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`Trials@uspto.gov
`571-272-7822 Entered: January 14, 2025
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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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`LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`MOLECULAR REBAR DESIGN, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`IPR2024-01005 (Patent 9,636,649 B2)
`IPR2024-01006 (Patent 8,808,909 B2)
`IPR2024-01011 (Patent 8,968,924 B2)
` IPR2024-01012 (Patent 10,608,282 B2)
` IPR2024-01013 (Patent 10,153,483 B2)1
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`ORDER
`Conditionally Granting Patent Owner’s
`Motion to Withdraw and Substitute Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`Before JON B. TORNQUIST, JEFFREY W. ABRAHAM, and
`JULIA HEANEY, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`PER CURIAM
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`1 This Order addresses substantively identical motions filed in each of the
`above-captioned proceedings. We exercise our discretion to issue one Order
`to cover all proceedings. The parties are not authorized to use this caption
`without express permission of the Board.
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`IPR2024-01005 (Patent 9,636,649 B2)
`IPR2024-01006 (Patent 8,808,909 B2)
`IPR2024-01011 (Patent 8,968,924 B2)
`IPR2024-01012 (Patent 10,608,282 B2)
`IPR2024-01013 (Patent 10,153,483 B2)
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`On January 7, 2025, with our authorization, Patent Owner filed Patent
`Owner’s Motion for Withdrawal and Substitution of Counsel in these
`proceedings. Paper 112 (“Motion”). The Motion requests withdrawal of
`lead counsel Gregory Porter, and back-up counsel Steven Wood, each of
`Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, and the substitution of Stephen Zinda as new
`lead counsel and James Hall as new back-up counsel, each of Cabello Hall
`Zinda, PLLC, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10. Motion 1. Patent Owner
`indicates that “Patent Owner will file Updated Mandatory Notices and
`Power of Attorney that reflect Patent Owner’s new lead and back-up counsel
`upon the Board granting this motion.” Id. Patent Owner indicates that
`Petitioner does not oppose the Motion. Id.
`A party represented by counsel must designate a lead counsel and at
`least one back-up counsel. 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(a). In addition, counsel may
`not withdraw from an inter partes review proceeding unless the Board
`authorizes such withdrawal. 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e). As indicated above, no
`power of attorney for Mr. Zinda and Mr. Hall has been filed. Mr. Porter and
`Mr. Wood, and any other attorneys currently designated as counsel for
`Patent Owner under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3), will remain of record until new
`lead and back-up counsel are identified by an appropriate power of attorney.
`See 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b).
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`2 This Order cites to papers filed in IPR2024-01005. Corresponding items
`were filed in IPR2024-01006, IPR2024-01011, IPR2024-01012, and
`IPR2024-01013.
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`IPR2024-01005 (Patent 9,636,649 B2)
`IPR2024-01006 (Patent 8,808,909 B2)
`IPR2024-01011 (Patent 8,968,924 B2)
`IPR2024-01012 (Patent 10,608,282 B2)
`IPR2024-01013 (Patent 10,153,483 B2)
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`Under these circumstances, we conditionally grant Patent Owner’s
`Motion. Mr. Porter and Mr. Wood will be withdrawn as counsel effective
`upon Patent Owner’s filing of a power of attorney assigning Mr. Zinda and
`Mr. Hall as counsel.
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`It is
`ORDERED that the Patent Owner’s Motion for Withdrawal and
`Substitution of Counsel is conditionally granted, effective upon Patent
`Owner’s filing of a power of attorney and updated mandatory notices
`identifying new lead and back-up counsel; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Porter and Mr. Wood shall be
`withdrawn from this proceeding, effective upon Patent Owner’s filing of a
`power of attorney and updated mandatory notices identifying new lead and
`back-up counsel.
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`IPR2024-01005 (Patent 9,636,649 B2)
`IPR2024-01006 (Patent 8,808,909 B2)
`IPR2024-01011 (Patent 8,968,924 B2)
`IPR2024-01012 (Patent 10,608,282 B2)
`IPR2024-01013 (Patent 10,153,483 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
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`W. Karl Renner
`Timothy Riffe
`Hyun Jin In
`Gretchen DeVries
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`axf-ptab@fr.com
`riffe@fr.com
`in@fr.com
`devries@fr.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Gregory Porter
`Steven Wood
`HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH LLP
`gregporter@Huntonak.com
`swood@huntonak.com
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