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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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` APPLE INC., SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., and SAMSUNG
`ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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` SMART MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2022-00807
`Patent 9,756,168
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`PATENT OWNER SMART MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES LLC’S
`UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
`OF COLETTE WOO UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`EXHIBIT LIST
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`2001
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`2002
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`2003
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`2005
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`2006
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`2007
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`Techopedia – Jini (available at
`https://www.techopedia.com/definition/1304/jini) [Techopedia Jini]
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`Excerpts from The JiniTM Specification, Ken Arnold et al., [Jini
`Specification]
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`Excerpts from A Collection of JiniTM Technology Helper Utilities
`and Services Specifications, Sun Microsystems, Inc. (2000) [A
`Collection of JINI Specifications]
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`Excerpts from Microsoft Computer Dictionary, Fifth Edition (2002)
`[Microsoft Computer Dictionary]
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`Excerpts from Newton’s Telecom Dictionary, 16th Edition (2000)
`[Newton’s Telecom Dictionary]
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`Declaration of Nathan Lowenstein in Support of Motion for Pro
`Hac Vice Admission
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`Declaration of Colette Woo in Support of Motion for Pro Hac Vice
`Admission
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`Mail Stop PATENT BOARD
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
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`I.
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`RELIEF REQUESTED
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), Patent Owner Smart Mobile Technologies,
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`LLC (“Patent Owner”) respectfully requests that the Board admit Colette Woo pro
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`hac vice in this proceeding as back-up counsel. Patent Owner has met and
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`conferred with Petitioner, and Petitioner does not oppose this motion.
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`II. GOVERNING LAW, RULES, AND PRECEDENT
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`Section 42.10(c), 37 C.F.R., provides that:
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`The Board may recognize counsel pro hac vice during a proceeding
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`upon a showing of good cause, subject to the condition that lead counsel
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`be a registered practitioner and to any other conditions as the Board
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`may impose. For example, where the lead counsel is a registered
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`practitioner, a motion to appear pro hac vice by counsel who is not a
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`registered practitioner may be granted upon showing that counsel is an
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`experienced litigating attorney and has an established familiarity with
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`the subject matter at issue in the proceeding.
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`The Board has further required that a motion for pro hac vice admission be
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`filed in accordance with the “Order - Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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`Admission” entered in Unified Patents, Inc. v. Parallel Iron, LLC, IPR2013-00639,
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`Paper 7 (P.T.A.B. Oct. 15, 2013) (“United Patents Order”).
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`The United Patents Order requires that such motions (1) “[c]ontain a
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`statement of facts showing there is good cause for the Board to recognize counsel
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`pro hac vice during the proceeding[,]” and (2) “[b]e accompanied by an affidavit
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`or declaration of the individual seeking to appear attesting to the following:”
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`i. Membership in good standing of the Bar of at least one State or the
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`District of Columbia;
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`ii. No suspensions or disbarments from practice before any court or
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`administrative body;
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`iii. No application for admission to practice before any court or
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`administrative body ever denied;
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`iv. No sanctions or contempt citations imposed by any court or
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`administrative body;
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`v. The individual seeking to appear has read and will comply with the
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`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board's Rules of Practice for
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`Trials set forth in part 42 of 37 C.F.R.;
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`vi. The individual will be subject to the U.S.P.T.O. Rules of Professional
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`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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`vii. All other proceedings before the Office for which the individual has
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`applied to appear pro hac vice in the last three (3) years; and
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`viii. Familiarity with the subject matter at issue in the proceeding.
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`III. STATEMENT OF FACTS
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`Based on the following statement of facts, and supported by the Declaration
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`of Colette Woo, submitted herewith as Exhibit 2007, Patent Owner requests the
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`pro hac vice admission of Colette Woo in this proceeding:
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`1.
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`Patent Owner’s lead counsel, Kenneth J. Weatherwax (the
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`undersigned) is a registered practitioner (Reg. No. 54,528).
