`571-272-7822
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`Paper 34
`Entered: October 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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`SONY CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`ONE-E-WAY, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
`_______________
`
`Case IPR2016-01638 (Patent 9,282,396 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01639 (Patent 9,282,396 B2)1
`_______________
`
`
`Before DAVID C. MCKONE, ROBERT J. WEINSCHENK, and
`JOHN F. HORVATH, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`WEINSCHENK, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`
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`DECISION
`Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 This Decision pertains to both of these cases. Therefore, we exercise our
`discretion to issue a single Decision to be filed in each case. The parties are
`not authorized to use this style heading for any subsequent papers.
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`
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`IPR2016-01638 (Patent 9,282,396 B2)
`IPR2016-01639 (Patent 9,282,396 B2)
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`INTRODUCTION
`I.
`Patent Owner filed a motion for pro hac vice admission of Payson
`LeMeilleur in the above-listed proceedings on October 20, 2017. Paper 31.2
`In an email to the Board on October 23, 2017, Patent Owner explained that
`the motion contained a typographical error. Patent Owner requested that we
`expunge the motion and consider a corrected version. Pursuant to Patent
`Owner’s request, the motion is expunged.
`Patent Owner filed a corrected motion for pro hac vice admission of
`Payson LeMeilleur in the above-listed proceedings on October 23, 2017.
`Paper 33 (“Motion” or “Mot.”). Petitioner does not oppose the Motion.
`Mot. 1. For the following reasons, the Motion is granted.
`II. ANALYSIS
`Counsel may be admitted pro hac vice upon a showing of good cause,
`subject to the condition that lead counsel is a registered practitioner. 37
`C.F.R. § 42.10(c). Specifically, if lead counsel is a registered practitioner,
`back-up counsel may be permitted to appear pro hac vice “upon showing
`that counsel is an experienced litigating attorney and has an established
`familiarity with the subject matter at issue in the proceeding.” Id. For the
`reasons set forth in the Motion and the accompanying affidavit of Mr.
`LeMeilleur (Ex. 2002), we find that good cause exists to admit Mr.
`LeMeilleur pro hac vice in the above-listed proceedings.
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`2 We cite to the record in IPR2016-01638.
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`IPR2016-01638 (Patent 9,282,396 B2)
`IPR2016-01639 (Patent 9,282,396 B2)
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`III. ORDER
`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby:
`ORDERED that the Motion is granted, and Mr. Payson LeMeilleur is
`authorized to represent Patent Owner as back-up counsel in the above-listed
`proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that a registered practitioner will continue to
`represent Patent Owner as lead counsel in the above-listed proceedings; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. LeMeilleur is to comply with the
`Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in Part 42 of Title 37, Code of
`Federal Regulations, and the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, and is
`subject to the USPTO’s Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R.
`§§ 11.101 et seq., and to the USPTO’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37
`C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`IPR2016-01638 (Patent 9,282,396 B2)
`IPR2016-01639 (Patent 9,282,396 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
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`John Flock
`Paul T. Qualey
`ANDREWS KURTH KENYON LLP
`johnflock@andrewskurthkenyon.com
`paulqualey@andrewskurthkenyon.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Daphne Burton
`BURTON IP LAW GROUP
`dburton@burtoniplaw.com
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`Thomas D. Robbins
`tom@trpatents.com
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`Douglas G. Muehlhauser
`KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
`2dgm@knobbe.com
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