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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2021-00644
`Patent No. 10,484,915
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`UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE OF
`KAYVAN B. NOROOZI
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`IPR2021-00644
`MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE OF KAYVAN B. NOROOZI
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`I.
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`RELIEF REQUESTED
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), Patent Owner Telefonaktiebolaget
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`LM Ericsson (“Ericsson”) respectfully requests that the Patent Trial and
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`Appeal Board admit Kayvan B. Noroozi pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`Patent Owner has conferred with Petitioner, and Petitioner has stated that it
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`does not oppose this motion.
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`II. GOVERNING LAW, RULES, AND PRECEDENT
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`Section 42.10(c) provides that “where lead counsel is a registered
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`practitioner, a motion to appear pro hac vice by counsel who is not a
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`registered practitioner may be granted upon a showing that counsel is an
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`experienced litigating attorney and has established familiarity with the
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`subject matter at issue in the proceeding.”
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`III.
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`STATEMENT OF FACTS
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`The facts here satisfy § 42.10(c) and demonstrate good cause for the
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`Board to recognize Mr. Noroozi pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`Lead counsel, Douglas L. Bridges, is a registered practitioner.
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`Counsel, Kayvan B. Noroozi, is an experienced patent litigator in good
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`standing with the California State Bar, admitted to practice before the United
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`States District Courts for the Eastern District of Texas and Northern District
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`of California, and has never been suspended, disbarred, sanctioned, cited for
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`contempt of court, or had a court or administrative body deny his application
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`for admission to practice. Ex. 2012 ¶¶ 1-5. Mr. Noroozi’s declaration
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`includes a list of the proceedings before the Office in which he has applied
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`to appear pro hac vice in the last three years. Id. at ¶ 6. Mr. Noroozi has read
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`and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s
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`Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of title 37 of the Code of
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`Federal Regulations. Id. at ¶ 7. Mr. Noroozi understands and accepts that he
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`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. §
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`11.19(a). Id. at ¶ 8. Mr. Noroozi is familiar with the subject matter at issue in
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`this proceeding through his review of the underlying patent, the record, and
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`discussions with Patent Owner, and its counsel. Id. at ¶ 9.
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`IV. CONCLUSION
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`For the foregoing reasons, Patent Owner respectfully requests that the
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`Board admit Kayvan B. Noroozi pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Douglas L. Bridges
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`Douglas L. Bridges, Reg. No. 54,730
`NOROOZI PC
`4204 Rochester Road
`Mobile, AL 36608
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`Date: March 29, 2021
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing MOTION FOR
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`ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE OF KAYVAN B. NOROOZI was served
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`electronically via e-mail on March 29, 2021, on the following counsel of
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`record for Petitioner:
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`W. Karl Renner
`Jeremy J. Monaldo
`Hyun Jin In
`Vivian Lu
`Service Emails
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`Date: March 29, 2021
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`IPR39843-0095IP1@fr.com
`jjm@fr.com
`in@fr.com
`val@fr.com
`PTABInbound@fr.com
`axf-ptab@fr.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Douglas L. Bridges
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`Douglas L. Bridges, Reg. No. 54,730
`NOROOZI PC
`4204 Rochester Road
`Mobile, AL 36608
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
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