petition and all
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`accompanying exhibits, and the Preliminary Response and all accompanying
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`exhibits. (Ex. 2003,¶ 10).
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`V.
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`GOOD CAUSE EXISTS FOR THE PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF
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`MR. KOHLI IN THIS PROCEEDING
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`The Board may recognize counsel pro hac vice during a proceeding upon a
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`showing of good cause, subject to the condition that lead counsel be a registered
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`practitioner and any other conditions as the Board may impose. 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.10(c). Patent Owner’s lead counsel, Brian Oaks, is a registered practitioner.
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`Based on the facts contained herein, as supported by Mr. Kohli’s declaration (Ex.
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`2003), good cause exists to admit Mr. Kohli pro hac vice as backup counsel in
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`this proceeding. Patent Owner has a substantial need for Mr. Kohli’s pro hac vice
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`admission and his involvement in depositions and other issues arising from this
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`proceeding. Admission of Mr. Kohli will also ease the burden on Patent Owner’s
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`lead counsel in this proceeding.
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`VIII. CONCLUSION.
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`For the foregoing reasons as well as the reasons contained in the attached
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`declaration, Patent Owner respectfully requests admission of Puneet Kohli as
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`counsel pro hac vice as backup counsel in this proceeding.
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`Date: March 19, 2019
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/Brian W. Oaks
`Brian W. Oaks, Reg. No. 44,981
`brian.oaks@bakerbotts.com
`Baker Botts L.L.P.
`98 San Jacinto Blvd., Suite 1500
`Austin, Texas 78701
`Tel.: 512.322.5470; Fax: 512.322.3621
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`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Jessica W. Lin, Reg. No. 69,920
`jessica.lin@bakerbotts.com
`Baker Botts L.L.P.
`30 Rockefeller Plaza
`New York, NY 10112
`Tel.: 212.408.2563; Fax: 212.259.2563
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`Back-Up Counsel for Patent Owner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.6(e) and 42.105(a), this is to certify that I
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`caused to be served a true and correct copy of the foregoing “PATENT OWNER’S
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`MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF PUNEET KOHLI” and
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`“EXHIBIT 2003” thereto via the PTAB’s E2E system and sent via email as
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`detailed below.
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`Date of service:
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`March 19, 2019
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`Documents served: PATENT OWNER’S MOTION FOR PRO
`HAC VICE ADMISSION OF PUNEET KOHLI
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`Person Served:
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`W. Karl Renner
`IPR39521-0050IP1@fr.com
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`Thomas A. Rozylowicz
`Timothy W. Riffe
`PTABInbound@fr.com
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`axf-ptab@fr.com
`rozylowicz@fr.com
`riffe@fr.com
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`Date: March 19, 2019
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`/s/ Brian W. Oaks
`Registration No. 44,981
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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