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`Doug G. Muehlhauser (Reg. No. 42,018)
`William H. Shreve (Reg. No. 35,678)
`KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
`2040 Main Street, Fourteenth Floor
`Irvine, CA 92614
`Tel.:
`(949) 760-0404
`Fax:
`(949) 760-9502
`E-mail: BoxNomadix@knobbe.com
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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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`GUEST TEK INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LTD.,
`Petitioner,
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`NOMADIX, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2019-00211
`Patent 7,953,857
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`MOTION FOR PAYSON LEMEILLEUR TO APPEAR
`PRO HAC VICE ON BEHALF OF PATENT OWNER NOMADIX
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`I. STATEMENT OF THE PRECISE RELIEF REQUESTED
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.10(c) and 42.22, Patent Owner Nomadix, Inc.
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`(“Nomadix”) hereby moves for an Order allowing Payson LeMeilleur of Knobbe
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`Martens Olson & Bear LLP to appear pro hac vice as additional backup counsel on
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`behalf of Nomadix in the above-captioned case. On August 15, 2019, the Board
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`indicated that no authorization was required for this motion.
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`Patent Owner has conferred with Petitioner concerning the subject matter of
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`this motion. Petitioner has stated that it does not oppose this motion.
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`II. LIST OF EXHIBITS RELIED UPON FOR THIS MOTION
`Nomadix Ex. 2002 - Declaration of Payson LeMeilleur in Support of Motion
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`to Appear Pro Hac Vice on Behalf of Nomadix, Inc.
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`A. Reasons the requested relief should be granted
`As set forth below in the Statement of Material Facts, Nomadix has made all
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`of the showings required under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) for recognizing Mr. LeMeilleur
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`pro hac vice. In particular, Mr. LeMeilleur is an experienced litigating attorney.
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`Further, Mr. LeMeilleur has an established familiarity with the subject matter at
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`issue in this proceeding. Accordingly, allowing Mr. LeMeilleur to appear pro hac
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`vice as additional backup counsel on behalf of Nomadix is appropriate in this
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`proceeding.
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`III. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) provides that “[t]he Board may recognize counsel
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`pro hac vice during a proceeding upon a showing of good cause, subject to the
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`condition that lead counsel be a registered practitioner and to any other conditions
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`as the Board may impose. For example, where the lead counsel is a registered
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`practitioner, a motion to appear pro hac vice by counsel who is not a registered
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`practitioner may be granted upon showing that counsel is an experienced litigating
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`attorney and has an established familiarity with the subject matter at issue in the
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`proceeding.”
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`2.
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`Lead counsel in this Inter Partes Review proceeding is Douglas G.
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`Muehlhauser. Mr. Muehlhauser is registered to practice before the United States
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`Patent and Trademark Office and holds Registration No. 42,018.
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`3.
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`As set forth in the attached Nomadix Exhibit 2002 (the “LeMeilleur
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`Declaration”), Mr. LeMeilleur is an experienced litigating attorney and has an
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`established familiarity with the subject matter at issue in this proceeding.
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`LeMeilleur Decl. ¶ 5. Mr. LeMeilleur has previously been admitted before the Board
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`pro hac vice in Sony Corporation v. One-E-Way, Inc., Case Nos. IPR2016-01638
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`(Patent 9,282,396 B2) and IPR2016-01639 (Patent 9,282,396 B2). Id. at ¶ 12.
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`4.
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`In particular, Mr. LeMeilleur has 20 years of experience as a patent
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`litigator and has represented clients in numerous patent litigation cases in various
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`United States District Courts and in the United States Court of Appeals for the
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`Federal Circuit. Id. ¶ 2.
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`5.
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`Further, Mr. LeMeilleur holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics
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`from the University of Southern California. Id. ¶ 4.
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`6. Mr. LeMeilleur has read and will 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 37
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`C.F.R. Id. ¶ 10. Mr. LeMeilleur also agrees to be subject to the United States Patent
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`and Trademark Office Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§
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`11.101 et seq., and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a). Id. ¶ 11.
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`7.
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`Finally, Mr. LeMeilleur has attested to the remaining elements of
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`Paragraph 2(b) of the representative “Order – Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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`Admission” in Case IPR2013-00639, Paper 7. Id. ¶¶ 1-11; see Notice of Filing Date
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`Accorded to Petition and Time for Filing Patent Owner Preliminary Response (Paper
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`4) at 2.
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`IV. CONCLUSION
`In view of the foregoing, and having satisfied the requirements of 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.10(c), Nomadix hereby moves for an Order allowing Payson LeMeilleur of
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`Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP to appear pro hac vice as additional backup
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`counsel on behalf of Nomadix in the above-captioned case.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
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`/Doug Muehlhauser/
`Douglas G. Muehlhauser (Reg. No. 42,018)
`William H. Shreve (Reg. No. 35,678)
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`Attorneys for Patent Owner
`NOMADIX, INC.
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`Customer No. 20995
`(949) 760-0404
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`Dated: September 4, 2019
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`I hereby certify that, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e) and with the agreement
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`of counsel for Petitioner, a true and correct copy of MOTION FOR PAYSON
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`LEMEILLEUR TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE ON BEHALF OF PATENT
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`OWNER NOMADIX is being served electronically on September 4, 2019, to the e-
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`mail addresses shown below:
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`Jeffrey W. Lesovitz
`Baker & Hostetler LLP
`jlesovitz@bakerlaw.com
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`Steven J. Rocci
`Baker & Hostetler LLP
`srocci@bakerlaw.com
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`Daniel J. Goettle
`Baker & Hostetler LLP
`dgoettle@bakerlaw.com
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`Guest-TekIPR@bakerlaw.com
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`KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
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`Dated: September 4, 2019
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`31188737
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`/Doug Muehlhauser/
`Douglas G. Muehlhauser (Reg. No. 42,018)
`William H. Shreve (Reg. No. 35,678)
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`Attorneys for Patent Owner
`NOMADIX, INC.
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