`571-272-7822
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`Paper 20
`Entered: October 15, 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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`NOKIA OF AMERICA CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`BLACKBERRY LTD.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2018-00635 Patent 6,996,418 B2
`Case IPR2018-00637 Patent 8,897,192 B21
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`Before JAMES B. ARPIN, GARTH D. BAER, and AARON W. MOORE,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`ARPIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Petitioner’s Unopposed Motions for
`Pro Hac Vice Admission of Jonas R. McDavit, Richard M. Crowell, and
`Michael Wueste
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`1 This Decision applies to each of the listed cases. We exercise our
`discretion to issue one Decision to be entered in each case. The parties are
`not authorized to use a multiple case caption.
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`Case IPR2018-00635 Patent 6,996,418 B2
`Case IPR2018-00637 Patent 8,897,192 B2
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`I. INTRODUCTION
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`Nokia of America Corporation (“Petitioner”) filed Motions for Pro
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`Hac Vice Admission of Jonas R. McDavit, Richard M. Crowell, and Michael
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`Wueste. IPR2018-00635, Papers 11–13; IPR2018-00637, Papers 12–14
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`(“the Motions”). Petitioner states that it has conferred with BlackBerry Ltd.
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`(“Patent Owner”) and that Patent Owner does not oppose the Motions. E.g.,
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`IPR2018-00635, Paper 11, 1 (“Nokia has conferred with counsel for Patent
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`Owner, who confirmed that Patent Owner does not oppose this motion.”).
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`For the reasons provided below, the Motions are granted.
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`II. DISCUSSION
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), we may recognize counsel
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`pro hac vice during a proceeding upon a showing of good cause, subject to
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`the condition that lead counsel be a registered practitioner. The
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`representative Order authorizing motions for pro hac vice admission requires
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`a statement of facts showing there is good cause for us to recognize counsel
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`pro hac vice, and an affidavit or declaration of the individual seeking to
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`appear. See, e.g., IPR2018-00635, Paper 5, 2 (citing Unified Patents, Inc. v.
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`Parallel Iron, LLC, Case IPR2013-00639 (PTAB Oct. 15, 2013) (Paper 7)
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`(representative “Order – Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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`Admission”)).
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`In each of these proceedings, lead counsel for Petitioner,
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`Kevin K. McNish, is a registered practitioner. E.g., IPR2018-00635,
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`Paper 11, 5. Petitioner asserts that there is good cause for us to recognize
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`Mr. McDavit, Mr. Crowell, and Mr. Wueste pro hac vice in these
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`proceedings. Id. Petitioner’s assertions in this regard are adequately
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`supported by the Affidavits of Mr. McDavit, Mr. Crowell, and Mr. Wueste
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`Case IPR2018-00635 Patent 6,996,418 B2
`Case IPR2018-00637 Patent 8,897,192 B2
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`and their biographies. IPR2018-00635, Exs. 1008–1010; IPR2018-00637,
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`Exs. 1012–1014.
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`Having considered Petitioner’s unopposed Motions and the exhibits
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`filed in support of the Motions, Petitioner has established that there is good
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`cause for the pro hac vice admission of Mr. McDavit, Mr. Crowell, and
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`Mr. Wueste in each proceeding.
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`III. ORDER
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`Accordingly, it is
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`ORDERED that Petitioner’s unopposed Motions for Pro Hac Vice
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`Admission of Richard M. Crowell, Jonas R. McDavit, and Michael Wueste
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`in Cases IPR2018-00635 and IPR2018-00637 are granted, and
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`Mr. McDavit, Mr. Crowell, and Mr. Wueste are authorized to represent
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`Petitioner as back-up counsel only in these proceedings;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall continue to have a
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`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel in these proceedings;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. McDavit, Mr. Crowell, and
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`Mr. Wueste shall comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the
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`Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of Title 37, Code
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`of Federal Regulations; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. McDavit, Mr. Crowell, and
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`Mr. Wueste shall be subject to the Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37
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`C.F.R. § 11.19(a), as well as the Office’s Rules of Professional Conduct set
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`forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et. seq.
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`Case IPR2018-00635 Patent 6,996,418 B2
`Case IPR2018-00637 Patent 8,897,192 B2
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Kevin K. McNish
`Alan S. Kellman
`DESMARAIS LLP
`kkm-ptab@desmaraisllp.com
`akellman@desmaraisllp.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Stephen J. Elliott
`Steve Hsieh
`SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP
`elliotts@sullcrom.com
`hsiehs@sullcrom.com
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`Michael T. Hawkins
`Michael E. Cox
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`hawkins@fr.com
`cox@fr.com
`PTABInbound@fr.com
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