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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.,
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`Petitioner
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`v.
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`OCEAN SEMICONDUCTOR LLC,
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`Patent Owner
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`IPR2021-01342
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`Patent No. 6,968,248
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`PATENT OWNER’S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE
`ADMISSION UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`I.
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`STATEMENT OF THE PRECISE RELIEF REQUESTED
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.10(c) and 42.22, Patent Owner Ocean
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`Semiconductor, LLC (“Ocean Semi”) respectfully requests that the Board recognize
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`Peter A. Mazur of Devlin Law Firm LLC as backup counsel pro hac vice during
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`this proceeding. The facts, supported by the attached Declaration of Peter A. Mazur
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`in Support of Patent Owner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission (“Mazur Decl.”,
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`Exhibit 2043), establish good cause to admit Mr. Mazur pro hac vice in this
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`proceeding. Counsel for Patent Owner conferred with counsel for Petitioner, and
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`Petitioner does not oppose this Motion.
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`II.
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`STATEMENT OF FACTS
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`The following statement of facts shows that there is good cause for the Board
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`to recognize Mr. Mazur pro hac vice. Mr. Mazur is a litigation attorney and has
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`established familiarity with the subject matter at issue in this proceeding.
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`Lead counsel for Patent Owner, Timothy Devlin, is a registered practitioner
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`(Reg. No. 41,706) and experienced in inter partes proceedings in the USPTO.
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`Peter A. Mazur joined Devlin Law Firm LLC as an Associate in 2019.
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`(Mazur Decl. ¶ 1.) Mr. Mazur has primarily focused his practice on patent
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`litigation. (Id. ¶ 1.) Mr. Mazur has gained experience conducting technical
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`infringement and validity analysis, working with technical experts on infringement
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`and validity issues, preparing for depositions of technical experts and fact witnesses,
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`briefing claim construction issues, preparing for Markman hearings, and
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`representing clients in district court hearings. (Id. ¶ 1.)
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`Mr. Mazur has been admitted to the Bar of the Commonwealth of
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`Pennsylvania, the Bar of the State of New Jersey, and the Bar of the State of
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`Delaware. Mr. Mazur has also been admitted to practice by the U.S. District Court
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`for the District of Delaware. (Id. ¶ 2.)
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`Mr. Mazur has never been suspended or disbarred from practice before any
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`court or administrative body. (Id. ¶ 3.) He has never had an application for admission
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`to practice before any court or administrated body denied. (Id. ¶ 3) Nor has any
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`court or administrative body imposed sanctions or contempt citations against him.
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`(Id. ¶ 3)
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`Mr. Mazur 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 Title 37, Part 42 of
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`the C.F.R. (Id. ¶ 4.) Mr. Mazur will be subject to the United States Patent and
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`Trademark Office Code of Professional Responsibility set forth in 37 C.F.R. § §
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`11.101 et seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a). (Id. ¶ 5.)
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`Mr. Mazur is concurrently applying for pro hac vice admission in the
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`following proceedings: IPR2021-001344. (Id. ¶ 8.)
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`Mr. Mazur has established familiarity with the subject matter at issue in this
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`proceeding. (Id. ¶ 6.) He is familiar with U.S. Patent No. 6,907,305 and all prior
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`art references and alleged grounds of invalidity relied upon by Petitioners in this
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`proceeding. (Id. ¶ 7.) Moreover, Mr. Mazur will work under the guidance of
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`Timothy Devlin, who is a registered practitioner and the lead counsel for Patent
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`Owner in this proceeding, as well as Alex Chan and Henrik Parker, who are also
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`registered practitioners and backup counsel in this proceeding. (Id. ¶ 7.) Therefore,
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`Patent Owner respectfully submits that there is good cause for the Board to
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`recognize Mr. Mazur as counsel pro hac vice during this proceeding.
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`III. ANALYSIS
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`The facts contained in the Statement of Facts above and Mr. Mazur’s
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`Declaration establish that there is good cause to admit Mr. Mazur pro hac vice in
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`this proceeding under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10 as backup counsel. Lead counsel Timothy
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`Devlin is a registered practitioner and experienced in inter partes proceedings in the
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`USPTO. Mr. Mazur has established familiarity with the subject matter at issue in
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`this proceeding.
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`IV. CONCLUSION
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`For the foregoing reasons, Patent Owner respectfully requests that the Board
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`admit Peter A. Mazur pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`Dated: June 21, 2022
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`DEVLIN LAW FIRM LLC
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`/s/ Timothy Devlin
`Timothy Devlin
`Registration No. 41,706
`TD-PTAB@devlinlawfirm.com
`Alex Chan
`Registration No. 52,713
`achan@devlinlawfirm.com
`Henrik Parker
`Registration No. 31,863
`hparker@devlinlawfirm.com
`Joel W. Glazer
`Registration No. 76,493
`jglazer@devlinlawfirm.com
`1526 Gilpin Ave.
`Wilmington, DE 19806
`(302) 449-9010
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`Attorneys for Patent Owner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies that the foregoing document was served
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`electronically via electronic mail on June 21, 2022, on the following counsel of
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`record for Petitioners:
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`COUNSEL FOR WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
`LEAD COUNSEL
`BACKUP COUNSEL
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`Eric A. Krause (Reg. No. 62,329)
`Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
`560 Mission Street
`San Francisco, California 94105
`Telephone: (415) 490-1491
`Facsimile: (415) 490-2001
`ekrause@axinn.com
`applied-ocean@axinn.com
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`Pan C. Lee (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
`Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
`560 Mission Street
`San Francisco, CA 94105
`Phone: 415-490-1488
`Fax: 415-490-2001
`plee@axinn.com
`applied-ocean@axinn.com
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`Jeannine Yoo Sano (Pro Hac Vice)
`Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
`560 Mission Street
`San Francisco, CA 94105
`Phone: 415-490-1488
`Fax: 415-490-2001
`jsano@axinn.com
`applied-ocean@axinn.com
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`Don Zhe Nan Wang (Pro Hac Vice)
`Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
`560 Mission Street
`San Francisco, CA 94105
`Phone: 415-490-1488
`Fax: 415-490-2001
`dwang@axinn.com
`applied-ocean@axinn.com
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`/s/ Timothy Devlin
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` Timothy Devlin
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