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`EXHIBIT A
`EXHIBIT A
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
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`PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC,
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`FITBIT LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Defendant.
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`Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-11586-FDS
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`CERTIFICATION FOR ADMISSION TO PRACTICE BEFORE
`THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF
`MASSACHUSETTS PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 83.5.3
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`I, Adam Steinmetz, certify as follows:
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`I am a member of the law firm Desmarais LLP and maintain my principal office in
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`the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, which is located at 1899 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 400,
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`Washington, D.C. 20006, telephone number (212) 351-3400.
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`I submit this Certification in support of the motion for admission before this Court
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`to represent the Defendant, Fitbit LLC, pro hac vice.
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`I am an active member in good standing of the Bar of the State of New York and a
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`member in good standing in every jurisdiction listed below in which I have been admitted.
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`State/Circuit Court; Date of Admission U.S. Court; Date of Admission
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`New Jersey Bar – 01/17/2013
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`District of Columbia – 07/18/2023
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`United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit –
`10/25/2018
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`United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit –
`04/26/2023
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` United States Patent and Trademark Office –
`05/12/2014
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`jurisdiction.
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`United States District Court for the Southern
`District of New York – 02/25/2014
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`United States District Court for the Eastern District
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`United States District Court for the District of New
`Jersey – 12/09/2014
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`There are no disciplinary proceedings against me as a member of the bar in any
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`I have not previously had a pro hac vice admission to this court (or other admission
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`for a limited purpose under this rule) revoked for misconduct; and
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`I am familiar with the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the District
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`of Massachusetts.
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`Signed under the penalties of perjury on this 13th day of October, 2023.
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`/s/ Adam Steinmetz
`Adam Steinmetz
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