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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`META PLATFORMS, INC.,
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`ANGEL TECHNOLOGIES GROUP LLC,
`Patent Owner
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`Case: IPR2023-00057
`U.S. Patent No. 8,954,432
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`DECLARATION OF KAYLEE E. HOFFNER
`IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313
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`Angel Tech Exhibit 2004
`Meta v. Angel Tech
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`I, Kaylee E. Hoffner, being duly sworn and upon oath, hereby attest to the
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`I am a member in good standing of the State Bar of Texas, as well as
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`the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas;
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`I have never been suspended or disbarred from practice before any court
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`I have never had an application for admission to practice before any
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`I have never had sanctions or contempt citations imposed against me
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`I have read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide
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`and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in part 37 C.F.R. Part 42;
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`I will be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth
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`in 37 C.F.R §§ 11.101 et. seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. §
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`11.19(a); and
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`I am an experienced litigation attorney before both state and federal
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`courts and am familiar with the subject matter at issue in the proceeding, including
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`the prior art on which Petitioner relies and U.S. Patent No. 8,954,432.
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`Executed on this 18th day of November, 2022 in Houston, Texas.
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`s/ Kaylee E. Hoffner
`Kaylee E. Hoffner
`McKool Smith, P.C.
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