`Trials@uspto.gov
`571-272-7822 Entered: July 14, 2021
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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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`MEDTRONIC, INC., AND MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`TELEFLEX LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2020-01341 (Patent 8,142,413 B2)
`IPR2020-01342 (Patent 8,142,413 B2)
`IPR2020-01343 (Patent RE46,116 E)
`IPR2020-01344 (Patent RE46,116 E)
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`Before SHERIDAN K. SNEDDEN, JAMES A. TARTAL, and
`CHRISTOPHER G. PAULRAJ, Administrative Patent Judges.1
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`SNEDDEN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Patent Owner’s Unopposed Motions for
`Pro Hac Vice Admission of Tara C. Norgard
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 This Order addresses issues that are identical in each of the
`above-captioned proceedings. We therefore exercise our discretion to issue
`one Order to be filed in each proceeding. The proceedings have not been
`consolidated, and the Parties are not authorized to use this style heading in
`any subsequent papers.
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`IPR2020-01341 (Patent 8,142,413 B2)
`IPR2020-01342 (Patent 8,142,413 B2)
`IPR2020-01343 (Patent RE46,116 E)
`IPR2020-01344 (Patent RE46,116 E)
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`Teleflex Life Sciences Limited (“Patent Owner”) filed Motions for
`pro hac vice admission of Tara C. Norgard in each of the above-captioned
`proceedings. Paper 41 (“Mot.”, “Motion”).2 Patent Owner states in each
`Motion that “[t]he parties have conferred, and the Petitioner does not oppose
`this Motion.”3 Mot. 2. The Motions are granted.
`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 4, 2 (citing
`Unified Patents, Inc. v. Parallel Iron, LLC, Case IPR2013-00639 (PTAB
`Oct. 15, 2013) (Paper 7) (representative “Order – Authorizing Motion for
`Pro Hac Vice Admission”)) (“Notice”).
`Patent Owner states that there is good cause for the Board to
`recognize Tara C. Norgard pro hac vice during these proceedings because
`she “has developed a deep familiarity with the patents at issue and the
`Petitioner’s validity challenges, and the Patent Owner wishes to have
`Ms. Norgard continue representing it in this matter before the Board.” Mot.
`3. Patent Owner explains that “Ms. Norgard has represented Teleflex in a
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`2 We cite to Papers and Exhibits in IPR2020-01341. Similar items were
`filed in IPR2020-01342, IPR2020-01343, and IPR2020-01344.
`3 Patent Owner’s Motions do not include page numbers. We identify the
`pages of the Motion for IPR2020-01341 as if they were numbered
`consecutively, starting with “Mot. 1” and ending with “Mot. 6.”
`2
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`IPR2020-01341 (Patent 8,142,413 B2)
`IPR2020-01342 (Patent 8,142,413 B2)
`IPR2020-01343 (Patent RE46,116 E)
`IPR2020-01344 (Patent RE46,116 E)
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`related patent infringement action in the District of Minnesota (Civil Action.
`No. 19-cv-1760 (PJS/TNL), filed July 2, 2019) involving the same parties
`and the same patent at issue in this proceeding” and has “also assisted the
`lead counsel representing the Patent Owner in this IPR, Derek
`Vandenburgh.” Id. at 2–3. Patent Owner states further that it “has invested
`significant financial resources in the related proceedings described above, in
`which Ms. Norgard has served as counsel,” and “[i]f this motion was denied,
`the Patent Owner would be prejudiced because it would have to undertake
`the burdensome and costly task of educating another attorney regarding the
`patent at issue in this proceeding, and the related evidence.” Id. at 3. The
`Motions are supported by Declarations of Ms. Norgard (Ex. 2217, “Decl.”)
`that attest to the statements above and comply with the requirements set
`forth in the Notice. See Decl. ¶¶ 1–12.
`Upon consideration, Patent Owner has demonstrated that Ms. Norgard
`has sufficient legal and technical qualifications and familiarity with the
`subject matter at issue, and that there is a need for Patent Owner to have
`counsel with her experience. See, e.g., Decl. ¶¶ 1, 2, 8–12; Mot. 2–4. Patent
`Owner therefore has established good cause for admitting Ms. Norgard
`pro hac vice in each of the above-captioned proceedings.
`Accordingly, it is
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motions for pro hac vice admission
`of Tara C. Norgard in the above-captioned proceedings are granted;
`Ms. Norgard is authorized to act as back-up counsel in these proceedings
`only;
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`IPR2020-01341 (Patent 8,142,413 B2)
`IPR2020-01342 (Patent 8,142,413 B2)
`IPR2020-01343 (Patent RE46,116 E)
`IPR2020-01344 (Patent RE46,116 E)
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner must file an updated
`mandatory notice identifying Ms. Norgard as back-up counsel in each of the
`above-captioned proceedings in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3);
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner must file a power of attorney
`for Ms. Norgard in each of the above-captioned proceedings in accordance
`with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b);
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel for these proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Ms. Norgard shall comply with the
`Consolidated Trial Practice Guide, 84 Fed. Reg. 64,280 (Nov. 21, 2019), and
`the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of Title 37,
`Code of Federal Regulations; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Ms. Norgard is subject to the Office’s
`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a) and the USPTO Rules of
`Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq.
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`IPR2020-01341 (Patent 8,142,413 B2)
`IPR2020-01342 (Patent 8,142,413 B2)
`IPR2020-01343 (Patent RE46,116 E)
`IPR2020-01344 (Patent RE46,116 E)
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`FOR PETITIONER:
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`Cyrus A. Morton
`Sharon Roberg-Perez
`Christopher A. Pinahs
`Robins Kaplan LLP
`cmorton@robinskaplan.com
`sroberg-perez@robinskaplan.com
`cpinahs@robinskaplan.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`J. Derek Vandenburgh
`Dennis C. Bremer
`Megan E. Christner
`Carlson, Caspers, Vandenburgh & Lindquist, P.A.
`dvandenburgh@carlsoncaspers.com
`dbremer@carlsoncaspers.com
`mchristner@carlsoncaspers.com
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