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`Patent 8,095,879
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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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`GOOGLE LLC,
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`Petitioner
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`NEONODE SMARTPHONE LLC,
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`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2021-01041
`U.S. Patent No. 8,095,879
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`UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION FOR PHILIP J.
`GRAVES ON BEHALF OF PATENT OWNER NEONODE
`SMARTPHONE LLC.
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`I. RELIEF REQUESTED
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), Patent Owner Neonode Smartphone LLC
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`(“Neonode”) respectfully moves the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (“Board”) for the
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`pro hac vice admission of Philip J. Graves in this proceeding.
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`II. GOVERNING LAW, RULES, AND PRECEDENT
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`The Board is authorized to recognize counsel pro hac vice pursuant to 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.10(c), which provides that:
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`The Board may recognize counsel pro hac vice during a proceeding upon a
`showing of good cause, subject to the condition that lead counsel be a
`registered practitioner and to any other conditions as the Board may impose.
`For example, where the lead counsel is a registered practitioner, a motion to
`appear pro hac vice by counsel who is not a registered practitioner may be
`granted upon showing that counsel is an experienced litigating attorney and
`has an established familiarity with the subject matter at issue in the
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`The Board has stated that a motion for admission pro hac vice should
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`include a “statement of facts showing there is good cause for the Board to
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`recognize counsel pro hac vice during the proceeding” and “[b]e accompanied by
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`an affidavit or declaration of the individual seeking to appear attesting to the
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`following
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`i. Membership in good standing of the Bar of at least one State or the
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`District of Columbia;
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`No suspensions or disbarments from practice before any court or
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`administrative body;
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`iii. No application for admission to practice before any court or
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`administrative body ever denied;
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`iv. No sanctions or contempt citations imposed by any court or
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`administrative body;
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`The individual seeking to appear has read and will comply with the
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`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for
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`Trials set forth in part 42 of 37 C.F.R.;
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`vi.
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`The individual will be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional
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`Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq. and disciplinary
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`jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a);
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`vii. All other proceedings before the Office for which the individual has
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`applied to appear pro hac vice in the last three (3) years; and
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`viii. Familiarity with the subject matter at issue in the proceeding.”
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`Unified Patents, Inc. v. Parallel Iron, LLC, IPR 2013-00639 (MPT) (Paper 7,
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`pages 3-4).
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`III. STATEMENT OF FACTS
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`Based on the following facts, supported by the attached declaration,
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`Neonode submits that Mr. Graves meets the requirements for pro hac vice
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`admission and requests that Mr. Graves be admitted in this proceeding.
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`Mr. Graves has over twenty-five years of experience as a litigation attorney
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`specializing in patent litigation and representing clients in patent litigation matters
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`in various United States District Courts and the United States Court of Appeals for
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`the Federal Circuit.
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`Mr. Graves is very familiar with U.S. Patent No. 8,095,879, as well as the
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`legal subject matter, technical subject matter, and prior art discussed in Petitioner’s
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`Request for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 8,095,879, which forms the
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`basis for this proceeding. Mr. Graves has personally reviewed the patent at issue,
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`as well as its prosecution history and the above-referenced petition, with
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`accompanying declarations and exhibits. Mr. Graves has been and continues to be
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`actively involved with strategic, factual, and technical aspects of this matter.
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`Mr. Graves is a member in good standing of the State Bar of California. Mr.
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`Graves is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the
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`Southern District of California, the Eastern District of California, the Northern
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`District of California, and the Central District of California. Mr. Graves is also
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`admitted to practice before the United States Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and
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`Federal Circuits and the United States Supreme Court.
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`Mr. Graves was admitted pro hac vice in Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., et.
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`al. v. Neonode Smartphone LLC, IPR2021-00144 (Patent 8,095,879) and Samsung
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`Electronics Co. Ltd., et. al. v. Neonode Smartphone LLC, IPR2021-00145 (Patent
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`8,812,993) on February 26, 2021.
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`Mr. Graves has never been suspended or disbarred from practice before any
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`court or administrative body, apart from an administrative suspension for non-
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`payment of inactive bar dues by the Washington Bar Association, which was lifted
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`upon payment of the overdue bar dues.
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`Mr. Graves has never had a court or administrative body deny his
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`application for admission to practice.
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`Mr. Graves has never been sanctioned or cited for contempt by any court or
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`administrative body.
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`Mr. Graves has read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice
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`Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of 37 C.F.R.
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`Mr. Graves agrees to be subject to the United States Patent and Trademark
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`Office Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et. seq. and
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`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`IV. GOOD CAUSE EXISTS FOR THE PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF
`MR. GRAVES IN THIS PROCEEDING
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`The Board may recognize counsel pro hac vice during a proceeding upon a
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`showing of good cause, subject to the condition that lead counsel be a registered
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`practitioner and any other conditions the Board may impose. 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
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`Neonode’s lead counsel in matters before the Patent Trial and Appeals Board,
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`Robert M. Asher (No. 30,445), is a registered practitioner. Based on the facts
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`contained herein, good cause exists to admit Mr. Graves pro hac vice.
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`Mr. Graves has over twenty-five years of experience as a litigation attorney,
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`specializing in patent litigation. Mr. Graves has represented clients in matters
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`related to electrical and computer science arts, among others, and has significant
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`experience in patent litigation matters. Mr. Graves currently represents Neonode in
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`co-pending district court litigation, involving U.S. Patent No. 8,095,879, in
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`Neonode Smartphone LLC v. Apple Inc., 6:20-cv-00505 (W.D.Tex.) and Neonode
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`Smartphone LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Samsung Electronics
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`America, Inc., 6:20-cv-00507 (W.D.Tex.). Mr. Graves is actively involved with the
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`strategy and fact development in these patent litigation matters. In view of Mr.
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`Graves’ extensive knowledge of the subject matter of this proceeding, and in view
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`of the interrelatedness of this proceeding and the co-pending district court
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`litigation, Neonode has a substantial need for Mr. Graves’ pro hac vice admission
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`and his involvement in the continued prosecution of this proceeding.
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`Petitioner takes no position on this motion.
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`V. CONCLUSION
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`For the foregoing reasons, Neonode respectfully requests that Philip J.
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`Graves be admitted pro hac vice.
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`/Robert M. Asher, #30,445/
`Robert M. Asher
`Reg. No. 30,445
`Sunstein LLP
`100 High Street
`Boston, MA 02110-2321
`617 443 9292 (phone)
`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Dated: September 28, 2021
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`It is certified that on September 28, 2021, the foregoing Motion to Appear
`Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Patent Owner Neonode Smartphone LLC and
`supporting materials in its entirety has been served on the Petitioner as provided in
`37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e) via electronic mail at Erika.arner@finnegan.com,
`kevin.rodkey@finnegan.com, yi.yu@finnegan.com, and Google-Neonode-
`IPR@finnegan.com.
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`Dated: September 28, 2021
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`/Robert M. Asher, #30,445/
`Robert M. Asher
`Reg. No. 30,445
`Sunstein LLP
`100 High Street
`Boston, MA 02110-2321
`617 443 9292 (phone)
`Counsel for Patent Owner
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