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`Paper 18
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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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`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`UNILOC 2017 LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2018-00282
`Patent 7,092,671 B2
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`Before MIRIAM L. QUINN, CHARLES J. BOUDREAU, and
`GARTH D. BAER, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`BAER, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Pro Hac Vice Admission of Travis Richins
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`Case IPR2018-00282
`Patent 7,092,671 B2
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`As authorized in the Notice of Filing Date Accorded to Petition
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`(Paper 3), Patent Owner, Uniloc 2017 LLC, moves for admission pro hac
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`vice of Mr. Travis Richins (Paper 17, “Motion”). Patent Owner also filed a
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`Declaration of Travis Richins in Support of the Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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`Admission. Ex. 2002. The Motion states that Petitioner does not oppose.
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`Motion 2. Upon review of the Motion and supporting Declaration, we
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`determine Patent Owner has shown good cause to admit Mr. Richins pro hac
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`vice. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c); see also IPR2013-00639, Paper 7 (setting
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`forth requirements for pro hac vice admission). Accordingly, the Motion is
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`granted.
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`We note that a Power of Attorney has not been submitted for Mr.
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`Richins. Accordingly, Patent Owner must submit a Power of Attorney for
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`Mr. Richins in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b). Patent Owner must
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`also update its mandatory notice as required by 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3).
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`It is
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`ORDERED that the Motion seeking admission pro hac vice for Travis
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`Richins is granted;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner must file, within seven (7)
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`business days of the date of this order, a Power of Attorney for Travis
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`Richins in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b);
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Travis Richins is authorized to represent
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`Patent Owner as backup counsel only in this proceeding;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that a registered practitioner must remain as
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`lead counsel throughout the proceeding;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner must file, within seven (7)
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`business days of the date of this order, updated mandatory notices
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`identifying Travis Richins as back-up counsel in accordance with 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.8(b)(3);
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Travis Richins is to comply with the
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`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide as updated by the August 2018 Update,
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`83 Federal Register 39,989 (Aug. 13, 2018), and the Board’s Rules of
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`Practice for Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of 37 C.F.R.; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Travis Richins is to be subject to the
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`Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and the
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`USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et.
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`seq.
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`PETITIONER:
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`Andrew S. Ehmke
`Andy.ehmke.ipr@haynesboone.com
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`Philip W. Woo
`Philip.woo.ipr@haynesboone.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Ryan Loveless
`ryan@etheridgelaw.com
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`Sean Burdick
`Sean.burdick@unilocusa.com
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`Brett Mangrum
`brett@etheridgelaw.com
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`James Etheridge
`jim@etheridgelaw.com
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`Jeffrey Huang
`jeff@etheridgelaw.com
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