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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`V.
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`MATERION
`CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case PGR2O19-00017
`Patent 9,989,684
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`PATENT OWNER’S MOTION TO
`WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL AND SUBSTITUTE NEW COUNSEL
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`PGR2O 19-000 17
`Patent 9,989,684
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`I.
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`RELIEF REQUESTED
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e), current lead and back-up counsel for Patent
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`Owner, MATERION CORPORATION (“MATERION”), hereby move to withdraw
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`as counsel for MATERION in this proceeding. Petitioner does not oppose this
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`motion.
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`II.
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`STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL
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`MATERION wishes for new counsel Justin Krieger (Reg. No. 47,719) to be
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`designated as lead counsel and Jeffrey Gendzwill (Reg. No. 55,201) to be
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`designated as back-up counsel and represent MATERION going forward in this
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`proceeding. Patent Owner’s new counsel meet the requirements of 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.10(c) as registered practitioners.
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`No extension of time will be needed upon grant of this motion.
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`Additionally, granting this motion will not hinder the economy, the integrity of the
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`patent system, the efficient administration of the Office, or the ability of the Office
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`to timely complete this proceeding. See 35 U.S.C. § 3 16(b).
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`Upon grant of this motion, new counsel for Patent Owner will promptly file
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`amended mandatory notices and a substitute power of attorney.
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`Dated:
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Richard M. Klein (Reg. No. 33,000)
`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`PGR2O 19-000 17
`Patent 9,989,684
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on
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`I caused a trne and coirect copy of the
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`foregoing Patent Owner’s Motion to Withdraw as Counsel and Substitute New
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`Counsel to be served electronically on Petitioner at the following address:
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`Gianni Minutoli
`DLA Piper LLP (USA)
`11911 Freedom Drive, Suite 300
`Reston, VA 20190
`gianni . minutoli @ diapiper. corn
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`Dated:
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`Richard M. Klein (Reg. No. 33,000)
`Counsel for Patent Owner
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