`571-272-7822
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`Paper 13
`Entered. March 17, 2016
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`____________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________
`
`LG ELECTRONICS, INC., and
`LG ELECTRONICS U.S.A., INC.,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`TOSHIBA SAMSUNG STORAGE TECHNOLOGY KOREA
`CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`Case IPR2015-01642 (Patent 6,721,110 B2)
`Case IPR2015-01644 (Patent 6,785,065 B1)
`Case IPR2015-01653 (Patent RE43,106 E)
`Case IPR2015-01659 (Patent 7,367,037 B2)1
`____________
`
`Before KALYAN K. DESHPANDE, MICHAEL R. ZECHER, and
`TREVOR M. JEFFERSON, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`ZECHER, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`DECISION
`Patent Owner’s Motion for Withdrawal and Substitution of Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e)
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`
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`1 This Decision addresses an issue that is identical in all four cases. We,
`therefore, exercise our discretion to issue one Decision to be filed in each of
`the four cases. The parties, however, are not authorized to use this style
`heading in any subsequent papers.
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`IPR2015-01642 (Patent 6,721,110 B2)
`IPR2015-01644 (Patent 6,785,065 B1)
`IPR2015-01653 (Patent RE43,106 E)
`IPR2015-01659 (Patent 7,367,037 B2)
`
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`I. DISCUSSION
`Patent Owner, Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Korea
`Corporation (“Samsung”), filed a Motion for Withdrawal and Substitution of
`Counsel pursuant 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e) (“Mot.”) in each of the proceedings
`identified above. IPR2015-01642, Paper 12; IPR2015-01644, Paper 12;
`IPR2015-01653, Paper 12; IPR2015-01659, Paper 13. In its Motion,
`Samsung requests that we allow its current lead and back-up counsel,
`Messrs. Brent K. Yamashita and Alan A. Limbach, to withdraw from these
`proceedings so that Samsung may appoint new lead and back-up counsel,
`Messrs. Joseph A. Rhoa and Jonathan Roberts. Mot. 1.2 According to
`Samsung, both Messrs. Rhoa and Roberts are registered practitioners. Id.
`Samsung represents that Petitioner, LG Electronics, Incorporated and LG
`Electronics U.S.A, Incorporated, does not oppose this Motion. Id. at 2.
`Under the particular circumstances presented in these cases, we
`conclude that good cause exists to allow Samsung’s current lead and back-
`up counsel to withdraw from these proceedings such that new lead and back-
`up counsel may be appointed.
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`
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`2 For purposes of expediency, we refer to the Motion filed in Case IPR2015-
`01642.
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`2
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`
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`IPR2015-01642 (Patent 6,721,110 B2)
`IPR2015-01644 (Patent 6,785,065 B1)
`IPR2015-01653 (Patent RE43,106 E)
`IPR2015-01659 (Patent 7,367,037 B2)
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`II. ORDER
`In consideration of the foregoing, it is:
`ORDERED that Samsung may withdraw its current lead and back-up
`counsel, Messrs. Brent K. Yamashita and Alan A. Limbach, from these
`proceedings; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that within seven (7) days of entry of this
`Decision Samsung must file an updated mandatory notice information
`pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8 in each proceeding designating Messrs. Joseph
`A. Rhoa and Jonathan Roberts as new lead and back-up counsel,
`respectively.
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`3
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`IPR2015-01642 (Patent 6,721,110 B2)
`IPR2015-01644 (Patent 6,785,065 B1)
`IPR2015-01653 (Patent RE43,106 E)
`IPR2015-01659 (Patent 7,367,037 B2)
`
`For PETITIONER:
`Jason M. Shapiro
`Brian A. Tollefson
`Michael V. Battaglia
`Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.
`jshapiro@rothwellfigg.com
`btollefson@rothwellfigg.com
`mbattaglia@rothwellfigg.com
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`
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`For PATENT OWNER:
`
`Brent K. Yamashita
`Alan A. Limbach
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
`brent.yamashita@dlapiper.com
`alan.limbach@dlapiper.com
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