`571-272-7822
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`Paper No. 10
`Entered: May 13, 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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`HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CO.,
`ARUBA NETWORKS, LLC,
`CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.,
`APPLE INC.,
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`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`BillJCo, LLC.,
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`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2022-00420 (U.S. Patent 10,477,994 B2)
`IPR2022-00426 (U.S. Patent 8,761,804 B2)
`IPR2022-00427 (U.S. Patent 10,292,011 B2)1
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`Before THU A. DANG, ROBERT J. WEINSCHENK, and GARTH D. BAER,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`BAER, Administrative Patent Judge.
`ORDER
`Granting Petitioner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice
`Admission of Rose Cordero Prey
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`1 This Order applies to each of the identified proceedings. The parties are
`not authorized to use this style heading for any subsequent papers.
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`IPR2022-00420 (U.S. Patent 10,477,994 B2)
`IPR2022-00426 (U.S. Patent 8,761,804 B2)
`IPR2022-00427 (U.S. Patent 10,292,011 B2)
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`Petitioner filed motions for admission pro hac vice of
`Rose Cordero Prey in the above-identified proceedings. Paper 9
`(“Motion”). 2 Petitioner also filed declarations of Ms. Prey in support of the
`motions. Ex. 1035 (“Declaration”). Petitioner represents that Patent Owner
`does not oppose the motions. Motion 1. For the reasons discussed below,
`the motions are granted.
`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), we 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. The
`representative Order authorizing motions for pro hac vice admission requires
`a statement of facts showing there is good cause for us to recognize counsel
`pro hac vice, and an affidavit or declaration of the individual seeking to
`appear. See Paper 5, 2 (citing Unified Patents, Inc. v. Parallel Iron, LLC,
`IPR2013-00639 (PTAB Oct. 15, 2013) (Paper 7) (representative “Order –
`Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission”)).
`Based on the facts set forth in the motions and accompanying
`declarations, we conclude that Ms. Prey has sufficient legal and technical
`qualifications to represent Petitioner in the above-identified proceedings,
`that Ms. Prey has demonstrated sufficient litigation experience and
`familiarity with the subject matter of the proceedings, and that Ms. Prey
`meets all other requirements for admission pro hac vice. Accordingly,
`Petitioner has established good cause for admission pro hac vice of
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`2 We cite to Papers and Exhibits filed in IPR2022-00420. Similar Papers
`and Exhibits were filed in IPR2022-00426 and IPR2022-00427.
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`IPR2022-00420 (U.S. Patent 10,477,994 B2)
`IPR2022-00426 (U.S. Patent 8,761,804 B2)
`IPR2022-00427 (U.S. Patent 10,292,011 B2)
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`Ms. Prey. Ms. Prey will be permitted to serve as back-up counsel only.
`See 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
`Accordingly, it is
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of
`Rose Cordero Prey in each of the above-identified proceedings is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Ms. Prey is authorized to represent
`Petitioner only as back-up counsel in the above-identified proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel in the above-identified
`proceedings; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Ms. Prey is to comply with the
`Consolidated Trial Practice Guide3 (84 Fed. Reg. 64,280 (Nov. 21, 2019)),
`and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of
`37 C.F.R.; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Ms. Prey shall be subject to the Office’s
`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and the USPTO Rules
`of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et. seq.
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`3 Available at https://www.uspto.gov/TrialPracticeGuideConsolidated.
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`IPR2022-00420 (U.S. Patent 10,477,994 B2)
`IPR2022-00426 (U.S. Patent 8,761,804 B2)
`IPR2022-00427 (U.S. Patent 10,292,011 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Andrew R. Sommer
`Elana B. Araj
`Rose Cordero Prey
`GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
`sommera@gtlaw.com
`araje@gtlaw.com
`preyr@gtlaw.com
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`Jeffrey D. Blake
`Daniel W. McDonald
`D. Kent Stier
`MERCHANT & GOULD P.C.
`jblake@merchantgould.com
`dmcdonald@merchantgould.com
`kstier@merchantgould.com
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`Larissa S. Bifano
`Jonathan Hicks
`Zachary Conrad
`DLA PIPER, LLP
`larissa.bifano@dlapiper.com
`jonathan.hicks@dlapiper.com
`zack.conrad@dlapiper.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`Brian Michalek
`Joseph Kuo
`Brian Landry
`SAUL EWING ARNSTEIN & LEHR LLP
`brian.michalek@saul.com
`joseph.kuo@saul.com
`brian.landry@saul.com
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