`571-272-7822
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`Paper 9
`Date: July 30, 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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`UNIFIED PATENTS, LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
`RESEARCH INSTITUTE,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2021-00827
`Patent 9,781,448 B2
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`Before JAMESON LEE and NATHAN A. ENGELS,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Patent Owner’s Unopposed Motion for
`Pro Hac Vice Admission of Kayvan B. Noroozi
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`IPR2021-00827
`Patent 9,781,448 B2
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`Patent Owner filed an Unopposed Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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`Admission of Kayvan B. Noroozi in the above-captioned proceeding. Paper
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`6 (“Motion”). Patent Owner also filed a Declaration of Mr. Noroozi in
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`support of the Motion. Ex. 2001 (“Declaration”). Patent Owner represents
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`that Petitioner does not oppose the Motion. Motion 1. For the reasons
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`discussed below, Patent Owner’s Motion is granted.
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), we may recognize counsel
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`pro hac vice during a proceeding upon a showing of good cause, subject to
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`the condition that lead counsel be a registered practitioner. The
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`representative Order authorizing motions for pro hac vice admission requires
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`a statement of facts showing there is good cause for us to recognize counsel
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`pro hac vice, and an affidavit or declaration of the individual seeking to
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`appear. See Paper 3, 2 (citing Unified Patents, Inc. v. Parallel Iron, LLC,
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`IPR2013-00639 (PTAB Oct. 15, 2013) (Paper 7) (representative “Order –
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`Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission”)).
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`Based on the facts set forth in the Motion and the accompanying
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`Declaration, we conclude that Mr. Noroozi has sufficient legal and technical
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`qualifications to represent Patent Owner in this proceeding, that Mr. Noroozi
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`has demonstrated sufficient familiarity with the subject matter of this
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`proceeding, and that Patent Owner’s intent to be represented by counsel with
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`litigation experience is warranted. Accordingly, Patent Owner has
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`established good cause for pro hac vice admission of Mr. Noroozi.
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`Mr. Noroozi will be permitted to serve as back-up counsel only. See
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
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`We note that Patent Owner has submitted a Power of Attorney in
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`accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b) for Mr. Noroozi. Paper 5. Patent
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`Owner’s Mandatory Notices also identify Mr. Noroozi. Paper 4, 3.
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`Accordingly, it is
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`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Unopposed Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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`Admission of Kayvan B. Noroozi is granted;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Noroozi is authorized to represent
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`Patent Owner only as back-up counsel in this proceeding;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
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`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel in this proceeding;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Noroozi is to comply with the
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`Consolidated Trial Practice Guide1 (84 Fed. Reg. 64,280 (Nov. 21, 2019)),
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`and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of Title
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`37, Code of Federal Regulations; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Noroozi is to be subject to the
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`Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and the
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`USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et.
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`seq.
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`1 Available at https://www.uspto.gov/TrialPracticeGuideConsolidated.
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`IPR2021-00827
`Patent 9,781,448 B2
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Eric A. Buresh
`Robin Snader
`ERISE IP, P.A.
`eric.buresh@eriseip.com
`robin.snader@eriseip.com
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`Roshan Mansinghani
`Ashraf Fawzy
`Jung S. Halm
`UNIFIED PATENTS, LLC
`roshan@unifiedpatents.com
`afawzy@unifiedpatents.com
`jung@unifiedpatents.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`W. Karl Renner
`Roberto J. Devoto
`Nicholas Stephens
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`axf-ptab@fr.com
`devoto@fr.com
`nstephens@fr.com
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