`571-272-7822
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` Paper No. 10
`Entered: September 8, 2016
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`____________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________
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`COOK MEDICAL LLC,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`STONE BASKET INNOVATIONS LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`Case IPR2016-00713
`Patent 6,551,327 B1
`____________
`
`
`
`
`
`Before PHILLIP J. KAUFFMAN, BARRY L. GROSSMAN, and
`CHRISTOPHER G. PAULRAJ, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`PAULRAJ, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`ORDER
`Granting Petitioner’s Motion for
`Pro Hac Vice Admission of James R. Ferguson
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
`
`
`
`
`
`IPR2016-00713
`Patent 6,551,327 B1
`
`
`On May 23, 2016, Petitioner filed a Motion for pro hac vice
`admission of James R. Ferguson along with a supporting affidavit of Mr.
`Ferguson. See Paper 6; Ex. 1029. Patent Owner has not opposed the
`Motion.
`Petitioner’s lead counsel, Melissa A. Anyetei, is a registered
`practitioner. See Paper 6, 3. Petitioner has shown by its Motion and Mr.
`Ferguson’s affidavit that Mr. Ferguson is an experienced litigating attorney
`and has an established familiarity with the subject matter at issue in this
`proceeding. See Ex. 1029, 2.
`In consideration of the foregoing, it is
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s unopposed Motion for pro hac vice
`admission of James R. Ferguson is granted; Mr. Ferguson 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 represent it as lead counsel for this proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Ferguson is to comply with the
`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for
`Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Ferguson is to be subject to the
`Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and the
`USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et.
`seq.
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`IPR2016-00713
`Patent 6,551,327 B1
`
`PETITIONER:
`Melissa A. Anyetei, manyetei@mayerbrown.com
`Chandra Critchelow, ccritchelow@mayerbrown.com
`Mayer Brown LLP
`
`PATENT OWNER:
`Albert B. Deaver, Jr., Esq., adeaver@smd-iplaw.com
`Jeffrey A. Andrews, Esq., jandrews@smd-iplaw.com
`Bruce J. Cannon, Esq., bcannon@smd-iplaw.com
`SUTTON MCAUGHAN DEVER PPLC
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