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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., Ltd.,
`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, Inc., and APPLE Inc.,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`SMART MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2022-01004
`Patent 9,614,943
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`DECLARATION OF STEVEN J. UDICK IN SUPPORT OF PATENT
`OWNER’S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
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`Smart Mobile Technologies LLC, Exhibit 2001
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`I, Steven J. Udick, being duly sworn and upon oath, hereby attest to the
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`following:
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`1.
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`I am a member of good standing with the State Bar of Texas
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`(2012).
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`2.
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`I am Partner at the law firm of Skiermont Derby LLP. I am an
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`experienced patent litigation attorney with more than ten years of experience.
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`In that time, I have served as counsel in numerous patent infringement suits
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`before the United States District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Southern,
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`and Western Districts of Texas, and am admitted to practice in the United States
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`Supreme Court and the United States Courts of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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`3.
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`I have never been suspended or disbarred from practice before any
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`court or administrative body, apart from an administrative suspension for
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`nonpayment of inactive bar dues by the Washington Bar Association, which
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`was lifted upon payment of the overdue bar dues.
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`4.
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`I have never had an application for admission to practice before
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`any court or administrative body denied.
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`5.
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`I have never had any sanctions or contempt citations imposed on
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`me from any court or administrative body.
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`6.
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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 title 37
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`of the Code of Federal Regulations.
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`Smart Mobile Technologies LLC, Exhibit 2001
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`7.
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`I agree to be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct
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`set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et. seq., and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37
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`C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`8.
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`I have applied to appear pro hac vice in one other proceeding
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`within the last three years. On November 7, 2022, I applied to appear pro hac
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`vice in Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Apple Inc., and Samsung Electronics
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`America, Inc. v. Smart Mobile Technologies LLC, IPR2022-00766, and that
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`application is currently pending.
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`9.
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`Smart Mobile Technologies LLC’s
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`lead counsel
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`in
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`this
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`proceeding, Mr. Rex Hwang, is a Partner at Skiermont Derby LLP, and is a
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`registered practitioner experienced in proceedings before the USPTO.
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`10.
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`I have worked with lead counsel and am familiar with the subject
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`matter at issue in this proceeding. As such, I have reviewed and am very
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`familiar with (i) U.S. Patent No. 9,614,943 (the “’943 patent”), the patent-at-
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`issue in this proceeding, (ii) the prior art relied upon in Petitioner’s Petition,
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`(iii) the legal and factual arguments that have been addressed by Patent Owner,
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`and (iv) the developments in this proceeding since the filing of Petitioner’s
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`Petition. I am counsel for Smart Mobile Technologies LLC in the related co-
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`pending district court cases, Smart Mobile Technologies LLC v. Apple Inc.,
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`6:21-cv-00603-ADA (W.D. Tex.) and Smart Mobile Technologies LLC v.
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`Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc., 6:21-cv-
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`Smart Mobile Technologies LLC, Exhibit 2001
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`00701-ADA (W.D. Tex.), in which Patent Owner has asserted the ’943 patent
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`against Petitioners.
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`11.
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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 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. (18 U.S.C. §1001.)
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`Dated: December 2, 2022
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`Steven J. Udick
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`Smart Mobile Technologies LLC, Exhibit 2001
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