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` Entered: April 25, 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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`DISH NETWORK, LLC,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`TQ DELTA, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-01469 (Patent 9,094,268 B2
` Case IPR2016-01470 (Patent 8,611,404 B2)1
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, KALYAN K. DESHPANDE, and
`TREVOR M. JEFFERSON, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`PER CURIAM.
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`ORDER
`Authorizing Admission Pro Hac Vice
`37 C.F.R § 42.10
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`1 This Decision will be entered in each case. The parties are not authorized
`to use this caption style.
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`IPR2016-01469 (Patent 9,094,268 B2)
`IPR2016-01470 (Patent 9,094,268 B2)
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`INTRODUCTION
`I.
`Patent Owner, TQ Delta, LLC, moves for admission pro hac vice of
`Rajendra A. Chiplunkar. Paper 20 (IPR2016-01469); Paper 21 (IPR2016-
`01470). Patent Owner provides a declaration from Mr. Chiplunkar in
`support of its motion. Ex. 2011(IPR2016-01469); Ex. 2002 (IPR2016-
`01470). Patent Owner also states that Petitioner does not oppose the motion
`for the pro hac vice admission of Mr. Chiplunkar. Paper 20, 2 (IPR2016-
`01469); Paper 21, 2 (IPR2016-01470).
`After considering Patent Owner’s Motion and supporting Declaration,
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`it is:
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`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
`of Rajendra A. Chiplunkar is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Chiplunkar is authorized to represent
`Patent Owner as back-up counsel in this proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner shall continue to designate
`a registered practitioner as lead counsel in this proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Chiplunkar shall 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;
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`FURTHER ORDERED 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.
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`IPR2016-01469 (Patent 9,094,268 B2)
`IPR2016-01470 (Patent 9,094,268 B2)
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`For PETITIONER:
`Heidi L. Keefe
`Jennifer Volk-Fortier
`COOLEY LLP
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`hkeefe@cooley.com
`jvolkfortier@cooley.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Peter J. McAndrews
`Thomas J. Wimbiscus
`Scott P. McBride
`Christopher M. Scharff
`MCANDREWS, HELD & MALLOY, LTD.
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`pmcandrews@mcandrews-ip.com
`twimbiscus@mcandrews-ip.com
`smcbride@mcandrews-ip.com
`cscharff@mcandrews-ip.com
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