`571-272-7822
`
`Paper 24
`Entered: June 29, 2018
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`
`
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`____________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________
`
`CASCADES CANADA ULC and
`TARZANA ENTERPRISES, LLC,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AB,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`Case IPR2017-01902 (Patent 8,597,761 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01921 (Patent 9,320,372 B2)1
`____________
`
`
`Before JO-ANNE M. KOKOSKI, KRISTINA M. KALAN, and
`JON B. TORNQUIST, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`KOKOSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`
`ORDER
`Granting Petitioner’s Unopposed Motions for Admission
`Pro Hac Vice of Michael R. Annis
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
`
`
`
`
`
`
`1 This Order addresses issues that are the same in both proceedings. We
`exercise our discretion to issue one Order to be entered in each case. The
`Parties are not authorized to use this style heading in their papers.
`
`
`
`IPR2017-01902 (Patent 8,597,761 B2)
`IPR2017-01921 (Patent 9,320,372 B2)
`
`On June 6, 2018, Petitioner filed unopposed motions for pro hac vice
`admission of Michael R. Annis in each of the above-listed proceedings.
`IPR2017-01902, Paper 24; IPR2017-01921, Paper 23. Petitioner
`additionally filed declarations of Mr. Annis in support of the motions.
`IPR2017-01902, Ex. 1035; IPR2017-01921, Ex. 1039. Petitioner asserts that
`Patent Owner does not object to the motions. IPR2017-01902, Paper 24, 1;
`IPR2017-01921, Paper 23, 1.
`We have reviewed Petitioner’s submissions and determine that the
`requirements of 37 C.F.R. § 42.10 have been met and there is good cause to
`admit Mr. Annis pro hac vice.
`Accordingly, it is
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s unopposed motions for pro hac vice
`admission of Mr. Michael R. Annis are granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Annis is authorized to represent
`Petitioner in the above-identified proceedings as back-up counsel only;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Annis 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;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Annis is subject to the Office’s
`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and the USPTO’s Rules
`of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq.;
`FURTHER ORDERED that, within seven (7) business days of the
`date of this Order, Petitioner must submit a Power of Attorney for Mr. Annis
`in each of the above-identified proceedings in accordance with 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.10(b); and
`
`
`
`2
`
`
`
`IPR2017-01902 (Patent 8,597,761 B2)
`IPR2017-01921 (Patent 9,320,372 B2)
`
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall file an updated mandatory
`notice in each of the above-identified proceedings in accordance with
`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3), identifying Mr. Annis as back-up counsel.
`
`
`For Petitioner:
`
`Rudolph A. Telscher, Jr.
`Daisy Manning
`HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP
`ptab-rtelscher@huschblackwell.com
`ptab-dmanning@huschblackwell.com
`
`
`
`For Patent Owner:
`
`David A Mancino
`William F. Smith
`Kevin Flynn
`BAKER & HOCHSTETLER LLP
`dmancino@bakerlaw.com
`wsmith@bakerlaw.com
`kflyinn@bakerlaw.com
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