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` Entered: April 16, 2019
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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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`GREAT WEST CASUALTY COMPANY,
`BITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION, and
`BITCO NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`INTELLECTUAL VENTURES II LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-01706
`Patent 7,516,177 B2
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`Before MICHAEL W. KIM and ROBERT A. POLLOCK,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`KIM, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Petitioner’s Motion to Withdraw Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`IPR2015-01706
`Patent 7,516,177 B2
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`Pursuant to authorization provided by the Board on January 31, 2019,
`Great West Casualty Company, Bitco General Insurance Corporation, and
`Bitco National Insurance Company (collectively “Petitioner”) filed a Motion
`to Withdraw Counsel (“Motion”) in this proceeding. Paper 40. Petitioner
`moved to withdraw backup counsel Russell E. Cass and Erik Carlson, stating
`that Mr. Cass and Mr. Carlson have left Sidley Austin LLP, and ending their
`representation of Petitioner both in this proceeding and the underlying
`district court proceedings. Id. at 1. Petitioner further stated that it will
`continue to be represented by other counsel of record, and that Patent Owner
`does not oppose the Motion. Id. at 1–2. Petitioner filed Updated Mandatory
`Notices, which list a complement of counsel that does not include Mr. Cass
`or Mr. Carlson. Paper 42.
`It is therefore, ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motion to Withdraw
`Counsel is granted.
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`IPR2015-01706
`Patent 7,516,177 B2
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`PETITIONER:
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`Joseph Micallef
`iprnotices@sidley.com
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`Russell Cass
`rcass@sidley.com
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`Erik Carlson
`ecarlson@sidley.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Brenton Babcock
`2BRB@knobbe.com
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`Ted Cannon
`2tmc@knobbe.com
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`Bridget Smith
`2bzs@knobbe.com
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`Tim Seeley
`tim@intven.com
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`James Hietala
`jhietala@intven.com
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