`571-272-7822
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`Paper 29
`Entered: September 27, 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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`WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`SPEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2018-00082
`Patent 6,088,802
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`Before DANIEL N. FISHMAN and CHARLES J. BOUDREAU,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`FISHMAN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Petitioner’s Unopposed Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of
`Frank P. Coté
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`IPR2018-00082
`Patent 6,088,802
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`Petitioner (Western Digital Corporation) filed a Motion for Admission
`Pro Hac Vice of Frank P. Coté in the above-captioned proceeding. Paper 27
`(“Motion” or “Mot.”). Petitioner also filed an Affidavit of Mr. Coté in
`support of its Motion. Ex. 1025. The Motion represents that Patent Owner
`does not oppose. Mot. 4. We have reviewed the submissions and
`determined that the requirements of 37 C.F.R. § 42.10 have been met and
`there is good cause to admit Mr. Coté pro hac vice.
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`It is, therefore,
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s unopposed Motion for Admission Pro
`Hac Vice of Frank P. Coté is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Coté will be authorized to represent
`Petitioner only as back-up counsel in the instant proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner as lead counsel in the instant proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Coté is to comply with the Office
`Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as
`set forth in Title 37, Part 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Coté is subject to the USPTO Rules
`of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq. and the
`Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`IPR2018-00082
`Patent 6,088,802
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`For PETITIONER:
`Brian Buroker
`Blair Silver
`GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
`bburoker@gibsondunn.com
`bsilver@gibsondunn.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
`Peter Lambrianakos
`Vincent J. Rubino, III
`Enrique W. Iturralde
`BROWN RUDNICK LLP
`plambrianakos@brownrudnick.com
`vrubino@brownrudnick.com
`eiturralde@brownrudnick.com
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