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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,
`ASSA ABLOY GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`CPC PA TENT TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2022-01089
`Patent 9 ,269 ,208
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`DECLARATION OF NICHOLAS A. GEIGER IN SUPPORT OF PATENT
`OWNER'S MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
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`CPC Ex. 2002 – Page 001
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 1.68, I, Nicholas A. Geiger, attest to the following:
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`1.
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`I am an attorney at Cantor Colburn LLP, counsel for Patent Owner CPC
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`Patent Technologies Pty. Ltd.
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`I am a member in good standing of the Bars of the State of Connecticut and
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`the District of Columbia, and I am admitted to practice in the following Federal
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`Courts: the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. District
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`Courts for the District of Connecticut.
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`I have not been suspended or disbarred from practice before any court or
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`administrative body.
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`I have never had an application for admission to practice before any court or
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`administrative body denied.
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`I have never had sanctions or contempt citations imposed on me by any
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`court or administrative body imposed against me.
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`I have read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and
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`the Board's Rules for Practice for Trials set forth in Part 42 of Title 37 of the Code
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`of Federal Regulations.
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`7.
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`In the last three (3) years, I have applied to appear pro hac vice before the
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`Office in inter part es review proceeding number IPR2022-01006 (granted on
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`October 5, 2022).
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`8.
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`I will be subject to the USPTO's Code of Professional Conduct as set forth
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`in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq., and to disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. §§
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`1 l.19(a).
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`9.
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`I am an experienced litigation attorney with over fifteen (15) years of
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`litigation experience. I have been involved in dozens of patent infringement cases
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`in federal district courts across the United States. I have experience in various
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`aspects of patent infringement matters, including all aspects of litigation leading up
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`to and including jury trials and bench trials.
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`10.
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`I have obtained substantial familiarity with the involved patent, the prior art,
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`and the various issues raised in this proceeding. In addition, I am serving as
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`counsel for the Patent Owner in the co-pending district court litigation, ASSA
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`ABLOY AB et al. v. CPC Patent Technologies Pty. Ltd., and Charter Pacific
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`Corporation Ltd., Case No. 3:22-cv-694-11PS (D. Conn.). I have reviewed the
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`involved patent, the Petition, the prior art, and all other cited materials.
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`I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
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`Dated: October 25, 2022
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Nicholas A. Geiger
`Cantor Colburn LLP
`20 Church Street
`Hartford, CT 06103
`Tel.: (860) 286-2929
`Fax.: (860) 286-0115
`ngeiger@cantorcolburn.com
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