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` Paper No. 46
`Entered: July 21, 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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`FACEBOOK, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`WINDY CITY INNOVATIONS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-01067 (Patent 8,407,356 B1)1
`Case IPR2016-01141 (Patent 8,458,245 B1)2
`Case IPR2016-01155 (Patent 8,694,657 B1)3
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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 IPR2017-00624 has been joined with this proceeding.
`2 IPR2017-00655 has been joined with this proceeding.
`3 IPR2017-00622 has been joined with this proceeding.
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`IPR2016-01067 (Patent 8,407,356 B1)
`IPR2016-01141 (Patent 8,458,245 B1)
`IPR2016-01155 (Patent 8,694,657 B1)
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`Petitioner Facebook, Inc. moves for the admission pro hac vice of
`attorney Mark R. Weinstein in each of the above-captioned cases. E.g.,
`Facebook, Inc. v. Windy City Innovs., LLC, Case IPR2016-01067, Paper 41
`(PTAB June 22, 2017). The Board may recognize counsel pro hac vice
`upon a showing of good cause, subject to the condition that lead counsel be a
`registered practitioner. 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
`Lead counsel for Petitioner in each of the above proceedings is Heidi
`L. Keefe, a registered practitioner. In support of each of the pro hac vice
`motions, Petitioner submits a Declaration of Mark R. Weinstein. E.g.,
`Facebook, Case IPR2016-01067, Ex. 1031. Upon consideration of the facts
`set forth in the pro hac vice motions and Mr. Weinstein’s declarations,
`Petitioner has shown good cause for Mr. Weinstein to be admitted pro hac
`vice to appear in each of these proceedings.
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`ORDER
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`It is
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`ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of
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`Mark R. Weinstein in each of the above-captioned cases is granted;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Weinstein is authorized to appear as
`back-up counsel for Petitioner in each of the above proceedings, but he may
`not act as lead counsel;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that a registered practitioner must remain as
`lead counsel throughout the proceedings;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Weinstein is to comply with the
`Office Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set
`forth in Title 37, Part 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations; and
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`IPR2016-01067 (Patent 8,407,356 B1)
`IPR2016-01141 (Patent 8,458,245 B1)
`IPR2016-01155 (Patent 8,694,657 B1)
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Weinstein is subject to the USPTO
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`Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq., and
`the Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`IPR2016-01067 (Patent 8,407,356 B1)
`IPR2016-01141 (Patent 8,458,245 B1)
`IPR2016-01155 (Patent 8,694,657 B1)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Heidi L. Keefe
`Phillip E. Morton
`Andrew C. Mace
`COOLEY LLP
`hkeefe@cooley.com
`pmorton@cooley.com
`amace@cooley.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Peter Lambrianakos
`Vincent J. Rubino, III
`BROWN RUDNICK LLP
`plambrianakos@brownrudnick.com
`vrubino@brownrudnick.com
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