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` Paper 22
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` Entered: May 14, 2019
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`____________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________
`
`MICROSOFT CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`SAINT REGIS MOHAWK TRIBE,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`Case IPR2018-01594 (Patent 6,434,687 B1)
`Case IPR2018-01599 (Patent 6,076,152)
`Case IPR2018-01600 (Patent 6,247,110 B1)
`Cases IPR2018-01601, IPR2018-01602, and IPR2018-01603
`(Patent 7,225,324 B2)
`Case IPR2018-01604 (Patent 7,421,524 B2)
`Cases IPR2018-01605, IPR2018-01606, and IPR2018-01607
`(Patent 7,620,800 B2)1
`____________
`
`
`
`Before KALYAN K. DESHPANDE, JUSTIN T. ARBES, and
`CHRISTA P. ZADO, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`DESHPANDE, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`
`DECISION
`Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission of
`Christopher L. Evans
` 37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`
`1 This Decision addresses an issue pertaining to all ten cases. Therefore, we
`exercise our discretion to issue a single Decision to be filed in each case. The
`parties are not authorized to use this style heading for any subsequent papers.
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`

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`IPR2018-01594 (Patent 6,434,687 B1)
`IPR2018-01599 (Patent 6,076,152)
`IPR2018-01600 (Patent 6,247,110 B2)
`IPR2018-01601, IPR2018-01602, IPR2018-01603 (Patent 7,225,324 B2)
`IPR2018-01604 (Patent 7,421,524 B2)
`IPR2018-01605, IPR2018-01606, IPR2018-01607 (Patent 7,620,800 B2)
`
`
`Patent Owner filed a motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Christopher L.
`Evans (Paper 17, “Motions”)2 as well as a supporting declaration from Mr. Evans
`(Paper 18, “Declarations”) in each of the above-identified proceedings.3, 4, 5
`Petitioner has not opposed Patent Owner’s Motions.
`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), we may recognize counsel pro hac
`vice during a proceeding upon a showing of good cause. In authorizing a motion
`for pro hac vice admission, the Board requires the moving party to provide a
`statement of facts showing there is good cause for the Board to recognize counsel
`pro hac vice, and an affidavit or declaration of the individual seeking to appear in
`the proceeding. See Paper 3, 2 (citing Unified Patents, Inc. v. Parallel Iron, LLC,
`
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`2 Our citations are to IPR2018-01594. Similar documents were filed in IPR2018-
`01599, IPR2018-01600, IPR2018-01601, IPR2018-01602, IPR2018-01603,
`IPR2016-01604, IPR2018-01605, IPR2018-01606, and IPR2018-01607.
`3 Patent Owner filed the Declarations as papers instead of as exhibits. We
`determine this to be a harmless error. The parties are 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.”).
`4 The Declarations contain a typographical error in Paragraph 5, incorrectly listing
`Patent 7,762,800 as the patent at issue, instead of Patent 7,620,800. We deem this
`to be harmless error, as the correct patent number (7,620,800) is listed on the cover
`sheet of the Declarations in the respective proceedings. See, e.g., IPR2018-01605,
`Paper 18, 1.
`5 Patent Owner’s Motions and Mr. Evan’s Declarations do not identify Patent
`7,421,524 B2, the subject of IPR2018-01604, as a patent Mr. Evans has familiarity
`with. Motions ¶ 4; Declarations ¶ 5. We consider this to be an inadvertent
`omission, and understand Mr. Evans to be familiar with Patent 7,421,524 B2.
`2
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`

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`IPR2018-01594 (Patent 6,434,687 B1)
`IPR2018-01599 (Patent 6,076,152)
`IPR2018-01600 (Patent 6,247,110 B2)
`IPR2018-01601, IPR2018-01602, IPR2018-01603 (Patent 7,225,324 B2)
`IPR2018-01604 (Patent 7,421,524 B2)
`IPR2018-01605, IPR2018-01606, IPR2018-01607 (Patent 7,620,800 B2)
`
`Case IPR2013-00639 (PTAB Oct. 15, 2013) (Paper 7) (representative “Order –
`Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission”)).
`Having reviewed the Motions and supporting Declarations, good cause
`exists for granting admission pro hac vice to Mr. Evans in the above proceedings.
`Accordingly, it is:
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motions seeking admission Pro Hac Vice
`for Christopher L. Evans are GRANTED;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner shall submit, within ten (10)
`business days of the date of this Decision, a Power of Attorney for Mr. Evans in
`each of the above proceedings accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b);
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner shall submit an updated
`mandatory notice identifying Mr. Evans as back-up counsel in each of the above
`proceedings, in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3);
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Evans is to comply with the Board’s Rules
`of Practice for Trials set forth in Part 42 of Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations
`and the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide including the August 2018 update;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Evans is subject to the USPTO’s Rules of
`Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq. and to the USPTO’s
`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a); and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner shall continue to have a
`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel in the above proceedings; and
`Mr. Evans is authorized to represent Patent Owner as back-up counsel only in the
`proceedings.
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`IPR2018-01594 (Patent 6,434,687 B1)
`IPR2018-01599 (Patent 6,076,152)
`IPR2018-01600 (Patent 6,247,110 B2)
`IPR2018-01601, IPR2018-01602, IPR2018-01603 (Patent 7,225,324 B2)
`IPR2018-01604 (Patent 7,421,524 B2)
`IPR2018-01605, IPR2018-01606, IPR2018-01607 (Patent 7,620,800 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
`
`Joseph A. Micallef
`Jason P. Greenhut
`SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
`jmicallef@sidley.com
`jgreenhut@sidley.com
`sidleysrclabsipr@sidley.com
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`
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`PATENT OWNER:
`
`Alfonso Chan
`Joseph DePumpo
`SHORE CHAN DePUMPO LLP
`achan@shorechan.com
`jdepumpo@shorechan.com
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