`571-272-7822
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`Paper 57
`Date: December 11, 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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`MICROSOFT CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
`v.
`DIRECTSTREAM, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2018-01594 (Patent 6,434,687 B2)
`IPR2018-01599 (Patent 6,076,152)
`IPR2018-01600 (Patent 6,247,110 B1)
`IPR2018-01601 (Patent 7,225,324 B2)1
`IPR2018-01604 (Patent 7,421,524 B2)
`IPR2018-01605 (Patent 7,620,800 B2)2
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`Before KALYAN K. DESHPANDE, JUSTIN T. ARBES, and
`CHRISTA P. ZADO, Administrative Patent Judges.
`ARBES, Administrative Patent Judge.
`ORDER
`Granting Patent Owner’s Unopposed Motions to Withdraw
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e)
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`1 Cases IPR2018-01602 and IPR2018-01603 have been consolidated with
`Case IPR2018-01601.
`2 Cases IPR2018-01606 and IPR2018-01607 have been consolidated with
`Case IPR2018-01605. This Order addresses issues pertaining to both cases.
`Therefore, we exercise our discretion to issue a single Order to be filed in
`each case. The parties are not authorized to use this style heading for any
`subsequent papers.
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`IPR2018-01594 (Patent 6,434,687 B2)
`IPR2018-01599 (Patent 6,076,152)
`IPR2018-01600 (Patent 6,247,110 B1)
`IPR2018-01601 (Patent 7,225,324 B2)
`IPR2018-01604 (Patent 7,421,524 B2)
`IPR2018-01605 (Patent 7,620,800 B2)
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`Patent Owner filed, in each of the instant proceedings, a motion for
`withdrawal of back-up counsel Christopher L. Evans pursuant to 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.10(e). Paper 45.3 Patent Owner states that it will continue to be
`represented by lead counsel Alfonso Chan and multiple other back-up
`counsel, and that the motion is unopposed. Id. at 2.
`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby:
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s motion to withdraw in each of the
`instant proceedings is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Christopher L. Evans shall be considered
`withdrawn from the instant proceedings; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that, within five business days of this Order,
`Patent Owner shall file, in each of the instant proceedings, updated
`mandatory notice information pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8 reflecting the
`change in counsel.
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`3 Patent Owner filed substantially the same motion in each proceeding. See
`IPR2018-01594, Paper 45; IPR2018-01599, Paper 47; IPR2018-01600,
`Paper 47; IPR2018-01601, Paper 45; IPR2018-01604, Paper 48;
`IPR2018-01605, Paper 45. We refer to the motion filed in
`Case IPR2018-01594 for convenience.
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`2
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`IPR2018-01594 (Patent 6,434,687 B2)
`IPR2018-01599 (Patent 6,076,152)
`IPR2018-01600 (Patent 6,247,110 B1)
`IPR2018-01601 (Patent 7,225,324 B2)
`IPR2018-01604 (Patent 7,421,524 B2)
`IPR2018-01605 (Patent 7,620,800 B2)
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`FOR PETITIONER:
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`Joseph A. Micallef
`Jason P. Greenhut
`SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
`jmicallef@sidley.com
`jgreenhut@sidley.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`Alfonso Chan
`Joseph DePumpo
`SHORE CHAN DePUMPO LLP
`achan@shorechan.com
`jdepumpo@shorechan.com
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`Sean Hsu
`G. Donald Puckett
`Rajkumar Vinnakota
`JANIK VINNAKOTA LLP
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`3
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