`571-272-7822
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`Paper 11
`Entered: March 17, 2020
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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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`PHARMACOSMOS A/S,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`AMERICAN REGENT, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`PGR2020-00009
`Patent 10,478,450 B2
`____________
`
`
`
`Before ERICA A. FRANKLIN, JON B. TORNQUIST, and
`JAMIE T. WISZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`WISZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`
`
`
`ORDER
`Granting Petitioner’s Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission
`of Ryan P. Johnson, Vanessa Park-Thompson,
`and So Yeon Choe
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`
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`PGR2020-00009
`Patent 10,478,450 B2
`
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`On February 4, 2020, Petitioner filed Motions for Admission Pro Hac
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`Vice of Ryan P. Johnson, Vanessa Park-Thompson, and So Yeon Choe.
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`Papers 7, 8, and 9 (collectively “Motions”). Petitioner also filed
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`Declarations of Ryan P. Johnson (Ex. 1106), Vanessa Park-Thompson (Ex.
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`1107), and So Yeon Choe (Ex. 1108) in support of the Motions (collectively
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`“Declarations”). Patent Owner has not filed an opposition to the Motions.
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`For the reasons provided below, Petitioner’s Motions are granted.
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), the Board may recognize counsel
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`pro hac vice during a proceeding upon a showing of good cause, subject to
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`the condition that lead counsel be a registered practitioner. In authorizing a
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`motion for pro hac vice admission, the Board requires the moving party to
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`provide a statement of facts showing there is good cause for the Board to
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`recognize counsel pro hac vice and an affidavit or declaration of the
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`individual seeking to appear in the proceeding. See Paper 3, 2 (citing
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`Unified Patents, Inc. v. Parallel Iron, LLC, IPR2013-00639 (PTAB Oct. 15,
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`2013) (Paper 7) (representative “Order – Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac
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`Vice Admission”)).
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`Based on the facts set forth in the Motions and the accompanying
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`Declarations, we conclude that Mr. Johnson, Ms. Park-Thompson, and Ms.
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`Choe each have sufficient legal and technical qualifications to represent
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`Petitioner in this proceeding, and have demonstrated sufficient familiarity
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`with the subject matter of this proceeding. Accordingly, Petitioner has
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`established good cause for pro hac vice admission of Mr. Johnson, Ms. Park-
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`Thompson, and Ms. Choe. Mr. Johnson, Ms. Park-Thompson, and Ms.
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`Choe will be permitted to serve as back-up counsel only. See 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.10(c).
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`PGR2020-00009
`Patent 10,478,450 B2
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`We note that Petitioner has filed a Power of Attorney including Mr.
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`Johnson, Ms. Park-Thompson, and Ms. Choe in accordance with 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.10(b). Paper 2. Petitioner has also submitted Mandatory Notices
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`identifying Mr. Johnson, Ms. Park-Thompson, and Ms. Choe as back-up
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`counsel in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3). Paper 1, 6.
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`Accordingly, it is:
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`ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motions for pro hac vice admission of
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`Mr. Ryan P. Johnson, Ms. Vanessa Park-Thompson, and Ms. So Yeon Choe
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`are granted;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall continue to have a
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`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel for this proceeding;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Johnson, Ms. Park-Thompson, and
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`Ms. Choe are authorized to represent Petitioner as back-up counsel only in
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`this proceeding;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Johnson, Ms. Park-Thompson, and
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`Ms. Choe are to comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide (84 Fed.
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`Reg. 64,280 (Nov. 21, 2019)), and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials,
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`as set forth in Part 42 of Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Johnson, Ms. Park-Thompson, and
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`Ms. Choe shall be subject to the Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37
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`C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth
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`in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et. seq.
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`PGR2020-00009
`Patent 10,478,450 B2
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`For Petitioner:
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`Jeffrey Oelke
`joelke@fenwick.com
`
`
`For Patent Owner:
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`Barbara Rudolph
`Barbara.rudolph@finnegan.com
`
`Trenton Ward
`Trenton.ward@finnegan.com
`
`Cora Holt
`Cora.holt@finnegan.com
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