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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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`FACEBOOK, INC., INSTAGRAM LLC,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`SKKY, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-00550
`Patent No. 9,037,502
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`PETITIONERS’ UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE
`ADMISSION
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 41.10(c)
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`Petitioners Facebook, Inc. and Instagram LLC respectfully request that the
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`Board recognize Yuan Liang, Esq., as counsel pro hac vice during this proceeding.
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`BACKGROUND
`Petitioners’ Unopposed Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission is being filed in
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`compliance with and pursuant to the “Order—Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac
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`Vice Admission” in Case No. IPR2013-00639 (MPT) [“the Order”].
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`STATEMENT OF FACTS
`As required by the Order, the following statement of facts shows that there is
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`good cause for the Board to recognize Mr. Liang pro hac vice.
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`Mr. Liang is an experienced litigation attorney and has been involved in
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`various complex litigations in federal courts. Mr. Liang’s biography is attached
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`hereto as Exhibit 1067 to this Motion.
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`Mr. Liang has studied and reviewed U.S. Patent No. 9,037,502, its
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`prosecution history, the prior art to the ‘502 patent, and the petition filed in this
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`proceeding. Mr. Liang was also involved in the drafting and review of the IPR
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`petition herein. Further, Mr. Liang is familiar with the pending litigation between
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`the parties pending before the U.S. District Court Minnesota entitled Skky, LLC v.
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`Facebook, Inc., Instagram LLC, Case No. 0:16-cv-00094-DWF-FLN (D. MN.
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`filed January 15, 2016); and, as such, is familiar with the subject matter at issue in
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`this proceeding. Based on his professional experience and his particular
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`experience with the ‘502 patent, Mr. Liang is familiar with the subject matter at
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`issue in this proceeding.
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`Therefore, Petitioner respectfully submits that there is good cause for the
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`Board to recognize Mr. Liang as counsel pro hac vice during this proceeding.
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` AFFIDAVIT OR DECLARATION OF INDIVIDUAL SEEKING TO
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`Petitioner’s Unopposed Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission is accompanied
`by a Declaration of Yuan Liang attached hereto as Exhibit 1068 as required by the
`Order.
`Counsel for both parties have conferred and agreed to file this Motion.
`Patent Owner has no opposition to the requested Pro Hac Vice admission of Yuan
`Liang.
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`Dated: October 24, 2017
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`COOLEY LLP
`ATTN: Patent Group
`1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 700
`Washington, DC 20004
`Tel: (650) 843-5001
`Fax: (650) 849-7400
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` /Heidi L. Keefe/
`Heidi L. Keefe
`Reg. No. 40,673
`Counsel for Petitioners
`Facebook, Inc. and Instagram,
`LLC
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`By:
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. Section 42.6, that a complete copy of
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`the attached PETITIONERS’ UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE
`ADMISSION (Yuan Liang) is being served via electronic mail on the 24th day of
`October, 2017, upon counsel of record for the Patent Owner as follows:
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`Ryan M. Schultz
`rschultz@robinskaplan.com
`Andrew J. Kabat
`akabat@robinskaplan.com
`ROBINS KAPLAN LLP
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`DATED: October 24, 2017
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`COOLEY LLP
`ATTN: Patent Docketing
`1299 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 700
`Washington, D.C. 20004
`Tel: (650) 843-5001
`Fax: (650) 849-7400
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`149363193 v1
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`/ Heidi L. Keefe /
`Heidi L. Keefe
`Reg. No. 40,673
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