`571-272-7822 Date: February 14, 2017
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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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`FITBIT, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`ALIPHCOM, INC. D/B/A JAWBONE,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-00714
`Patent 8,446,275 B2
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`Before BRYAN F. MOORE, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
`37 C.F.R. §§ 42.10
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`Having reviewed Petitioner’s unopposed Motion for Pro Hac Vice
`Admission of Michael C. Hendershot (Paper 12) and supporting Declaration
`(Ex. 1013), the Motion is granted.
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`IPR2016-00714
`Patent 8,446,275 B2
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`It is hereby:
`ORDERED that Mr. Hendershot is authorized to represent Petitioner
`in this proceeding as back-up counsel only;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Hendershot 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
`shall 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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`IPR2016-00714
`Patent 8,446,275 B2
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`FOR PETITIONER:
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`Naveen Modi
`Yar Chaikovsky
`David Okano
`PH-Fitbit_Aliph-IPR@paulhastings.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`Michael Rosato
`mrosato@wsgr.com
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`Richard Torczon
`rtorczon@wsgr.com
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`Andrew Brown
`asbrown@wsgr.com
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`Jose Villarreal
`jvillarreal@wsgr.com
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`Michael Guo
`mguo@wsgr.com
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