`571.272.7822
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`Paper 10
`Entered: December 17, 2015
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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, IPR2015-01487, IPR2015-01488
`IPR2015-01515, IPR2016-00114, and IPR2016-001221
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`Before PHILLIP J. KAUFFMAN, 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 Petitioner’s Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of
`Steven G. Hill
`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, IPR2015-01487, IPR2015-01488, IPR2015-01515,
`IPR2016-00114, and IPR2016-00122
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`Petitioner moves for pro hac vice admission of Mr. Steven G. Hill.
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`See e.g., IPR2015-01079, Paper 21.2 Petitioner provides affidavits from Mr.
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`Hill in support of its motions. See e.g., IPR2015-01079, Ex. 1015. Patent
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`Owner has not filed an opposition to 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. Hill, we conclude that Mr. Hill has sufficient legal and
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`technical qualifications to represent Petitioner in these cases, that Mr. Hill
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`has demonstrated the necessary familiarity with the subject matter of these
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`cases, and that there is a need for Petitioner have counsel with experience as
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`a litigation attorney in patent matters involved in these cases. Accordingly,
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`Petitioner has established good cause for Mr. Hill’s pro hac vice admission.
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`Mr. Hill will be permitted to appear pro hac vice in these cases as back-up
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`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 Petitioner’s motions for pro hac vice admission of
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`Mr. Steven G. Hill are granted, and Mr. Hill is authorized to represent
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`Petitioner as back-up counsel in these cases;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner continue to have a registered
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`practitioner as lead counsel in these cases;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Hill comply with the Office Patent
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`Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as set forth
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`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, IPR2015-01487, IPR2015-01488, IPR2015-01515,
`IPR2016-00114, and IPR2016-00122
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Hill is subject to the Office’s
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`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and to the USPTO
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`Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq.
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`IPR2015-01079, IPR2015-01081, IPR2015-01094, IPR2015-01132,
`IPR2015-01133, IPR2015-01140, IPR2015-01141, IPR2015-01191
`IPR2015-01197, IPR2015-01487, IPR2015-01488, IPR2015-01515,
`IPR2016-00114, and IPR2016-00122
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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
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