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`571-272-7822 Entered: October 5, 2022
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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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`ASSA ABLOY AB, ASSA ABLOY INC.,
`ASSA ABLOY RESIDENTIAL GROUP, INC.,
`AUGUST HOME, INC., HID GLOBAL CORPORATION, and
`ASSA ABLOY GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, INC.,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`CPC PATENT TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2022-01006
`Patent 9,665,705 B2
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`Before SCOTT A. DANIELS, BARRY L. GROSSMAN, and
`AMBER L. HAGY, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`GROSSMAN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Patent Owner’s Motions
`for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Steven M. Coyle and Nicholas A. Geiger
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`Case IPR2022-01006
`Patent 9,665,705 B2
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`On September 27, 2022, Patent Owner filed Renewed Motions
`(“Motions”) requesting pro hac vice admission of Steven M. Coyle (Paper
`12) and Nicholas A. Geiger (Paper 13). Patent Owner submitted Revised
`Declarations (“Declarations”) of Mr. Coyle (Ex. 2029) and Mr. Geiger
`(Ex. 2030) in support of the Motions. Petitioner has not opposed the
`Motions.
`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), we may recognize counsel
`pro hac vice during a proceeding upon a showing of good cause. In
`authorizing a motion for pro hac vice admission, the Board requires the
`moving party to provide a statement of facts showing there is good cause for
`the Board to recognize counsel pro hac vice and an affidavit or declaration
`of the individual seeking to appear in the proceeding. See Paper 3, 2–3
`(citing Unified Patents, Inc. v. Parallel Iron, LLC, Case IPR2013-00639,
`Paper 7 (PTAB Oct. 15, 2013) (representative “Order – Authorizing Motion
`for Pro Hac Vice Admission”)).
`Based on the facts set forth in the Motions and the accompanying
`Declarations, we conclude that Mr. Coyle and Mr. Geiger have sufficient
`legal and technical qualifications to represent Patent Owner in this
`proceeding, that Mr. Coyle and Mr. Geiger have demonstrated sufficient
`familiarity with the subject matter of this proceeding, that Mr. Coyle and Mr.
`Geiger meet all other requirements for admission pro hac vice, and that
`Patent Owner’s desire to include counsel from the corresponding district
`court proceeding is credible. See Ex. 2029 ¶¶ 1–10; Ex. 2030 ¶¶ 1–10.
`Accordingly, Patent Owner has established good cause for pro hac vice
`admission of Mr. Coyle and Mr. Geiger.
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`Accordingly, it is
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motions for pro hac vice admission
`of Steven M. Coyle and Nicholas A. Geiger are granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner continue to have a
`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel for the instant proceeding,
`but that Mr. Coyle and Mr. Geiger are authorized to act as back-up counsel;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Coyle and Mr. Geiger comply with
`the Consolidated Trial Practice Guide (84 Fed. Reg. 64,280 (Nov. 21,
`2019))1 and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials as set forth in Part 42 of
`Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Coyle and Mr. Geiger are subject to
`the Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and the
`USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et
`seq.
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`1 Available at https://www.uspto.gov/TrialPracticeGuideConsolidated.
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`Patent 9,665,705 B2
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`PETITIONER:
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`Dion Bregman
`Andrew Devkar
`James Kristas
`MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
`dion.bregman@morganlewis.com
`andrew.devkar@morganlewis.com
`james.kritsas@morganlewis.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Andrew C. Ryan
`CANTOR COLBURN LLP
`ryan@cantorcolburn.com
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