`571-272-7822
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` Paper: 21
`Entered: August 9, 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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`SHENZHEN ZHIYI TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD., D/B/A ILIFE,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`IROBOT CORP.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Cases
`IPR2017-02061 (Patent 6,809,490 B2)
`IPR2017-02133 (Patent 8,600,553 B2)
`IPR2017-02137 (Patent 9,486,924 B2)
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`Before WILLIAM V. SAINDON, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Petitioner’s Motion to Withdraw Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`IPR2017-02061 (Patent 6,809,490 B2)
`IPR2017-02133 (Patent 8,600,553 B2)
`IPR2017-02137 (Patent 9,486,924 B2)
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`On August 2, 2018, Petitioner filed an “Unopposed Motion to Withdraw and
`Substitute Counsel” requesting that the Board withdraw Patrick McCarthy as lead
`counsel and requesting Jonathan Ball be designated lead counsel. Paper 20
`(“Motion”).1, 2 Petitioner represents that “Mr. McCarthy is no longer associated
`with the law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP.” Motion 1. Petitioner attests that Mr.
`Ball is a registered practitioner. Id. Petitioner also indicates that Patent Owner
`does not oppose the Motion. Id. Lastly, Petitioner indicates that “new counsel for
`Petitioner will promptly file updated mandatory notices and a new power of
`attorney, reflecting the change in counsel.” Id.
`Accordingly, it is:
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s motion is granted, and Mr. McCarthy is
`withdrawn as counsel for Petitioner in the above-identified proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Ball will be designated as lead counsel for
`Petitioner; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall file in each of the above-
`identified proceedings within 10 business days a Power of Attorney for Mr. Ball
`pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10, and shall file updated Mandatory Notices
`identifying current lead and back-up counsel in accordance with 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.8(b)(3).
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`1 For purposes of expediency, we refer to the paper filed in Case IPR2017-02061.
`Similar papers were filed in Cases IPR2017-02133 and IPR2017-02137.
`2 Filing of the Motion was authorized via e-mail correspondence from the Board on
`July 31, 2018.
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`IPR2017-02061 (Patent 6,809,490 B2)
`IPR2017-02133 (Patent 8,600,553 B2)
`IPR2017-02137 (Patent 9,486,924 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Jonathan Ball
`Cameron M. Nelson
`GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP
`ballj@gtlaw.com
`nelsonc@gtlaw.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`W. Karl Renner
`Jeremy J. Monaldo
`Patrick J. Bisenius
`Linhong Zhang
`Fish & Richardson P.C.
`axf-ptab@fr.com
`jjm@fr.com
`bisenius@fr.com
`lwzhang@fr.com
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`Tonya S. Drake
`tdrake@irobot.com
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