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` Paper 12
`Entered: October 12, 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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`MOBILE TECH, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`INVUE SECURITY PRODUCTS INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2018-00481 (Patent 9,576,452 B2)
`Case IPR2018-01138 (Patent 9,659,472 B2)1
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`Before JUSTIN T. ARBES, STACEY G. WHITE, and
`DANIEL J. GALLIGAN, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`WHITE, 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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`1 This Order addresses an issue that is identical in both cases. We, therefore,
`exercise our discretion to issue one Order to be filed in each case. The
`parties, however, are not authorized to use this style heading in any
`subsequent papers.
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`IPR2018-00481 (Patent 9,576,452 B2)
`IPR2018-01138 (Patent 9,659,472 B2)
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`On August 29, 2018, Petitioner filed an “Unopposed Motion to
`Withdraw Robert D. Gerlach as Mobile Tech, Inc.’s Counsel” in each of the
`above-identified proceedings, requesting that the Board withdraw Robert D.
`Gerlach. Paper 11 (“Motion”). 2, 3 Petitioner represents that “Mr. Gerlach
`has taken an in-house position and is no longer employed at Thompson
`Coburn LLP.” Motion 2. Petitioner attests that “MTI will continue to be
`represented by attorneys at Thompson Coburn, including Alan H. Norman as
`Lead Counsel and Anthony F. Blum as Back-up Counsel.” Id. Mr. Norman
`and Mr. Blum are registered practitioners. Id. Petitioner also indicates that
`Patent Owner does not oppose the Motion. Id.
`Accordingly, it is:
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s motions are granted, and Mr. Gerlach is
`allowed to withdraw as counsel for Petitioner in the above-identified
`proceedings; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall file in each of the above-
`identified proceedings within 10 business days 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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`2 For purposes of expediency, we refer to the paper filed in Case IPR2018-
`00481. A similar motion was filed in Case IPR2018-01138 (Paper 8).
`3 Filing of the Motion was authorized via e-mail correspondence from the
`Board on August 28, 2018.
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`IPR2018-00481 (Patent 9,576,452 B2)
`IPR2018-01138 (Patent 9,659,472 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
`Alan H. Norman
`Anthony F. Blum
`David B. Jinkins
`Matthew A. Braunel
`THOMPSON COBURN LLP
`anorman@thompsoncoburn.com
`ablum@thompsoncoburn.com
`djinkins@thompsoncoburn.com
`mbraunel@thompsoncoburn.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`Gregory J. Carlin
`David S. Moreland
`Warren J. Thomas
`John W. Harbin
`MEUNIER CARLIN & CURFMAN LLC
`gcarlin@mcciplaw.com
`dmoreland@mcciplaw.com
`wthomas@mcciplaw.com
`jharbin@mcciplaw.com
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`Trent A. Kirk
`INVUE SECURITY
`trentkirk@invue.com
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