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`Paper No. 15
`Entered: June 18, 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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`INDIVIOR INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`RHODES PHARMACEUTICALS L.P.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2018-00795
`Patent 9,370,512 B2
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`Before SHERIDAN K. SNEDDEN, TINA E. HULSE, and
`KRISTI L. R. SAWERT, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`HULSE, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Petitioner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission for
`William R. Zimmerman
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`IPR2018-00795
`Patent 9,370,512 B2
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`Petitioner has filed an unopposed motion for pro hac vice admission
`of William R. Zimmerman in this proceeding. Paper 13. The motion is
`supported by a declaration of Mr. Zimmerman. Ex. 1017.
`The Board has 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. Zimmerman pro hac vice.
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`It is, therefore,
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s motion for admission of William R.
`Zimmerman pro hac vice is granted. Mr. Zimmerman is 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 represent it as lead counsel for the instant proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Zimmerman 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; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Zimmerman 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.
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`IPR2018-00795
`Patent 9,370,512 B2
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`PETITIONER:
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`Carol Pitzel Cruz
`Christie R.W. Matthaei
`KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
`2CMP@knobbe.com
`2CRW@knobbe.com
`BoxIndivior@knobbe.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Eldora L. Ellison
`Neil P. Shull
`Joshua G. McCoy
`Matthew S. Bodenstein
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`eellison-PTAB@sternekessler.com
`nshull-PTAB@sternekessler.com
`jmccoy-PTAB@sternekessler.com
`mbodenstein-PTAB@sternekessler.com
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