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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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`CHANEL, INC.,
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`Petitioner,
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`MOLO DESIGN, LTD.,
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`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2022-00545
`U.S. Patent 9,689,161
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`DECLARATION OF CONOR M. CIVINS
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`I, Conor M. Civins, am more than twenty-one years of age, am
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`competent to present this declaration, and have personal knowledge of the facts set
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`forth herein.
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`2.
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`This declaration is submitted in support of Unopposed Motion for Pro
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`Hac Vice Admission of Conor M. Civins under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
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`3.
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`I am a partner with the law firm of Bracewell LLP.
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`I am a member in good standing of the State Bar of Texas.
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`I have not been suspended or disbarred from practice before any court
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`or administrative body.
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`I have not had any applications for admission to practice before any
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`court or administrative body ever denied.
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`I have not had any sanctions or contempt citations imposed on me by
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`any court or administrative body.
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`I have read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice
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`Guide (“TPG”) and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of
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`37 C.F.R.
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`9.
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`I understand and agree that I 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 disciplinary
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`jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a)
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`10.
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`I have applied to appear pro hac vice in the following proceedings
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`before the Office:
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` IPR2022-0543
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` IPR2022-0544
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` IPR2022-0545
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` IPR2022-0546
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`11.
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`I am familiar with the subject matter at issue in this proceeding. I have
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`reviewed the papers and accompanying exhibits filed in this proceeding.
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`12.
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`I am the lead litigation attorney for Patent Owner Molo Design Ltd. in
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`the related district court litigation, Molo Design, Ltd. v. Chanel, Inc., Civil No. 21-
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`CV-1578 (VEC) (S.D.N.Y.) (“S.D.N.Y. Litigation”). Id. at ¶12. I have an
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`established familiarity with the portfolio of patents assigned to Molo Design Ltd
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`including U.S. Patent Nos. 7,866,366, 8,561,666, 9,689,161 and 9,797,134 asserted
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`in the S.D.N.Y. Litigation and at issue in the proceedings listed in Paragraph 10.
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`13.
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`I am an experienced litigation attorney. I have been litigating
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`intellectual property and patent cases for over 15 years. I have been practicing law
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`since 2003 and have extensive experience litigating patent infringement cases in
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`many different district courts across the United States, as well as at the Federal
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`Circuit. My experience in patent litigation matters includes all aspects of patent
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`litigation including patent jury trials, arguing Markman hearings, patent summary
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`judgment proceedings, and other patent-related hearings and pleadings concerning,
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`inter alia, patent validity and infringement issues.
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`14.
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`I understand that, if this Motion is granted, I will represent Patent
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`Owner only as an additional backup counsel in this proceeding.
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`15.
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`I hereby declare that all statements made herein of my own
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`knowledge are true and that all statements made on information and belief are
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`believed to be true; and further that these statements are made with the knowledge
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`that willful false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or
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`imprisonment, or both, under Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code
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`Date: March 16, 2023
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`By: /s/ Conor M. Civins
`Conor M. Civins
`Bracewell LLP
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