`571-272-7822
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`
`
` Paper 31
`Date: April 26, 2021
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`
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`____________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________
`
`DISH NETWORK, L.L.C.,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`BROADBAND iTV, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`IPR2020-01267 (Patent 10,028,026 B2)
`IPR2020-01280 (Patent 9,998,791 B2)
`IPR2020-01332 (Patent 10,506,269 B2)
`IPR2020-01359 (Patent 9,648,388 B2)1
`____________
`
`
`
`Before JEFFREY S. SMITH, JUSTIN T. ARBES, and
`DANIEL J. GALLIGAN, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`ARBES, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`ORDER
`Granting Petitioner’s Motions for
`Pro Hac Vice Admission of Will Melehani
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
`
`
`
`1 This Order addresses an issue pertaining to all four cases. Therefore, we
`exercise our discretion to issue a single Order to be filed in each case. The
`parties are not authorized to use this style heading for any subsequent
`papers.
`
`
`
`IPR2020-01267 (Patent 10,028,026 B2)
`IPR2020-01280 (Patent 9,998,791 B2)
`IPR2020-01332 (Patent 10,506,269 B2)
`IPR2020-01359 (Patent 9,648,388 B2)
`
`
`On April 16, 2021, Petitioner filed a motion for pro hac vice
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`admission of Will Melehani, accompanied by a declaration from
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`Mr. Melehani, in each of the instant proceedings. See Paper 28; Ex. 1049.2
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`Patent Owner did not file an opposition to any of the motions.
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`Having reviewed the motions and declarations, we conclude that
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`Mr. Melehani has sufficient qualifications to represent Petitioner in these
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`proceedings, and that Petitioner has shown good cause for pro hac vice
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`admission of Mr. Melehani. See Unified Patents, Inc. v. Parallel Iron, LLC,
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`IPR2013-00639, Paper 7 (PTAB Oct. 15, 2013) (Order Authorizing Motion
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`for Pro Hac Vice Admission) (setting forth the requirements for pro hac vice
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`admission). Mr. Melehani will be permitted to appear pro hac vice as
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`back-up counsel only. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
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`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby:
`
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s motions for pro hac vice admission of
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`Will Melehani in the instant proceedings are granted, and Mr. Melehani is
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`authorized to represent Petitioner only as back-up counsel;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner is to continue to have a
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`registered practitioner as lead counsel in the instant proceedings;
`
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Melehani is to comply with the
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`Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s Consolidated Trial Practice Guide
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`(November 2019), available at https://www.uspto.gov/
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`
`2 Petitioner filed a similar motion and declaration in each proceeding. See
`IPR2020-01267, Paper 28, Ex. 1049; IPR2020-01280, Paper 31, Ex. 1037;
`IPR2020-01332, Paper 25, Ex. 1046; IPR2020-01359, Paper 27, Ex. 1037.
`We refer herein to those filed in Case IPR2020-01267 for convenience.
`
`
`
`2
`
`
`
`IPR2020-01267 (Patent 10,028,026 B2)
`IPR2020-01280 (Patent 9,998,791 B2)
`IPR2020-01332 (Patent 10,506,269 B2)
`IPR2020-01359 (Patent 9,648,388 B2)
`
`TrialPracticeGuideConsolidated, and the Board’s Rules of Practice for
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`Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Melehani is subject to the USPTO’s
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`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and the USPTO’s Rules
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`of Professional Conduct set forth at 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101–11.901; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall file in each of the instant
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`proceedings, within ten (10) business days of the date of this Order, a power
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`of attorney for Mr. Melehani in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b) and
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`updated mandatory notice information in accordance with 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.8(b)(3).
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`
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`
`
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`3
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`
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`IPR2020-01267 (Patent 10,028,026 B2)
`IPR2020-01280 (Patent 9,998,791 B2)
`IPR2020-01332 (Patent 10,506,269 B2)
`IPR2020-01359 (Patent 9,648,388 B2)
`
`FOR PETITIONER:
`
`Alyssa Caridis
`K. Patrick Herman
`ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
`a8cptabdocket@orrick.com
`p52ptabdocket@orrick.com
`
`
`
`FOR PATENT OWNER:
`
`Sal Lim
`David Alberti
`Hong Lin
`FEINBERG DAY KRAMER ALBERTI LIM TONKOVICH
`& BELLOLI LLP
`slim@feinday.com
`dalberti@feinday.com
`hlin@feinday.com
`
`
`Michael D. Specht
`Jason A. Fitzsimmons
`Richard M. Bemben
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`mspecht-ptab@sternekessler.com
`jfitzsimmons-ptab@sternekessler.com
`rbemben-ptab@sternekessler.com
`
`
`Kevin Greenleaf
`DENTONS US LLP
`kevin.greenleaf@dentons.com
`
`
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`4
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