`571-272-7822
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` Paper No. 8
` Date Entered: September 30, 2014
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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,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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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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`
`
`Before JUSTIN BUSCH, PETER P. CHEN, and J. JOHN LEE,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`CHEN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION GRANTING MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL AND
`SUBSTITUTE NEW COUNSEL
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`37 C.F.R § 42.10
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`
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`Case IPR2014-01185
`Patent 7,269,167
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`Patent Owner has filed a Motion to Withdraw as Counsel and Substitute
`New Counsel, and an Updated Power of Attorney, in which Patent Owner states
`that its counsel Herbert D. Hart III and other practitioners of PTO Customer No.
`23446 are withdrawing from this matter and shall be substituted for by new lead
`counsel Lori A. Gordon and new back-up counsel Michael D. Specht of PTO
`Customer No. 26111. Papers 6, 7. Patent Owner indicates that Ms. Gordon and
`Mr. Specht are registered practitioners, that Petitioner does not oppose the motion
`to withdraw and substitute new counsel, and that substitution of counsel will not
`cause any delays in this proceeding, as Patent Owner does not seeks any extensions
`of time. Paper 6, at 1.
`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 111, Patent Owner consents to the
`withdrawal of counsel Herbert D. Hart III, David Z. Petty, and all other
`practitioners of PTO Customer No. 23446, as evidenced by Patent Owner’s filing
`of its updated power of attorney (Paper 7), which revokes all previous powers of
`attorney and appoints registered practitioners of PTO Customer No. 26111. In
`view of the circumstances, Messrs. Hart and Petty and other practitioners of PTO
`Customer No. 23446 have been discharged from this matter by Patent Owner, their
`withdrawal will not have a material adverse effect on the interests of Patent Owner,
`and good cause for withdrawal exists. See 37 C.F.R. § 111.
`In consideration of the above, it is
`ORDERED that the Patent Owner’s Motion to Withdraw as Counsel and
`Substitute New Counsel is GRANTED;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Messrs. Hart and Petty are withdrawn as lead
`and back-up counsel from the above-captioned proceeding; and
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`Case IPR2014-01185
`Patent 7,269,167
`FURTHER ORDERED that Ms. Gordon and Mr. Specht are recognized as
`new lead and back-up counsel for Patent Owner in the above-captioned
`proceeding.
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`PETITIONER:
`J. Andrew Lowes
`andrew.lowes.ipr@haynesboone.com
`
`
`David O’Dell
`david.odell.ipr@haynesboone.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`Lori A. Gordon
`lgordon@skgf.com
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`Michael D. Specht
`mspecht@skgf.com
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