`By: Kerry S. Taylor
`Nathanael R. Luman
`Michael L. Fuller
`KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
`2040 Main Street, 14th Floor
`Irvine, CA 92614
`Fax: (858) 707-4001
`Tel.: (858) 707-4000
`E-mail: BoxIllumina@knobbe.com
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`Filed August 28, 2020
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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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`ILLUMINA, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
`IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK,
`Patent Owner.
`__________________________________
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`IPR2020-01177
`Patent 10,435,742
`__________________________________
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`UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR WILLIAM R. ZIMMERMAN TO APPEAR
`PRO HAC VICE ON BEHALF OF PETITIONER ILLUMINA, INC.
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`Illumina v. Columbia
`IPR2020-01177, Patent 10,435,742
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`I. STATEMENT OF THE PRECISE RELIEF REQUESTED
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`Pursuant to the Board’s July 16, 2020 Notice of Filing Date Accorded (Paper
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`3) and 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.10(c) and 42.22, Petitioner Illumina, Inc. (“Illumina”) hereby
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`moves for an Order allowing William R. Zimmerman of Knobbe, Martens, Olson &
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`Bear, LLP to appear pro hac vice on behalf of Illumina in the above-captioned case.
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`Petitioner Illumina has conferred with counsel for Patent Owner The Trustees of
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`Columbia University in the City of New York (“Columbia”), and Columbia does not
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`oppose Illumina’s motion to allow Mr. Zimmerman to appear pro hac vice in this
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`matter.
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`II. LIST OF EXHIBITS RELIED UPON FOR THIS MOTION
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`Illumina Exhibit 1137 - Declaration of William R. Zimmerman in Support of
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`Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice on Behalf of Petitioner Illumina, Inc.
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`III. REASONS THE REQUESTED RELIEF SHOULD BE GRANTED
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`As set forth below in the Statement of Material Facts, Illumina has made all
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`of the showings required under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) for recognizing Mr.
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`Zimmerman pro hac vice. In particular, Mr. Zimmerman is an experienced litigation
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`attorney who has represented clients in numerous patent litigation cases in various
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`United States District Courts and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit,
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`including technically and legally complex matters such as will be present in this
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`proceeding. Accordingly, allowing Mr. Zimmerman to appear pro hac vice on
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`behalf of Illumina is appropriate in this proceeding.
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`IV. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS
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`1.
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`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 for Illumina in this inter partes review proceeding is
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`Kerry S. Taylor. Mr. Taylor is registered to practice before the United States Patent
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`and Trademark Office and holds Registration No. 43,947.
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`3.
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`As set forth in Illumina Exhibit 1137 (the “Zimmerman Declaration”),
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`Mr. Zimmerman is an experienced litigating attorney and has an established
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`familiarity with the subject matter at issue in this proceeding. Zimmerman Decl. ¶ 4.
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`In particular, Mr. Zimmerman has approximately 23 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 the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Id.
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`¶ 2. In addition, Mr. Zimmerman has experience in inter partes review proceedings,
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`for example, IPR2013-00024, IPR2013-00128, IPR2013-00266, IPR2013-00517,
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`IPR2013-00518, IPR2014-00549, IPR2014-00550, IPR2014-01093, IPR2015-
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`00265,
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`IPR2015-00268,
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`IPR2016-00397,
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`IPR2016-00399,
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`IPR2016-00549,
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`IPR2016-00553, IPR2016-00557, IPR2016-00559, IPR2016-01198, IPR2016-
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`01201,
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`IPR2017-02172,
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`IPR2017-02174,
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`IPR2018-00291,
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`IPR2018-00318,
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`IPR2018-00322, IPR2018-00385, IPR2018-00795, IPR2018-00797, IPR2018-
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`01317, and IPR2019-01201. Id. ¶ 2.
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`4.
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`Further, Mr. Zimmerman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
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`Chemical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and served as a law clerk
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`to the Honorable Alvin A. Schall, Circuit Judge of the United States Court of
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`Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Id. ¶ 3. Moreover, Mr. Zimmerman is experienced
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`with technically and legally complex matters in the field of chemistry and
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`biotechnology. Id.
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`5. With regard to U.S. Patent No. 10,435,742 (“the ’742 patent”), the
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`patent at issue in this proceeding, Mr. Zimmerman is familiar with the ’742 patent,
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`and with the legal subject matter, technical subject matter, and prior art discussed in
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`Illumina’s request for inter partes review of the ’742 patent. Id. ¶ 4. Mr.
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`Zimmerman also is familiar with the U.S. Patents, legal subject matter, technical
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`subject matter, and prior art discussed in the related matters of IPR2020-00988
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`(challenging U.S. Patent 10,407,458), IPR2020-01065 (challenging U.S. Patent
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`10,407,459), IPR2020-01125 (challenging U.S. Patent 10,457,984), and IPR2020-
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`01323 (challenging U.S. Patent 10,428,380). Id. In view of his legal experience,
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`technical background, and familiarity with the issues in the present matter and the
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`related matters, Petitioner Illumina, Inc. has requested his services in the present
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`matter and related matters of IPR2020-01065, IPR2020-01125, IPR2020-01177, and
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`IPR2020-01323. Denial of his appearance in this case would create an undue burden
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`on Patent Owner. Id.
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`6. Mr. Zimmerman 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
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`Title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Id. ¶ 9. Mr. Zimmerman also agrees
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`to be subject to the United States Patent and Trademark Office Rules of Professional
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`Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq., and disciplinary jurisdiction under
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`37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a). Id. ¶ 10.
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`7.
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`Finally, Mr. Zimmerman 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. ¶¶ 4–11; see Notice of Filing Date
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`Accorded to Petition and Time for Filing Patent Owner Preliminary Response
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`(Paper 3) at 2.
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`V. CONCLUSION
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`In view of the foregoing, and having satisfied the requirements of 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.10(c), Illumina hereby moves for an Order allowing William R. Zimmerman of
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`Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP, to appear pro hac vice on behalf of Illumina
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`in the above-captioned case.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Dated: August 28, 2020
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`By: /Kerry Taylor/
`Kerry Taylor (Reg. No. 43,947)
`Nathanael R. Luman (Reg. No. 63,160)
`Michael L. Fuller (Reg. No. 36,516)
`KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
`Attorneys for Petitioner
`ILLUMINA, INC.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing UNOPPOSED
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`MOTION FOR WILLIAM R. ZIMMERMAN TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE
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`ON BEHALF OF PETITIONER ILLUMINA, INC. is being served on counsel
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`of record for Patent Owner via email to the addresses below.
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`John P. White
`jwhite@cooperdunham.com
`Gary J. Gershik
`ggershik@cooperdunham.com
`ColumbiaIPR@cooperdunham.com
`COOPER & DUNHAM, LLP
`30 Rockefeller Plaza, 20th Floor
`New York, NY 10112
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`John D. Murnane
`jdmurnane@venable.com
`VENABLE LLP
`1290 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, NY 10104
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`Justin J. Oliver
`joliver@venable.com
`VENABLE LLP
`600 Massachusetts Ave.
`Washington, D.C. 20001
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`By: /Kerry Taylor/
`Kerry S. Taylor (Reg. No. 43,947)
`Nathanael R. Luman (Reg. No. 63,160)
`Michael L. Fuller (Reg. No. 36,516)
`KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
`Email: BoxIllumina@knobbe.com
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`Attorneys for Petitioner
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`Dated: August 28, 2020
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