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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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`ADOBE INC.,
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`EXPRESS MOBILE, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2021-01227
`Patent No. 9,471,287
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`DECLARATION OF TRON FU IN SUPPORT OF
`PATENT OWNER’S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR ADMISSION
`PRO HAC VICE OF TRON FU
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`Adobe v. Express Mobile - IPR2021-01227
`PO_EM287_2001-0001
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`I, Tron Fu, declare as follows:
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`IPR2021-01227
`Declaration of Tron Fu
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`1.
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`I am an attorney licensed to practice in the State of Illinois and the
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`District of Columbia. I am an associate at the law firm of Steptoe &
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`Johnson, LLP, counsel for Patent Owner, Express Mobile, Inc.
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`(“Express Mobile”).
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`2.
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`I have been practicing for over nine years, the majority of that time
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`has been focused on litigation, in particular, patent litigation.
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`3.
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`I am a member of good standing of the Illinois Bar, the District of
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`Columbia, and the United States District Court for the Northern
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`District of Illinois.
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`4.
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`I am a member of good standing in all jurisdictions where I have been
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`admitted to practice.
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`5.
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`I have never been suspended or disbarred from practice before any
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`court or administrative body.
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`6.
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`I have never had an application denied for admission to practice
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`before any court or administrative body.
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`7.
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`I have never had any sanctions or contempt citations imposed against
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`me by any court or administrative body.
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`8.
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`9.
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`I have not previously appeared pro hac vice before the Office.
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`I am familiar with the subject matter at issue in this proceeding. I
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`Declaration of Tron Fu
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`have reviewed U.S. Patent No. 9,928,044 (the “’044 patent”), the prior
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`art references, the Petition for Inter Partes Review of the ’044 patent,
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`and other aspects of the record in this proceeding. I have acquired
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`substantial understanding of the underlying legal and technological
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`issues in this proceeding.
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`10.
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`I have read and will comply with the Patent Trial Practice Guide and
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`the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials as set forth in 37 C.F.R. § 42.
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`11.
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`I agreed to be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct as
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`set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction
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`under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`I hereby declare that all statements made herein of my knowledge are true
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`and all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true; and
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`further that these statements are made with the knowledge that willful false
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`statements, and the like, so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both,
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`under 18 U.S.C. § 1001.
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`Dated: August 6, 2021
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`/ Tron Fu/
`Tron Fu
`Steptoe & Johnson LLP
`227 West Monroe, Suite 4700
`Chicago, Illinois 60606
`Tel: (312) 577-1257
`Fax: (312) 577-1370
`tfu@steptoe.com
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