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` Paper No. 12
` Entered: July 26, 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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`GUARDIAN BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`JOHNS MANVILLE,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-00633
`Patent 6,245,282 B1
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`Before CHRISTOPHER L. CRUMBLEY, KRISTINA M. KALAN, and
`ELIZABETH M. ROESEL, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`KALAN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Unopposed Motion to Withdraw
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e)
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`IPR2017-00633
`Patent 6,245,282 B1
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`On July 21, 2017, pursuant to authorization by the Board, Johns
`Manville (“Patent Owner”) filed a motion for withdrawal of its current
`counsel, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, including its designated lead
`counsel Kristopher L. Reed and back-up counsel David E. Sipiora, in the
`above-captioned case. Paper 10, 1. Patent Owner further requests that the
`Board authorize Dinesh N. Melwani and Thara L. Russell of Bookoff
`McAndrews, PLLC, to appear as lead counsel and back-up counsel,
`respectively, in this proceeding. Id. Robert D. Touslee will remain as
`additional back-up counsel, according to Patent Owner. Id. Patent Owner
`represents that “Petitioner has indicated that it does not oppose the requested
`withdrawal and substitution of counsel for Patent Owner.” Id. at 3.
`Patent Owner filed a Power of Attorney on July 21, 2017, revoking all
`other powers previously granted in this proceeding, and appointing Mr.
`Melwani and Ms. Russell as its attorneys. Paper 11, 1. Patent Owner
`indicates that Mr. Melwani and Ms. Russell are both registered practitioners.
`Id.
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`The motion is granted.
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`Accordingly, it is
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motion to Withdraw Kilpatrick
`Townsend & Stockton LLP, including its designated lead counsel Kristopher
`L. Reed and back-up counsel David E. Sipiora, is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP,
`including designated lead counsel Kristopher L. Reed and back-up counsel
`David E. Sipiora, is permitted to withdraw as counsel for Patent Owner in
`this proceeding;
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`IPR2017-00633
`Patent 6,245,282 B1
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Dinesh N. Melwani is recognized as lead
`counsel and Thara L. Russell is recognized as back-up counsel for Patent
`Owner, effective as of the date of this Decision; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Robert D. Touslee shall remain as
`additional back-up counsel for Patent Owner.
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`IPR2017-00633
`Patent 6,245,282 B1
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`PETITIONER:
`R. David Donoghue
`Steven E. Jedlinski
`Anthony J. Fuga
`Holland & Knight LLP
`clientteam-guardian@hklaw.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Kristopher L. Reed
`David E. Sipiora
`Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
`kreed@kilpatricktownsend.com
`dsipiora@kilpatricktownsend.com
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`Dinesh N. Melwani
`Thara L. Russell
`Bookoff McAndrews PLLC
`dmelwani@bomcip.com
`trussell@bomcip.com
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`Robert Touslee
`Johns Manville International Inc.
`Robert.Touslee@jm.com
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