In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), we may recognize counsel pro hac vice during a proceeding upon a showing of good cause.
In authorizing a motion for pro hac vice admission, the Board requires the moving party to provide a statement of facts showing there is good cause for the Board to recognize counsel pro hac vice, and an affidavit or declaration of the individual seeking to appear in the proceeding.
Based on the facts set forth in the Motions and the accompanying Declarations, we conclude that Mr. Sacksteder has sufficient legal and technical qualifications to represent Petitioner in the above-identified proceedings, and that Mr. Sacksteder has demonstrated sufficient familiarity with the subject matter of the above-identified proceedings.
Accordingly, Petitioner has established good cause for pro hac vice admission of Mr. Sacksteder in the above-identified proceedings.
Accordingly, it is hereby: ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motions for pro hac vice admission of Mr. Sacksteder are granted; FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner must continue to have a registered practitioner serve as lead counsel in the above-identified proceedings, but that Mr. Sacksteder is authorized to act as back-up counsel; FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Sacksteder is to comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, as updated by the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide August 2018 Update, 83 Federal Register 39,989 (Aug. 13, 2018), and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of Title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations; and FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Sacksteder is subject to the Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq.