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`Paper 35
`Entered: March 3, 2016
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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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`AMERICAN MEGATRENDS, INC., MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL
`CO., LTD., MSI COMPUTER CORP., GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLGY, CO.,
`LTD., AND G.B.T., INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`KINGLITE HOLDINGS LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Cases: IPR2015-01079, IPR2015-01081
`IPR2015-01094, IPR2015-01132, IPR2015-01133
`IPR2015-01140, IPR2015-01141, IPR2015-01191
`IPR2015-01197, IPR2015-01488, and IPR2015-015151
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`Before GLENN J. PERRY, TREVOR M. JEFFERSON,
`BRIAN J. MCNAMARA, BARBARA A. PARVIS, and J. JOHN LEE,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`PARVIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Patent Owner’s Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of
`George C. Summerfield
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 This Order applies to each of the listed cases. We exercise our discretion
`to issue one Order to be docketed in each case. The parties, however, are
`not authorized to use this caption for any subsequent papers.
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`IPR2015-01079, IPR2015-01081, IPR2015-01094, IPR2015-01132,
`IPR2015-01133, IPR2015-01140, IPR2015-01141, IPR2015-01191
`IPR2015-01197, IPR2015-01488, and IPR2015-01515
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`Patent Owner moves for pro hac vice admission of Mr. George C.
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`Summerfield. See, e.g., IPR2015-01079, Paper 24.2 Patent Owner provides
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`affidavits from Mr. Summerfield in support of its motions. See, e.g.,
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`IPR2015-01079, Ex. 2008. Patent Owner has not filed an opposition to
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`Petitioner’s motions.
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`Based on the facts set forth in the motions and the accompanying
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`affidavits from Mr. Summerfield, we conclude that Mr. Summerfield has
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`sufficient legal and technical qualifications to represent Patent Owner in
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`these cases, that Mr. Summerfield has demonstrated the necessary
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`familiarity with the subject matter of these cases, and that there is a need for
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`Patent Owner to have counsel with experience as a litigation attorney in
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`patent matters involved in these cases. Accordingly, Patent Owner has
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`established good cause for Mr. Summerfield’s pro hac vice admission. Mr.
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`Summerfield will be permitted to appear pro hac vice in these cases as back-
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`up counsel only. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
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`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby:
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`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s motions for pro hac vice admission
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`of Mr. George C. Summerfield are granted, and Mr. Summerfield is
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`authorized to represent Patent Owner as back-up counsel in these cases;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner continue to have a
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`registered practitioner as lead counsel in these cases;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Summerfield comply with the Office
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`Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as
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`set forth in Title 37, Part 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations; and
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`2 Citations herein will be to IPR2015-01079, unless otherwise noted.
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`IPR2015-01079, IPR2015-01081, IPR2015-01094, IPR2015-01132,
`IPR2015-01133, IPR2015-01140, IPR2015-01141, IPR2015-01191
`IPR2015-01197, IPR2015-01488, and IPR2015-01515
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Summerfield is subject to the
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`Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and to the
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`USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et
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`seq.
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`PETITIONER:
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`Vivek Ganti
`vg@hkw-law.com
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`Gregory Ourada
`go@khw-law.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Christopher Frerking
`chris@ntknet.com