`571-272-7822
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`Paper No. 19
`Entered: January 24, 2018
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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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`COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`ROVI GUIDES, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Cases IPR2017-01065 (Patent 8,046,801 B2)
` IPR2017-01066 (Patent 8,046,801 B2)
` IPR2017-01143 (Patent 8,046,801 B2)1
`____________
`
`Before JESSICA C. KAISER, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Patent Owner’s Unopposed Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission of
`Mr. Henry Y. Huang
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`1 This Decision addresses an issue that is identical in all three cases. We, therefore,
`exercise our discretion to issue one Decision to be filed in each case. The parties,
`however, are not authorized to use this style heading in any subsequent papers.
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`IPR2017-01065 (Patent 8,046,801 B2)
`IPR2017-01066 (Patent 8,046,801 B2)
`IPR2017-01143 (Patent 8,046,801 B2)
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`I. INTRODUCTION
`Patent Owner, Rovi Guides, Inc. (“Rovi”), filed a Motion for
`Admission Pro Hac Vice of Mr. Henry Y. Huang in each of the proceedings
`identified above. Paper 18 (“Mot.”).2 Petitioner, Comcast Cable
`Communications, LLC, does not oppose these Motions. Mot. 2. For the
`reasons provided below, Rovi’s Motions are granted.
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`II. DISCUSSION
`In accordance with 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. The
`representative Order authorizing motions for pro hac vice admission requires
`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. See Paper 3, 2 (citing Unified Patents, Inc. v. Parallel Iron, LLC,
`Case IPR2013-00639 (PTAB Oct. 15, 2013) (Paper 7) (representative
`“Order – Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission”)).
`In these proceedings, lead counsel for Rovi, Mr. Mark D. Rowland, is
`a registered practitioner. Paper 4, 4. Rovi asserts that there is good cause
`for us to recognize Mr. Huang pro hac vice in these proceedings. Mot. 2.
`Rovi’s assertions in this regard are supported by a Declaration of
`Mr. Huang. Ex. 2013.
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`2 For purposes of expediency, we refer to the papers filed in Case IPR2017-
`01065. Similar papers were filed in Cases IPR2017-01066 and IPR2017-
`01143.
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`IPR2017-01065 (Patent 8,046,801 B2)
`IPR2017-01066 (Patent 8,046,801 B2)
`IPR2017-01143 (Patent 8,046,801 B2)
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`Mr. Huang declares that he is a member in good standing of the State
`Bars of California and the District of Columbia, and that he is admitted to
`practice before several federal courts. Ex. 2013 ¶ 3. Mr. Huang also
`declares that he is familiar with the subject matter at issue in these
`proceedings, and Rovi has requested that he represent it in these
`proceedings. Id. ¶ 10. Moreover, the facts alleged in Mr. Huang’s
`Declaration comply with all the requirements set forth in our representative
`Order authorizing motions for pro hac vice admission. See Ex. 2013 ¶¶ 1, 2,
`4–9; Mot. 2.
`On this record, we determine that Mr. Huang has sufficient legal and
`technical qualifications to represent Rovi in these proceedings. Accordingly,
`Rovi has established that there is good cause for the pro hac vice admission
`of Mr. Huang in these proceedings.
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`III. ORDER
`
`Accordingly, it is
`ORDERED that Rovi’s Motions for Admission Pro Hac Vice of
`Mr. Henry Y. Huang are GRANTED;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Huang is authorized to represent
`Rovi as back-up counsel in these proceedings only;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Rovi is to continue to have a registered
`practitioner represent it as lead counsel in these proceedings;
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`IPR2017-01065 (Patent 8,046,801 B2)
`IPR2017-01066 (Patent 8,046,801 B2)
`IPR2017-01143 (Patent 8,046,801 B2)
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Huang shall comply with the Office
`Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48756 (Aug. 14, 2012), 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. Huang shall be subject to the
`Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), as well as the
`Office’s Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101
`et seq.
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`IPR2017-01065 (Patent 8,046,801 B2)
`IPR2017-01066 (Patent 8,046,801 B2)
`IPR2017-01143 (Patent 8,046,801 B2)
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`For PETITIONER:
`Frederic M. Meeker
`Bradley C. Wright
`Scott M. Kelly
`Azuka C. Dike
`Joshua Davenport
`Jared Radkiewicz
`Camille Sauer
`BANNER AND WITCOFF, LTD.
`fmeeker@bannerwitcoff.com
`bwright@bannerwitcoff.com
`skelly@bannerwitcoff.com
`adike@bannerwitcoff.com
`jdavenport@bannerwitcoff.com
`jradkiewicz@bannerwitcoff.com
`csauer@bannerwitcoff.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Mark D. Rowland
`Gabrielle E. Higgins
`Scott A. McKeown
`James R. Batchelder
`Scott S. Taylor
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`Mark.Rowland@ropesgray.com
`Gabrielle.Higgins@ropesgray.com
`Scott.McKeown@ropesgray.com
`James.Batchelder@ropesgray.com
`Scott.Taylor@ropesgray.com
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