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` Entered: July 3, 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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`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner,
`v.
`PAPST LICENSING GMBH & CO. KG,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
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`Cases IPR2016-01839 (Patent 6,470,399 B1)
`IPR2016-01842 (Patent 9,189,437 B2)
`IPR2016-01860 (Patent 8,966,144 B2)
`IPR2016-01863 (Patent 8,504,746 B2)
`IPR2016-01864 (Patent 6,470,399 B1)1
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`Before JONI Y. CHANG, JAMES B. ARPIN, and
`MIRIAM L. QUINN, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`CHANG, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Petitioner’s Motions to Withdraw Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e)
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`1 This Decision addresses issues that are identical in the above-identified
`cases. We exercise our discretion to issue one Decision to be filed in each
`case. The parties, however, are not authorized to use this style heading in
`any subsequent papers.
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`IPR2016-01839 (Patent 6,470,399 B1)
`IPR2016-01842 (Patent 9,189,437 B2)
`IPR2016-01860 (Patent 8,966,144 B2)
`IPR2016-01863 (Patent 8,504,746 B2)
`IPR2016-01864 (Patent 6,470,399 B1)
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`On June 27, 2017, Petitioner filed a Motion to Withdraw Counsel in
`each of the above-identified proceedings, requesting that its back-up
`counsel, Yasser Mourtada, be permitted to withdraw as counsel of record for
`Petitioner in these proceedings. Paper 18, 1.2 Petitioner represents that
`Patent Owner does not oppose the Motions. Id.
`Petitioner also indicates that current lead counsel, Lori A. Gordon,
`and back-up counsel Steven W. Peters, would remain as counsel of record
`for Petitioner. Id. Both Ms. Gordon and Mr. Peters are registered
`practitioners. Id.
`After due consideration, Petitioner’s Motions are granted.
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`ORDER
`Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motions to Withdraw
`Counsel are granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Yasser Mourtada is withdrawn as counsel
`of record for Petitioner in each of the above-identified proceedings; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall file updated mandatory
`notices under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b) in the above-identified proceedings,
`providing updated counsel and service information.
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`2 All citations are to IPR2016-01839, as representative, unless otherwise
`noted.
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`IPR2016-01839 (Patent 6,470,399 B1)
`IPR2016-01842 (Patent 9,189,437 B2)
`IPR2016-01860 (Patent 8,966,144 B2)
`IPR2016-01863 (Patent 8,504,746 B2)
`IPR2016-01864 (Patent 6,470,399 B1)
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Lori A. Gordon
`Steven W. Peters
`Yasser Mourtada
`lgordon-ptab@skgf.com
`speters-ptab@skgf.com
`ymourtad-ptab@skgf.com
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX, P.L.L.C.
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Gregory s. Donahue
`Minghui Yang
`gdonahue@dpelaw.com
`myang@dpelaw.com
`docketing@dpelaw.com
`DiNOVO PRICE ELLWANGER & HARDY LLP
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`Michael R. Fleming
`mfleming@irell.com
`IRELL & MANELLA LLP
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`Anthony Meola
`Jason. A. Murphy
`Victor J. Baranowshi
`Arlen L. Olsen
`ameola@iplawusa.com
`jmurphy@iplawsa.com
`vbaranowski@iplawusa.com
`aolsen@iplawusa.com
`SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS, LLP
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