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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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`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 GREER N. SHAW UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`EXHIBIT LIST
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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)
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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
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`Declaration of Philip J. Graves in support of Motion for Pro Hac
`Vice Admission
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`Declaration of Greer N. Shaw in support of Motion for Pro Hac
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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 (“Smart Mobile”) respectfully moves the Patent Trial & Appeal Board
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`(“Board”) for the pro hac vice admission of Greer N. Shaw in this proceeding.
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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 Greer N. Shaw, submitted herewith as Exhibit 2009, Patent Owner requests the
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`pro hac vice admission of Greer N. Shaw in this proceeding:
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`1. Mr. Shaw has over twenty years of experience as a litigation
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`attorney specializing in patent litigation and representing clients in patent litigation
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`matters in various United States District Courts and the United States Court of
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`Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Ex. 2009 ¶ 3.
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` 2. Mr. Shaw is very familiar with U.S. Patent No. 9,756,168, as well as
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`the legal subject matter, technical subject matter, and prior art discussed in
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`Petitioner’s Request for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 9,756,168, which
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`forms the basis for this proceeding. Mr. Shaw has personally reviewed the patent at
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`issue, as well as its prosecution history and the above referenced petition, with
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`accompanying declarations and exhibits. Mr. Shaw has been and continues to be
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`actively involved with strategic, factual, and technical aspects of this matter. Id.
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`¶ 4.
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`3. Mr. Shaw is a member in good standing of the State Bar of California.
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`Mr. Shaw is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the
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`Eastern District of Texas, the District of Nebraska, the District of Massachusetts,
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`the District of Arizona, the Southern District of California, the Eastern District of
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`California, the Northern District of California, and the Central District of
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`California. Mr. Shaw is also admitted to practice before the United States Courts of
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`Appeals for the First, Ninth and Federal Circuits. Id. ¶ 5.
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`4. Mr. Shaw has never been suspended or disbarred from practice before
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`any court or administrative body. Id. ¶ 6.
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`5. Mr. Shaw has never had a court or administrative body deny his
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`application for admission to practice. Id. ¶ 7.
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` 6. Mr. Shaw has never been sanctioned or cited for contempt by any
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`court or administrative body. Id. ¶ 8.
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` 7. Mr. Shaw 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. 2009 ¶ 9.
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` 8. Mr. Shaw agrees to 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). Ex. 2009 ¶
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`10.
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` 9. Mr. Shaw has previously been admitted pro hac vice in the following
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`matters:
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`• Apple Inc., et al. v. Smart Mobile Technologies LLC (IPR2022-
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`00808).
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`• Samsung Electronics, Ltd., et al. v. Smart Mobile Technologies LLC
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`(IPR2022-00766).
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`• Google LLC v. Neonode Smartphone LLC (IPR2021-01041).
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`• Samsung Electronics Co., et. al. v. Neonode Smartphone LLC
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`(IPR2021-00144, -00145).
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`Ex. 2009 ¶ 11.
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`10.
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`Mr. Shaw has applications for pro hac vice admission currently
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`pending in the following matters:
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`• Apple Inc., et al. v. Smart Mobile Technologies LLC (IPR2022-00979,
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`-00980, -00981, -00982, -01222, -01223).
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`• Samsung Electronics, Ltd., et al. v. Smart Mobile Technologies LLC,
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`(IPR2022-01004, -01005, -01249).
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`Ex. 2009 ¶ 12.
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`Mr. Shaw is concurrently applying for pro hac vice admission in the
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`following matters:
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`• Apple Inc., et al. v. Smart Mobile Technologies LLC (IPR2022-
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`00807).
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`• Samsung Electronics, Ltd., et al. v. Smart Mobile Technologies LLC
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`(IPR2022-01002, -01248).
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`Ex. 2009 ¶ 13.
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`IV. GOOD CAUSE EXISTS FOR THE PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
`OF GREER N. SHAW.
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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 Greer N. Shaw (Ex. 2009), establish that there is good cause to
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`admit Mr. Shaw pro hac vice in this proceeding. Patent Owner’s lead counsel,
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`Kenneth J. Weatherwax (No. 54,528), is a registered practitioner.
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`Mr. Shaw has over twenty years of experience as a litigation attorney,
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`specializing in patent litigation. Mr. Shaw has represented clients in matters related
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`to electrical and computer science arts, among others, and has significant
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`experience in patent litigation matters. Mr. Shaw is actively involved with the
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`strategy and fact development in these patent litigation matters. In view of Mr.
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`Shaw’s extensive knowledge of the subject matter of this proceeding, Smart
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`Mobile has a substantial need for Mr. Shaw’s pro hac vice admission and his
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`involvement in the continued prosecution of this proceeding.
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`Petitioners do not oppose this motion.
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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 Greer N. Shaw pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/ Kenneth J. Weatherwax /
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`Kenneth J. Weatherwax, Reg. No. 54,528
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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 GREER N. SHAW UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`EXHIBIT 2009
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`The names and address of the parties being served are as follows:
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`Andrew S. Ehmke
`Adam C. Fowles
`Samuel Drezdzon
`W. Karl Renner
`Jeremy J. Monaldo
`Hyun Jin In
`Sangki Park
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`andy.ehmke.ipr@haynesboone.com
`adam.fowles.ipr@haynesboone.com
`samuel.drezdzon.ipr@haynesboone.com
`IPR39843-0127IP1@fr.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` / Gwynneth Orlino /
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`Date: January 13, 2023
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