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`Entered: April 28, 2022
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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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`MOMENTUM DYNAMICS CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`WITRICITY CORPORATION
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2021-01116
`Patent 9,767,955
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`PETITIONER’S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR
`PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF JEFFREY G. HOMRIG
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`IPR2021-01116 (USP 9,767,955)
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`I.
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`Petitioner’s Motion for
`PHV Admission
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`RELIEF REQUESTED
`Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) and the Notice of Filing Date Accorded to Petition
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`and Time for Filing Patent Owner Preliminary Response (Paper No. 3), Petitioner
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`Momentum Dynamics Corporation (“Petitioner’”) respectfully requests the pro hac
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`vice admission of attorney Jeffrey G. Homrig, Esq. in this proceeding. Petitioner’s
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`have conferred with counsel for Auckland UniServices Limited (“Patent Owner”),
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`and Patent Owner does not oppose this motion.
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`II. LEGAL STANDARD
`Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c):
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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 proceeding.
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`The Notice of Filing Date Accorded to Petition and Time for Filing Patent
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`Owner Preliminary Response (Paper No. 3) further instructs:
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`The parties are advised that under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), recognition of
`counsel pro hac vice requires a showing of good cause. The parties are
`authorized to file motions for pro hac vice admission under 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.10(c). Such motions shall be filed in accordance with the “Order
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`IPR2021-01116 (USP 9,767,955)
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`Petitioner’s Motion for
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`PHV Admission
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`-- Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission” in Case IPR2013-
`00639, Paper 7, a copy of which is available on the Board Web site
`under “Representative Orders, Decisions, and Notices.”
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`(Id. at 2.) The above referenced “Order - - Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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`Admission” further provides:
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`A motion for pro hac vice admission must:
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`a.
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`Contain a statement of facts showing there is good cause for the Board
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`to recognize counsel pro hac vice during the proceeding.
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`b.
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`Be accompanied by an affidavit or declaration of the individual seeking
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`to appear attesting to the following:
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`i. Membership in good standing of the Bar of at least one State or
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`the District of Columbia;
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`ii.
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`No suspensions or disbarments from practice before any court or
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`administrative body;
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`No application for admission to practice before any court or
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`administrative body ever denied;
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`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
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`the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and Board’s Rules of
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`Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of 37 C.F.R.;
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`Petitioner’s Motion for
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`PHV Admission
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`The individual will be subject to the USPTO Rules of
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`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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`vii.
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`All other proceedings before the Office for which the individual
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`has applied to appear pro hac vice in the last (3) years; and
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`Familiarity with the subject matter at issue in the proceeding.
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`(IPR2013-00639, Paper No. 7 at 3.) As set forth below, and in the accompanying
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`Declaration of Jeffrey G. Homrig, Esq (Ex. 1033, “Homrig Decl.”), each of these
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`requirements is satisfied here.
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`III. STATEMENT OF FACTS SHOWING GOOD CAUSE FOR THE
`BOARD TO RECOGNIZE JEFFREY G. HOMRIG, ESQ. PRO HAC
`VICE IN THIS PROCEEDING
`Mr. Homrig is a member in good standing of the California Bar (Bar No.
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`215890) and the District of Columbia Bar (Bar No. 1722504) and admitted to
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`practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the United
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`States District Court for the Central District of California, United States District
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`Court for the Eastern District of California, the United States District Court for the
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`Northern District of California, United States District Court for the Southern District
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`of California and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
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`(Homrig Decl. ¶ 2.) Mr. Homrig has never been suspended or disbarred from
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`practice before any court or administrative body. (Id. ¶ 3.) No application of Mr.
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`Homrig for admission to practice before any court or administrative body has ever
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`been denied. (Id.) Nor has any court or administrative body imposed sanctions or
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`contempt citations against Mr. Homrig. (Id.) Mr. Homrig has read, fully
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`understands, and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the
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`Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in Part 42 of Title 37 of the C.F.R. (Id.
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`¶ 4.) Mr. Homrig acknowledges and agrees that he will be subject to the USPTO
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`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). (Id.)
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`Petitioner’s lead counsel in this proceeding, Jonathan M. Strang, is a
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`registered practitioner (Reg. No. 61,724). Moreover, as set forth below (and in his
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`accompanying declaration), Mr. Homrig is both an experienced and technically-
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`trained litigation attorney with an established familiarity with the subject matter at
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`issue in this proceeding.
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`Mr. Homrig received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the
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`University of California, Berkeley in 1995. (Id. ¶ 5.) Mr. Homrig earned a law
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`degree from University of California, Berkeley in 2001. (Id.) Mr. Homrig joined
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`Latham & Watkins LLP (“Latham”) as a partner in 2013. (Id.)
