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`Paper No. 8
`Entered: August 28, 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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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., AND
`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.
`Petitioner,
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`SEVEN NETWORKS, LLC.
`Patent Owner.
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`Cases IPR2018-01106 and IPR2018-01108
`Patent 9,516,127 B21
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`Before THU A. DANG, JONI Y. CHANG, and
`JACQUELINE T. HARLOW, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`CHANG, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Patent Owner’s Motions for Admission Pro Hac Vice of
`Nobu Lowenstein
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 This Order addresses the same issue for the above-identified cases.
`Therefore, we exercise our discretion to issue one order to be filed in each
`case. The parties, however, are not authorized to use this style heading in
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`IPR2018-01106 and IPR2018-01108
`Patent 9,516,127 B2
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`Patent Owner filed a Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Mr.
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`Nobu Lowenstein (Paper 62), supported by a Declaration of Mr. Lowenstein
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`(Ex. 2001), in each of the above-identified proceedings. Petitioner has not
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`opposed the Motions.
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), we may recognize counsel pro hac
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`vice during a proceeding upon a showing of good cause, subject to the
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`condition that lead counsel be a registered practitioner. In authorizing
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`motions for pro hac vice, we require the moving party to provide a statement
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`of facts showing there is good cause for us to recognize counsel pro hac
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`vice, and an affidavit or declaration of the individual seeking to appear in the
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`proceedings.
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`Upon review of Patent Owner’s Motions and supporting evidence, we
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`determine that Patent Owner has demonstrated that Mr. Lowenstein has
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`sufficient legal and technical qualifications to represent Patent Owner in
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`these proceedings. We also recognize that there is a need for Patent Owner
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`to have Mr. Lowenstein be involved in the proceedings at issue.
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`Accordingly, Patent Owner has established that there is good cause for
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`admitting Mr. Lowenstein.
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`We note Patent Owner filed mandatory notices including Mr.
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`Lowenstein in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3) and a Power of
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`Attorney including Mr. Lowenstein in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b).
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`Paper 3, 2; Paper 4.
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`2 All citations are to IPR2018-01106 unless otherwise noted.
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`IPR2018-01106 and IPR2018-01108
`Patent 9,516,127 B2
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`Accordingly, it is
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`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission
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`of Mr. Lowenstein are granted; Mr. Lowenstein is authorized to represent
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`Patent Owner as back-up counsel in the above-identified proceedings;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
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`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel for these proceedings; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Lowenstein is to comply with the
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`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for
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`Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations as
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`updated by the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide August 2018 Update, 83
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`Federal Register 39,989 (Aug. 13, 2018); and he 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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`IPR2018-01106 and IPR2018-01108
`Patent 9,516,127 B2
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`For PETITIONER:
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`W. Karl Renner
`Jeremy Monaldo
`Roberto Devoto
`Kim Leung
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`Axf-ptab@fr.com
`jim@fr.com
`devoto@fr.com
`leung@fr.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Kenneth J. Weatherwax
`Nathan Lowenstein
`Edward Hsieh
`Parham Hendifar
`LOWENSTEIN & WEATHERWAX LLP
`weatherwax@lowensteinweatherwax.com
`Lowenstein@lowensteinweatherwax.com
`hsieh@lowensteinweatherwax.com
`hendifar@lowensteinweatherwax.com
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