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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.
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`Case No. IPR2023-00804
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`Patent 10,976,016
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`DECLARATION OF KARON N. FOWLER
`IN SUPPORT OF PATENT OWNER’S
`UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
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`C&M Oilfield Rentals Ex. 2004
`Ensign US Southern Drilling LLC v. C&M Oilfield Rentals LLC
`IPR2023-00804 - U.S. Patent No. 10,976,016
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 1.68, I, Karon N. Fowler, attest to the following:
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`I am an associate at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, counsel for
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`Patent Owner C&M Oilfield Rentals, LLC d/b/a C-MOR Energy Services.
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`I am a member in good standing of the Bars of the States of California
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`and Illinois, and I am admitted to practice in the following Federal Courts: the U.S.
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`Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth
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`Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the U.S.
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`District Court for the Central District of California, the U.S. District Court for the
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`Eastern District of California, and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District
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`of California.
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`I have not been suspended or disbarred from practice before any court
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`or administrative body.
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`I have never had any application for admission to practice before any
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`court or administrative body denied.
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`I have not appeared pro hac vice before this administrative body over
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`the past three years. I will also apply to appear pro hac vice in Case No. IPR2024-
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`00005.
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`I have never had any sanctions or contempt citations imposed by any
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`court or administrative body against me.
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`I have read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice
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`Guide and the Board’s Rules for Practice for Trials set forth in Part 42 of Title 37
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`of the Code of Federal Regulations.
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`8.
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`I will be subject to the USPTO’s Code of Professional Conduct as set
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`forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq., and to disciplinary jurisdiction under 37
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`C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`9.
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`I am an attorney with over eight (8) years of litigation experience. I
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`have been involved in dozens of patent infringement cases in federal district courts
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`across the United States. I have experience in various aspects of patent
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`infringement matters, including all aspects of litigation leading up to and including
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`jury trials and bench trials.
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`I have obtained substantial familiarity with the subject matter at issue
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`in this proceeding. In addition, I am serving as counsel for the Patent Owner in the
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`co-pending district court litigation, C&M Oilfield Rentals, LLC d/b/a C-MOR
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`Energy Services v. Ensign US Southern Drilling LLC, Case No. 4:22-cv-00965
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`(S.D. Tex.). I have reviewed in detail and am familiar with U.S. Patent No.
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`10,976,016, the Petition, and all exhibits relied upon by Petitioner in this
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`proceeding.
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`I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
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`Dated: December 11, 2023
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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` / Karon N. Fowler /
`Karon N. Fowler
`MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
`110 North Wacker Drive
`Chicago, IL 60606-1511
`Tel.: (312) 324-1142
`Fax.: (312) 324-1001
`karon.fowler@morganlewis.com
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