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`Paper: 14
`Entered: February 11, 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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`SUPERCELL OY,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`GREE, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`Case PGR2018-00029 (Patent 9,636,583 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00036 (Patent 9,662,580 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00039 (Patent 9,669,308 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00047 (Patent 9,770,659 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00050 (Patent 9,675,886 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00055 (Patent 9,687,744 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00060 (Patent 9,694,287 B2)
` Case PGR2018-00061 (Patent 9,700,793 B2)1
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`____________
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`LYNNE H. BROWNE, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conditionally Granting Petitioner’s Unopposed Motion for Pro Hac Vice
`Admission of Geoffrey R. Miller
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 We exercise our discretion to issue one Order to be filed in each
`proceeding. The parties are not authorized to use this style heading in
`subsequent papers.
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`Tel: 571-272-7822
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`Paper: 14
`Entered: February 11, 2019
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`____________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________
`
`SUPERCELL OY,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`GREE, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`Case PGR2018-00029 (Patent 9,636,583 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00036 (Patent 9,662,580 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00039 (Patent 9,669,308 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00047 (Patent 9,770,659 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00050 (Patent 9,675,886 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00055 (Patent 9,687,744 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00060 (Patent 9,694,287 B2)
` Case PGR2018-00061 (Patent 9,700,793 B2)1
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`____________
`
`
`
`LYNNE H. BROWNE, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`
`
`ORDER
`Conditionally Granting Petitioner’s Unopposed Motion for Pro Hac Vice
`Admission of Geoffrey R. Miller
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
`
`
`1 We exercise our discretion to issue one Order to be filed in each
`proceeding. The parties are not authorized to use this style heading in
`subsequent papers.
`
`
`
`Case PGR2018-00029 (Patent 9,636,583 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00036 (Patent 9,662,580 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00039 (Patent 9,669,308 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00047 (Patent 9,770,659 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00050 (Patent 9,675,886 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00055 (Patent 9,687,744 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00060 (Patent 9,694,287 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00061 (Patent 9,700,793 B2)
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`On January 17, 2019, Petitioner filed a Motion for Pro Hac Vice
`
`Admission of Geoffrey R. Miller in each of the above-identified proceedings
`(Paper 272 (“Motions”)), respectively accompanied by Declarations of
`Mr. Miller in support of the Motions. Ex. 10083 (“Declarations”). Patent
`Owner did not oppose the Motions within the requisite time period. For the
`reasons provided below, Petitioner’s Motions are conditionally 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) (“Order – Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice
`Admission”)).
`
`
`2 For purposes of expediency, we refer to papers and exhibits filed in
`PGR2018-00029. Petitioner filed similar Motions in PGR2018-00036
`(Paper 11), PGR2018-00039 (Paper 18), PGR2018-00047 (Paper 21),
`PGR2018-00050 (Paper 14), PGR2018-00055 (Paper 17), PGR2018-00060
`(Paper 15), and PGR2018-00061 (Paper 10).
`3 Petitioner filed similar Declarations in PGR2018-00036 (Ex. 1007),
`PGR2018-00039 (Ex. 1009), PGR2018-00047 (Ex. 1010), PGR2018-00050
`(Ex. 1006), PGR2018-00055 (Ex. 1010), PGR2018-00060 (Ex. 1008), and
`PGR2018-00061 (Ex. 1008).
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`Case PGR2018-00029 (Patent 9,636,583 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00036 (Patent 9,662,580 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00039 (Patent 9,669,308 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00047 (Patent 9,770,659 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00050 (Patent 9,675,886 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00055 (Patent 9,687,744 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00060 (Patent 9,694,287 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00061 (Patent 9,700,793 B2)
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`Based on the facts set forth in the Motions and the accompanying
`Declarations, we conclude that Mr. Miller has sufficient legal and technical
`qualifications to represent Petitioner in the above-identified proceedings, and
`that Mr. Miller has demonstrated sufficient familiarity with the subject
`matter of the above-identified proceedings. See Motions; Declarations.
`Accordingly, Petitioner has established good cause for pro hac vice
`admission of Mr. Miller in the above-identified proceedings. Mr. Miller will
`be permitted to serve as back-up counsel only. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
`Upon further review of the record before us, we note that Petitioner
`has not submitted a Power of Attorney for Mr. Miller as required by
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b), nor has Petitioner updated its mandatory notices as
`required by 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3).
`
`Accordingly, it is hereby:
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motions for pro hac vice admission of
`Mr. Miller are granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner must continue to have a
`registered practitioner serve as lead counsel in the above-identified
`proceedings, but that Mr. Miller is authorized to act as back-up counsel;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner must, within seven (7) business
`days of the date of this order, submit a Power of Attorney for Mr. Miller in
`each of the above-identified proceedings in accordance with 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.10(b);
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`Case PGR2018-00029 (Patent 9,636,583 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00036 (Patent 9,662,580 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00039 (Patent 9,669,308 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00047 (Patent 9,770,659 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00050 (Patent 9,675,886 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00055 (Patent 9,687,744 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00060 (Patent 9,694,287 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00061 (Patent 9,700,793 B2)
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner must file updated mandatory
`notices identifying Mr. Miller as back-up counsel in accordance with
`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3);
`
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Miller is to comply with the Office
`Patent Trial Practice Guide, as updated by the Office Patent Trial Practice
`Guide August 2018 Update, 83 Federal Register 39,989 (Aug. 13, 2018),
`and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of Title
`37 of the Code of Federal Regulations; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Miller is subject to the Office’s
`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and to the USPTO
`Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq.
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`Case PGR2018-00029 (Patent 9,636,583 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00036 (Patent 9,662,580 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00039 (Patent 9,669,308 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00047 (Patent 9,770,659 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00050 (Patent 9,675,886 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00055 (Patent 9,687,744 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00060 (Patent 9,694,287 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00061 (Patent 9,700,793 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
`
`Jennifer Bush
`Jbush-ptab@fenwick.com
`
`Michael J. Sacksteder
`msacksteder@fenwick.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`
`John Alemanni
`jalemanni@kilpatricktownsend.com
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`Andrew Rinehart
`arinehart@kilpatricktownsend.com
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`Scott Kolassa
`skolassa@kilpatricktownsend.com
`
`Steven Moore
`smoore@kilpatricktownsend.com
`
`Timothy Maier
`tjm@maierandmaier.com
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`Sid Pandit
`svp@maierandmaier.com
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`Christopher Maier
`cjm@maierandmaier.com
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`Case PGR2018-00029 (Patent 9,636,583 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00036 (Patent 9,662,580 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00039 (Patent 9,669,308 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00047 (Patent 9,770,659 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00050 (Patent 9,675,886 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00055 (Patent 9,687,744 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00060 (Patent 9,694,287 B2)
`Case PGR2018-00061 (Patent 9,700,793 B2)
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`Jesse Collier
`lmostrom@oliff.com
`
`B. Graham Nelson
`bnelson@oliff.com
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