`571-272-7822
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`Paper No. 9
`Filed: March 27, 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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`NETFLIX, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`CONVERGENT MEDIA SOLUTIONS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-01811 (Patent 8,527,640 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01813 (Patent 8,689,273 B2)1
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`Before JAMESON LEE, KEN BARRETT, and
`JOHN F. HORVATH, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Petitioner’s Motion for
`Pro Hac Vice Admission of Matthew C. Bernstein
`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. For purposes of deciding this motion, we
`understand the pertinent papers filed in the two cases to be substantively
`similar and we refer specifically to the papers filed in IPR2016-01811.
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`IPR2016-01811 (Patent 8,527,640 B2)
`IPR2016-01813 (Patent 8,689,273 B2)
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`I. INTRODUCTION
`On March 1, 2017, Petitioner filed a motion for pro hac vice
`admission of Mr. Matthew C. Bernstein. Paper 6. Patent Owner did not file
`an opposition. The motion is granted.
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`II. DISCUSSION
`The Board may recognize counsel pro hac vice during a proceeding
`upon a showing of good cause, subject to the condition that lead counsel is a
`registered practitioner. 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c). If lead counsel is a registered
`practitioner, a non-registered practitioner 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.
`In this proceeding, lead counsel for Petitioner is Chun M. Ng, a
`registered practitioner. Paper 1, 2. Petitioner’s motion relies on a
`declaration of Matthew C. Bernstein. Paper 6, 1–3; see also Ex. 1039.
`Mr. Bernstein declares that he is a member in good standing of the state Bar
`of California. Ex. 1039 ¶ 1. Mr. Bernstein declares that he has never been
`suspended, disbarred, sanctioned or cited for contempt by any court or
`administrative body, and that he has never had an application for admission
`to practice denied by any court or administrative body. Id. ¶¶ 2–4.
`Mr. Bernstein declares that he is an experienced litigation attorney who is
`familiar with the subject matter at issue in this proceeding based on his work
`as lead counsel for Petitioner in the related district court litigation between
`the parties: Convergent Media Solutions, LLC v. AT&T, Inc., 3:15-cv-2156-
`M (N.D. Tex.). Id. ¶¶ 8–10. Lastly, Mr. Bernstein declares that he has read
`and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s
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`IPR2016-01811 (Patent 8,527,640 B2)
`IPR2016-01813 (Patent 8,689,273 B2)
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`Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in 37 C.F.R. Part 42, and agrees to be
`subject to the United States Patent and Trademark Office Rules of
`Professional Conduct as set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq. and to
`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a). Id. ¶¶ 5–6.
`Accordingly, based on the foregoing, we determine that Petitioner has
`established good cause for the admission, pro hac vice, of Mr. Matthew C.
`Bernstein.
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`III. ORDER
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`It is:
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s motion for pro hac vice admission of
`Matthew C. Bernstein for these proceedings is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Bernstein is authorized to represent
`Petitioner as back-up counsel, but not lead counsel, in these proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Bernstein will comply with the
`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for
`Trials, as set forth in 37 C.F.R. Part 42, and will be subject to the Office’s
`Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq., and
`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a); and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel in these proceedings.
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`IPR2016-01811 (Patent 8,527,640 B2)
`IPR2016-01813 (Patent 8,689,273 B2)
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`For PETITIONER:
`Chun Ng
`Patrick McKeever
`Vinay Sathe
`Miguel Bombach
`Kevin Kantharia
`cng@perkinscoie.com
`pmckeever@perkinscoie.com
`vsathe@perkinscoie.com
`mbombach@perkinscoie.com
`kkantharia@perkinscoie.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
`Matthew Juren
`Barry Bumgardner
`matthew@nelbum.com
`barry@nelbum.com
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