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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`ERICSSON INC. and
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`TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICS SON,
`Petitioner
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`V.
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`INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2014-00963
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`Patent 6,952,408
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`MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL
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`Mail Stop “Patent Board”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`US. Patent and Trademark Office
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`PO. Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Case [PR2014-00963
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`US. Patent No. 6,952,408
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`Pursuant
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`to 37 C.F.R. 42.10(e), Steven Spears, files this to motion to
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`withdraw as the lead counsel for the Petitioner in this proceeding. Mr. Spears seeks
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`to withdraw as lead counsel because he started a position as an in-house counsel at
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`Baker Hughes, a GE Company, on January 22, 2019. Patent Owner’s lead counsel
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`was notified of Mr. Spears’ intention to withdraw as counsel for the Petitioner.
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`Patent Owner does not oppose this motion. On January 16, 2019 Mr. Spears
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`received an email from the Board’s authorizing the filing of this motion upon the
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`submission of the Petitioner’s Updated Mandatory Notice indicating new lead and
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`backup counsel and required Power of Attorney. The Petitioner filed those
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`documents for this trial on February 5, 2019.
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`The Petitioner will continue to be represented in this proceeding by G.
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`Matthew McCloskey of Cesari & McKenna, LLP, as lead counsel, and new backup
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`counsel, Omar M. Wadhwa, also of Cesari & McKenna, LLP. Mr. Spears’
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`withdrawal will not have a material adverse effect on the Petitioner or otherwise
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`delay the proceeding.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`47%
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`Steven G. Spears
`Registration No. 43,926
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`Date: February 8, 2019
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`Case IPR2014-00963
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`US. Patent No. 6,952,408
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing Motion to Withdraw as
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`Counsel was served electronically via email on February 8, 2019, in its entirety on
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`the following:
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`Michael D. Specht
`Byron L. Pickard
`Ross Hicks
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & Fox P.L.L.C
`Mspecht-PTAB@skgf.com
`Bpickard@skgf.com
`Rhicks-PTAB sk f.com
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`James Hietala
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`Tim Seeley
`INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC
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`jhieta1a@intven.com
`tim intven.com
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`CESARI AND MCKENNA, LLP
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`/G. MATTHEW MCCLOSKEY/
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`G. Matthew McCloskey
`Registration No. 47,025
`Attorney for Petitioner
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`Date: February 8, 2019
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`One Liberty Square
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