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` Paper No. 14
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` Entered: April 19, 2017
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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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`TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`JAPAN DISPLAY INC. and
`PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-00990 (Patent 7,718,234 B2)
`Case IPR2016-00991 (Patent 8,758,871 B2)1
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`Before JO-ANNE M. KOKOSKI, KRISTINA M. KALAN, and
`ELIZABETH M. ROESEL, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`KALAN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Unopposed Motion to Withdraw
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e)
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`1 Because this Decision addresses issues applicable to these two cases, we
`exercise our discretion to issue one Decision to be filed in each case. The
`parties may not use this style heading unless authorized.
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`IPR2016-00990 (Patent 7,718,234 B2)
`IPR2016-00991 (Patent 8,758,871 B2)
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`On April 17, 2017, pursuant to authorization by the Board, John R.
`Fuisz and Jennifer C. Chen filed a motion to withdraw as counsel for Patent
`Co-Owner Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd. (“PLD”) in each of
`the above-captioned cases. Paper 12.2 Mr. Fuisz and Ms. Chen represent
`that counsel for Petitioner Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd. “does not
`oppose this Motion.” Id. at 2.
`Mr. Fuisz and Ms. Chen represent that PLD “has retained counsel
`from Wiggin and Dana LLP to represent it for all purposes in this inter
`partes review proceeding.” Id. PLD filed a Power of Attorney on April 5,
`2017, designating Joseph M. Casino as lead counsel and Abraham Kasdan as
`back-up counsel. Paper 11. Mr. Casino and Mr. Kasdan, both of Wiggin
`and Dana LLP, are registered practitioners. Id. The motion is granted.
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`Accordingly, it is
`ORDERED that John R. Fuisz and Jennifer C. Chen’s Motion to
`Withdraw is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that John R. Fuisz and Jennifer C. Chen are
`permitted to withdraw as counsel for PLD in this proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Joseph M. Casino is recognized as Lead
`Counsel, and Abraham Kasdan is recognized as Back-Up Counsel, for PLD,
`effective as of the date of this Decision; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that PLD shall file updated mandatory notice
`information listing its new counsel, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, within five
`business days of this Decision.
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`2 References in this Decision refer to the papers filed in IPR2016-00990.
`Substantially identical papers were filed in IPR2016-00991.
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`IPR2016-00990 (Patent 7,718,234 B2)
`IPR2016-00991 (Patent 8,758,871 B2)
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`FOR PETITIONER:
`James R. Barney
`Anthony A Hartmann
`Shing-Yi Cheng
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRET & DUNNER
`tianmaiprs@finnegan.com
`Anthony.hartmann@finnegan.com
`Shingyi.cheng@finnegan.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNERS, Japan Display Inc:
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`John R. Fuisz
`Jennifer C. Chen
`VINSON & ELKINS, L.L.P.
`JFuisz@velaw.com
`Jchen@velaw.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNERS, Panasonic Liquid Display Co., LTD:
`Joseph M. Casin
`Abraham Kasdan
`WIGGIN AND DANA LLP
`JCasino@wiggin.com
`AKasdan@wiggin.com
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