`571-272-7822
`
`Paper 49
`Date: January 23, 2024
`
`
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`
`
`GOOGLE LLC,
`Petitioner,
`
`
`
`v.
`DDC TECHNOLOGY, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`
`__________
`
`IPR2023-00707 (Patent 9,420,075 B2)
`IPR2023-00708 (Patent 9,811,184 B2)
` IPR2023-00709 (Patent 10,528,199 B2)
` IPR2023-00711 (Patent 11,093,001 B1)1
`____________
`
`
`Before KALYAN K. DESHPANDE, Vice Chief Administrative Patent
`Judge, SHEILA F. MCSHANE, MICHAEL T. CYGAN, and
`JULIET MITCHELL DIRBA, Administrative Patent Judges.2
`
`DIRBA, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`ORDER
`Granting Patent Owner’s Motion for Withdrawal of Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
`
`
`1 This Decision addresses an issue that is identical in all four proceedings,
`so we exercise our discretion to issue one Order to be docketed in each
`proceeding. The parties are not authorized to use this caption.
`2 This is not an expanded panel of the Board; rather, the listed judges are
`paneled in various groups in these proceedings.
`
`
`
`IPR2023-00707 (Patent 9,420,075 B2)
`IPR2023-00708 (Patent 9,811,184 B2)
`IPR2023-00709 (Patent 10,528,199 B2)
`IPR2023-00711 (Patent 11,093,001 B1)
`
`
`On January 16, 2024, with our prior authorization, DDC Technology,
`LLC (“Patent Owner”) filed a Motion for Withdrawal of Counsel in each of
`the above-captioned proceedings. Paper 46 (“Motion” or “Mot.”).3 Patent
`Owner requests that Robert Brunelli be permitted to withdraw as back-up
`counsel from these proceedings. Id. at 1. Patent Owner seeks to designate
`Timothy J. Haller as new back-up counsel. Id. In addition, Patent Owner
`represents that the “withdrawal will not cause any material prejudice to any
`party or any delay in th[ese] proceeding[s].” Id. Patent Owner also
`represents that the Motion is unopposed. Id.
`Counsel may withdraw from an inter partes review proceeding only
`with Board authorization. 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e). Upon review of the record
`before us, we grant Patent Owner’s Motion.
`Patent Owner has filed updated mandatory notices and an updated
`power of attorney that identify Mr. Haller as back-up counsel (Paper 44;
`Paper 45, 5); however, Mr. Brunelli is still identified as back-up counsel in
`these papers (id.). Patent Owner should timely file updated mandatory
`notices and an updated power of attorney that correctly reflect its current
`counsel of record in this proceeding.
`
`
`
`3 We cite only to the papers in IPR2023-00707, but substantially similar
`papers were filed in each of the proceedings.
`
`
`
`IPR2023-00707 (Patent 9,420,075 B2)
`IPR2023-00708 (Patent 9,811,184 B2)
`IPR2023-00709 (Patent 10,528,199 B2)
`IPR2023-00711 (Patent 11,093,001 B1)
`
`Accordingly, it is:
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motion for Withdrawal of Counsel
`(IPR2023-00707, Paper 46; IPR2023-00708, Paper 48; IPR2023-00709,
`Paper 44; IPR2023-00711, Paper 44) is granted and Mr. Brunelli is
`withdrawn from these proceedings.
`
`
`
`IPR2023-00707 (Patent 9,420,075 B2)
`IPR2023-00708 (Patent 9,811,184 B2)
`IPR2023-00709 (Patent 10,528,199 B2)
`IPR2023-00711 (Patent 11,093,001 B1)
`
`FOR PETITIONER:
`
`Michael Kiklis
`Kimani Clark
`KIKLIS AND CLARK PLLC
`michael@kiklisclark.com
`kimani@kiklisclark.com
`
`FOR PATENT OWNER:
`
`Cortney Alexander
`KENT & RISLEY LLC
`cortneyalexander@kentrisley.com
`
`Robert Brunelli
`SHERIDAN ROSS P.C.
`rbrunelli@sheridanross.com
`
`
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