UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`GUI GLOBAL PRODUCTS, LTD.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2021-00472
`Patent 10,562,077
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`DECLARATION OF SETH M. SPROUL IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONER’S
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`MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
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`Exhibit 1113
`Apple v. GUI
`IPR2021-00472
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`GUI GLOBAL PRODUCTS, LTD.,
`Patent Owner.
`
`Case IPR2021-00472
`Patent 10,562,077
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`DECLARATION OF SETH M. SPROUL IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONER’S
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`MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
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`1
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`Exhibit 1113
`Apple v. GUI
`IPR2021-00472
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`I, Seth M. Sproul, being duly sworn and upon oath, hereby declare the
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`Proceeding No.: IPR2021-00472
`Attorney Docket: 50095-0030IP1
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`following:
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`I am a member in good standing of the State Bar of California, as well as the
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`United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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`I have not been suspended or disbarred from practice before any court or
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`administrative body.
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`I have never had an application for admission to practice before any court or
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`administrative body denied.
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`No sanction or contempt citation has been imposed against me by any court
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`or administrative body.
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`I have read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and
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`the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of the Code of Federal
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`Regulations.
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`I will be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37
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`C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`In the past three years, I have very recently applied for and anticipate being
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`granted admission pro hac vice in IPR2021-00255, IPR2021-00305, IPR2021-
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`00381, IPR2021-00592 and IPR2021-00600. I am currently applying for
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`admission pro hac vice in IPR2021-00470, IPR2021-00471, IPR2021-00472 and
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`IPR2021-00473.
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`Proceeding No.: IPR2021-00472
`Attorney Docket: 50095-0030IP1
`I am an experienced litigation attorney with more than 20 years of
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`experience representing clients in patent cases involving electronic devices,
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`computer software, cellular handset, and semiconductors. I regularly litigate patent
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`cases in various forums including the Federal District Courts, and the International
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`Trade Commission. Through my experience in patent litigation matters, I have
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`represented clients in many phases of litigation including discovery, Markman
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`hearings, jury trials, bench trials, and appeals. My biography is attached hereto as
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`Appendix A.
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`I am intimately familiar with the issues and subject matter presented in this
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`above-captioned inter partes review proceeding. For example, I have extensively
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`reviewed the above identified patent, its prosecution history, the Petition for IPR
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`(including the invalidity grounds therein, and the cited references) and all exhibits
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`filed in this case.
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`I declare that all statements made herein of my knowledge are true, and that
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`all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true, and that
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`these statements were made with the knowledge that willful false statements and
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`the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under Section
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`1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code.
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`Date: November 18, 2021
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`Proceeding No.: IPR2021-00472
`Attorney Docket: 50095-0030IP1
`Respectfully submitted,
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` /Seth M. Sproul/
`Seth M. Sproul
`Fish & Richardson P.C.
`12860 El Camino Real #400,
`San Diego, CA 92130
`Tel: 858-678-5070
`Email: sproul@fr.com
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`APPENDIX A
`APPENDIX A
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`Seth M. Sproul
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`software database, semiconductor, high-speed networking, and medical device fields. His recent
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`successfully handledtrials in U.S. district courts across the country and in hearings before the U.S.
`International Trade Commission. He recently co-chaired a trial where he invalidated a utility patent
`covering Columbia Sportswear’s Omni-Heat product lines representing hundreds ofmillions of dollars.
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`opinion allowing apportionment of damagesfor design patents.
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`Clients say that Seth’s approachis firm but reasonable because he eschewsscorched-earth tactics in
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`attention to detail and a desire to align thelitigation strategy with his clients’ business objectives.
`Seth’s practice spans multiple high-tech industries for market-leading clients in the cellular handset,
`software database, semiconductor, high-speed networking, and medical device fields. His recent
`cases haveinvolved cutting-edge technical advancementsin the 5G cellular industry, developing law
`relating to the determination of FRAND rates, and design patent damages.
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`patent portfolio management. He has representedclients in high-stakes proceedings before the
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`federal court, where heis able to use his extensive technical expertise to help clients resolve often
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