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`Trials@uspto.gov
`571-272-7822 Date: October 15, 2020
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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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`ONE WORLD TECHNOLOGIES, INC., D/B/A TECHTRONIC
`INDUSTRIES POWER EQUIPMENT,
`Petitioner,
`v.
`CHERVON (HK) LIMITED,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`IPR2020-00883 (Patent 9,060,463 B2)
`IPR2020-00884 (Patent 9,596,806 B2)
`IPR2020-00885 (Patent 9,648,805 B2)
`IPR2020-00886 (Patent 9,826,686 B2)
`IPR2020-00887 (Patent 9,986,686 B2)
`IPR2020-00888 (Patent 10,070,588 B2)
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`
`Before LINDA E. HORNER, BARRY L. GROSSMAN,
`JAMES J. MAYBERRY, and ALYSSA A. FINAMORE, Administrative
`Patent Judges.1
`
`MAYBERRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`1 This is not an expanded panel. Each of the four listed judges are part of one
`or more three-judge panels assigned to the listed proceedings.
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`IPR2020-00883 (Patent 9,060,463 B2)
`IPR2020-00884 (Patent 9,596,806 B2)
`IPR2020-00885 (Patent 9,648,805 B2)
`IPR2020-00886 (Patent 9,826,686 B2)
`IPR2020-00887 (Patent 9,986,686 B2)
`IPR2020-00888 (Patent 10,070,588 B2)
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`
`ORDER2
`Granting Patent Owner’s Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission of
`Erik M. Bokar and Matthew J. Levinstein
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`DISCUSSION
`On May 22, 2020, Chervon (HK) Limited (“Patent Owner”) filed
`motions for pro hac vice admission of Mr. Erik M. Bokar (Paper 9) and Mr.
`Matthew J. Levinstein (Paper 7) in the above-captioned proceedings 3. The
`motions are accompanied by Declarations from each of Mr. Bokar (Paper
`10) and Mr. Levinstein (Paper 8).4
`Having reviewed the Motions and Declarations 5 in each proceeding,
`we conclude that Mr. Bokar and Mr. Levinstein have sufficient
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`2 This Order addresses issues that are the same in all listed cases. We do not
`authorize the parties to use this style heading for any subsequent papers.
`3 We refer to papers filed in IPR2020-00883. Similar papers were filed in
`the other proceedings.
`4 Patent Owner filed the Declarations as Papers in the Patent Trial and
`Appeal Board End to End (PTAB E2E) system in these proceedings. The
`parties are reminded that affidavits and declarations must be filed as
`exhibits, so they may be referenced individually by exhibit number. See
`37 C.F.R. § 42.63.
`5 Mr. Bokar and Mr. Levinstein each declares he has “read and agrees to
`comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of
`Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of the C.F.R.” Paper 8 ¶ 8; Paper 10
`¶ 8. The Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of
`Practice for Trials are set forth in Part 42 of Title 37, Code of Federal
`Regulations. We deem this harmless error.
`2
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`IPR2020-00883 (Patent 9,060,463 B2)
`IPR2020-00884 (Patent 9,596,806 B2)
`IPR2020-00885 (Patent 9,648,805 B2)
`IPR2020-00886 (Patent 9,826,686 B2)
`IPR2020-00887 (Patent 9,986,686 B2)
`IPR2020-00888 (Patent 10,070,588 B2)
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`qualifications to represent Patent Owner in each proceeding, and that Patent
`Owner has shown good cause for pro hac vice admission of Mr. Bokar and
`Mr. Levinstein. See Unified Patents, Inc. v. Parallel Iron, LLC, IPR2013-
`00639, Paper 7 (PTAB Oct. 15, 2013) (Order Authorizing Motion for Pro
`Hac Vice Admission) (setting forth the requirements for pro hac vice
`admission). Mr. Bokar and Mr. Levinstein each will be permitted to appear
`pro hac vice in each proceeding only as back-up counsel. See 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.10(c).
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`ORDER
`
`It is:
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s motions for pro hac vice admission
`of Mr. Erik M. Bokar, and of Mr. Matthew J. Levinstein, in each proceeding
`are granted, and Mr. Bokar and Mr. Levinstein each are authorized to
`represent Patent Owner only as back-up counsel in these proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner as lead counsel in these proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Bokar and Mr. Levinstein are to
`comply with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s Consolidated Trial
`Practice Guide (November 2019), available at
`https://www.uspto.gov/TrialPracticeGuideConsolidated, and the Board’s
`Rules of Practice for Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of Title 37, Code of
`Federal Regulations; and
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`IPR2020-00883 (Patent 9,060,463 B2)
`IPR2020-00884 (Patent 9,596,806 B2)
`IPR2020-00885 (Patent 9,648,805 B2)
`IPR2020-00886 (Patent 9,826,686 B2)
`IPR2020-00887 (Patent 9,986,686 B2)
`IPR2020-00888 (Patent 10,070,588 B2)
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Bokar and Mr. Levinstein each are
`subject to the USPTO’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a),
`and the USPTO’s Rules of Professional Conduct set forth at 37 C.F.R.
`§§ 11.101–11.901.
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`IPR2020-00883 (Patent 9,060,463 B2)
`IPR2020-00884 (Patent 9,596,806 B2)
`IPR2020-00885 (Patent 9,648,805 B2)
`IPR2020-00886 (Patent 9,826,686 B2)
`IPR2020-00887 (Patent 9,986,686 B2)
`IPR2020-00888 (Patent 10,070,588 B2)
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`FOR PETITIONER:
`
`Edward Sikorski
`James Heintz
`Tiffany Miller
`ed.sikorski@us.dlapiper.com
`jim.heintz@us.dlapiper.com
`tiffany.miller@us.dlapiper.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`James Lukas
`Gary R. Jarosik
`Keith Jarosik
`Benjamin Gilford
`Callie Sand
`lukasj@gtlaw.com
`jarosikg@gtlaw.com
`jarosikk@gtlaw.com
`gilfordb@gtlaw.com
`sandc@gtlaw.com
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