`Tel: 571-272-7822
`
`
`Paper 8
`Entered: March 7, 2017
`
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`_______________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`_______________
`
`SKECHERS U.S.A., INC.,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`NIKE, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
`_______________
`
`Cases IPR2017-00607 (Patent D696,853), IPR2017-00608 (Patent
`D707,032), IPR2017-00617 (Patent D723,772), IPR2017-00619 (Patent
`D725,356), IPR2017-00620 (Patent D723,783), IPR2017-00621 (Patent
`D723,781), IPR2017-00623 (Patent D725,359)1
`
`_______________
`
`Before KEN B. BARRETT, SCOTT A. DANIELS, and
`TRENTON A. WARD, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`
`ORDER
`Petitioner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice
`Admission of Morgan Chu
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`1 This Order will be entered in each case. The parties are not authorized to
`use this caption style.
`
`
`
`Case IPR2017-00607 (Patent D696,853), Case IPR2017-00608 (Patent D707,032),
`Case IPR2017-00617 (Patent D723,772), Case IPR2017-00619 (Patent D725,356),
`Case IPR2017-00620 (Patent D723,783), Case IPR2017-00621 (Patent D723,781),
`Case IPR2017-00623 (Patent D725,359)
`
`
`On February 10, 2017, Petitioner filed a motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
`of Morgan Chu. Paper 6 (“Motion”).2 The Motion is supported by a declaration of
`Mr. Chu. Ex. 1010. Patent Owner does not oppose the Motion. Motion 3.
`Upon review of the record before us, we note that a Power of Attorney in
`accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b) has not been submitted for Mr. Chu. In view
`thereof, Petitioner’s Motion is conditionally granted, and is to be effective after the
`aforementioned item is corrected.
`Notwithstanding the absence of a Power of Attorney, we determine that the
`requirements of 37 C.F.R. § 42.10 have been met and there is good cause to admit
`Mr. Chu pro hac vice.
`It is, therefore,
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motions for Pro Hac Vice admission of Morgan
`Chu are conditionally granted provided that within seven (7) business days of the
`date of this order, Petitioner must submit a Power of Attorney in accordance with
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b); Mr. Chu is authorized to act as back-up counsel in the instant
`proceedings only;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner must file updated mandatory notices
`identifying Mr. Chu as back-up counsel in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3);
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner is to continue to have a registered
`practitioner represent it as lead counsel for the instant proceedings;
`
`
`2 For purposes of expediency, we refer to the papers filed in IPR2017-00607.
`Petitioner filed similar papers in the other cases listed in the caption.
`
`
` 2
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`Case IPR2017-00607 (Patent D696,853), Case IPR2017-00608 (Patent D707,032),
`Case IPR2017-00617 (Patent D723,772), Case IPR2017-00619 (Patent D725,356),
`Case IPR2017-00620 (Patent D723,783), Case IPR2017-00621 (Patent D723,781),
`Case IPR2017-00623 (Patent D725,359)
`
`
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Chu is to comply with the Office Patent
`Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as set forth in
`Part 42 of Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Chu is to be subject to the Office’s
`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and the USPTO Rules of
`Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq.
`
`
`
`For PETITIONER:
`
`Samuel K. Lu
`Michael R. Fleming
`Irell & Manella LLP
`slu@irell.com
`mfleming@irell.com
`skecherNikeIPR@irell.com
`
`
`
`For PATENT OWNER:
`
`Christopher J. Renk
`Erik S. Maurer
`Banner & Witcoff, LTD.
`crenk@bannerwitcoff.com
`emaurer@bannerwitcoff.com
`
`
` 3
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`