`571-272-7822 Entered: January 25, 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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`RPX CORPORATION, HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC.,
`HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., HUAWEI DEVICE CO. LTD.,
`HUAWEI DEVICE (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD., and
`HUAWEI DEVICE USA, INC.,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`RED ANVIL, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-00003
`Patent No. 5,680,223
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`Before TRENTON A. WARD, LYNNE E. PETTIGREW, and
`CHRISTA P. ZADO, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`ZADO, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Patent Owner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of
`Mr. Brandon LaPray
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`IPR2016-00003
`Patent 5,680,223
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`Patent Owner, Red Anvil LLC, filed a motion for pro hac vice
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`admission of Mr. Brandon LaPray. Paper 13. Patent Owner also filed a
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`declaration from Mr. LaPray in support of its motion. Ex. 2001. Petitioners,
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`RPX Corp., Huawei Tech. USA, Inc., Huawei Tech. Co., Ltd., Huawei
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`Device (Dongguan) Co. Ltd., and Huawei Device USA, Inc., have not
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`opposed the motion.
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`Having reviewed the Motion and the declaration of Mr. LaPray, we
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`conclude that Mr. LaPray has sufficient qualifications to represent Patent
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`Owner in this proceeding and that Patent Owner has shown good cause for
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`Mr. LaPray’s pro hac vice admission. See Unified Patents, Inc. v. Parallel
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`Iron, LLC, IPR2013-00639 (PTAB Oct. 15, 2013) (setting forth the
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`requirements for pro hac vice admission) (Paper 7). Mr. LaPray will be
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`permitted to appear pro hac vice in this proceeding as back-up counsel only.
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`See 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
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`ORDER
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`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s motion for pro hac vice admission of
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`Brandon LaPray is granted, and Mr. LaPray is authorized to represent Patent
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`Owner only as back-up counsel in this proceeding;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
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`registered practitioner as lead counsel in this proceeding;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. LaPray is to 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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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. LaPray is subject to the USPTO’s
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`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and the USPTO’s Rules
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`of Professional Conduct set forth at 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101–11.901.
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`IPR2016-00003
`Patent 5,680,223
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`FOR PETITIONER:
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`John D. Vandenberg
`Kristen L. Reichenbach
`KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP
`john.vandenberg@klarquist.com
`kristen.reichenbach@klarquist.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`Matt Brower
`browerlitigation@gmail.com
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`Brandon LaPray
`Brandon@thetexaslawoffice.com
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