`571-272-7822
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`Paper 26
`Entered: October 7, 2016
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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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`TWILIO INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`TELESIGN CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2016-00360 (US 7,945,034 B2)
`IPR2016-00450 (US 8,462,920 B2)
`IPR2016-00451 (US 8,867,038 B2)1
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, JUSTIN T. ARBES, and KIMBERLY
`MCGRAW, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`McGRAW, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Petitioner’s Motion to Withdraw
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 This decision addresses issues common to the above identified cases.
`Therefore, we exercise our discretion to issue one order to be filed in each
`case. The parties are not authorized to use this style heading for any papers.
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`IPR2016-00360 (US 7,945,034 B2)
`IPR2016-00450 (US 8,462,920 B2)
`IPR2016-00451 (US 8,867,038 B2)
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`As authorized by the Board in e-mail correspondence of October 4,
`2016, counsel for Petitioner filed, in each proceeding, Petitioner’s
`Unopposed Motion for Withdrawal of Counsel. Paper 30. 2 Petitioner
`previously appointed Wayne Stacy, then of Cooley LLP, as lead counsel and
`Mikaela Stone, Carrie Richey, and Britton Davis, also of Cooley LLP, as its
`backup counsel. Id. at 1. Petitioner states that Wayne Stacy is now of Baker
`Botts L.L.P. and requests withdrawal of backup counsel Mikaela Stone,
`Carrie Richey, and Britton Davis. Id. Petitioner states Patent Owner does
`not oppose the Motion. Id.
`Petitioner concurrently filed, in each proceeding, an updated power of
`attorney and an updated mandatory notice listing Eliot D. Williams and
`Sarah J. Guske as back-up counsel, as well as a motion for Ms. Guske to
`appear pro hac vice on behalf of Petitioner. Papers 31, 32, 33.
` Based upon consideration of the motion and the record before us, we
`grant Petitioner’s motion to withdraw.
`It is therefore ORDERED that Petitioner’s motion to withdraw
`Mikaela Stone, Carrie Richey, and Britton Davis as counsel is granted.
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`2 For convenience, paper and exhibit numbers refer to IPR2016-00360;
`corresponding papers may be found in the record of IPR2016-00450 and
`IPR2016-00451.
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`IPR2016-00360 (US 7,945,034 B2)
`IPR2016-00450 (US 8,462,920 B2)
`IPR2016-00451 (US 8,867,038 B2)
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`PETITIONER
`Wayne Stacy
`wayne.stacy@bakerbotts.com
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`Eliot D. Williams
`eliot.williams@bakerbotts.com
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`Sarah J. Guske
`sarah.guske@bakerbotts.com
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`PATENT OWNER
`Tawni Wilhelm
`TWILHELM@shb.com
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`Elena McFarland
`EMCFARLAND@shb.com
`TeleSignIPR@shb.com
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`Jesse Camacho
`JCAMACHO@shb.com
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`Amy Foust
`AFOUST@shb.com
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