`571-272-7822
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`Paper 16
`Entered: June 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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`GREAT WEST CASUALTY COMPANY;
`BITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION; and
`BITCO NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`TRANSPACIFIC IP LTD. and
`INTELLECTUAL VENTURES II LLC
`Patent Owner.
`______________________
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`Case IPR2015-01912
`Patent No. 8,929,555 B2
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`ROBERT L. KINDER, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Decision on Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`IPR2015-01912
`Patent 8,929,555 B2
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`Petitioner has filed a motion for pro hac vice admission of Scott M.
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`Border in this proceeding. Paper 14. The motion is supported by a
`declaration of Mr. Border. Exhibit 1036. Patent Owner has not filed an
`opposition.
`The Board has reviewed the submissions and determined that the
`requirements of 37 C.F.R. § 42.10 have been met and there is good cause to
`admit Mr. Border pro hac vice.
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`ORDER
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`It is, therefore,
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s motion for admission of Scott M. Border
`pro hac vice is granted, and Mr. Border is authorized to represent Petitioner
`only as back-up counsel in this proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner as lead counsel in this proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Border is to comply with the Office
`Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as
`set forth in Title 37, Part 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Border is subject to the USPTO’s
`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and the USPTO’s Rules
`of Professional Conduct set forth at 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101–11.901.
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`IPR2015-01912
`Patent 8,929,555 B2
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`PETITIONER:
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`Joseph Micallef
`iprnotices@sidley.com
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`Russell Cass
`rcass@sidley.com
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`Erik Carlson
`ecarlson@sidley.com
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`Vernon Winters
`vwinters@sidley.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Brenton Babcock
`2brb@knobbe.com
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`Ted Cannon
`2tmc@knobbe.com
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`Bridget Smith
`2bzs@knobbe.com
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`Tim Seeley
`tim@intven.com
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`James Hietala
`jhietala@intven.com
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`Scott Raevsky
`2sxr@knobbe.com