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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`GUANGDONG ALISON HI-TECH CO., LTD.,
`Petitioner
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`ASPEN AEROGELS, INC.,
`Patent Owner
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`Case No.: IPR2017-00152
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`Patent No. 7,780,890
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`PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF GARY
`M. HNATH PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`Mail Stop Patent Board
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`PETITIONER’S EXHIBIT LIST
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`Previously Filed
`Aspen Aerogel Inc.’s U.S. Pat. No. 7,780,890
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`Description
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`Prosecution history of the ’890 patent
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`Prosecution history of Aspen’s U.S. Patent No. 6,989,123
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`Prosecution history of Aspen’s U.S. Patent No. 7,399,439
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`Nakanishi (U.S. Pat. No. 4,950,148)
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`Ramamurthi (U.S. Pat. No. 5,306,555)
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`Champagne (U.S. Pat. No. 6,187,250)
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`Andersen (U.S. Pat. No. 5,665,442)
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`Chew (U.S. Pat. No. 6,106,722)
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`Leeke (U.S. Pat. No. 4,496,461)
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`Roberts (U.S. Pat. No. 3,042,573)
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`Complainant Aspen Aerogels, Inc.’s Second Supplemental Response
`to Guangdong Alison Hi-Tech Co., Ltd.’s First Set of Interrogatories
`(Nos. 31, 43, 44, 45, 46) (Public Version) and Aspen’s Second
`Supplemental Responses to Nano Tech, Co., Ltd.’s First Set of
`Interrogatories (Nos. 25, 35, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49) (Public Version)
`from ITC Investigation No. 337-TA-1003
`Product Information – Gels – Dow Corning® CY 52-276, 2-part, clear,
`1:1 mix ratio, gel with controlled volatility
`Silicone Chemistry Overview Dow Corning®
`Handbook of Sealant Technology (Edited by Mittal, K.L. and Pizzi, A
`(2009))
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`Exhibit #
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`1001
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`1002
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`1003
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`1004
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`1005
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`1006
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`1007
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`1008
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`1009
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`1010
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`1011
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`1012
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`1013
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`1014
`1015
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`1016
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`1018
`1019
`1020
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`1023
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`1024
`1025
`1026
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`1027
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`1028
`1029
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`1030
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`Bibliographic data from Public Pair on the USPTO website for
`application Ser. No. 06/814,726
`History of Dow Corning from Dow website
`Declaration of George W. Scherer, Ph.D.
`Curriculum vitae of George W. Scherer, Ph.D.
`Sonoda (Japanese Patent No. H8-34678)
`English Translation of Sonoda (w/ certification)
`Uchida (U.S. Pat. No. 6,123,882)
`Aspen’s Initial Claim Construction Brief in 337-TA-1003 (filed Sept.
`20, 2016)
`Ryu (U.S. Pat. No. 6,068,882)
`Coronado (U.S. Pat. No. 5,973,015)
`D. Hotza and P. Greil, “Review: Aqueous Tape Casting of Ceramic
`Powders,” Materials Science and Engineering, A202 (1995), pp. 206-
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`J.S. Reed, Principles of Ceramics Processing, Second Edition, pp. 525-
`41 (1995)
`Britannica Encyclopedia – “Advanced Ceramics” (2001)
`Declaration of Bryan Nese
`Currently Filed
`Declaration of Gary M. Hnath in Support of Motion for Pro Hac Vice
`Admission
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) and in response to the authorization
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`provided by the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and
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`Appeal Board (“Board”) in the Notice of Filing Date Accorded to Petition (Paper
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`Number 3, entered November 21, 2016) (“Notice”), Petitioner Guangdong Alison
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`Hi-Tech Co., Ltd. (“Petitioner”) hereby files this motion for Gary M. Hnath to
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`appear pro hac vice on its behalf, as back-up counsel, before the Board in
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`IPR2017-00152. This motion follows the guidelines set forth in IPR2013-00639,
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`Paper 7, entered October 15, 2013 (“Order”).
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`TIME FOR FILING
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`Pursuant to the Order, this motion for pro hac vice admission is being filed
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`no sooner than twenty-one (21) days after service of the petition.
