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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`NFL ENTERPRISES LLC,
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`OPENTV, INC.,
`Patent Owner
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`CASE: IPR2017-02092
`Patent No. 6,233,736 B1
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`Before PATRICK E. BAKER, Trial Paralegal.
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`UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR HILARY L. PRESTON
`TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), Petitioner NFL Enterprises LLC moves the
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`Board to recognize Hilary L. Preston pro hac vice in connection with the Petition
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`for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 6,233,736.
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`Petitioner provides the following information in support of this Motion, as
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`required by the Board’s “Order, Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission,
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.10” in Case IPR2013-00639, Paper 7 (“Pro Hac Order”).
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`Case IPR2017-02092
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`Pursuant to the Pro Hac Order, Part 2(a), good cause exists for Hilary L.
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`Preston to appear pro hac vice in connection with the subject Petition for Inter
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`Partes Review because: (1) Ms. Preston is a Partner at the law firm Vinson &
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`Elkins LLP and a member of good standing of the Bars of the State of New York
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`and the State of Texas; (2) Ms. Preston is an experienced patent litigator with over
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`10 years of experience in litigating patent suits; (3) Ms. Preston has extensive
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`experience litigating patent validity issues in federal court; (4) Ms. Preston is
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`especially familiar with the subject matter at issue because she represents
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`Petitioner in the related proceeding Nagravision SA and OpenTV, Inc. v. NFL
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`Enterprises LLC, No. 2:17-cv-3919-AB-SK, filed in the U.S. District Court for the
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`Central District of California, concerning U.S. Patent Nos. 7,996,861, 7,421,729,
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`7,028,327, 7,950,033, 7,055,169, 7,020,888, 6,233,736, and 6,154,172, and
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`represented Petitioner in OpenTV, Inc. v. NFL Enterprises LLC, No. 2:17-cv-
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`00031-JRG-RSP, filed in the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
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`where the Patent Owner previously asserted the ’736 Patent and then voluntarily
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`dismissed that action on May 24, 2017; (5) Petitioner has a need to have its counsel
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`in the co-pending litigation involved in this proceeding; (6) Ms. Preston has not
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`appeared pro hac vice in any other proceedings before the Office; and (7) Stephen
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`C. Stout, lead counsel for Petitioner with respect to the subject Petition for Inter
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`Partes Review, is a Partner at Vinson & Elkins LLP and a registered practitioner
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`before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Reg. No. 61,326).
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`Case IPR2017-02092
`Patent 6,233,736
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`The information required by the Pro Hac Order, Part 2 (b)(i)-(viii), can be
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`found in the accompanying Declaration of Hilary L. Preston in support of this
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`Motion. Petitioner has conferred with lead counsel for Patent Owner and
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`understands that Patent Owner does not oppose this Motion.
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`The undersigned attorney welcomes a telephone call should the Office have
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`any requests or questions.
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`Dated: March 28, 2018
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /Stephen C. Stout/
`Stephen C. Stout (Reg. No. 61,326)
`VINSON & ELKINS L.L.P.
`2801 Via Fortuna, Suite 100
`Austin, TX 78746-7568
`Tel: (512) 542-8440
`Fax: (512) 542-8612
`Email: sstout@velaw.com
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`ATTORNEYS FOR PETITIONER
`NFL ENTERPRISES LLC
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`Case IPR2017-02092
`Patent 6,233,736
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that on this the 28th day of March, 2018, a
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`true and correct copy of the foregoing UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR HILARY
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`L. PRESTON TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE is being served via electronic mail
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`as agreed by the parties on the following attorneys of record:
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`Joshua L. Goldberg (Reg. No. 59,369)
`Lead Counsel
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
` GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP
`901 New York Avenue, NW
`Washington, DC 20001
`Tel.: (202) 408-6092
`Fax: (202) 408-4400
`Email: joshua.goldberg@finnegan.com
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`Erika H. Arner (Reg. No. 57,540)
`Back-up Counsel
`Tel: (571) 203-2754
`Daniel C. Tucker (Reg. No. 62,781)
`Back-up Counsel
`Tel: (572) 203-2793
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
` GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP
`11955 Freedom Drive
`Reston, VA 20190
`Fax: (202) 408-4400
`Email: erika.arner@finnegan.com
`Email: daniel.tucker@finnegan.com
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`Cory Bell (Reg. No. 75,096)
`Backup Counsel
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
` GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP
`Two Seaport Lane, 6th Floor
`Boston, MA 02210
`Tel.: (617) 646-1641
`Fax: (202) 408-4400
`Email: cory.bell@finnegan.com
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`US 5557592
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`/Stephen C. Stout/
`Stephen C. Stout (Reg. No. 61,326)
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