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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`APPLE INC.
`Petitioner
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`PAPST LICENSING GMBH & CO. KG
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2016-01842
`Patent 9,189,437
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`PETITIONER APPLE INC.’S MOTION TO WITHDRAW COUNSEL
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 11.116
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`IPR2016-01842
`Patent No. 9,189,437
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`I. RELIEF REQUESTED
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e), and as authorized by the Board in an e-mail
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`dated April 24, 2018, Petitioner Apple Inc. (“Apple”) requests the Board withdraw
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`Steven W. Peters (Registration No. 73,193), who is currently back-up counsel for
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`Apple.
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`Petitioner has conferred with Patent Owner’s counsel. Patent Owner does not
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`oppose this motion.
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`II.
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`STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL
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`Mr. Peters is no longer associated with the law firm STERNE, KESSLER,
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`GOLDSTEIN & FOX, P.L.L.C. (Customer No. 26111). Apple wishes to remove Mr.
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`Peters as back-up counsel in this proceeding. Apple wishes for lead counsel Michael
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`D. Specht (Registration No. 54,463) and back-up counsel Tyler J. Dutton
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`(Registration No. 75,069) of STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX, P.L.L.C. to
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`remain its representatives going forward in this proceeding.
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`Updated Mandatory Notices removing Mr. Peters will be filed upon grant of
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`the present motion.
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`The undersigned confirms that granting this motion is consistent with, and
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`that it has complied with, the requirements set forth in 37 C.F.R. § 11.116 (a)-(d).
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX, P.L.L.C.
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`/Michael D. Specht/
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`Michael D. Specht
`Registration No. 54,463
`Attorney for Petitioner
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`Date: April 30, 2018
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`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`(202) 371-2600
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`CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing PETITIONER
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`APPLE INC.’S MOTION TO WITHDRAW COUNSEL UNDER 37 C.F.R. §
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`11.116 was served electronically via e-mail on April 30, 2018, in its entirety on the
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`following counsel of record for Patent Owner:
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`Gregory S. Donahue (Lead Counsel)
`Minghui Yang (Back-up Counsel)
`Michael R. Fleming (Back-up Counsel)
`Anthony L. Meola (Back-up Counsel)
`Jason A. Murphy (Back-up Counsel)
`Victor J. Baranowski (Back-up Counsel)
`Arlen L. Olsen (Back-up Counsel)
`gdonahue@dpelaw.com
`myang@dpelaw.com
`docketing@dpelaw.com
`mfleming@irell.com
`ameola@iplawusa.com
`jmurphy@iplawusa.com
`vbaranowski@iplawusa.com
`aolsen@iplawusa.com
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX, P.L.L.C.
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`/Michael D. Specht/
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`Michael D. Specht
`Registration No. 54,463
`Attorney for Petitioner
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`Date: April 30, 2018
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`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`(202) 371-2600
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