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`CBM2015-00016, Paper 62
`CBM2015-00017, Paper 53
`Entered: March 7, 2017
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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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`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`SMARTFLASH LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case CBM2015-000161 (Patent 8,033,458 B2)
`Case CBM2015-00017 (Patent 8,061,598 B2)
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`Before JENNIFER S. BISK, RAMA G. ELLURU, and
`JEREMY M. PLENZLER, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`PLENZLER, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Petitioner’s Motion to Withdraw Counsel and
`Designate New Lead Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e)
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`1 Apple Inc. has been dismissed as Petitioner from this proceeding with
`respect to claim 1. Paper 50.
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`CBM2015-00016 (Patent 8,033,458 B2)
`CBM2015-00017 (Patent 8,061,598 B2)
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`On February 17, 2017, Petitioner filed a Supplemental Mandatory
`Notice designating Gabrielle E. Higgins, a registered practitioner, as lead
`counsel and James R. Batchelder as back-up counsel. Paper 61.2
`Concurrent with that filing, and pursuant to our authorization issued via
`email on February 15, 2017, Petitioner filed a motion to withdraw Mr. J.
`Steven Baughman, Ms. Megan F. Raymond, and Ms. Lauren N. Robinson as
`counsel in this proceeding. Paper 60 (“Mot.”), 1. Petitioner represents that
`Patent Owner does not oppose the Motion. Mot. 2. Petitioner’s Motion is
`granted.
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`ORDER
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`Accordingly, it is:
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motion to Withdraw Counsel is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. J. Steven Baughman, Ms. Megan F.
`Raymond, and Ms. Lauren N. Robinson are permitted to withdraw as
`counsel in this proceeding; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Ms. Gabrielle E. Higgins is recognized as
`lead counsel for Petitioner in this proceeding.
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`2 Citations are to CBM2015-00016.
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`CBM2015-00016 (Patent 8,033,458 B2)
`CBM2015-00017 (Patent 8,061,598 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
`Gabrielle Higgins
`James Batchelder
`J. Steven Baughman
`Megan Raymond
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`Gabrielle.higgins@ropesgray.com
`James.batchelder@ropesgray.com
`steven.baughman@ropesgray.com
`Megan.raymond@ropesgray.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Michael R. Casey
`J. Scott Davidson
`DAVIDSON BERQUIST JACKSON & GOWDEY LLP
`mcasey@dbjg.com
`jsd@dbjg.com
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