`571-272-7822
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`Paper 12
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` Entered: November 14, 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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`HTC CORPORATION AND HTC AMERICA, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-00857
`Reissued Patent RE44,006 E
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`Before KRISTEN L. DROESCH, BARBARA A. PARVIS, and
`MICHELLE N. WORMMEESTER, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`DROESCH, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`Petitioner filed a Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Ryan B.
`Hawkins (Paper 11), supported by a Declaration of Mr. Hawkins (Ex. 1015).
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), we 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. In authorizing
`motions for pro hac vice, we require the moving party to provide a statement
`of facts showing there is good cause for us to recognize counsel pro hac
`vice, and an affidavit or declaration of the individual seeking to appear in the
`proceedings.
`Upon review of Petitioner’s Motion and supporting evidence, we
`determine that Petitioner has demonstrated that Mr. Hawkins has sufficient
`legal and technical qualifications to represent Petitioner in this proceeding.
`See Paper 11, 1–2; Ex. 1015. We also recognize that there is a need for
`Petitioner to have Mr. Hawkins be involved in this proceeding. See Paper
`11, 2; Ex. 1015. Accordingly, Petitioner has established that there is good
`cause for admitting Mr. Hawkins.
`Accordingly, it is
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of
`Mr. Hawkins is granted; Mr. Hawkins is authorized to represent Petitioner
`as back-up counsel in this case;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner as lead counsel for this case; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Hawkins 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
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`Mr. Hawkins 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.
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`PETITIONER:
`Bing Ai
`Kevin J. Patariu
`John Schnurer
`PERKINS COIE LLP
`ai-ptab@perkinscoie.com
`kpatariu@perkinscoie.com
`jschnurer@perkinscoie.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`Justin J. Oliver
`Daniel S. Glueck
`FITZPATRICK, CELLA, HARPER & SCINTO
`philipsipr@fchs.com
`dglueck@fchs.com
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