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`Paper 17
`Date: January 9, 2013
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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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`GARMIN INTERNATIONAL, INC. ET AL.
`Petitioner
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`Patent of CUOZZO SPEED TECHNOLOGIES LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR-2012-00001
`Patent 6,778,074
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`Before MICHAEL P. TIERNEY, Lead Administrative Patent Judge, JAMESON
`LEE, and JOSIAH C. COCKS, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER – AUTHORIZING MOTION FOR
`PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION – 37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`On December 14, 2012, the Patent Owner (Cuozzo) filed a motion for pro
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`hac vice admission of Mr. David A. Skeels, under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10. Any
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`opposition to that motion was due on January 2, 2013. As of January 9, 2013,
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`Petitioner has filed no opposition.
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`The motion is supported by the declaration of David A. Skeels. Mr. Skeels
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`states that he has not been suspended or disbarred from practice before any court or
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`administrative body, that he has never had an application for admission to practice
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`before any court or administrative body denied, and that no sanction or contempt
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`citation has been imposed against him by any court or administrative body.
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`Mr. Skeels further states that he has read and will comply with the Office
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`Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in part 42
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`of the Code of Federal Regulations, and that he will be subject to the USPTO Code
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`of Professional responsibility set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 10.20 et seq. and
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`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a). (Declaration ¶¶ 9-10).
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`Mr. Skeels represents that he has practiced law for ten years and that he has
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`served as trial counsel in more than two dozen patent infringement law suits.
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`subject matter of Patent 6,778,074, and that he represents the Cuozzo in four civil
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`litigation involving the same patent. (Declaration ¶ 7).
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`On the basis of the foregoing, it is
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`ORDERED that Cuozzo’s motion for pro hac vice admission of Mr. David
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`A. Skeels under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10, is granted.
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`Case IPR 2012-00001
`Patent 6,778,074
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`For PETITIONER
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`Jennifer C. Bailey
`HOVEY WILLIAMS LLP
`jcb@hoveywilliams.com
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`For PATENT OWNER
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`John R. Kasha
`Kasha Law LLC
`john.kasha@kashalaw.com
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`Cabrach J. Connor
`Reed & Scardino LLP
`cconnor@reedscardino.com
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