`571-272-7822
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` Paper No. 13
` Entered: October 31, 2018
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`____________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________
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`NICHIA CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`Case IPR2018-00966
`Patent 7,652,297 B2
`____________
`
`
`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, SCOTT C. MOORE, and BRENT M.
`DOUGAL, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`
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`DECISION
`Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
`
`
`
`IPR2018-00966
`Patent 7,652,297 B2
`
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`On June 1, 2018, Petitioner filed a motion for pro hac vice admission
`of Thomas R. Makin in the above identified proceeding.1 The motion is
`unopposed. The motion is granted.
`Upon consideration, Petitioner has demonstrated that Mr. Makin
`possesses sufficient legal and technical qualifications to represent Petitioner
`in this proceeding, and the Board recognizes that there is a need for
`Petitioner to have Mr. Makin as back-up counsel. Accordingly, Petitioner
`has established good cause for Mr. Makin’s admission. Mr. Makin will be
`permitted to appear pro hac vice in the proceeding as back-up counsel only.
`See 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
`It is
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s motion for pro hac vice admission of Mr.
`Makin is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Makin is authorized to represent
`Petitioner as back-up counsel only;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner represent Petitioner as lead counsel for this
`proceeding; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Makin is to comply with the Office
`Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as
`set forth in Part 42 of Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations, and to be
`subject to the Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a)
`
`
`1 Petitioner filed a declaration from Mr. Makin in support of its motion as a
`paper. Paper 7. The declaration should have been filed as an exhibit. See
`37 C.F.R. § 42.6(c), (e)(4).
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`2
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`
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`IPR2018-00966
`Patent 7,652,297 B2
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`and the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R.
`§ 11.101 et seq.
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`For PETITIONER:
`
`Patrick R. Colsher
`Matthew G. Berkowitz
`Eric S. Lucas
`Thomas R. Makin
`SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP
`patrick.colsher@shearman.com
`matthew.berkowitz@shearman.com
`eric.lucas@shearman.com
`thomas.makin@shearman.com
`
`
`For PATENT OWNER:
`
`Wayne M. Helge
`James T. Wilson
`Aldo Noto
`DAVIDSON BERQUIST JACKSON & GOWDEY L.L.P.
`whelge@dbjg.com
`jwilson@dbjg.com
`anoto@dbjg.com
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