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`Paper 16
`Entered: August 31, 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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`LIVEPERSON, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`24/7 CUSTOMER, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Cases IPR2017-00609 (Patent 6,970,553 B1),
`IPR2017-00610 (Patent 9,077,804 B2),
`IPR2017-00616 (Patent 6,798,876 B1)
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`Before CHRISTOPHER L. CRUMBLEY, ROBERT J. WEINSCHENK,
`and GARTH D. BAER, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`BAER, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Pro Hac Vice Admission of Adam R. Alper and Michael W. De Vries
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`IPR2017-00609 (Patent 6,970,553 B1)
`IPR2017-00610 (Patent 9,077,804 B2)
`IPR2017-00616 (Patent 6,798,876 B1)
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`As authorized in the Notice of Filing Date Accorded to Petition
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`(Paper 31), Petitioner, LivePerson, Inc., moves for admission pro hac vice of
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`Adam R. Alper and Michael W. De Vries (Paper 14, “Motion”). Petitioner
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`also filed a Declaration of Adam R. Alper (Ex. 1011) and a Declaration of
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`Michael W. De Vries (Ex. 1010) in support of the Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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`Admission. The Motion does not state whether it is unopposed, but Patent
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`Owner, 24/7 Customer, Inc., filed no opposition. The Motion is granted.
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`See 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c); see also IPR2013-00639, Paper 7 (setting forth
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`requirements for pro hac vice admission).2
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`It is:
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`ORDERED that the Motion seeking admission pro hac vice for Adam
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`R. Alper and Michael W. De Vries is granted;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Adam R. Alper and Michael W. De Vries
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`are authorized to represent Petitioner as backup counsel in these
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`proceedings;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that a registered practitioner must remain as
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`lead counsel throughout these proceedings;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Adam R. Alper and Michael W. De Vries
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`are to comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s
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`Rules of Practice for Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of the C.F.R.; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Adam R. Alper and Michael W. De Vries
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`are to be subject to the Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R.
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`1 For simplicity, we cite to the papers filed in IPR2017-00609. Identical
`papers may be found in the records of the related cases.
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`2 Available at https://go.usa.gov/x59Qk
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`2
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`IPR2017-00609 (Patent 6,970,553 B1)
`IPR2017-00610 (Patent 9,077,804 B2)
`IPR2017-00616 (Patent 6,798,876 B1)
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`§ 11.19(a), and the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37
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`C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et. seq.
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`PETITIONER:
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`Robert Kang
`Kristen Reichenbach
`Eugene Goryunov
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`robert.kang@kirkland.com
`kristen.reichenbach@kirkland.com
`egoryunov@kirkland.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Mark E. Miller
`Brian M. Cook
`Jay Choi
`O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
`markmiller@omm.com
`bcook@omm.com
`jchoi@omm.com
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