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` Entered: November 5, 2014
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`Trials@uspto.gov
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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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`APPLE INC., GOOGLE INC., and MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`ARENDI S.A.R.L.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Cases IPR2014-00206 (Patent 7,496,854 B2)
`IPR2014-00207 (Patent 7,496,854 B2)
`IPR2014-00208 (Patent 7,917,843 B2)1
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 This decision addresses motions for pro hac vice admission submitted in each of
`the three cases. One decision will be entered in each case. The parties are not
`authorized to use this heading style without authorization from the Board.
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`IPR2014-00206 (Patent 7,496,854 B2)
`IPR2014-00207 (Patent 7,496,854 B2)
`IPR2014-00208 (Patent 7,917,843 B2)
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`On October 16, 2014, Petitioner filed motions for pro hac vice admission of
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`Robert Kent. The motions indicate that they are unopposed by Patent Owner.
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`Petitioner’s motions are granted.
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`Upon consideration, Petitioner has demonstrated that Mr. Kent possesses
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`sufficient legal and technical qualifications to represent Petitioner in these
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`proceedings, and the Board recognizes that there is a need for Petitioner to have
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`Mr. Kent as back-up counsel. Accordingly, Petitioner has established good cause
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`for Mr. Kent’s admission. Mr. Kent will be permitted to appear pro hac vice in the
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`proceedings as back-up counsel only. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
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`It is
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`ORDERED that Petitioner’s motion for pro hac vice admission of Mr.
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`Robert Kent is granted;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Kent is authorized to represent Petitioner as
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`back-up counsel only;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner is to continue to have a registered
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`practitioner represent Petitioner as lead counsel for this proceeding; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Kent is to comply with the Office Patent
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`Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as set forth in
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`Part 42 of Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations, and to be subject to the Office’s
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`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a) and the USPTO Rules of
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`Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq.
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`IPR2014-00206 (Patent 7,496,854 B2)
`IPR2014-00207 (Patent 7,496,854 B2)
`IPR2014-00208 (Patent 7,917,843 B2)
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`FOR PETITIONER:
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`David Fehrman
`dfehrman@mofo.com
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`Mehran Arjomand
`marjomand@mofo.com
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`Matthew Smith
`smith@turnerboyd.com
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`Zhuanjia Gu
`gu@turnerboyd.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`Robert Asher
`rasher@sunsteinlaw.com
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`Bruce Sunstein
`bsunstein@sunsteinlaw.com
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