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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`MICROSOFT CORPORATION,
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`Petitioner
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`SAINT REGIS MOHAWK TRIBE,
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`Patent Owner
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`IPR2018-01606
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`Patent No. 7,620,800
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`DECLARATION OF CHRISTOPHER L. EVANS IN SUPPORT OF
`PATENT OWNER’S MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF
`CHRISTOPHER L. EVANS UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`I, Christopher L. Evans, declare as follows:
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`1. I am more than twenty-one years of age, competent to present this affidavit, and
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`have personal knowledge of the facts set forth herein.
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`2. This affidavit is given in support of Patent Owner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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`Admission of Christopher L. Evans.
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`3. I am a partner at the law firm Shore Chan DePumpo LLP.
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`4. I have been practicing law since 2009 and have extensive experience litigating
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`patent infringement cases in many different courts across the United States.
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`5. I have been litigating patent cases for over nine years and I am co-lead counsel
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`in concurrently pending district court proceedings involving the ’311 patent: SRC
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`Labs, LLC and Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe v. Amazon Web Services, Inc. et al, No.
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`2:18-cv-00317 (W.D. Wash.). Because of my work on this case I have acquired
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`unique and specialized knowledge concerning the ’311 patent, the field of technology
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`to which it pertains, and prior art that is relevant to these proceedings.
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`6. My experience in patent litigation matters includes being co-lead counsel in
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`trial, arguing multiple Markman hearings, and many other patent-related hearings
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`concerning various issues, such as validity and infringement.
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`7. I am a member in good standing of the Bar of Texas (admitted 2009), as well as
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`the following Federal Courts: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas,
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`U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, U.S. District Court for the
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`Southern District of Texas, U.S District Court for New Mexico, and the United States
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`Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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`8. I have never been suspended or disbarred from practice before any court or
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`administrative body.
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`9. No court or administrative body has ever denied my application for admission
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`to practice before it.
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`10. No court or administrative body has imposed sanctions or contempt citations
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`on me.
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`11. I have read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and
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`the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in in 37 C.F.R. § 42.
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`12. I understand that I will be subject to the USPTO Code of Professional
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`Responsibility set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 10.20 et seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction
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`under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`13. I have applied to appear pro hac vice in one other consolidated proceeding
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`before the Office in the last three years, which was Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. et al.
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`v. Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and Allergan, Inc. IPR2016-01127, -01128, -01129, -
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`01130, -01131, -01132.
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`14. I currently represent Patent Owner, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, in other patent
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`matters and as a result have specialized knowledge of tribal sovereign immunity,
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`which is a subject matter at issue in this proceeding.
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`15. I have also represented other sovereigns, such as the University of Florida
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`Research Foundation, Inc., which gives me unique and specialized knowledge
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`concerning the application of tribal sovereign immunity in inter partes review.
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`16. I am familiar with the subject matter of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,685,930, 8,629,111,
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`8,642,556, 8,633,162, 8,648,048, and 9,248,191 that at issue in this proceeding,
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`including their prosecution histories.
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`17. I hereby declare that all statements made herein of my own knowledge are true
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`and further that all statements herein are made with knowledge that willful false
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`statements and the like are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under
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`Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code.
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`Dated: October 9, 2018
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`By:
`Christopher L. Evans
`Shore Chan DePumpo LLP
`901 Main Street, Suite 3300
`Dallas, TX 75201
`214-593-9118
`cevans@shorechan.com
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`This is to certify that I caused to be served true and correct copies of the
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`Declaration of Christopher L. Evans in Support of Patent Owner’s Motion
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`For Pro Hac Vice Admission of Christopher L. Evans Under 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.10(c) on October 9, 2018 to the Petitioner at the correspondence address of the
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`Petitioners as follows:
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`Joseph A. Micallef
`jmicallef@sidley.com
`Scott M. Border
`sborder@sidley.com
`SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
`1501 K Street N.W.
`Washington, DC 20005
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`Jason P. Greenhut
`jgreenhut@sidley.com
`SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
`1 South Dearborn
`Chicago, IL 60603
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`Alfonso Chan
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