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` Paper No. 12
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` Entered: November 1, 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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`TECHNICAL CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.,
`NICOR INC., and AMAX LIGHTING,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`LIGHTING SCIENCE GROUP CORP.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-01280 (Patent 8,967,844 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01285 (Patent 8,672,518 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01287 (Patent 8,201,968 B2)1
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`Before KEVIN F. TURNER, PATRICK M. BOUCHER, and
`JOHN A. HUDALLA, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`HUDALLA, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Petitioner’s Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission of
`Stacie R. Hartman
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 This Order pertains to all of these cases. Therefore, 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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`IPR2017-01280 (Patent 8,967,844 B2)
`IPR2017-01285 (Patent 8,672,518 B2)
`IPR2017-01287 (Patent 8,201,968 B2)
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`Petitioner filed motions requesting pro hac vice admission of
`Stacie R. Hartman in each of the instant proceedings, and Petitioner
`submitted declarations from Ms. Hartman in support of the motions. See
`IPR2017-01280, Paper 9, Ex. 1022; IPR2017-01285, Paper 9, Ex. 1025;
`IPR2017-01287, Paper 8, Ex. 1023. Patent Owner did not oppose these
`motions. Based on the facts set forth in the motions and declarations, we
`conclude that Petitioner has established good cause for Ms. Hartman’s pro
`hac vice admission. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c); Unified Patents, Inc. v.
`Parallel Iron, LLC, IPR2013-00639, slip op. at 3–4 (PTAB Oct. 15, 2013)
`(Paper 7) (setting forth the requirements for pro hac vice admission).
`Petitioner’s lead counsel, Jason G. Harp, is a registered practitioner.
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`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby:
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s motions for pro hac vice admission of
`Stacie R. Hartman are granted, and Ms. Hartman is authorized to represent
`Petitioner as back-up counsel in the instant proceedings only;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall continue to have a
`registered practitioner as lead counsel in the instant proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Ms. Hartman shall comply with the
`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for
`Trials, as set forth in Title 37, Part 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations;
`and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Ms. Hartman is subject to the USPTO
`Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq. and
`the Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`IPR2017-01280 (Patent 8,967,844 B2)
`IPR2017-01285 (Patent 8,672,518 B2)
`IPR2017-01287 (Patent 8,201,968 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
`Jason G. Harp
`SCHIFF HARDIN LLP
`jharp@schiffhardin.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`Garret Leach
`Eric Hayes
`Eugene Goryunov
`Kyle Kantarek
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`garret.leach@kirkland.com
`eric.hayes@kirkland.com
`egoryunov@kirkland.com
`kyle.kantarek@kirkland.com
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