`By: Herbert D. Hart III
`David Z. Petty
`McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
`500 West Madison Street
`Chicago, Illinois 60661
`Tel.: (312) 775-8000
`Fax: (312) 775-8100
`Email: hhart@mcandrews-ip.com
`dpetty@mcandrews-ip.com
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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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`ERICSSON INC. AND TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON
`Petitioner
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`INTELLECTUAL VENTURES II LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2014-01185
`Patent 7,269,127
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`PATENT OWNER’S MOTION TO
`WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL AND SUBSTITUTE NEW COUNSEL
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`Patent Owner’s Motion to Withdraw
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`I. RELIEF REQUESTED
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e), and as authorized by the Board via an
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`email dated September 4, 2014 (see 37 C.F.R. § 42.20(b)), counsel for Patent
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`Owner, Intellectual Ventures II LLC, respectfully requests authorization to
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`withdraw as counsel for Patent Owner in this inter partes review proceeding.
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`The undersigned lead counsel for Patent Owner has conferred with
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`Petitioner’s counsel, who has stated that Petitioner will not oppose the present
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`motion.
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`II. STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL
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`Patent Owner wishes for new counsel, Lori A. Gordon (Registration No.
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`50,633) and Michael D. Specht (Registration No. 54,463) to be designated as lead
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`and back-up counsel, respectively, and represent Patent Owner going forward in
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`this proceeding. Patent Owner’s new counsel meet the requirements of 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.10(c) as registered practitioners.
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`No extensions of time will be needed upon grant of this Motion. It is
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`believed that granting this Motion will not hinder the economy, the integrity of the
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`patent system, the efficient administration of the Office, or the ability of the Office
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`to timely complete this proceeding. See 35 U.S.C. § 316(b).
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`An executed updated Power of Attorney is being filed concurrently. Upon
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`grant of this Motion, Patent Owner will promptly file an Updated Mandatory
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`Notice Under 37 C.F.R. §§42.8(b)(3) an
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`Dated: September 11, 2014
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Herbert D. Hart III/
`Herbert D. Hart III
`Registration No. 30,063
`McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
`500 West Madison Street, 34th Floor
`Chicago, Illinois 60661
`Office: (312) 775-8000
`Fax: (312) 775-8100
`Email: hhart@mcandrews-ip.com
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`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e))
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing PATENT OWNER’S
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`MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL AND SUBSTITUTE NEW
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`COUNSEL was served electronically on September 11, 2014, upon the following
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`counsel for Petitioner:
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`J. Andrew Lowes
`andrew.lowes.ipr@haynesboone.com
`David M. O’Dell
`david.odell.ipr@haynesboone.com
`HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP
`2323 Victory Ave. Suite 700
`Dallas, TX 75219
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`Herbert D. Hart III
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`Date: September 11, 2014