`571-272-7822
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`Paper 27
`Entered: July 5, 2017
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`____________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________
`
`CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., DISH NETWORK, LLC,
`COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC,
`COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
`TIME WARNER CABLE ENTERPRISES LLC,
`VERIZON SERVICES CORP., and ARRIS GROUP, INC.,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`TQ DELTA, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`
`
`Cases IPR2016-01006 (Patent 7,835,430 B2)
`IPR2016-01008 (Patent 8,238,412 B2) 1
`____________
`
`
`Before KALYAN K. DESHPANDE and
`TREVOR M. JEFFERSON, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`DESHPANDE, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`
`
`1 DISH Network, LLC, Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Cox
`Communications, Inc., Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC, Verizon
`Services Corp., and ARRIS Group, Inc. have been joined in these
`proceedings. See IPR2017-00251, IPR2017-00253, IPR2017-00419, and
`IPR2017-00420. This Order addresses issues that are the same in all
`identified cases. 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 subsequent papers.
`
`
`
`IPR2016-01006 (Patent 7,835,430 B2)
`IPR2016-01008 (Patent 8,238,412 B2)
`
`
`
`
`
`
`ORDER
`Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
`
`As authorized by the Notice of Filing Date Accorded to Petition
`(Paper 32), TQ Delta, LLC (“Patent Owner”) filed a “Patent Owner’s Motion
`for Pro Hac Vice Admission Under 37 C.F.R. ¶ 41.10(c)” (Paper 18, “Mot.”)
`of Rajendra A. Chiplunkar. Patent Owner is expected to continue to have a
`registered practitioner as lead counsel. Patent Owner states that Cisco
`Systems, Inc., Dish Network, LLC, Comcast Cable Communications, LLC,
`Cox Communications, Inc., Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC, Verizon
`Services Corp., and ARRIS Group, Inc. (“Petitioner”) do not oppose Patent
`Owner’s Motion. Mot. 3.
`
`Patent Owner asserts that there is good cause for us to recognize Mr.
`Chiplunkar pro hac vice in these proceedings. Mot. 2–3. Patent Owner’s
`assertions in this regard are supported by a Declaration of Mr. Chiplunkar.
`Ex. 2008.3 We determine that Patent Owner has established that there is
`good cause for the pro hac vice admission of Mr. Chiplunkar in these
`proceedings. Patent Owner’s Motion is granted. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c);
`see also Unified Patents, Inc. v. Parallel Iron, LLC, IPR2013-00639, Order
`Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission, Paper 7 (October 15,
`
`
`2 All citations are to IPR2016-01006 unless otherwise noted. IPR2016-
`01008 includes the same cited papers and exhibits.
`3 Patent Owner also filed a Biography of Mr. Chiplunkar (Ex. 2007) in
`support of the Motion.
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`2
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`
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`IPR2016-01006 (Patent 7,835,430 B2)
`IPR2016-01008 (Patent 8,238,412 B2)
`
`2003) (setting forth requirements for pro hac vice admission).4
`It is
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motion for pro hac vice admission is
`granted, and Mr. Chiplunkar is authorized to represent Patent Owner as
`back-up counsel in IPR2016-01006 and IPR2016-01008;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner as lead counsel in these inter partes review
`proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Chiplunkar is to comply with the
`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for
`Trials, as set forth in Title 37, Part 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
`and that Mr. Chiplunkar is 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.; and
`
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner must file an updated
`mandatory notice identifying lead and back-up counsel in accordance with
`37 C.F.R. §§ 42.8, 42.10 within three (3) business days.
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`4 Available at http://www.uspto.gov/patents-application-process/appealing-
`patent-decisions/decisions-and-opinions/representative-orders.
`3
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`
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`IPR2016-01006 (Patent 7,835,430 B2)
`IPR2016-01008 (Patent 8,238,412 B2)
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`
`
`For PETITIONER:
`
`David L. McCombs
`Theodore M. Foster
`Gregory P. Huh
`HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP
`david.mccombs.ipr@haynesboone.com
`ipr.theo.foster@haynesboone.com
`gregory.huh.ipr@haynesboone.com
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`
`
`For PATENT OWNER:
`
`Peter J. McAndrews
`Thomas J. Wimbiscus
`Scott P. McBride
`Christopher M. Scharff
`McANDREWS, HELD & MALLOY, LTD.
`pmcandrews@mcandrews-ip.com
`twimbiscus@mcandrews-ip.com
`smcbride@mcandrews-ip.com
`cscharff@mcandrews-ip.com
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`4
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