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`Paper 15
` Entered: March 16, 2015
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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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`NJOY, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`FONTEM HOLDINGS 1 B.V.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2014-01289 (Patent 8,393,331 B2)
`Case IPR2014-01300 (Patent 8,490,628 B2)1
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`Before JACQUELINE WRIGHT BONILLA, BRIAN J. McNAMARA, and
`JO-ANNE M. KOKOSKI, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`BONILLA, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Petitioner’s Unopposed Motions for
`Pro Hac Vice Admission of James R. Myers
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 This Decision addresses issues that are the same in the two cases. Thus,
`we exercise our discretion to issue one Decision to be entered in each case.
`The parties, however, are not authorized to use this style heading in their
`papers.
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`Case IPR2014-01289 (Patent 8,393,331 B2)
`Case IPR2014-01300 (Patent 8,490,628 B2)
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`It is
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`ORDERED that Petitioner’s unopposed motions for pro hac vice
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`admission of James R. Myers (Papers 10) are granted; Mr. Myers is
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`authorized to represent Petitioner only as back-up counsel in the two instant
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`proceedings;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner is to continue to have a
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`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel in the instant proceedings;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Myers is to comply with the Office
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`Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as
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`set forth in Part 42 of Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Myers is 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
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`of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et. seq.
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`PETITIONER:
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`J. Steven Baughman
`Charles Larsen
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`steven.baughman@ropesgray.com
`charles.larsen@ropesgray.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Michael J. Wise
`Joseph P. Hamilton
`PERKINS COIE LLP
`MWise@perkinscoie.com
`JHamilton@perkinscoie.com
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