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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`CPC PATENT TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD.,
`Patent Owner.
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`CASE: IPR2022-00602
`U.S. PATENT NO. 9,665,705
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`DECLARATION OF GEORGE C. SUMMERFIELD IN SUPPORT OF
`PATENT OWNER’S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR
`PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
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`CPC EXHIBIT 2008
`Apple Inc. v. CPC Patent Technologies PTY Ltd.
`IPR2022-00602
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`I, George C. Summerfield, hereby declare as follows:
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`I am an experienced litigation attorney at K&L Gates LLP with more
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`than thirty (30) years of experience.
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`2.
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`I am a member in good standing of the Bar of the State of Michigan. I
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`am also admitted to practice before the following courts: United States Supreme
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`Court, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Court of Appeals for the Second,
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`Sixth, and Seventh Circuits, District of Arizona, District of Connecticut, District of
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`North Dakota, Eastern District of Texas, Northern District of California, Central
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`District of Illinois, and Northern District of Illinois.
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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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`I have not had an application for admission to practice before any
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`court or administrative body denied, nor has any court or administrative body
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`imposed sanctions or contempt citations against me.
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`I have 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 Part 42 of 37 C.F.R.
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`6.
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`I agree to be subject to the United States Patent and Trademark
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`Office’s 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).
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`In the past three (3) years, I have not applied for or appeared pro hac
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`vice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. I am concurrently applying for
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`pro hac vice admission in the following proceeding: IPR2022-00601.
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`8.
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`I am familiar with the subject matter of U.S. Patent No. 9,665,705, its
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`prosecution history, and the prior art at issue in this proceeding. Additionally, I
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`have participated on behalf of Patent Owner CPC Patent Technologies PTY Ltd. in
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`the underlying district court action captioned CPC Patent Technologies PTY Ltd. v.
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`Apple Inc., Case No. 6:21-cv-00165-ADA (W.D. Tex.), which involves U.S. Patent
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`No. 9,665,705.
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`I hereby declare that all statements made of my own knowledge are true and
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`that all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true. I further
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`declare that these statements were 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 Section 1001 of the Title 18 of the United States Code.
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`Executed on: October 31, 2022
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`By:
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` /George C. Summerfield/
`George C. Summerfield
`K&L Gates LLP
`70 W. Madison Street
`Chicago, IL 60602
`T: (312) 807-4376
`F: (312) 827-8000
`george.summerfield@klgates.com
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