`571-272-7822
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` Paper 11
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`Entered: October 10, 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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`EDGE ENDO, LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`MICHAEL SCIANAMBLO,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2018-01320 (Patent 8,882,504 B2)
`Case IPR2018-01321 (Patent 8,932,056 B2)
` Case IPR2018-01322 (Patent 9,351,803 B2)1
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`Before BART A. GERSTENBLITH, ROBERT A. POLLOCK, and
`RICHARD J. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`POLLOCK, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Patent Owner’s Motions For Pro Hac Vice Admission
`Of Steven Lieberman and Rachel M. Echols
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 This Order addresses issues that are the same in all identified cases. We exercise
`our discretion to issue one order to be filed in each case. The parties are not
`authorized to use this style heading in subsequent papers.
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`IPR2018-01320 (Patent 8,882,504 B2)
`IPR2018-01321 (Patent 8,932,056 B2)
`IPR2018-01322 (Patent 9,351,803 B2)
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`Patent Owner submitted Motions for pro hac vice admission of Steven
`Lieberman (Paper 6) and Rachel M. Echols (Paper 8).2 The Motions are supported
`by the Declarations of Mr. Lieberman (Paper 7) and Ms. Echols (Paper 9).3
`Petitioner has not opposed the Motions.
`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. Lieberman and Ms. Echols pro hac vice.
`It is, therefore,
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motions for admission of Steven Lieberman
`and Rachel M. Echols pro hac vice are granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Lieberman and Ms. Echols are authorized
`to represent Patent Owner only as back-up counsel in the instant proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a registered
`practitioner represent it as lead counsel for the instant proceeding;
`FURTHERED ORDERED that, within seven (7) business days of the date
`of this Order, Patent Owner shall submit Powers of Attorney for Mr. Lieberman
`and Ms. Echols in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b);
`FURTHER ORDERED that, within seven (7) business days of the date of
`this Order, Patent Owner shall file an updated mandatory notice identifying
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`2 Paper numbers refer to Case IPR2018-01320. Corresponding Motions and
`Declarations were filed in each of IPR2018-01321 and IPR2018-01322.
`3 Patent Owner filed the Declarations as Papers. Patent Owner is reminded that
`affidavits and declarations must be filed as exhibits so that they may be referenced
`individually by exhibit number. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.63.
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`IPR2018-01320 (Patent 8,882,504 B2)
`IPR2018-01321 (Patent 8,932,056 B2)
`IPR2018-01322 (Patent 9,351,803 B2)
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`Mr. Lieberman and Ms. Echols as back-up counsel in accordance with 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.8(b)(3);
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Lieberman and Ms. Echols each shall
`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,
`as updated by the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, August 2018 Update, 83
`Federal Register 39,989 (Aug. 13, 2018); and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Lieberman and Ms. Echols each shall be
`subject to the Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a) and the
`Office’s Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101–11.901.
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`IPR2018-01320 (Patent 8,882,504 B2)
`IPR2018-01321 (Patent 8,932,056 B2)
`IPR2018-01322 (Patent 9,351,803 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
`Jeffrey S. Ginsberg
`Abhishek Bapna
`Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
`jginsberg@pbwt.com
`abapna@pbwt.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`Joseph Hynds
`Eric Blatt
`Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.
`jhynds@rfem.com
`eblatt@rfem.com
`litigationparalegals@rothwellfigg.com
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