`571-272-7822
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`Paper 21
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`Entered: February 11, 2020
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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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`FACEBOOK, INC., INSTAGRAM, LLC, and WHATSAPP INC.,
`Petitioners,
`
`v.
`
`BLACKBERRY LIMITED,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`IPR2019-00942
`Patent 8,677,250 B2
`____________
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`
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`Before MIRIAM L. QUINN, GARTH D. BAER, and AARON W. MOORE,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`BAER, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Petitioners’ Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of
`Yuan Liang
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`IPR2019-00942
`Patent 8,677,250 B2
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`On February 6, 2020, Facebook, Inc., Instagram, LLC, and WhatsApp
`Inc. (“Petitioners”) filed a Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Mr. Yuan
`Liang (Paper 19, “Motion”) in this proceeding, as well as a supporting
`declaration from Mr. Liang (Ex. 1017), and a biography of Mr. Liang (Ex.
`1016). Petitioners represent that Patent Owner does not oppose the Motion.
`Motion 1.
`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 5, 2 (citing
`Unified Patents (representative “Order – Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac
`Vice Admission”)).
`Having reviewed Petitioners’ Motion and supporting declaration,
`good cause has been shown for granting admission pro hac vice to Mr.
`Liang in this proceeding.
`
`
`ORDER
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`It is therefore,
`ORDERED that Petitioners’ Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of
`Yuan Liang in this proceeding is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Liang is authorized to represent
`Petitioners as back-up counsel only in this proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioners are to continue to have a
`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel in this proceeding;
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`2
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`IPR2019-00942
`Patent 8,677,250 B2
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Liang shall 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
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Liang shall be subject to the Office’s
`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), as well as the Office’s
`Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq.
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`3
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`IPR2019-00942
`Patent 8,677,250 B2
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`FOR PETITIONERS:
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`Heidi L. Keefe
`hkeefe@cooley.com
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`Andrew C. Mace
`amace@cooley.com
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`Mark R. Weinstein
`mweinstein@cooley.com
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`Yuan Liang
`yliang@cooley.com
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`
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`James M. Glass
`jimglass@quinnemanuel.com
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`Sam Stake
`samstake@quinnemanuel.com
`
`Ogi Zivojnovic
`ogizivojnovic@quinnemaneul.com
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