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`571-272-7822
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`Paper No. 20
`Entered: January 24, 2019
`
`
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`____________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________
`
`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`UNIVERSAL SECURE REGISTRY LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`Cases
`IPR2018-00809 (Patent 9,530,137 B2)
`IPR2018-00810 (Patent 9,100,826 B2)
`IPR2018-00812 (Patent 8,856,539 B2)
`IPR2018-00813 (Patent 9,100,826 B2)
`CBM2018-00024 (Patent 8,577,813 B2)
`CBM2018-00025 (Patent 8,577,813 B2)1
`____________
`
`Before PATRICK R. SCANLON, GEORGIANNA W. BRADEN, and
`JASON W. MELVIN, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`MELVIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`
`ORDER
`Granting Patent Owner’s Motions for Admission
`Pro Hac Vice of Harold A. Barza and Jordan B. Kaericher
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
`
`
`
`
`1 This Decision addresses issues pertaining to multiple proceedings. The
`Parties are not authorized to use this style heading for any subsequent
`papers.
`
`

`

`IPR2018-00809 (Patent 9,530,137 B2)
`IPR2018-00810 (Patent 9,100,826 B2)
`IPR2018-00812 (Patent 8,856,539 B2)
`IPR2018-00813 (Patent 9,100,826 B2)
`CBM2018-00024 (Patent 8,577,813 B2)
`CBM2018-00025 (Patent 8,577,813 B2)
`
`
`Patent Owner filed Motions for admission pro hac vice of Harold A.
`Barza (Paper 15) and Jordan B. Kaericher (Paper 16) (collectively,
`“Motions”).2 Patent Owner also filed Declarations of Mr. Barza (Ex. 2004)
`and Mr. Kaericher (Ex. 2005) in support of the Motions (collectively,
`“Declarations”). Patent Owner indicates Petitioner does not oppose the
`motions. Paper 15, 2; Paper 16, 2. For the reasons provided below, Patent
`Owner’s Motions are granted.
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), the Board may recognize counsel
`pro hac vice during a proceeding upon a showing of good cause, subject to
`the condition that lead counsel be a registered practitioner. In its notice
`authorizing motions for pro hac vice admission, the Board requires a
`statement of facts showing there is good cause for the Board to recognize
`counsel pro hac vice and an affidavit or declaration of the individual seeking
`to appear in these proceedings. See Paper 4, 2 (citing Unified Patents, Inc. v.
`Parallel Iron, LLC, Case IPR2013-00639 (PTAB Oct. 15, 2013) (Paper 7)
`(representative “Order – Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice
`Admission”)).
`Based on the facts set forth in the Motions and the accompanying
`Declarations, we conclude that Mr. Barza and Mr. Kaericher each have
`sufficient legal and technical qualifications to represent Patent Owner in
`these proceedings, that Mr. Barza and Mr. Kaericher each have
`
`
`2 Paper and exhibit numbers cited are for IPR2018-00809. Corresponding
`papers and exhibits were filed in each of the captioned cases.
`2
`
`
`
`

`

`IPR2018-00809 (Patent 9,530,137 B2)
`IPR2018-00810 (Patent 9,100,826 B2)
`IPR2018-00812 (Patent 8,856,539 B2)
`IPR2018-00813 (Patent 9,100,826 B2)
`CBM2018-00024 (Patent 8,577,813 B2)
`CBM2018-00025 (Patent 8,577,813 B2)
`
`demonstrated sufficient familiarity with the subject matter of these
`proceedings, and that Patent Owner’s desire to be represented by counsel
`with litigation experience is warranted. Accordingly, Patent Owner has
`established good cause for pro hac vice admission of Mr. Barza and Mr.
`Kaericher. Mr. Barza and Mr. Kaericher will be permitted to serve as back-
`up counsel only. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
`Accordingly, it is:
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motions for pro hac vice admission
`of Mr. Barza and Mr. Kaericher are granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel for these proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Barza and Mr. Kaericher are
`authorized to represent Patent Owner only as back-up counsel in these
`proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Barza and Mr. Kaericher are to
`comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, as updated by the
`August 2018 Update, 83 Federal Register 39,989 (Aug. 13, 2018), and the
`Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of Title 37, Code
`of Federal Regulations;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Barza and Mr. Kaericher shall 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.;
`
`
`
`3
`
`

`

`IPR2018-00809 (Patent 9,530,137 B2)
`IPR2018-00810 (Patent 9,100,826 B2)
`IPR2018-00812 (Patent 8,856,539 B2)
`IPR2018-00813 (Patent 9,100,826 B2)
`CBM2018-00024 (Patent 8,577,813 B2)
`CBM2018-00025 (Patent 8,577,813 B2)
`
`
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner must submit Powers of
`Attorney for Mr. Barza and Mr. Kaericher in accordance with 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.10(b); and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner shall file updated
`Mandatory Notices in these proceedings in accordance with
`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3), identifying Mr. Barza and Mr. Kaericher as back-up
`counsel.
`
`
`
`
`4
`
`

`

`IPR2018-00809 (Patent 9,530,137 B2)
`IPR2018-00810 (Patent 9,100,826 B2)
`IPR2018-00812 (Patent 8,856,539 B2)
`IPR2018-00813 (Patent 9,100,826 B2)
`CBM2018-00024 (Patent 8,577,813 B2)
`CBM2018-00025 (Patent 8,577,813 B2)
`
`FOR PETITIONER:
`Monica Grewal
`Ben Fernandez
`Kelvin Chan
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP
`monica.grewal@wilmerhale.com
`ben.fernandez@wilmerhale.com
`kelvin.chan@wilmerhale.com
`
`FOR PATENT OWNER:
`Jim Glass
`Tigran Guledjian
`Christopher Mathews
`Nima Hefazi
`Richard Lowry
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP
`jimglass@quinnemanuel.com
`tigranguledjian@quinnemanuel.com
`chrismathews@quinnemanuel.com
`nimahefazi@quinnemanuel.com
`richardlowry@quinnemanuel.com
`
`
`
`5
`
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