`U.S. Patent No. 5,732,375
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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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`TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`SIGNAL IP, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case No. IPR 2016-01382
`Patent No. 5,732,375
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`MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
`OF MARK A. CHAPMAN
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), Petitioner Toyota Motor Corporation
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`(“Toyota”) respectfully requests the pro hac vice admission of Mark A. Chapman as
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`backup counsel for Toyota in the current proceedings.
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`In support of this motion, a declaration of Mark A. Chapman is submitted as
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`Exhibit 1018 explaining that he satisfies the criteria for pro hac vice admission as set
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`forth in Unified Patents, Inc. v. Parallel Iron, LLC, IPR2013-00639, Paper 7 (Oct. 15,
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`2013).
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`Statement of Facts
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`Lead counsel, John Flock, is a registered practitioner.
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`2. Mr. Chapman is a litigation attorney experienced in patent cases and is a
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`member in good standing of the New York Bar. He has not had any application denied
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`for admission to practice, nor has he been sanctioned, cited for contempt, suspended
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`or disbarred from practice, before any court or administrative body.
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`3. Mr. Chapman has an established familiarity with the subject matter at
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`issue in this proceeding, including U.S. Patent No. 5,732,375 (“the ’375 patent”), the
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`petition for inter partes review, and the supporting expert declaration submitted by
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`Petitioner in this matter as shown in his accompanying August 5, 2016 Declaration
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`(“Chapman Declaration,” Ex. 1018).
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`In his declaration, Mr. Chapman also attests to each of the listed items
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`required by the Order – Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission – 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.10 in IPR2013-00639. Chapman Declaration ¶¶ 1-11 (Ex. 1018).
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`2. Conclusion
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`For the foregoing reasons, Toyota respectfully requests that the Board admit
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`Mark A. Chapman pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`Date: August 5, 2016
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`_/ John Flock /______
`John Flock
`Registration No. 39,670
`KENYON & KENYON LLP
`One Broadway
`New York, NY 10004-1007
`Tel: (212) 425-7200
`Email: jflock@kenyon.com
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`Counsel for Petitioner Toyota
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`Certificate of Service
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing MOTION FOR PRO
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`HAC VICE ADMISSION OF MARK A. CHAPMAN and Exhibit 1018 were
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`served via e-mail on August 5, 2016, in their entirety on the following:
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`Tarek N. Fahmi (Reg. No. 41,402)
`Holly J. Atkinson (Reg. No. 69,934)
`Jason A. LaBerteaux (Reg. No. 65,724)
`Ascenda Law Group, PC
`333 W San Carlos St., Suite 200
`San Jose, CA 95110
`Tel: 866-877-4883
`tarek.fahmi@ascendalaw.com
`holly.atkinson@ascendalaw.com
`jason.laberteaux@ascendalaw.com
`patents@ascendalaw.com
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`_/ John Flock /______
`John Flock
`Reg. No. 39,670
`KENYON & KENYON LLP
`One Broadway
`New York, NY 10004-1007
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