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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; AND
`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.,
`Petitioners,
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`NEODRON LTD.,
`Patent Owner.
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` Case No. IPR2020-00267
`U.S. Patent No. 8,432,173
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`PATENT OWNER’S MOTION
`FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
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`Patent Owner, Neodron Ltd., hereby requests the Board recognize Christian
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`W. Conkle as counsel pro hac vice for this proceeding under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
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`Petitioner does not oppose this motion.
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`I. STATEMENT OF FACTS
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`As required by § 42.10(c), the following statement of facts demonstrates that
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`there is good cause for the Board to recognize Mr. Conkle pro hac vice.
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`Mr. Conkle is an experienced patent litigation attorney. Mr. Conkle has
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`practiced patent litigation since 2015. Mr. Conkle is an Associate at the firm of Russ
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`August & Kabat. Mr. Conkle has experience litigating numerous patent
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`Case IPR2020-00267
`Patent 8,432,173
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`infringement litigation matter before U.S. district courts. Mr. Conkle has been
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`heavily involved with issues such as the validity of the claims of the ’173 patent,
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`some of which overlap with the grounds presented in this IPR proceeding. Patent
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`Owner has expended significant resources in the co-pending litigation with Mr.
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`Conkle, and it wishes to continue using him as counsel in this IPR proceeding.
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`Patent Owner has executed a Power of Attorney authorizing Mr. Conkle to
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`serve as backup counsel in this IPR proceeding. Counsel for Patent Owner has
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`conferred with counsel for Petitioner regarding this motion, and counsel for
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`Petitioner does not oppose this motion.
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`II. DECLARATION OF INDIVIDUAL SEEKING TO APPEAR
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`This Motion for Pro Hac Vice admission is accompanied by declaration of
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`Mr. Conkle, attesting to the facts required by the Board in Unified Patents, Inc. v.
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`Parallel Iron, LLC, No. IPR2013-00639 (P.T.A.B. Oct. 15, 2013) (Paper 10).
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`Dated: August 24, 2020
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` /Kent Shum/
`Kent Shum (Reg. No. 61,117)
`Russ August & Kabat
`12424 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Fl.
`Los Angeles, CA 90025
`Phone: (310) 826-7474
`Fax: (310) 826-6991
`rak_neodron@raklaw.com
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e)(1))
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the above document was served on
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`August 24, 2020, by filing this document through the Patent Review E2E system as
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`well as delivering a copy via electronic mail upon the following attorneys of record
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`for the Petitioner:
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`Marc J. Pensabene (Reg. No. 37,416)
`Laura Bayne Gore (Reg. No. 72,420)
`O’Melveny & Myers LLP
`Times Square Tower
`7 Times Square
`New York, NY 10036
`Telephone: (212) 326-2000
`E-Mail: mpensabene@omm.com
`E-Mail: lbayne@omm.com
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`Nicholas J. Whilt (Reg. No. 72,081)
`O’Melveny & Myers LLP
`400 South Hope Street, 18th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`Telephone: (213) 430-6000
`E-Mail: nwhilt@omm.com
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`Date: August 24, 2020
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` /Kent Shum/
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`Kent Shum (Reg. No. 61,117)
`RUSS AUGUST & KABAT
`12424 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Fl.
`Los Angeles, CA 90025
`(310) 826-7474
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`Attorney for Patent Owner
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