`571-272-7822
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`Paper 16
`Entered: May 17, 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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`EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-00060
`Patent 8,992,608 B2
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`Before NEIL T. POWELL, JAMES A. TARTAL, and
`ROBERT L. KINDER, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`TARTAL, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Marc A. Cohn,
`Matthew M. Wolf, and Edward Han
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`IPR2017-00060
`Patent 8,992,608 B2
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`As authorized by the Notice of Filing Date Accorded to the Petition
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`(Paper 3), Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., (“Patent Owner”) filed three
`motions: (1) “Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Marc A. Cohn”
`(Paper 12); (2) “Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Matthew M. Wolf”
`(Paper 13); and (3) “Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Edward Han”
`(Paper 14).1 Patent Owner represents that Petitioner does not oppose the
`Motions. Paper 12, 9; Paper 13, 9; Paper 14, 9.
`Patent Owner’s Motions are granted. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c); see
`also Unified Patents, Inc. v. Parallel Iron, LLC, IPR2013-00639, Order
`Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission, Paper 7 (October 15,
`2003) (setting forth requirements for pro hac vice admission).2
`It is
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motions for pro hac vice admission
`are granted, and Mr. Cohn, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Han are authorized to
`represent Patent Owner as back-up counsel in IPR2017-00060;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner as lead counsel in this inter partes review proceeding;
`and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Cohn, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Han are to
`comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of
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`1 Patent Owner also filed affidavits in support of each Motion: Declaration
`of Marc A. Cohn in Support of Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
`(Ex. 2009); Declaration of Matthew M. Wolf in Support of Motion for Pro
`Hac Vice Admission (Ex. 2010); Declaration of Edward Han in Support of
`Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission (Ex. 2011).
`2 Available at http://www.uspto.gov/patents-application-process/appealing-
`patent-decisions/decisions-and-opinions/representative-orders.
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`Practice for Trials, as set forth in Title 37, Part 42 of the Code of Federal
`Regulations, and that Mr. Cohn, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Han are 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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`Patent 8,992,608 B2
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Gregory S. Cordrey
`JEFFER MANGELS BUTLER & MITCHELL, LLP
`gcordrey@jmbm.com
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`Brian Egan
`MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP
`began@mnat.com
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`Catherine Nyarady
`PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP
`cnyarady@paulweiss.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Jennifer A. Sklenar
`Wallace Wu
`ARNOLD & PORTER LLP
`jennifer.sklenar@aporter.com
`wallace.wu@porter.com
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