`Tel: 571-272-7822
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`Paper 31
`Entered: May 1, 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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`EQUISTAR CHEMICALS, LP,
`Petitioner,
`v.
`EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-01534
`Patent 7,582,709 B2
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`Before JON B. TORNQUIST, JEFFREY W. ABRAHAM, and
`ELIZABETH M. ROESEL, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`TORNQUIST, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Patent Owner’s Motion for
`Pro Hac Vice Admission of Martin E. Gilmore
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`IPR2017-01534
`Patent 7,582,709 B2
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`Patent Owner filed a motion for pro hac vice admission of Martin E.
`Gilmore (Paper 24, “Motion”), as well as a supporting declaration from Mr.
`Gilmore (Exhibit 2038, “Declaration”). Petitioner did not file an opposition
`to the Motion.
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`Having reviewed the Motion and supporting Declaration, we find
`good cause exists for granting admission pro hac vice to Mr. Gilmore.
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`According, it is:
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`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s motion for pro hac vice admission of
`Mr. Gilmore is granted.
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Gilmore is authorized to represent
`Patent Owner only as back-up counsel in the instant proceeding and Patent
`Owner is to continue to have a registered practitioner represent it as lead
`counsel in the instant proceeding;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Gilmore 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;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Gilmore 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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`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner must file an updated
`mandatory notice identifying Mr. Gilmore as back-up counsel in accordance
`with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3); and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner shall submit, within seven
`(7) days of this Order, a Power of Attorney identifying Mr. Gilmore in
`accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b).
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`IPR2017-01534
`Patent 7,582,709 B2
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`PETITIONER:
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`Mark J. Feldstein
`Joshua L. Goldberg
`Hojung Cho
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
` GARRETT & DUNNER, L.L.P.
`mark.feldstein@finnegan.com
`joshua.goldberg@finnegan.com
`hojung.cho@finnegan.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Gene W. Lee
`Matthew J. Moffa
`PERKINS COIE LLP
`glee@perkinscoie.com
`mmoffa@perkinscoie.com
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`Matthew T. Shanley
`Kenneth C. Johnson
`Michael A. Cromwell
`Leandro Arechederra
`EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC.
`matthew.t.shanley@exxonmobil.com
`casey.johnson@exxonmobil.com
`michael.a.cromwell@exxonmobil.com
`leandro.arechederra@exxonmobil.com
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