`571-272-7822
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`Paper 13
`Entered: January 18, 2019
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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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`INTIMIDATOR, INC. and RF PRODUCTS, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`BAD BOY, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2018-01632
`Patent 9,730,386 B1
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`Before FRANCES L. IPPOLITO, KEVIN W. CHERRY, and
`PAUL J. KORNICZKY, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`KORNICZKY, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Petitioner’s Unopposed Motion for
`Pro Hac Vice Admission of Bradley Trammell
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`IPR2018-01632
`Patent 9,730,386 B1
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`Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), Intimidator, Inc. and RF Products, Inc.
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`(collectively, “Petitioner”) filed a motion for pro hac vice admission of Bradley
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`Trammell (Paper 10, “Motion”), as well as a supporting affidavit from Mr.
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`Trammell (Exhibit 1016). Petitioner represents that Bad Boy, Inc. (“Patent
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`Owner”) does not oppose the Motion. Paper 10, 2. Having reviewed the Motion
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`and supporting affidavit, we determine that good cause exists for granting pro hac
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`vice admission to Mr. Trammell. See 37 CFR § 42.10(c); Unified Patents, Inc. v.
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`Parallel Iron, LLC, Case IPR2013-00639 (PTAB Oct. 15, 2013) (Paper 7) (“Order
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`– Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission” setting forth requirements for
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`pro hac vice admission).
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`According, it is:
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`ORDERED that Petitioner’s motion for pro hac vice admission of Mr.
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`Trammell is granted;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Trammell is authorized to represent
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`Petitioner only as back-up counsel in the instant proceeding and Petitioner must
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`continue to have a registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel in the instant
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`proceeding;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Trammell must comply with the Office
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`Patent Trial Practice Guide, as updated by the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide
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`August 2018 Update, 83 Fed. Reg. 39,989 (Aug. 13, 2018), and the Board’s Rules
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`of Practice for Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of Title 37, Code of Federal
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`Regulations;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner must file an updated mandatory
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`notice identifying Mr. Trammell as back-up counsel; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Trammell is subject to the Office’s
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`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and the USPTO Rules of
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`Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et. seq.
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`PETITIONER:
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`Warner J. Delaune
`Lea H. Speed
`BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN,
`CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ, P.C.
`wdelaune@bakerdonelson.com
`lspeed@bakerdonelson.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Christopher L. Drymalla
`Chad Ennis
`Patrick Connolly
`BRACEWELL LLP
`chris.drymalla@bracewell.com
`chad.ennis@bracewell.com
`Patrick.connolly@bracewell.cm
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