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` Paper 12
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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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`KAZ USA,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`BRITA LP,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-01893
`Patent 8,167,141 B2
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`Before MICHAEL P. TIERNEY, JO-ANNE M. KOKOSKI, and
`JEFFREY W. ABRAHAM, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`KOKOSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Patent Owner’s Unopposed Motion to Withdraw
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e)
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`IPR2016-01893
`Patent 8,167,141 B2
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`On December 13, 2016, with Board authorization, counsel for Patent
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`Owner filed a motion to withdraw as counsel and substitute Deborah
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`Sterling of Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. as Lead Counsel, and
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`Christopher M. Gallo, also of Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C., as
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`Back-up Counsel, in this proceeding. Paper 8. Patent Owner filed a power
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`of attorney listing its new counsel. Id. at 2; Paper 7. Patent Owner
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`represents that Petitioner does not oppose the motion. Paper 8, 1.
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`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby:
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`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motion to Withdraw as Counsel and
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`Substitute New Counsel is granted;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Gillian Thackray and Thomas C. Feix are
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`permitted to withdraw as counsel in these proceedings;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Deborah Sterling is recognized as Lead
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`Counsel, and Christopher M. Gallo is recognized as Back-up Counsel, for
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`Patent Owner, effective the date of this Decision; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that, within five business days of this
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`Decision, Patent Owner shall file updated mandatory notice information
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`listing its new counsel, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8.
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`IPR2016-01893
`Patent 8,167,141 B2
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`PETITIONER:
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`Paul M. Ulrich
`Christopher A. Singh
`ULMER & BERNE LLP
`pulrich@ulmer.com
`csingh@ulmber.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Deborah Sterling
`Christopher M. Gallo
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`dsterlin-PTAB@skgf.com
`cgallo-PTAB@skgf.com
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