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`STATEMENT OF FACTS
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`Pursuant to the Order, the following statement of facts shows that there is
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`good cause for the Board to recognize Mr. Hnath pro hac vice.
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`Lead counsel for this proceeding, Joseph A. Mahoney, is a registered
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`practitioner (Registration No. 38,956).
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`Mr. Hnath is an experienced litigation attorney, and has been involved in
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`numerous patent infringement cases in the U.S. International Trade Commission
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`and in federal District Courts across the country. Ex. 1030, ¶ 8. He has experience
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`in various aspects of patent infringement matters including trials, Markman
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`hearings, and summary judgment hearings. Id. Mr. Hnath is a member in good
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`standing of the District of Columbia Bar, the Bar of Virginia, and the Court of
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`Appeals of Maryland. Id. at ¶ 1. He is admitted to practice before the United States
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`Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal and District of
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`Columbia Circuits, the United States Court of Federal Claims, and the United
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`States District Courts for the District of Columbia, the District of Maryland, and
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`the Eastern District of Virginia. Id. Mr. Hnath has not been suspended or disbarred
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`from practice, never had any application for admission to practice denied, nor had
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`any sanctions or contempt citations imposed against him. Id. at ¶¶ 2-4.
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`Mr. Hnath has reviewed and is familiar with the ’890 patent and related
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`patents, the asserted prior art references, and invalidity arguments. Id. at ¶ 9.
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`Further, Mr. Hnath has been involved and is familiar with the factual and legal
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`arguments at issue in the litigation brought by Patent Owner against Petitioner in
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`the U.S. International Trade Commission. Id. Accordingly, Mr. Hnath is familiar
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`with the subject matter at issue in these proceedings for the ’890 patent.
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`Mr. Hnath has read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice
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`Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of 37 C.F.R.,
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`and he agrees to be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth
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`in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et. seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. §
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`11.19(a). Id. at ¶¶ 5-6. Mr. Hnath is concurrently applying to appear pro hac vice
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`in IPR2016-001820 and IPR2017-00201. Id. at ¶ 7. These are Mr. Hnath’s first
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`applications to appear pro hac vice before the Board. Id.
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`Petitioner has expended significant financial resources in the co-pending
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`litigation with Mr. Hnath as counsel, and Petitioner wishes to continue using Mr.
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`Hnath in this proceeding.
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`As such, Petitioner respectfully submits that there is good cause for the
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`Board to recognize Mr. Hnath as counsel pro hac vice during this proceeding.
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`III. AFFIDAVIT OR DECLARATION OF INDIVIDUAL SEEKING TO
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`This Motion for pro hac vice admission is accompanied by a Declaration of
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`Mr. Hnath as required by the Order (Ex. 1030).
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`Dated: December 15, 2016
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Joseph A. Mahoney Reg No 38956/
`Joseph A. Mahoney
`Registration No. 38,956
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`Mayer Brown LLP
`71 S. Wacker Drive
`Chicago, IL 60606
`Telephone: 312-701-8979
`Facsimile: 312-701-8530
`jmahoney@mayerbrown.com
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`Gary M. Hnath (motion for pro hac
`vice admission pending)
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`ghnath@mayerbrown.com
`Postal and Hand Delivery Address
`Mayer Brown LLP
`1999 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC
`20006-1101
`Telephone: (202) 263-3040
`Facsimile: (202) 263-3300
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on this 15th day of December, 2016, a copy of the
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`attached PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF
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`GARY M. HNATH PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), together with the
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`supporting declaration of Gary M. Hnath, was served by e-mail pursuant to Patent
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`Owner’s consent in its Mandatory Notices Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.8(a)(2) and
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`42.8(b): IPR41577-0001IP1@fr.com; PTABInbound@fr.com.
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` Respectfully submitted,
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`Date: December 15, 2016 By:
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`/s/Joseph A. Mahoney
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`Joseph A. Mahoney, Reg. No.
`38,956
`Joseph A. Mahoney
`MAYER BROWN LLP
`71 South Wacker Drive
`Chicago, IL 60606
`Telephone: (312) 701-8979
`Facsimile: (312) 706-8530
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`Counsel for Petitioner
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