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`2. Ms. Woo is an associate at the law firm of Lowenstein & Weatherwax
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`LLP. Ex. 2007 ¶ 8.
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`3.
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`The majority of Ms. Woo’s practice has consisted of patent related
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`matters such as PTAB litigations. Id. ¶ 9.
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`4. Ms. Woo’s experience in post-grant patent proceedings includes
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`drafting patent owner responses. Id. ¶ 10. Representative matters where Ms. Woo
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`is or was actively involved include:
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`• Unified Patents, LLC, v. DivX, LLC (IPR2021-01476).
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`• Apple Inc. v. SEVEN Networks, LLC (IPR2020-00236, -00254, -
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`00255, -00280, -00281, -00285, -00584, -00506, -00507).
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`Ex. 2007 ¶ 10.
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`5. Ms. Woo has an established familiarity with the subject matter at issue
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`in this proceeding. Id. ¶ 13. Ms. Woo has reviewed the Patent at issue as well as
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`the Petition and the relevant art. Id.
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`6. Ms. Woo is a member in good standing of the State Bar of California.
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`Id. ¶¶ 1, 2.
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`7. Ms. Woo has never been suspended or disbarred from practice before
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`any court or administrative body. Id. ¶ 3.
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`8.
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`No application of Ms. Woo for admission to practice before any court
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`or administrative body has ever been denied. Id. ¶ 4.
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`9.
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`No sanctions or contempt citations have ever been imposed against
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`Ms. Woo by any court or administrative body. Id. ¶ 5.
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`10. Ms. Woo has read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial
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`Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of
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`37 C.F.R. Ex. 2007 ¶ 6.
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`11. Ms. Woo understands that she will be subject to the U.S.P.T.O. Rules
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`of 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). Ex. 2007 ¶ 7.
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`12. Ms. Woo has previously been admitted pro hac vice in the following
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`matters:
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`• Unified Patents, LLC, v. DivX, LLC (IPR2021-01476).
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`• Apple Inc. v. SEVEN Networks, LLC (IPR2020-00236, -00285).
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`Ex. 2007 ¶ 11.
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`13. Other than the matters identified in ¶ 12, supra, Ms. Woo has not
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`applied to appear pro hac vice in any other proceedings before the U.S.P.T.O. in
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`the last three years.
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`IV. GOOD CAUSE EXISTS FOR THE PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF
`COLETTE WOO.
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`The Board may recognize counsel pro hac vice upon a showing of good
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`cause, subject to the condition that lead counsel be a registered practitioner and to
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`any other conditions as the Board may impose. 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
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`The facts outlined above in the Statement of Facts, and contained in the
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`Declaration of Colette Woo (Ex. 2007), establish that there is good cause to admit
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`Ms. Woo pro hac vice in this proceeding. Patent Owner’s lead counsel is a
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`registered practitioner. Ms. Woo has experience in post-grant patent proceedings.
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`She also has an established familiarity with the subject matter at issue, including
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`the patents, petitions, and references.
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`V. CONCLUSION
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`For the foregoing reasons, Patent Owner respectfully requests that the Board
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`admit Ms. Woo pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` / Kenneth J. Weatherwax /
`Kenneth J. Weatherwax, Reg. No. 54,528
`LOWENSTEIN & WEATHERWAX LLP
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`Date: January 13, 2023
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the following documents were served
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`by electronic service, by agreement between the parties, on the date signed below:
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`PATENT OWNER SMART MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES LLC’S
`UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
`OF COLETTE WOO UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`EXHIBIT 2007
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`The names and address of the parties being served are as follows:
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`andy.ehmke.ipr@haynesboone.com
`Andrew S. Ehmke
`Adam C. Fowles
` adam.fowles.ipr@haynesboone.com
`Samuel Drezdzon
`samuel.drezdzon.ipr@haynesboone.com
`W. Karl Renner
`IPR39843-0127IP1@fr.com
`Jeremy J. Monaldo
`Hyun Jin In
`Sangki Park
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` / Gwynneth Orlino /
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`Date: January 13, 2023
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