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`Paper: 34
`Entered: July 6, 2018
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`Trials@uspto.gov
`571-272-7822
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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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`ITRON, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`SMART METER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-01199
`Patent 7,058,524 B2
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`Before BRYAN F. MOORE, BARBARA A. BENOIT, and
`JOHN D. HAMANN, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`HAMANN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Motion to Withdraw
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`IPR2017-01199
`Patent 7,058,524 B2
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`On June 5, 2018, pursuant to our authorization, Patent Owner filed a
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`motion (i) to withdraw Stephen S. Mosher as back-up counsel and (ii) to
`substitute Enrique Sanchez, Jr. as back-up counsel in this proceeding. Paper
`32 (“Mot.”), 2. Patent Owner stated that Decker A. Cammack, a registered
`practitioner, will continue to represent it as lead counsel. Id. Petitioner
`stated during the June 7, 2018 trial hearing that it does not oppose this
`motion.
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`The motion as to Mr. Mosher’s withdrawal is granted.
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`Mr. Sanchez, a registered practitioner, was made a back-up counsel
`for Patent Owner by Patent Owner’s prior filing of its Updated Mandatory
`Notices designating Mr. Sanchez as such. Paper 30, 2; see also Paper 31
`(Patent Owner’s Updated Power of Attorney), 2. Patent Owner’s request to
`substitute Enrique Sanchez, Jr. as back-up counsel is moot.
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`Accordingly, it is:
`ORDERED that Stephen S. Mosher is permitted to withdraw as counsel
`for Petitioner in this proceeding.
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`IPR2017-01199
`Patent 7,058,524 B2
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`PETITIONER:
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`Kirk T. Bradley
`Christopher TL Douglas
`Brady Cox
`ALSTON & BIRD LLP
`kirk.bradley@alston.com
`christopher.douglas@alston.com
`brady.cox@alston.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Decker A. Cammack
`Enrique Sanchez, Jr.
`WHITAKER CHALK SWINDLE & SCHWARTZ PLLC
`dcammack@whitakerchalk.com
`rsanchez@whitakerchalk.com
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