`Tel: 571-272-7822
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`Paper 19
`Entered: November 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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`NETFLIX, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`AFFINITY LABS OF TEXAS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-00122
`Patent 9,444,868 B2
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`Before KEVIN F. TURNER, LYNNE E. PETTIGREW,
`and JON B. TORNQUIST, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`TORNQUIST, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Patent Owner’s Unopposed Motion for
`Pro Hac Vice Admission of Ryan E. Dornberger
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`IPR2017-00122
`Patent 9,444,868 B2
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`Patent Owner filed a motion for pro hac vice admission of Ryan E.
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`Dornberger (Paper 16), as well as a supporting declaration from Mr.
`Dornberger (Paper 17). Patent Owner represents that Petitioner does not
`oppose the motion. Paper 16.
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`Having reviewed the Motions and supporting Declarations, good
`cause exists for granting admission pro hac vice to Mr. Dornberger.
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`According, it is:
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s motion for pro hac vice admission of
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`Mr. Dornberger is granted.
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Dornberger is authorized to represent
`Patent Owner only as back-up counsel in the instant proceeding and Patent
`Owner is to continue to have a registered practitioner represent it as lead
`counsel in the instant proceeding;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Dornberger is to comply with the
`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for
`Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Dornberger is to be 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.; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner shall submit, within seven
`(7) days of this Order, a Power of Attorney identifying Mr. Dornberger in
`accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b).
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`IPR2017-00122
`Patent 9,444,868 B2
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`PETITIONER:
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`Hector Ribera
`hector@martonribera.com
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`David Schumann
`david@martonribera.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Ryan Schultz
`rschultz@robinskaplan.com
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`Shui Li
`sli@robinskaplan.com
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