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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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`PAYPAL, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`MONEYCAT LTD.,
`Patent Owner
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`IPR2017-00541
`U.S. Patent No. 8,712,918
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`Title: ELECTRONIC CURRENCY, ELECTRONIC WALLET THEREFOR
`AND ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS EMPLOYING THEM
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`PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE OF JARED
`BOBROW PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`I.
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`RELIEF REQUESTED
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10, Petitioner PayPal, Inc. (“Petitioner”)
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`respectfully request that the Board admit Jared Bobrow pro hac vice in this
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`proceeding.
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`II.
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`STATEMENT OF FACTS
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), the Board
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`may recognize counsel pro hac vice during a
`proceeding upon a showing of good cause, subject to
`the condition that lead counsel be a registered
`practitioner and to any other conditions as the Board
`may impose. For example, where the lead counsel is a
`registered practitioner, a motion to appear pro hac vice
`by counsel who is not a registered practitioner may be
`granted upon showing that counsel is an experienced
`litigating attorney and has an established familiarity
`with the subject matter at issue in the proceeding.
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`The facts, supported by the accompanying Declaration of Jared Bobrow in
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`Support of Petitioner’s Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice (”Bobrow
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`Declaration,” Ex. 1025), establish good cause to admit Mr. Bobrow pro hac vice
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`in this proceeding.
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`1.
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`Lead counsel Adrian Percer is a registered practitioner.
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`Backup counsel Naveen Modi and Brian Chang are registered
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`practitioners.
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`3.
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`Jared Bobrow is an experienced litigation attorney. Mr. Bobrow has
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`been a litigating attorney for more than 28 years. Bobrow Decl. ¶ 1. Mr. Bobrow
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`has been litigating patent cases for approximately 25 of those years. Id. Mr.
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`Bobrow is a member in good standing of the California State Bar, with no
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`suspensions or disbarments from practice, nor any application for admission to
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`practice denied, nor any sanctions or contempt citations, and is admitted to
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`practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, United
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`States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, United States Court of Appeals
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`for the First Circuit; California State Supreme Court; the United States District
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`Court for the Eastern District of Texas; and the United States District Courts for
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`the Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California. Id. ¶¶ 1-4.
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`4. Mr. Bobrow has familiarity with the subject matter at issue in this
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`proceeding based on his work as counsel in the pending district court case
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`MoneyCat, Ltd. v. PayPal, Inc., Case No. 14-cv-02490-JST (N.D. Cal.)1, in which
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`U.S. Patent Nos. 7,590,602, 8,051,011, and 8,195,578 are asserted by the Patent
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`Owner. Id. ¶ 9. U.S. Patent 8,712,918 (the “918 patent”) is a continuation of
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,195,578 (the “578 patent”), claims 1-3, 5-11, and 13-23 of
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`which the Board found unpatentable in CBM2014-00093, a proceeding in
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`which Mr. Bobrow was admitted pro hac vice as backup counsel for the
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`petitioner eBay Inc. Additionally, Mr. Bobrow is familiar with the subject
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`1 Originally filed as Case No. 1:13-cv-01358-RGA (D. Del.) prior to transfer.
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`matter at issue in this proceeding based on his work as backup counsel for
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`eBay in CBM2014-00091 and CBM2014-00092, concerning U.S. Patent Nos.
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`8,051,011 and 7,590,602, which are also related to the 918 patent, and as
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`eBay’s counsel in MoneyCat’s appeal of the Board’s final written decision in
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`those CBM proceedings to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. Id. Mr.
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`Bobrow has been actively involved in all aspects of the pending district court
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`case, including the issue of validity. Id.
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`5. Mr. Bobrow has read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial
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`Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules for Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of
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`the C.F.R, and he agrees to be subject to the USPTO Code of Professional
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`Responsibility set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 10.20 et seq., and to disciplinary
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`jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a). Id. ¶¶ 5-6.
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`III. ANALYSIS
`The facts contained in the Statement of Facts above, and contained in the
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`Bobrow Declaration, establish that there is good cause to admit Mr. Bobrow
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`pro hac vice in this proceeding under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10. Lead counsel and Back-
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`up Counsel are registered practitioners, Mr. Bobrow is an experienced litigation
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`attorney, and Mr. Bobrow has an established familiarity with the subject matter
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`at issue in this proceeding.
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`IV. CONCLUSION
`For the foregoing reasons, Petitioners respectfully request that the Board
`admit Jared Bobrow pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Adrian Percer
`Lead Counsel for Petitioner
`Registration No. 49,986
`Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
`201 Redwood Shores Parkway
`Redwood Shores, CA 94065-1134
`Telephone: 650-802-3000
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`Dated: February 7, 2017
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies, in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), that
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`service was made on the Patent Owner as detailed below.
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`Date of Service
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`February 7, 2017
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`Manner of Service
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`Electronic Mail
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`Documents Served
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`Persons Served
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`Petitioner’s Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of
`Jared Bobrow Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10
`Exhibit 1025 (Declaration of Jared Bobrow In Support
`of Petitioner’s Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice)
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`Patent Owner’s Counsel of Record
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`Kevin D. McCarthy, Lead Counsel
`USPTO Reg. No. 35278
`Roach Brown McCarthy & Gruber, P.C.
`1920 Liberty Building - 424 Main Street
`Buffalo, New York 14202
`kdmccarthy@roachbrown.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Adrian Percer
`Lead Counsel for Petitioners
`Registration No. 49,986
`Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
`201 Redwood Shores Parkway
`Redwood Shores, CA 94065-1134
`Telephone: 650-802-3000
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`Dated: February 7, 2017
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