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`January 23, 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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`VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`MATERION CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case PGR2019-00017
`Patent 9,989,684 B2
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`Before BARBARA A. BENOIT, BART A. GERSTENBLITH, and
`NATHAN A. ENGELS, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`GERSTENBLITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Patent Owner’s Motion to Withdraw as Counsel
`and Substitute New Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e)
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`PGR2019-00017
`Patent 9,989,684 B2
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`On December 3, 2018, Materion Corporation (“Patent Owner”) filed
`Mandatory Notices (Paper 4) naming certain attorneys as lead and back-up
`counsel. Paper 4, 2–3. On January 10, 2019, Patent Owner filed an
`unopposed Motion to Withdraw as Counsel and Substitute New Counsel
`(Paper 5; “the Motion”). The Motion requests that current counsel be
`permitted to withdraw and new counsel designated. Paper 5, 1. Patent
`Owner indicates that granting the Motion will not result in a need for an
`extension of time and “will not hinder the economy, integrity of the patent
`system, the efficient administration of the [Patent] Office, or the ability of
`the Office to timely complete this proceeding.” Id. (citing 35 U.S.C.
`§ 316(b)). Patent Owner explains that it seeks to designate Justin Krieger
`and Jeffrey Gendzwill, each of whom holds a patent bar registration number,
`as lead and back-up counsel, respectively. Id. Additionally, Patent Owner
`states that it will promptly file updated mandatory notices and a substitute
`power of attorney.
`For the reasons provided in Patent Owner’s unopposed Motion, it is
`hereby:
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motion to Withdraw as Counsel and
`Substitute New Counsel (Paper 5) is granted.
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`PGR2019-00017
`Patent 9,989,684 B2
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Gianni Minutoli
`James M. Heintz
`DLA PIPER LLP
`gianni.minutoli@dlapiper.com
`jim.heintz@dlapiper.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Richard M. Klein
`Robert M. Sieg
`Christian R. Drago
`FAY SHARPE LLP
`rklein@faysharpe.com
`rsieg.faysharpe.com
`cdrago@faysharpe.com
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