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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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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.,
`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.,
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`NANOCO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED,
`Patent Owner
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`U.S. PATENT NO. 7,803,423
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`Case IPR2021-00184
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`PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF
`STEPHEN C. DESALVO
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`Petitioners Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America,
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`Inc. (collectively “Samsung”) hereby move under 37 C.F.R § 42.10(c) for the
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`admission pro hac vice of Stephen C. DeSalvo in the present inter partes review so
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`that he may be appointed back up counsel for Samsung.
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
`Authorization for this motion was provided by the PTAB in the Notice of
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`Filing Date Accorded to Petition (Paper No. 4). Counsel for Samsung contacted
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`counsel for Patent Owner Nanoco Technologies, Limited (“Nanoco”) twice by email
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`regarding the present motion for pro hac vice admission of Mr. DeSalvo, and as of
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`the filing of the present motion, counsel for Nanoco has not provided any response.
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`Therefore, the present motion is proper at this time. As explained further below, Mr.
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`DeSalvo is an experienced litigating attorney with an established familiarity with the
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`subject matter at issue in this inter partes review.
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`“[W]here the lead counsel is a registered practitioner, a motion to appear pro
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`hac vice by counsel who is not a registered practitioner may be granted upon
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`showing that counsel is an experienced litigating attorney and has an established
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`familiarity with the subject matter at issue in the proceeding.” 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
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`A motion for pro hac vice admission must:
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`Contain a statement of facts showing there is good cause for the Board
`to recognize counsel pro hac vice during the proceeding.
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`Be accompanied by an affidavit or declaration of the individual seeking
`to appear attesting to the following:
`i. Membership in good standing of the Bar of at least one State or the
`District of Columbia;
`ii. No suspensions or disbarments from practice before any court or
`administrative body;
`iii. No application for admission to practice before any court or
`administrative body ever denied;
`iv. No sanctions or contempt citations imposed by any court or
`administrative body;
`v. The individual seeking to appear has read and will comply with the
`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice
`for Trials set forth in part 42 of 37 C.F.R.;
`vi. The individual will be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional
`Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et. seq. and disciplinary
`jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a);
`vii. All other proceedings before the Office for which the individual has
`applied to appear pro hac vice in the last three (3) years; and
`viii. Familiarity with the subject matter at issue in the proceeding.
`Unified Patents, Inc. v. Parallel Iron, LLC, Case IPR2013-00639, 2013 WL
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`8700556 (PTAB Oct. 15, 2013).
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`II.
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`STATEMENT OF FACTS SHOWING GOOD CAUSE FOR THE
`PRESENT MOTION
`Samsung’s lead counsel is a registered practitioner. (Paper No. 1 at 43.)
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`Mr. DeSalvo is a member in good standing of the State Bar of New York and
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`the District of Columbia Bar, is admitted to practice before the U.S. Courts of
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`Appeals for the Third Circuit, Federal Circuit, and District of Columbia Circuit, and
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`has practiced patent litigation since 2019. DeSalvo Decl. at ¶ 2. Mr. DeSalvo
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`litigates patent cases before various federal courts and the United States International
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`Trade Commission. DeSalvo Decl. at ¶ 3. Through his years of practice, Mr.
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`DeSalvo has gained substantial experience in discovery, Markman hearings, and
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`appeals. Id. Mr. DeSalvo is familiar with IPR proceedings. DeSalvo Decl. at ¶ 3.
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`Mr. DeSalvo has never been suspended or disbarred from practice before any
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`court or administrative body. DeSalvo Decl. at ¶ 4.
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`Mr. DeSalvo has never had any applications for admission to practice before
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`any court or administrative body denied. DeSalvo Decl. at ¶ 5.
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`Mr. DeSalvo has never had sanctions or contempt citations imposed by any
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`court or administrative body. DeSalvo Decl. at ¶ 6.
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`Mr. DeSalvo has read and will comply with the Official Patent Trial Practice
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`Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for trials set forth in part 42 of 37 C.F.R.
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`DeSalvo Decl. at ¶ 7.
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`Mr. DeSalvo will be subject to USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set
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`forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et. seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R.
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`§11.19(a). DeSalvo Decl. at ¶ 8.
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`Mr. DeSalvo is very familiar with the subject matter at issue in this inter
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`partes review. DeSalvo Decl. at ¶ 9. Mr. DeSalvo is counsel to Samsung, and has
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`been providing legal advice to Samsung in connection with the related district court
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`litigation between the parties to this IPR involving the same patent at issue in this
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`proceeding, U.S. Patent No. 7,803,423 (“the ’423 Patent”). Id. During this
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`representation, Mr. DeSalvo was substantively involved in developing and refining
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`Samsung’s invalidity and non-infringement positions. Id. Mr. DeSalvo has also
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`specifically reviewed the papers and evidence filed by the parties in this IPR, as well
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`as the orders of the Board. Id. Therefore, Mr. DeSalvo, as a result of his
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`representation of Samsung, is uniquely positioned to represent Samsung in this IPR.
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`III. CONCLUSION
`For all the foregoing reasons, there is good cause to admit Mr. DeSalvo on a
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`pro hac vice basis to serve as back up counsel for Samsung. Therefore, Samsung
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`respectfully requests that this Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Stephen C.
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`DeSalvo be granted.
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`DATED: November 24, 2021
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ F. Christopher Mizzo, P.C.
`F. Christopher Mizzo, P.C. (No. 73,156)
`W. Todd Baker (No. 45,265)
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`1301 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20004
`P: 202.389.5000; F: 202.389.5200
`chris.mizzo@kirkland.com
`todd.baker@kirkland.com
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`Gregory S. Arovas, P.C. (No. 38,818)
`Stefan Miller (No. 57,623)
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`601 Lexington Avenue
`New York, NY 10022
`P: 212.446.4800; F: 212.446.4900
`greg.arovas@kirkland.com
`stefan.miller@kirkland.com
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`Attorneys for Petitioners
`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and
`Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`The undersigned certifies that the above-captioned “PETITIONER’S
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`accompanying Exhibit 1100 were served in their entirety on November 24, 2021, via
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`electronic service on lead and back-up counsel:
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`WAMeunier@mintz.com
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`PJCuomo@mintz.com
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`MCNewman@mintz.com
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`TWintner@mintz.com
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`MSGalica@mintz.com
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`NanocoIPRs@mintz.com
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`/s/ F. Christopher Mizzo, P.C.
`F. Christopher Mizzo, P.C.
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