`571-272-7822
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` Paper 22
` Entered: October 16, 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., HTC CORPORATION, AND HTC AMERICA, INC.,
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`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`INVT SPE LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2018-015551 and IPR2018-015812
`Patent 7,848,439 B23
`____________
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`Before THU A. DANG, KEVIN F. TURNER, and
`BARBARA A. BENOIT, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`BENOIT, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Patent Owner’s Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission of
`Ms. Mary Pheng and Mr. John K. Harting
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 Apple Inc., who filed a petition in IPR2018-00958, has been joined as a
`petitioner in IPR2018-01555. Paper 15.
`2 Apple Inc., who filed a petition in IPR2018-00959, has been joined as a
`petitioner in IPR2018-01581. Paper 13.
`3 This Order addresses issues that are the same in each identified case. We
`exercise our discretion to issue one Order to be filed in each case. The
`parties, however, are not authorized to use this style heading in subsequent
`papers.
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`IPR2018-01555 and IPR2018-01581
`Patent 7,848,439 B2
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`Patent Owner filed motions for pro hac vice admission of
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`Ms. Mary Pheng and Mr. John K. Harting. Paper 20, 22.4 The motions were
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`accompanied by declarations from Ms. Pheng (Paper 23) and Mr. Harting
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`(Paper 21) in support of the motions.5 Patent Owner did not indicate
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`whether its motions were unopposed, but Petitioner has not filed opposition
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`within the seven-day period following the filing of the motions. 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.25.
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`Having reviewed the motions and declarations, we conclude that
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`Ms. Pheng and Mr. Harting have sufficient qualifications to represent Patent
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`Owner in these proceedings, and that Patent Owner has shown good cause
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`for pro hac vice admission of Ms. Pheng and Mr. Harting. See Unified
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`Patents, Inc. v. Parallel Iron, LLC, IPR2013-00639 (PTAB Oct. 15, 2013)
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`(setting forth the requirements for pro hac vice admission) (Paper 7).
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`Ms. Pheng and Mr. Harting will be permitted to appear pro hac vice in this
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`proceeding as back-up counsel only. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
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`We note that Patent Owner filed mandatory notices including
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`Ms. Pheng and Mr. Harting in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3), and a
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`Power of Attorney including Ms. Pheng and Mr. Harting in accordance with
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b). Papers 6, 18.
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`4 Paper and Exhibit numbers refer to IPR2018-01555. Similar papers were
`filed in IPR2018-01581.
`5 Patent Owner filed the Declarations as Papers. We deem this 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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`2
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`IPR2018-01555 and IPR2018-01581
`Patent 7,848,439 B2
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`ORDER
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`It is:
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`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s motions for pro hac vice admission
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`of Ms. Mary Pheng and Mr. John K. Harting are granted, and Ms. Pheng and
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`Mr. Harting are authorized to represent Patent Owner only as back-up
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`counsel in these proceedings;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
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`registered practitioner as lead counsel in these proceedings;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Ms. Pheng and Mr. Harting are to comply
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`the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, as updated by the August 2018
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`Update, 83 Federal Register 39,989 (Aug. 13, 2018), and the July 2019
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`Update (84 Fed. Reg. 33,925 (July 16, 2019)), and the Board’s Rules of
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`Practice for Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of Title 37, Code of Federal
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`Regulations; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Ms. Pheng and Mr. Harting are subject to
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`the USPTO’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and the
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`USPTO’s Rules of Professional Conduct set forth at 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101–
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`11.901.
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`3
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`IPR2018-01555 and IPR2018-01581
`Patent 7,848,439 B2
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`FOR PETITIONER:
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`Stephen Korniczky
`skorniczky@sheppardmullin.com
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`Martin Bader
`mbader@sheppardmullin.com
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`Nam Kim
`nkim@sheppardmullin.com
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`Darren Franklin
`dfranklin@sheppardmullin.com
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`Ericka Schulz
`eschulz@sheppardmullin.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`Cyrus Morton
`cmorton@robinskaplan.com
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`Bryan Vogel
`bvogel@robinskaplan.com
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`Derrick Carman
`dcarman@robinskaplan.com
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`Li Zhu
`lzhu@robinskaplan.com
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`Shui Li
`sli@robinskaplan.com
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`Stephanie Diehl
`sdiehl@robinskaplan.com
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