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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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`Ruckus Wireless, Inc., Brocade Communication
`Systems, Inc. and Netgear, Inc.,
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`Petitioners
`v.
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`ChriMar Systems, Inc.,
`Patent Owner
`U.S. Patent No. 9,019,838
`Filing Date: September 14, 2012
`Issue Date: April 28, 2015
`Inter Partes Review No. 2017-00720
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`Title: A CENTRAL PIECE OF NETWORK EQUIPMENT
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`DECLARATION OF MATTHEW S. YUNGWIRTH IN SUPPORT OF
`PETITIONERS’ MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
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`RUCKUS Ex. 1018 - pg. 1
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`Declaration of Matthew S. Yungwirth in Support of
`Petitioners’ Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
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`IPR2017-00720
`U.S. Patent No. 9,019,838
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`I, Matthew S. Yungwirth, being duly sworn and upon oath, hereby attest to
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`the following:
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`1.
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`I am a partner in the law firm of Duane Morris LLP, working in the
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`firm’s office in Atlanta, Georgia.
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`2..
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`I am a member in good standing of the Bar of Georgia (#783597), as
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`well as the following Federal Courts:
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`a)
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`b)
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`c)
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`d)
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`3.
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`USDC, Northern District of Georgia;
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`USDC, Eastern District of Texas;
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`U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; and
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`U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
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`I have not been suspended or disbarred from practice before any court
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`or administrative body.
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`4.
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`I have never had an application for admission to practice before any
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`court or administrative body denied.
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`5.
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`No sanction or contempt citation has been imposed against me by any
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`court or administrative body.
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`6.
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`In the last three years, I have not applied to appear pro hac vice before
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`the Office except for the concurrently submitted Motions for Pro Hac Vice
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`Admission in IPR2017-00718, -00719, and -00790.
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`RUCKUS Ex. 1018 - pg. 2
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`Declaration of Matthew S. Yungwirth in Support of
`Petitioners’ Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
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`IPR2017-00720
`U.S. Patent No. 9,019,838
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`7.
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`I have never had any court or administrative body impose sanctions or
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`contempt citations against me.
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`8.
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`I have read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice
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`Guide and the Board's Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of the Code
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`of Federal Regulations.
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`9.
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`I will be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set
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`forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 10.20 et seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 11.19(a).
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`10.
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`I am an experienced litigation attorney, with experience in many
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`litigations involving patent infringement in District Courts across the country,
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`including experience with fact and expert document and deposition discovery,
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`claim construction, Markman hearings, motion practice, trials and hearings, and
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`investigations before the International Trade Commission.
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`11.
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`I have been lead counsel for Petitioners Ruckus Wireless, Inc. and
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`Netgear, Inc. in the ongoing litigation matters captioned Chrimar Systems, Inc. et
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`al. v. Ruckus Wireless, Inc., Case No. 3:16-cv-00186 and Chrimar Systems, Inc. et
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`al. v. Netgear, Inc., Case No. 3:16-cv-00624, since their inception and have been
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`actively involved in all aspects of these co-pending litigation matters, which
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`respectively relate to and involve the same patent at issue in this proceeding.
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`RUCKUS Ex. 1018 - pg. 3
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`Declaration of Matthew S. Yungwirth in Support of
`Petitioners’ Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
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`Specifically, as part of my participation in these ongoing litigation matters, I have
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`IPR2017-00720
`U.S. Patent No. 9,019,838
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`been actively involved in: (1) the preparation of invalidity contentions against the
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`claims of the subject patent and related patents, and (2) the evaluation of Patent
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`Owner’s infringement contentions alleging that Petitioners Ruckus Wireless, Inc.
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`and Netgear, Inc. infringe the claims of the subject patent and related patents.
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`12.
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`I am also knowledgeable regarding Petitioners’ technology and the
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`state of the art relevant to this proceeding based on my prior experience
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`representing Petitioners in patent litigation matters. Thus, I am familiar with the
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`subject matter at issue in this proceeding as a result of my representation of
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`Petitioners in the aforementioned related litigation matters.
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`13.
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`I hereby declare that all statements herein of my own knowledge are
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`true and that all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true;
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`and further that these statements are made with the knowledge that willful false
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`and the like are punishable by fine, imprisonment, or both, under Section 1001 of
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` /
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` Matthew S. Yungwirth /
`Matthew S. Yungwirth
`msyungwirth@duanemorris.com
`DUANE MORRIS LLP
`1075 Peachtree Street, NE
`Suite 2000
`Atlanta, Georgia 30309
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`Title 18 of the United States Code.
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`Dated: February 14, 2017
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`RUCKUS Ex. 1018 - pg. 4
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`Declaration of Matthew S. Yungwirth in Support of
`Petitioners’ Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
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`IPR2017-00720
`U.S. Patent No. 9,019,838
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`Telephone: 404.253.6900
`Facsimile: 404.253.6901
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`RUCKUS Ex. 1018 - pg. 5
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