`571-272-7822
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`Paper 16
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`Entered: December 17, 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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`FACEBOOK, INC., INSTAGRAM, LLC, and WHATSAPP INC.,
`Petitioners,
`
`v.
`
`BLACKBERRY LIMITED,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`IPR2019-00942
`Patent 8,677,250 B2
`____________
`
`
`
`Before MIRIAM L. QUINN, GARTH D. BAER, and AARON W. MOORE,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`BAER, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`
`DECISION
`Granting Petitioner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of
`Mark R. Weinstein
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`
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`IPR2019-00942
`Patent 8,677,250 B2
`
`
`On December 12, 2019, Facebook, Inc., Instagram, LLC, and
`WhatsApp Inc. (“Petitioners”) filed a Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice
`of Mr. Mark R. Weinstein (Paper 14, “Motion”) in this proceeding, as well
`as a supporting declaration from Mr. Weinstein (Ex. 1015), and a biography
`of Mr. Weinstein (Ex. 1014).
`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.
`Weinstein in this proceeding.
`
`
`ORDER
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`It is therefore,
`ORDERED that Petitioners’ Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of
`Mark R. Weinstein in this proceeding is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Weinstein 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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`IPR2019-00942
`Patent 8,677,250 B2
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Weinstein shall comply with the
`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, as updated by the August 2018 Update,
`83 Federal Register 39,989 (Aug. 13, 2018), and the July 2019 Update (84
`Fed. Reg. 33,925 (July 16, 2019)), and the Board’s Rules of Practice for
`Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Weinstein 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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`IPR2019-00942
`Patent 8,677,250 B2
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`FOR PETITIONER:
`
`Heidi Keefe
`hkeefe@cooley.com
`
`Andrew Mace
`amace@cooley.com
`
`FOR PATENT OWNER:
`
`Jim Glass
`jimglass@quinnemanuel.com
`
`Sam Stake
`samstake@quinnemanuel.com
`
`Ognjen Zivojnovic
`ogizivojnovic@quinnemaneul.com
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