`571-272-7822
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`Paper 37
`Entered: December 13, 2018
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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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`GOOGLE LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.,
`Patent Owner.
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`
`Case IPR2017-00437
`Patent 6,772,114 B1
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`Before KEVIN F. TURNER, ROBERT J. WEINSCHENK, and
`KAMRAN JIVANI, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`WEINSCHENK, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Motion for Withdrawal of Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e)
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`IPR2017-00437
`Patent 6,772,114 B1
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`INTRODUCTION
`I.
`Google LLC (“Google”) filed a Motion for Withdrawal of Counsel in
`the above-listed proceeding. Paper 36 (“Motion” or “Mot.”). We authorized
`the Motion in an email dated October 31, 2018. Patent Owner does not
`oppose the Motion. Mot. 1. For the following reasons, the Motion is
`granted.
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`ANALYSIS
`II.
`Counsel may withdraw from an inter partes review only with
`authorization from the Board. 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e). Google requests
`authorization to withdraw Mr. Christopher S. Geyer as back-up counsel.
`Mot. 1. Google represents that it “will continue to be represented by the
`lead and back-up counsel already of record.” Id. Having reviewed the
`Motion, we determine that good cause exists for granting the Motion.
`Google shall file updated mandatory notices removing Mr. Geyer as back-up
`counsel.
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`III. ORDER
`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby:
`ORDERED that the Motion is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Christopher S. Geyer is withdrawn as
`counsel for Google in the above-listed proceeding; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Google shall file updated mandatory
`notices removing Mr. Geyer as back-up counsel.
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`IPR2017-00437
`Patent 6,772,114 B1
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`PETITIONER:
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`David Krinsky
`Aaron Maurer
`Christopher Suarez
`Christopher Geyer
`WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP
`dkrinsky@wc.com
`amaurer@wc.com
`csuarez@wc.com
`cgeyer@wc.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Justin J. Oliver
`Jason Dorsky
`FITZPATRICK, CELLA, HARPER & SCINTO
`philipsipr@fchs.com
`jdorsky@fchs.com
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