`571-272-7822
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`Paper: 23
`Entered: August 22, 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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`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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`ORDER
`Granting Petitioner’s Unopposed Motion for
`Pro Hac Vice Admission of Michael R. Annis
`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 Michael R.
`Annis (Paper 19), as well as a supporting declaration from Mr. Annis
`(Exhibit 1040). Petitioner represents that Patent Owner does not oppose the
`motion. Paper 19, 4.
`Having reviewed the Motion and supporting Declaration, we
`determine that good cause exists for granting admission pro hac vice to
`Mr. Annis.
`According, it is:
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s motion for pro hac vice admission of Mr.
`Annis is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Annis 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;
`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 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
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall submit, within seven (7)
`business days of this Order, a Power of Attorney in accordance with
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b), and an updated mandatory notice identifying Mr.
`Annis as back-up counsel in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3).
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`IPR2017-02198
`Patent 8,273,443 B2
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`PETITIONERS:
`Rudoloph A. Telscher Jr.
`Daisy Manning
`Kara R. Fussner
`HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP
`rudy.telscher@huschblsckwell.com
`daisy.manning@huschblsckwell.com
`kara.fussner@huschblackwell.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`David A. Mancino
`William F. Smith
`Kevin P. Flynn
`Kevin Kirsch
`BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP
`dmancino@bakerlaw.com
`wsmith@bakerlaw.com
`kflynn@bakerlaw.com
`kkirsch@bakerlaw.com
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