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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`PADAGIS US LLC,
`Petitioners
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`NEURELIS, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case No. IPR2025-00464
`U.S. Patent No. 8,895,546
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`PATENT OWNER’S NOTICE OF INTENT TO DESIGNATE TIMOTHY P.
`BEST, A PROVISIONALLY RECOGNIZED PTAB ATTORNEY,
`AS BACK-UP COUNSEL UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`IPR2025-00464
`U.S. Patent No. 8,895,546
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`LIST OF EXHIBITS
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`Exhibit # Description
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`2001-2499 RESERVED
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`Declaration of Timothy P. Best in Support of Notice of Intent to
`Designate a Provisionally Recognized PTAB Attorney
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`IPR2025-00464
`U.S. Patent No. 8,895,546
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)(2), Patent Owner, Neurelis, Inc. (“Neurelis”)
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`respectfully notifies the Board of its intent to designate Timothy P. Best, a
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`provisionally recognized PTAB attorney, as back-up counsel in this proceeding.
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`Neurelis seeks the counsel of Timothy P. Best due to his experience representing
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`Neurelis in related patent matters and his familiarity with the substantive and legal
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`issues involved in this proceeding. The Board most recently granted pro hac vice
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`admission of Timothy P. Best in IPR2023-00731 and IPR2023-00732. See
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`IPR2023-00731, Paper 12 (PTAB July 12, 2023).
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`Lead Counsel
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`Michael Sitzman (Reg. No. 42,150) will serve as lead counsel in this
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`proceeding.
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`II. Accompanying Certification
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`Timothy P. Best satisfies all requirements set forth by the Board for pro hac
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`vice recognition of a provisionally recognized PTAB attorney and agrees to be
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`subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in §§ 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 11.101 et seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction under § 11.19(a). This Notice of Intent
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`to Designate a Provisionally Recognized PTAB Attorney as Back-Up Counsel is
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`accompanied by a Declaration of Timothy P. Best.
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`Neurelis submits that Timothy P. Best has satisfied all requirements to be
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`deemed admitted pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`Dated: February 7, 2025
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`IPR2025-00464
`U.S. Patent No. 8,895,546
`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Michael Sitzman/
`Michael Sitzman
`(Reg. No. 42,150)
`MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
`415 Mission St Suite 5600
`San Francisco, CA 94105-2616
`Tel: +1 628 2183917
`msitzman@mwe.com
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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`IPR2025-00464
`U.S. Patent No. 8,895,546
`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.8 and 42.6(e), the undersigned hereby certifies
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`that the foregoing document was served on counsel of record for the Petitioner by
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`filing this document through PTAB P-TACTS and by sending this document via
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`electronic mail to the following addresses:
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`James P. Murphy
`Reg. No. 55,474
`Polsinelli PC
`1000 Louisiana Street
`Suite 6400
`Houston, Texas 77002
`Tel: (713) 374-1600
`jpmurphy@polsinelli.com
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`Dated: February 7, 2025
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`Corey Casey
`Reg. No. 66,950
`Polsinelli PC
`900 West 48th Place
`Suite 900
`Kansas City, Missouri 64112
`Tel: (816) 572-4439
`ccasey@polsinelli.com
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`/Michael Sitzman/
`Michael Sitzman (Reg. No. 42,150)
`MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
`415 Mission St Suite 5600
`San Francisco, CA 94105-2616
`Tel: +1 628 2183917
`msitzman@mwe.com
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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