`
` Paper 36
`Trials@uspto.gov
`571-272-7822 Entered: June 12, 2020
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`____________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________
`
`
`UNIFIED PATENTS, LLC,
`Petitioner
`
`v.
`
`VELOS MEDIA, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`IPR2019-00757
`Patent 9,930,365 B2
`____________
`
`
`
`Before MONICA S. ULLAGADDI, JASON W. MELVIN, and
`AARON W. MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`ULLAGADDI, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`
`DECISION
`Granting Patent Owner’s Unopposed Motion for Pro Hac Vice
`Admission of Christopher G. Granaghan
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
`
`
`
`
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`IPR2019-00757
`Patent 9,930,365 B2
`On June 4, 2020, Velos Media, LLC (“Patent Owner”) filed a motion
`for pro hac vice admission of Christopher G. Granaghan in the above-
`identified proceeding (“Motion”). Paper 33.1 Patent Owner states that it
`“has conferred with Petitioner with regard to this Motion, and Petitioner has
`confirmed that it will not oppose this Motion.” Mot. 2. The Motion is
`granted.
`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), we may recognize counsel
`pro hac vice during a proceeding upon a showing of good cause. In
`authorizing a motion for pro hac vice admission, the Board requires the
`moving party to provide 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 the proceeding. See Paper 3, 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”)) (“Notice”).
`In its Motion, Patent Owner states that there is good cause for the
`Board to recognize Christopher G. Granaghan pro hac vice during this
`proceeding because he is an experienced litigating attorney with an
`established familiarity with the subject matter at issue in this proceeding.
`Mot. 3–5. Patent Owner further states that it “has a substantial need for Mr.
`Granaghan’s pro hac vice admission and his involvement in oral argument
`and other issues arising from this proceeding,” and “[a]dmission of Mr.
`Granaghan will also ease the burden on Patent Owner’s lead counsel in this
`proceeding.” Id. at 5. The Motion is supported by a Declaration of
`
`1 We cite to Papers and Exhibits (“Ex.”) in IPR2019-00757.
`2
`
`
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`
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`IPR2019-00757
`Patent 9,930,365 B2
`Christopher G. Granaghan that attests to the Motion’s statement of facts and
`complies with the requirements set forth in the Notice (“Decl.”). Ex. 2163
`¶¶ 1–11.
`Upon consideration, Patent Owner has demonstrated that
`Mr. Granaghan has sufficient legal and technical qualifications and
`familiarity with the subject matter at issue, and that there is a need for Patent
`Owner to have counsel with his experience. See Decl. ¶¶ 2, 3, 11; Mot. 5.
`Patent Owner therefore has established good cause for admitting
`Mr. Granaghan pro hac vice in this proceeding.
`Accordingly, it is
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motion for pro hac vice admission of
`Christopher G. Granaghan for this proceeding is granted; Mr. Granaghan is
`authorized to act as back-up counsel in the instant proceeding only;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner must file, within ten (10)
`business days, a Power of Attorney in the above-identified proceeding for
`Mr. Granaghan in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b);
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner must file, within ten (10)
`business days, an updated mandatory notice in the above-identified
`proceeding, identifying Mr. Granaghan as back-up counsel in accordance
`with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3);
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel for this proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Granaghan is to comply with the
`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 84 Fed. Reg. 64,280 (Nov. 21, 2019), and
`the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of Title 37,
`Code of Federal Regulations; and
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`IPR2019-00757
`Patent 9,930,365 B2
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Granaghan is 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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`IPR2019-00757
`Patent 9,930,365 B2
`PETITIONER:
`Eric A. Buresh
`Michelle Callaghan
`Jason Mudd
`ERISE IP, P.A
`eric.buresh@eriseip.com
`michelle.callaghan@eriseip.com
`jason.mudd@eriseip.com
`
`
`Ashraf Fawzy
`Roshan Mansinghani
`UNIFIED PATENTS INC.
`afawzy@unifiedpatents.com
`roshan@unifiedpatents.com
`
`
`PATENT OWNER:
`Brent N. Bumgardner
`Thomas C. Cecil
`Barry J. Bumgardner
`Matthew C. Juren
`NELSON BUMGARDNER ALBRITTON P.C
`bbumgardner@nbclaw.net
`tom@nelbum.com
`barry@nelbum.com
`matthew@nelbum.com
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