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`Mr. Homrig is currently a member of Latham’s intellectual property group,
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`with a focus on patent litigation. (Id. ¶ 6.) Mr. Homrig has practiced in this group
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`for approximately nine years. (Id.)
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`Petitioner’s Motion for
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`Mr. Homrig also has an established familiarity with the subject matter at issue
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`in this proceeding. Mr. Homrig has been actively involved in the related district
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`court litigation between the Petitioner and Patent Owner, WiTricity Corp. v.
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`Momentum Dynamics Corp., C.A. No. 20-1671-MSG (Id. at ¶ 7.) U.S. Patent No.
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`9,767,955 (“’955 patent”), which is at issue in this proceeding, was one of the patents
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`asserted by the Patent Owner in the district court litigation. (Id. at ¶ 8.) Mr. Homrig
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`has been actively involved in all aspects of the litigation, including Petitioner’s
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`factual investigation and development of its claim construction, invalidity, and non-
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`infringement positions regarding the claims of the ’955 patent at issue here. (Id.)
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`Mr. Homrig has been actively involved in analyzing and assisting with the
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`Petition for Inter Partes Review submitted in this proceeding. (Id. at ¶ 9.)
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`He is concurrently applying to appear pro hac vice in the following
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`proceedings before the USPTO: Case Nos. IPR2021-01165, IPR2021-01127,
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`IPR2021-01166, and IPR2021-01167. (Id. at ¶ 10.)
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`In view of Mr. Homrig’s extensive knowledge of the subject matter at issue
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`in this proceeding, and in view of the interrelatedness of this proceeding and the
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`related district court litigation, Petitioner’s have a substantial need for Mr. Homrig’s
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`pro hac vice admission and his involvement in the continued prosecution of this
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`proceeding. In addition, admission of Mr. Homrig pro hac vice will enable
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`Petitioner’s to avoid unnecessary expense and duplication of work between this
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`proceeding and the district court litigation. See 77 Fed. Reg. 48,612, 48,661 (Aug.
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`14, 2012) (Office’s comment on final rule discussing concerns about efficiency and
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`costs where an entity has already engaged counsel for parallel district court
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`litigation).
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`IV. CONCLUSION
`For the foregoing reasons, Petitioner’s respectfully requests that Mr. Homrig
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`be admitted pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`Dated: April 28, 2022
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: / Jonathan M. Strang /
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`Jonathan M. Strang (Reg. No. 61,724)
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`jonathan.strang@lw.com
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` Latham & Watkins LLP
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`555 Eleventh Street, NW, Ste. 1000
` Washington, D.C. 20004-1304
` Telephone: 202.637.2200
` Fax: 202.637.2201
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`Counsel for Petitioner
`Momentum Dynamics Corporation
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Petitioner’s Motion for
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), I certify that on this 28th day of April, 2022,
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`a copy of the foregoing Petitioner’s Unopposed Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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`Admission of Jeffrey G. Homrig Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) was served by
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`electronic mail on Patent Owner’s lead and backup counsel at the following email
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`addresses:
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`Joshua Griswold (Reg. No. 46,310)
`Dan Smith (Reg. No. 71,278)
`Kim Leung (Reg. No. 64,399)
`Kenneth Hoover (Reg. No. 68,116)
`W. Karl Renner (Reg. No. 41,265)
`Marc M. Wefers (Reg. No. 56,842)
`Andrew Kopsidas (Reg. No. 42,759)
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`320 RBC Plaza
`60 South Sixth Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Telephone: 214.747.5070
`Fax: 877.769.7945
`Email: IPR53971-0002IP1@fr.com
`Email: PTABInbound@fr.com
`Email: griswold@fr.com
`Email: dsmith@fr.com
`Email: leung@fr.com
`Email: hoover@fr.com,
`Email: axf-ptab@fr.com
`Email: wefers@fr.com
`Email: kopsidas@fr.com
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`Misha Hill (Reg. No. 59,737)
`57 Water Street
`Watertown, MA 02472
`Telephone: 617.926.2700
`Fax: 617.926.2745
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`Email: misha.hill@witricity.com
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`Adam R. Brausa (Reg. No. 60,287)
`Daralyn J. Durie (pro hac vice to be requested)
`217 Leidesdorff Street
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`Telephone: 415.362.6666
`Fax: 415.236.6300
`Email: abrausa@durietangri.com
`Email: ddurie@durietangri.com
`Email: SERVICE-WITRICITY@durietangri.com
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`By: / Jonathan M. Strang /
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`Jonathan M. Strang (Reg. No. 61,724)
`jonathan.strang@lw.com
`Latham & Watkins LLP
`555 Eleventh Street, NW, Ste. 1000
`Washington, DC 20004-1304
`Telephone: 202.637.2200
`Fax: 202.637.2201
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`Counsel for Petitioner
`Momentum Dynamics Corporation
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