`Trials@uspto.gov
`Entered: April 23, 2018
`Tel: 571-272-7822
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`CASCADES CANADA ULC,
`Petitioner,
`v.
`ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA LLC,1
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-02198
`Patent 8,273,443 B2
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`Before JO-ANNE M. KOKOSKI, KRISTINA M. KALAN,
`and JON B. TORNQUIST, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`TORNQUIST, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Petitioner’s Unopposed Motion for
`Pro Hac Vice Admission of Kara R. Fussner
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 Patent Owner informs us that its name has been legally changed from SCA
`Tissue North America, LLC, the originally-named Patent Owner in this
`proceeding, to Essity Professional Hygiene North America LLC. Paper 10.
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`IPR2017-02198
`Patent 8,273,443 B2
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`Petitioner filed a motion for pro hac vice admission of Kara R.
`Fussner (Paper 9), as well as a supporting declaration from Ms. Fussner
`(Exhibit 1039). Petitioner represents that Patent Owner does not oppose the
`motion. Paper 9.
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`Having reviewed the Motion and supporting Declaration, we
`determine that good cause exists for granting admission pro hac vice to Ms.
`Fussner.
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`According, it is:
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`ORDERED that Petitioner’s motion for pro hac vice admission of
`Ms. Fussner is granted;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Ms. Fussner is authorized to represent
`Petitioner only as back-up counsel in the instant proceeding and Petitioner is
`to continue to have a registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel in
`the instant proceeding;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Ms. Fussner 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 Ms. Fussner 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.; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall submit, within seven (7)
`days of this Order, a Power of Attorney in accordance with 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.10(b), and an updated mandatory notice in accordance with 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.8(b)(3), identifying Ms. Fussner as back-up counsel.
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`IPR2017-02198
`Patent 8,273,443 B2
`PETITIONER:
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`Rudolph A. Telscher, Jr.
`Daisy Manning
`HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP
`rudy.telscher@huschblackwell.com
`PTAB-RTelscher@huschblackwell.com
`daisy.manning@huschblackwell.com
`PTAB-DManning@huschblackwell.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`David A. Mancino
`William F. Smith
`Kevin Flynn
`Baker & Hostetler LLP
`dmancino@bakerlaw.com
`wsmith@bakerlaw.com
`kflynn@bakerlaw.com
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