`571-272-7822
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`Paper 39
`Entered: April 11, 2019
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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, MICROSOFT CORPORATION, and
`MICROSOFT MOBILE INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-004471
`Patent 7,529,806 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 to Withdraw Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e)
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`1 Microsoft Corporation and Microsoft Mobile Inc. (collectively,
`“Microsoft”) filed a petition in IPR2017-01754, and Microsoft has been
`joined to this case.
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`IPR2017-00447
`Patent 7,529,806 B1
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION
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`Koninklijke Philips N.V. (“Philips”) filed a Motion to Withdraw
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`Counsel in the above-listed proceeding. Paper 38 (“Motion” or “Mot.”).
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`We authorized the Motion in an email dated March 20, 2019. Google LLC
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`and Microsoft do not oppose the Motion. Mot. 2. For the following reasons,
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`the Motion is granted.
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`II.
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`ANALYSIS
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`Counsel may withdraw from an inter partes review only with
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`authorization from the Board. 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e). Philips requests
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`authorization to withdraw Jason M. Dorsky as back-up counsel.2 Mot. 2.
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`Philips represents that lead counsel, Justin J. Oliver, “will continue to
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`represent Philips in this proceeding, along with Daniel S. Glueck and
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`Margaret J. Evans.” Id. Philips also filed updated mandatory notices
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`identifying its new back-up counsel. Paper 37, 1. Having reviewed the
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`Motion, we determine that good cause exists for granting the Motion.
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`III. ORDER
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`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby:
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`ORDERED that the Motion is granted; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Jason M. Dorsky is withdrawn as counsel
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`for Philips in the above-listed proceeding.
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`2 The Motion states that Philips requests authorization to withdraw Stephen
`Kai-tung Yam as back-up counsel. Mot. 2. Stephen Kai-tung Yam,
`however, was not identified as back-up counsel in this proceeding. Paper 4,
`3; Paper 30, 1. We, therefore, understand Philips as requesting authorization
`to withdraw Jason M. Dorsky as back-up counsel, just as Philips requests in
`a related proceeding, IPR2017-00437.
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`IPR2017-00447
`Patent 7,529,806 B1
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`PETITIONER:
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`David Krinsky
`Aaron Maurer
`Christopher Suarez
`WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP
`dkrinsky@wc.com
`amaurer@wc.com
`csuarez@wc.com
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`Christina J. McCullough
`Chad S. Campbell
`PERKINS COIE LLP
`cmccullough@perkinscoie.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Justin J. Oliver
`Daniel S. Glueck
`Margaret J. Evans
`VENABLE LLP
`joliver@venable.com
`dsglueck@venable.com
`mjevans@venable.com
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