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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`STMICROELECTRONICS, INC.
`Petitioner
`v.
`OPTICAL LICENSING, LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2021-01593
`Patent 6,791,898
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`AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONER’S
`MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF
`VISHAL H. PATEL PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`Mail Stop PATENT BOARD
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`1.
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`I, Vishal H. Patel, am competent to present this affidavit submitted in
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`support of Petitioner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission and have personal
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`knowledge of the facts set forth herein.
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`2.
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`3.
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`I am in good standing in the Bar of Texas.
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`I have not been suspended or disbarred from practice before any court
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`of administrative body.
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`I have not been denied for admission to practice before any court of
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`administrative body.
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`5.
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`I have no sanctions or contempt citations upon me by any court of
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`administrative body.
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`6.
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`I have read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide
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`and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set for in 37 C.F.R. § 42.
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`7.
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`I understand I will be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional
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`Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et. seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction under
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`37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`8.
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`In the previous 3 years, I have applied to appear pro hac vice before:
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`the Northern District of California and Central District of California.
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`I received my jurist doctor in 2008 from University of Houston Law
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`Center.
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`10.
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`I have practiced intellectual property and commercial litigation since
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`2008, with a concentration on patent litigation.
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`11.
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`I have an established familiarity with the subject matter at issue in the
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`proceeding, at least because I am lead counsel in the related district court litigation,
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`have represented Petitioner for more than two years in various patent litigations, and
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`have represented various clients regarding patent matters for over thirteen years.
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`12.
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`I am lead counsel for the trial team in Optical Licensing, LLC v. Future
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`Electronics Corp., No. 6:21-cv-00188 (W.D. Tex.) and Optical Licensing, LLC v.
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`Arrow Electronics, Inc., No. 6:21-cv-00186 (W.D. Tex.), which involve the same
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`patent and subject matter at issue in this Petition.
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`13.
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`I have reviewed the patent, petition, and alleged prior art referenced
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`asserted by the Petitioner in this proceeding.
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`14.
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`I hereby declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United
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`States of America that the foregoing is true and correct, and that all statements made
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`of my own knowledge are true and that all statements made on information and
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`believe are believed to be true. I understand that willful false statements and the like
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`are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both (18 U.S.C. § 1001).
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`Date: October 27, 2021
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`/s/ Vishal Patel
`Vishal H. Patel
`Attorney for Petitioner
`STMicroelectronics, Inc.
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