`571-272-7822
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` Date Entered: November 2, 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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`HYTERA COMMUNICATIONS CORP. LTD.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2018-00128
`Patent 8,116,284 B2
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`Before TREVOR M. JEFFERSON, DANIEL N. FISHMAN,
`PATRICK M. BOUCHER, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`BOUCHER, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission of
`Akshay S. Deoras and Ali-Reza Boloori
` 37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`Patent Owner filed Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Akshay S.
`Deoras (Paper 20 (“Deoras Motion”)) and Ali-Reza Boloori (Paper 22 (“Boloori
`Motion”)) in this proceeding. Patent Owner represents that Petitioner does not
`oppose the Motions. Deoras Motion 1; Boloori Motion 1. The Motions are
`granted.
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`In its Motions, Patent Owner states each of Mr. Deoras and Mr. Boloori has
`several years of experience as a litigation attorney specializing in patent litigation
`and is counsel for Motorola in co-pending district court action related to Patent
`8,116,284. Deoras Motion 2–5; Boloori Motion 2–5. The Motions include, as
`exhibits, a Declaration made by Mr. Deoras (Ex. 2028 (“Deoras Declaration”)) and
`a Declaration made by Mr. Boloori (Ex. 2030 (“Boloori Declaration”)), attesting to
`and sufficiently explaining these facts. In addition, each of Mr. Deoras and Mr.
`Boloori acknowledges his understanding that he “agree[s] to be subject to the
`United States Patent and Trademark Office Rules of Professional Conduct set forth
`in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R.
`§ 11.19(a).” Deoras Declaration ¶ 10; Boloori Declaration ¶ 10.
`Upon consideration, Patent Owner has demonstrated sufficiently that Mr.
`Deoras and Mr. Boloori have sufficient legal and technical qualifications to
`represent Patent Owner in this proceeding.
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`It is
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motions seeking admission Pro Hac Vice
`for Akshay S. Deoras and Ali-Reza Boloori are GRANTED;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner shall submit, within seven (7)
`business days of the date of this order, a Power of Attorney for Mr. Deoras and Mr.
`Boloori in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b);
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner shall submit, within seven (7)
`days of this order, an updated mandatory notice identifying Mr. Deoras and Mr.
`Boloori as back-up counsel in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3);
`FURTHER ORDERED that each of Mr. Deoras and Mr. Boloori are to
`comply with the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in Part 42 of Title 37,
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`Code of Federal Regulations and the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide including
`the August 2018 update;
`FURTHER ORDERED that each of Mr. Deoras and Mr. Boloori is subject
`to the USPTO’s Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et
`seq. and to the USPTO’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a); and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner shall continue to have a
`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel in this proceeding; Mr. Deoras
`and Mr. Boloori are each authorized to represent Patent Owner only as back-up
`counsel in this proceeding.
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Todd R. Tucker
`Mark W. McDougall
`Joshua A. Friedman
`CALFEE, HALTER & GRISWOLD LLP
`ttucker@calfee.com
`mmcdougall@calfee.com
`jfriedman@calfee.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Jon R. Carter
`Eugene Goryunov
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`carterj@kirkland.com
`egoryunov@kirkland.com
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