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`Paper No. 25
`Entered: November 9, 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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`SONY CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`FUJIFILM CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner.
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`Cases IPR2017-00800 and IPR2017-008091
`Patents 6,767,612 B2 and 6,703,106 B2
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`Before JO-ANNE M. KOKOSKI, JEFFREY W. ABRAHAM, and
`MICHELLE N. ANKENBRAND, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`ABRAHAM, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 This order addresses similar topics in both cases. We exercise our
`discretion to issue a single Order, to be filed in each case. The parties are
`not authorized to use this style heading for any subsequent papers.
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`IPR2017-00800, IPR2017-00809
`Patents 6,767,612 B2 and 6,703,106 B2
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`On November 8, 2017, Patent Owner filed Motions for Pro Hac Vice
`admission of Mr. Joseph A. Akalski (Paper 22)2 and Mr. Michael E. Knierim
`(Paper 23) in both of the above-referenced proceedings. Patent Owner
`represents that Petitioner does not oppose the Motions. Having reviewed
`Patent Owner’s Motions, the motions are granted.
`It is hereby:
`ORDERED that Mr. Akalski and Mr. Knierim are authorized to
`represent Patent Owner in these proceedings as back-up counsel only;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Akalski and Mr. Knierim are 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 shall 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.
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`2 Citations herein are to the record in IPR2017-00800. Petitioner filed
`identical papers in IPR2017-00809.
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`IPR2017-00800, IPR2017-00809
`Patents 6,767,612 B2 and 6,703,106 B2
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`PETITIONER:
`Michael Rader
`mrader-ptab@wolfgreenfield.com
`Randy Pritzker
`rpritzker-ptab@wolfgreenfield.com
`Richard Giunta
`rgiunta-ptab@wolfgreenfield.com
`Gerald Hrycyszyn
`ghrycyszyn-ptab@wolfgreenfield.com
`Brandon Blackwell
`bblackwell-ptab@wolfgreenfield.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`Eliot Williams
`eliot.williams@bakerbotts.com
`Robert Scheinfeld
`robert.scheinfeld@bakerbotts.com
`Robert Maier
`robert.maier@bakerbotts.com
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