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` Paper No. 51
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` Entered: October 9, 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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`SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`DRONE-CONTROL, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2018-00205 (Patent 8,380,368 B2)
`Case IPR2018-00206 (Patent 8,649,918 B2)
`Case IPR2018-00207 (Patent 9,079,116 B2)
`Case IPR2018-00208 (Patent 9,568,913 B2)1
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`Before PATRICK R. SCANLON, FRANCES L. IPPOLITO, and
`TIMOTHY J. GOODSON, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`GOODSON, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Patent Owner’s Motion to Withdraw and Substitute Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 This Decision addresses issues that are the same in the above-identified
`proceedings. We exercise our discretion to issue one Decision to be entered
`in each proceeding. The parties may use this style heading only if the paper
`includes a certification that the identical paper is being filed in each listed
`proceeding.
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`IPR2018-00205 (Patent 8,380,368 B2)
`IPR2018-00206 (Patent 8,649,918 B2)
`IPR2018-00207 (Patent 9,079,116 B2)
`IPR2018-00208 (Patent 9,568,913 B2)
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`After receiving our authorization to do so, Patent Owner filed Motions
`requesting withdrawal of lead counsel, Aakash Parekh, and substitution of
`Benjamin R. Johnson for Mr. Parekh as lead counsel in the above-identified
`proceedings (“Motions”). Paper 50.2 Patent Owner represents that
`Petitioner does not oppose the Motions. Motion 2.
`The Motions are granted.
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`It is
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motions to withdraw Aakash Parekh
`as counsel in each of the above-identified proceedings are granted; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Benjamin R. Johnson is recognized as
`lead counsel for Patent Owner in each above-identified proceedings,
`effective as of the date of this Order.
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`2 For expediency, we cite to the record in IPR2018-00205. A similar motion
`was filed in IPR2018-00206, IPR2018-00207, and IPR2018-00208.
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`IPR2018-00205 (Patent 8,380,368 B2)
`IPR2018-00206 (Patent 8,649,918 B2)
`IPR2018-00207 (Patent 9,079,116 B2)
`IPR2018-00208 (Patent 9,568,913 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
`Stephen Kabakoff
`Joshua Goldberg
`Qingyu Yin
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP
`stephen.kabakoff@finnegan.com
`joshua.goldberg@finnegan.com
`qingyu.yin@finnegan.com
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`Matthew Traupman
`Jim Glass
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP
`matthewtraupman@quinnemanuel.com
`jimglass@quinnemanuel.com
`DJI-Synergy-IPR@finnegan.com
`Parrot-Synergy-IPR@quinnemanuel.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Benjamin R. Johnson
`Grantland Drutchas
`George Lyons III
`MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HILBERT & BERGHOFF LLP
`bjohnson@mbhb.com
`drutchas@mbhb.com
`lyons@mbhb.com
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