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` Paper 7
` Entered: July 17, 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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`WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-01263 (Patent 6,996,461 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01270 (Patent 7,236,860 B2)
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`Before KRISTEN L. DROESCH, MEREDITH C. PETRAVICK, and
`TIMOTHY J. GOODSON, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`GOODSON, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`Case IPR2017-01263 (Patent 6,996,461 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01270 (Patent 7,236,860 B2)
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`Patent Owner filed a Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Mark M.
`Supko (Paper 61), supported by a Declaration of Mr. Supko (Ex. 2001) and
`Mr. Supko’s biography (Ex. 2002) in each of the above-identified cases.
`The Motions are unopposed.
`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 Patent Owner’s Motions and supporting evidence, we
`determine that Patent Owner has demonstrated that Mr. Supko has sufficient
`legal and technical qualifications to represent Patent Owner in these
`proceedings. We also recognize that there is a need for Patent Owner to
`have Mr. Supko be involved in these proceedings. Accordingly,
`Patent Owner has established that there is good cause for admitting
`Mr. Supko.
`Accordingly, it is
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission
`of Mr. Supko are granted; Mr. Supko is authorized to represent Patent
`Owner as back-up counsel in the above-identified cases;
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`1 All citations are to IPR2017-01263, as representative. Petitioner filed an
`identical motion and supporting evidence in Case IPR2017-01270.
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`Case IPR2017-01263 (Patent 6,996,461 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01270 (Patent 7,236,860 B2)
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner as lead counsel for the above-identified cases; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Supko 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
`Mr. Supko 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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`Case IPR2017-01263 (Patent 6,996,461 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01270 (Patent 7,236,860 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
`Jason A. Engel
`Alan L. Barry
`Roberto Capriotti
`Benjamin E. Weed
`Katherine L. Hoffee
`K&L GATES LLP
`Jason.Engel.PTAB@klgates.com
`alan.barry@klgates.com
`roberto.capriotti@klgates.com
`benjamin.weed.PTAB@klgates.com
`katy.hoffee.PTAB@klgates.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`Jeffrey D. Sanok
`Mark M. Supko
`Vincent J. Galluzzo
`CROWELL & MORING LLP
`jsanok@crowell.com
`msupko@crowell.com
`vgalluzzo@crowell.com
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