`Entered: October 13, 2016
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`Trials@uspto.gov
`571.272.7822
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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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`COMMISSARIAT À L’ENERGIE ATOMIQUE
`ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`SILICON GENESIS CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-00831 (Patent 6,162,705)
`Case IPR2016-00832 (Patent 6,013,563)
` Case IPR2016-00833 (Patent 6,103,599) 1
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`Before J. JOHN LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Admission Pro Hac Vice
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`1 This Order addresses issues that are identical in all of these cases.
`Therefore, we exercise our discretion to issue one order to be filed in each
`case. The parties, however, are not authorized to use this style heading in
`any subsequent papers without prior authorization.
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`IPR2016-00831 (Patent 6,162,705)
`IPR2016-00832 (Patent 6,013,563)
`IPR2016-00833 (Patent 6,103,599)
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`Patent Owner Silicon Genesis Corporation moves for the admission
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`pro hac vice of attorney George C. Summerfield in each of the above-
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`captioned cases. E.g., Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies
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`Alternatives v. Silicon Genesis Corp., Case IPR2016-00831, Paper 18
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`(PTAB Oct. 10, 2016). The Board may recognize counsel pro hac vice
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`during a proceeding upon a showing of good cause, subject to the condition
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`that lead counsel be a registered practitioner. 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
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`Lead counsel for Patent Owner in each of the above proceedings is
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`Kent Tobin, a registered practitioner. In support of each of the pro hac vice
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`motions, Patent Owner submits a Declaration of George C. Summerfield.
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`E.g., Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique, Case IPR2016-00831, Ex. 2010.
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`Upon consideration of the facts set forth in the pro hac vice motions and
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`Mr. Summerfield’s declarations, Patent Owner has shown good cause for
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`Mr. Summerfield to be admitted pro hac vice to appear in each of these
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`proceedings.
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`It is
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`ORDER
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`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Unopposed Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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`Admission of George C. Summerfield in each of the above-captioned cases
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`is granted;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Summerfield is authorized to appear
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`as back-up counsel for Patent Owner in each of the above proceedings, but
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`he may not act as lead counsel;
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`IPR2016-00831 (Patent 6,162,705)
`IPR2016-00832 (Patent 6,013,563)
`IPR2016-00833 (Patent 6,103,599)
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`FURTHER ORDERED that a registered practitioner must remain as
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`lead counsel throughout the proceedings;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Summerfield is to comply with the
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`Office Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set
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`forth in Title 37, Part 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Summerfield is subject to the
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`USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et
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`seq., and the Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`IPR2016-00831 (Patent 6,162,705)
`IPR2016-00832 (Patent 6,013,563)
`IPR2016-00833 (Patent 6,103,599)
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`PETITIONERS:
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`Paul McGowan
`paul.mcgowan@troutmansanders.com
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`Parker Hancock
`parker.hancock@troutmansanders.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Kent Tobin
`kentjtobin@gmail.com
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