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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`ENSIGN US SOUTHERN DRILLING LLC
`Petitioner
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`C&M OILFIELD RENTALS, LLC
`D/B/A C-MOR ENERGY SERVICES
`Patent Owner of Record
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`Case No. IPR2023-00804
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`Patent No. 10,976,016
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`PETITIONER ENSIGN US SOUTHERN DRILLING LLC’S
`UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF
`NEIL KELLY
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`DMS 301739622v1
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`Case IPR2023-00804
`Patent 10,976,016
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), the Board’s Notice of Filing Date
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`Accorded (authorizing this motion), and the representative order in Unified
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`Patents, Inc. v. Parallel Iron, LLC, IPR2013-00639, Paper 7 (PTAB Oct. 15, 2013)
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`(concerning the content of a motion for pro hac vice admission), the Petitioner
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`respectfully requests that the Board recognize Neil Kelly as counsel pro hac vice
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`in this proceeding. Patent Owner has indicated it will not oppose this motion.
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`Statement of Facts
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`1. Mr. Kelly is an experienced litigator. He has litigated numerous
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`technical and other complex commercial cases over the past 30 years and
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`tried several cases to verdict, judgment, or arbitration award. Ex. 1055 at ¶2.
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`2. Mr. Kelly is counsel to Petitioner. Mr. Kelly has been providing
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`Petitioner (privileged) legal advice in connection with U.S. Patent No.
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`10,976,016 (“the ʼ016 patent”) and related patents in connection with district
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`court litigation between the parties to this IPR. Petitioner has requested that Mr.
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`Kelly help to represent it during the remainder of this trial. Id. at ¶3.
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`3. Mr. Kelly is familiar with the technology and subject matter at
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`ssue in this trial. He has reviewed the patent, the papers and evidence filed by
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`Petitioner. Id. at ¶4.
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`4. Mr. Kelly is a member in good standing of the State Bar of Texas,
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`and is admitted to practice before the Southern, Eastern, Northern, and
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`Western Districts of Texas and the Courts of Appeals for the Third and Fifth
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`Circuits. Id. at ¶5.
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`5. Mr. Kelly has not been suspended or disbarred from practice
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`before any court or administrative body. Id. at ¶6.
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`6. Mr. Kelly has not had any application for admission to practice
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`before any court or administrative body denied. Id. at ¶7.
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`7. Mr. Kelly has not been the subject of any sanctions or contempt
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`citations imposed by any court to administrative body. Id. at ¶8.
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`8. Mr. Kelly has read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial
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`Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trial set forth in part 42 of
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`37 C.F.R. Id. at ¶9.
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`9. Mr. Kelly will be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional
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`Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et. seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction
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`under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a). Id. at ¶10.
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`10.
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`In the last three (3) years, Mr. Kelly has not appeared pro hac vice
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`before this administrative body.
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`11. Petitioner’s lead counsel, Gregory L. Porter, is registered to practice
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`before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and holds
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`Registration No. 40,131.
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`12. Patent Owner does not oppose this motion.
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`Accordingly, good cause exists for the granting of this motion, and Petitioner
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`respectfully requests that Neil Kelly be admitted pro hac vice.
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`Dated: November 13, 2023
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` /Gregory L. Porter/
`Gregory L. Porter, Reg. No. 40,131
`gregporter@andrewskurth.com
`Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
`600 Travis Ste. 4200
`Houston, TX 77002
`Telephone: 713-449-9687
`Facsimile: 713-220-4285
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`Attorneys for Petitioner Ensign US Southern Drilling
`LLC
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I certify that today in
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`Ensign US Southern Drilling LLC v. C&M Oilfield Rentals LLC D/B/A C-Mor
`Energy Services., IPR2023-00804
`I caused to be served a copy of:
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`Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Neil Kelly and Accompanying
`Exhibit 1055
`Petitioner’s Updated Exhibit List
`Certificate of Service
`Upon the following via electronic service to the email addresses below:
`MLB-CM-IPR-Team@morganlewis.com
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`Dated: November 13, 2023
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` /Gregory L. Porter/
`Gregory L. Porter, Reg. No. 40,131
`gregporter@andrewskurth.com
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`Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
`600 Travis Ste. 4200
`Houston, TX 77002
`Telephone: 713-449-9687
`Facsimile: 713-220-4285
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`Attorneys for Petitioner Ensign US Southern Drilling
`LLC
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