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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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`GOOGLE LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`BLACKBERRY LTD.
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-00912
`Patent 8,745,149
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`PATENT OWNER’S MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE
`OF SHARON LEE
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`IPR2017-00912
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`Motion for Pro Hac Vice of Sharon Lee
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`Patent Owner Blackberry Ltd. (“Blackberry”), respectfully requests that the
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`Board recognize Sharon Lee, Esq. as pro hac vice counsel for Blackberry during
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`this proceeding. Petitioner Google LLC (“Google”) has indicated that it does
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`not oppose this mo tion.
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`I.
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`BACKGROUND
`Blackberry’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission is being filed pursuant to
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`and in compliance with the Notice of Filing Date Accorded to Petition and Time
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`Period for Filing Patent Owner’s Preliminary Response, which was filed March
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`14, 2017 (Paper 5) (the “Notice”). The Notice authorizes parties to file motions
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`for pro hac vice admission under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c). Further to the Notice, such
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`“motions shall be filed in accordance with the ‘Order – Authorizing Motion for
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`Pro Hac Vice Admission’ in Case IPR2013-00639.”
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`II.
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`TIME OF FILING
`This Motion for Pro Hac Vice admission is being filed in accordance with
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`the Order Authorizing the Filing of a Motion for Pro Hac Vice admission in Case
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`IPR2013-00639, and is being filed more than 21 days after service of the Petition.
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`III.
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`STATEMENT OF FACTS
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`As required by the Order, the following statement of facts, supported by the
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`attached Declaration of Sharon Lee in Support of Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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`Admission (Ex. 2004), shows that there is good cause for the Patent Trial and
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`IPR2017-00912
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`Motion for Pro Hac Vice of Sharon Lee
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`Appeal Board (“Board”) to recognize Ms. Lee pro hac vice in this proceeding. As
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`required by 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), Blackberry’s lead counsel, Ching-Lee Fukuda, is
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`a registered practitioner experienced in proceedings before the USPTO.
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`Ms. Lee is an experienced litigation attorney. Ms. Lee has been a litigating
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`attorney for more than five years, and has been involved in numerous patent
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`litigation cases in federal courts and before the International Trade Commission
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`and post-grant proceedings before the Board. Ms. Lee’s experience includes
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`representing a wide range of clients in complex intellectual property litigation.
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`Ms. Lee is a member in good standing of the New York State Bar and the District
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`of Columbia Bar, with no suspensions or disbarments from practice, nor any
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`application for admission to practice denied, nor any sanctions or contempt
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`citations, and is admitted to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the
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`Federal Circuit. Her mailing address is at Sidley Austin LLP, 1501 K Street, N.W.,
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`Washington, D.C. 20005, her email address is Sharon.Lee@sidley.com, and her
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`direct dial is (202) 736-8510.
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`Ms. Lee has reviewed and is familiar with (i) U.S. Patent No. 8,745,149, the
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`patent at issue in this proceeding, (ii) the prior art relied upon in Google’s Petition,
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`(iii) the legal and factual arguments asserted by Google, and (iv) the developments
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`in this proceeding since the filing of Google’s Petition, as well as the developments
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`in related matters before the Board. Ms. Lee has also been involved in a number of
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`IPR2017-00912
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`Motion for Pro Hac Vice of Sharon Lee
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`other proceedings before the Board, has been admitted pro hac vice as backup
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`counsel in other matters before the Board, and is familiar with its established
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`practices. Accordingly, she has established familiarity with the subject matter at
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`issue in this proceeding and the conduct of the proceeding to date. Ex. 2004.
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`Ms. Lee has read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice
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`Guide and the Board’s Rules for Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of 37
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`C.F.R., and she agrees to be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct
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`set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§11.01 et seq., and to disciplinary jurisdiction under 37
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`C.F.R. §11.19(a). Ex. 2004.
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`IV. ANALYSIS
`The facts contained in the Statement of Facts above, and contained in the
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`Lee Declaration (Ex. 2004), establish that there is good cause to admit Ms. Lee pro
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`hac vice in this proceeding under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c). Blackberry’s lead counsel
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`is a registered practitioner, Ms. Lee is an experienced litigating attorney, and Ms.
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`Lee has an established familiarity with the subject matter at issue in these
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`proceedings.
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`V. CONCLUSION
`Therefore, there is good cause for the Board to recognize Sharon Lee as Pro
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`Hac Vice for Blackberry Ltd. during these proceedings.
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`IPR2017-00912
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`Motion for Pro Hac Vice of Sharon Lee
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`Dated: October 23, 2017
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`Respectfully Submitted,
`/Ching-Lee Fukuda/
` Ching-Lee Fukuda
`Reg. No. 44,334
`Sidley Austin LLP
`787 Seventh Avenue
`New York, NY 10019
`(212) 839-7364
`(212)839-5599
`Attorney for Patent Owner
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`IPR2017-00912
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`Motion for Pro Hac Vice of Sharon Lee
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`Exhibit List
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`EX. 2001 US. Patent No. 7,181,497 to Appelman et al.
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`Ex. 2002 US. Patent No. 7,219,109 to Lapuyade et a1.
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`Admission
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`Ex. 2003 The American Heritage College Dictionary (4th Ed. 2004) (Excerpt)
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`EX. 2004 Declaration of Sharon Lee in Support of Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), this is to certify that on October 23, 2017, I caused
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`to be served a true and correct copy of the foregoing and any accompanying
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`exhibits by electronic mail on the following counsel:
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`Naveen Modi
`Joseph E. Palys
`Phillip W. Citroën
`John S. Holley
`PH-Google-Blackberry-IPR@paulhastings.com
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`Dated: October 23, 2017
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`Respectfully Submitted,
`/Ching-Lee Fukuda/
` Ching-Lee Fukuda
`Reg. No. 44,334
`Sidley Austin LLP
`787 Seventh Avenue
`New York, NY 10019
`P: (212) 839-7364
`F: (212)839-5599
`Attorney for Patent Owner
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