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`Entered: September 12, 2016
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`Trials@uspto.gov
`571-272-7822
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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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`ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`WHITE KNUCKLE IP, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-00634
`Patent 8,540,575 B2
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`Before MICHAEL W. KIM, CARL M. DEFRANCO, and
`CHRISTA A. ZADO, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`DEFRANCO, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Withdrawal of Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`Electronic Arts Inc. (“Petitioner”) filed a “Motion for Withdrawal and
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`Substitution of Counsel,” requesting authorization for “withdrawal of Patrick
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`D. McPherson and Christopher J. Tyson of Duane Morris LLP, as its
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`counsel” and “appoint[ment] [of] Marc S. Kaufman of Reed Smith LLP as
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`IPR2015-01595
`Patent 8,529,350 B2
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`lead counsel and Gerard M. Donovan of Reed Smith LLP as back-up
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`counsel” in the instant proceeding. Paper 5 (“Motion”). In doing so,
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`Petitioner represents that “[n]ew counsel is ready and able to take over
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`representation of the proceeding” and “new counsel will not seek an
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`extension of time of any current due dates because of the substitution of
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`counsel.” Mot. 1. Lastly, Petitioner indicates that Patent Owner does not
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`oppose the Motion. Id.
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`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby
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`ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motion is granted; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner must file an updated
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`mandatory notice and a substitute power of attorney, identifying lead and
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`back-up counsel in accordance with 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.8 and 42.10, within
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`2
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`three (3) business days.
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`FOR PETITIONER:
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`Patrick D. McPherson
`Christopher J. Tyson
`DUANE MORRIS LLP
`pdmcpherson@duanemorris.com
`cjtyson@duanemorris.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`Andrew S. Hansen
`HANSENIP, LLC
`andrew@hansenip.org
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`David A. Jones
`david@whiteknucklegaming.org
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