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`Entered: August 2, 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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`INOGEN, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`SEPARATION DESIGN GROUP IP HOLDINGS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-00453
`Patent 9,199,055 B2
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`Before KRISTINA M. KALAN, JON B. TORNQUIST, and
`CHRISTOPHER M. KAISER, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`KAISER, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Patent Owner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`Patent Owner has filed a Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of
`Michael T. Cooke. Paper 13. The Motion is supported by the Declaration of
`Mr. Cooke. Ex. 2012. Petitioner did not file an opposition.
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`IPR2017-00453
`Patent 9,199,055 B2
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`The Board has reviewed the submissions and determined that the
`requirements of 37 C.F.R. § 42.10 have been met and there is good cause to
`admit Mr. Cooke pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`It is, therefore,
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motion for pro hac vice admission of
`Michael T. Cooke is granted in this proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Cooke is authorized to represent
`Patent Owner as back-up counsel only, and that Patent Owner is to continue
`to have a registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Cooke shall comply with the Office
`Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as
`set forth in Part 42 of the C.F.R.; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Cooke shall be subject to the
`Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a) and the Office’s
`Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101–11.901.
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`IPR2017-00453
`Patent 9,199,055 B2
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`PETITIONER:
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`John B. Sganga, Jr.
`Nicholas M. Zovko
`Linda H. Liu
`KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
`2jbs@knobbe.com
`2nmz@knobbe.com
`2lhl@knobbe.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Brett M. Pinkus
`Richard Wojcio
`Michael T. Cooke
`FRIEDMAN, SUDER & COOKE
`pinkus@fsclaw.com
`wojcio@fsclaw.com
`mtc@fsclaw.com
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