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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`SHENZHEN ZHIYI TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD., D/B/A ILIFE,
`Petitioner,
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`IROBOT CORP.,
`Patent Owner.
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`DECLARATION OF STEPHEN A. MARSHALL IN SUPPORT OF
`PATENT OWNER’S MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
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`Case IPR2017-02061
`Patent 6,809,490
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`IROBOT 2016
`Shenzhen Zhiyi v. iRobot
`IPR2017-02061
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`Proceeding No.: IPR2017-02061
`Attorney Docket: 44360-0004IP1
`DECLARATION OF STEPHEN A. MARSHALL IN
`SUPPORT OF PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR PRO HAC
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`I, Stephen A. Marshall, hereby declare the following:
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`I am a member in good standing of the state Bars of the Commonwealth of
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`Massachusetts and the District of Columbia, as well as the United States District
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`Court for the Eastern District of Texas, United States District Court for the Eastern
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`District of Wisconsin, the United States District Court for the District of
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`Massachusetts, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and the
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`United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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`I have not been suspended or disbarred from practice before any court or
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`administrative body.
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`I have never had an application for admission to practice before any court or
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`administrative body denied.
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`No sanction or contempt citation has been imposed against me by any court
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`or administrative body.
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`I have read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and
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`the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of the Code of Federal
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`Regulations.
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`I will be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37
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`C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`Proceeding No.: IPR2017-02061
`Attorney Docket: 44360-0004IP1
`I have not applied to appear pro hac vice before the Office in any other
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`proceedings during the past three years. I am also concurrently applying to appear
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`in IPR2017-02137.
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`I am an experienced litigation attorney with nearly 12 years of experience
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`representing clients in patent cases involving telecommunications, computer
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`networking, embedded systems and software, and robotics. I regularly litigate
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`patent cases in various forums including the United States Court of Appeals for the
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`Federal Circuit, federal district courts, and the International Trade Commission.
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`Through my experience in patent litigation matters, I have represented clients in
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`many phases of litigation including discovery, Markman hearings, jury trials, and
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`appeals. My biography is attached hereto as Exhibit A. I am serving as lead or co-
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`lead counsel for iRobot in two related matters, Certain Robotic Vacuum Cleaning
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`Devices and Components Thereof Such as Spare Parts, Inv. No. 337-TA-1057
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`(Int’l Trade Comm’n), filed April 18, 2017 and iRobot Corp. v. Shenzhen Zhiyi
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`Technology Co., Ltd., d/b/a iLife, Case No. 1:17-cv-10652 (D. Mass.). These
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`related litigations each involve the patent at issue in this inter partes review
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`proceeding.
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`I hereby declare that all statements made herein of my own knowledge are true and
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`that all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true; and
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`further that these statements were made with the knowledge that willful false
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`Proceeding No.: IPR2017-02061
`Attorney Docket: 44360-0004IP1
`statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both,
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`under Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code and that such willful false
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`statements may jeopardize the validity of the application or any patents issued
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`thereon.
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`Date: August 28, 2018
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Stephen A. Marshall/
`Stephen A. Marshall
`Fish & Richardson P.C.
`3200 RBC Plaza
`60 South Sixth Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Tel: 202-783-5070
`Email: smarshall@fr.com
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`Background
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`Steve Marshall is a Principal in the Washington, DC, ofce of Fish & Richardson. His practice focuses on complex patent
`litigation and counseling with an emphasis on embedded sysems and software, artifcial intelligence, and robotics. Mr. Marshall
`has litigated patent cases across a variety of indusries and technologies, including semiconductors, telecommunications,
`computer networking, optical data sorage, electro-optical/infrared countermeasures sysems, fre suppression sysems, and
`medical devices. Mr. Marshall has represented clients before U.S. Disrict Courts around the country, in the Court of Appeals for
`the Federal Circuit, and in Section 337 proceedings before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).
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`Mr. Marshall’s patent litigation experience covers all major aspects of litigation. He is experienced in pre-fling invesigations,
`case management, all phases of fact and expert discovery, including taking and defending depositions, motion practice, claim
`consruction, including arguing terms during Markman proceedings, summary judgment, trial, and appeal. He has been an
`active member of trial and appellate teams, and has taken tesimony at trial.
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`Steve was previously a Summer Associate with the frm (2005). Mr. Marshall’s technical experience includes work as an
`Integration Engineer in EMC Corporation’s eLab (2000-2003), SAP Basis Adminisrator with The Gillette Company (1999), and
`an Analys in the SAP Solution Center at Andersen Consulting, LLP (1998-1999).
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`Education
`J.D., Wake Fores University School of Law 2006
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`Research Editor, Wake Fores Law Review
`cum laude, Order of the Coif
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`B.S., University of Notre Dame 1998
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`Computer Science
`cum laude, Tau Beta Pi
`Notre Dame Scholar
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`Admissions
`• Massachusetts 2006
`• District of Columbia 2013
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`• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
`• U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
`• U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
`• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
`• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
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`Other Disinctions
`Accolades
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`Named a 2012 and 2014-2016 “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers Magazine
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`Selected Publications
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`“Enfsh and TLI: A Study of the CAFC’s Recent Section 101 Opinions ,” Fish Litigation Blog (May 31, 2016).
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`“The Alice-Efect: An Empirical Study of Section 101 Motion Practice,” Fish Litigation Blog (March 9, 2015).
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`Speaking Engagements
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`Straford Webinar, “Patent Prosecution and Defeating Absractness: Minimizing the Risk of Section 101 Rejection,” (November
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`Fish Insights Webinar, “Alice and Octane Fitness: Patent Reform in the Federal Judiciary,” (May 20, 2015).
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`Experience
`Certain Robotic Vacuum Cleaning Devices and Components Thereof Such As Spare Parts; Inv. No. 337-TA-1057 (ITC) – Lead
`attorney representing Complainant iRobot in an invesigation relating to robotic vacuum cleaners, autonomous behavior, and
`embedded sysems processing.
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`01 Communique Laboratory, Inc. v. Citrix Sysems, Inc. (N.D. Ohio) – Representing defendant Citrix in a case relating to remote
`computer access technology. Obtained jury verdict of non-infringement.
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`Parallel Networks Licensing, LLC v. Microsoft Corp. (D. Del.) – Representing defendant Microsoft in a case relating to load
`balanced processing of dynamic Web page requess.
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