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` Paper No. 16
` Entered: July 22, 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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`INTEX RECREATION CORP.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`TEAM WORLDWIDE CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case PGR2019-00015
`Patent 9,989,979 B2
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`Before BEVERLY M. BUNTING, JAMES J. MAYBERRY, and
`ERIC C. JESCHKE, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`MAYBERRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
`of Amadou K. Diaw
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`PGR2019-00015
`Patent 9,989,979 B2
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`Patent Owner, Team Worldwide Corporation (“Team Worldwide”),
`filed an Unopposed Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of
`Amadou K. Diaw (Paper 14) (the “Motion”). Team Worldwide also filed
`the Declaration of Mr. Diaw in support of the Motion. Ex. 2003 (the
`“Declaration”). Team Worldwide’s lead counsel, Timothy E. Bianchi, is a
`registered practitioner (Reg. No. 39,610). Paper 4, 2. The Motion and
`Declaration establish that Mr. Diaw is an experienced litigation attorney, has
`familiarity with the subject matter at issue in this proceeding, and otherwise
`satisfies all requirements for pro hac vice admission to a proceeding before
`the Board. See Paper 14; Ex. 2003. Petitioner, Intex Recreation
`Corporation, does not oppose the Motion. Paper 14, 4.
`After considering Team Worldwide’s Motion and the Declaration, it is
`ORDERED that Team Worldwide’s Motion for pro hac vice
`admission of Amadou K. Diaw is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Team Worldwide is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner as lead counsel in the instant proceedings, but
`Mr. Diaw is authorized to be designated as backup counsel;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Diaw is to comply with the Office
`Patent Trial Practice Guide, as updated by the July 2019 Update,
`84 Federal Register 33,925 (July 16, 2019), and the 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, C.F.R., and is subject to
`the USPTO’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a) and the
`USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct as set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et
`seq;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Team Worldwide must file, within ten
`(10) business days, an updated mandatory notice in the above-identified
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`proceeding, identifying Mr. Diaw as back-up counsel in accordance with
`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3); and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Team Worldwide must file, within ten
`(10) business days, a Power of Attorney in the above-identified proceeding
`for Mr. Diaw in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b).
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`Patent 9,989,979 B2
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`PETITIONER:
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`Trevor Carter
`Andrew McCoy
`Reid Dodge
`FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS LLP
`Trevor.carter@faegrbd.com
`Andrew.mccoy.ptab@faegrebd.com
`reddodgeptab@faegrebd.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Timothy Bianchi
`Scott Krueger
`Ryan Connell
`SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A.
`tbianchi@slwip.com
`skrueger@slwip.com
`rconnell@slwip.com
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