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Trials@uspto.gov CBM2015-00028, Paper 52; CBM2015-00029, Paper 51
`Tel: 571-272-7822 CBM2015-00031, Paper 53; CBM2015-00032, Paper 56
`
`CBM2015-00033, Paper 48; CBM2015-00121, Paper 37
`
`CBM2015-00123, Paper 36; CBM2015-00124, Paper 36
`
`CBM2015-00127, Paper 36; CBM2015-00130, Paper 38
`
`CBM2015-00131, Paper 38; CBM2015-00133, Paper 43
`
`Entered: March 7, 2017
`
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`
`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner1
`
`v.
`
`SMARTFLASH LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`
`Case CBM2015-00028/29/127 (Patent 7,334,720 B2),
`CBM2015-00031/32/33/133 (Patent 8,336,772 B2)
`CBM2015-00121 (Patent 8,794,516 B2)
`CBM2015-00123 (Patent 8,033,458 B2)
`CBM2015-00124 (Patent 7,942,317 B2)
`CBM2015-00130 (Patent 8,118,221 B2)
`CBM2015-00131 (Patent 8,061,598 B2)
`
`Before JENNIFER S. BISK, RAMA G. ELLURU,
`JEREMY M. PLENZLER, and GREGG I. ANDERSON,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`PLENZLER, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`1 By virtue of various consolidations, Google, Inc. is also a Petitioner in
`CBM2015-00028/29/31/32/130/133, and Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
`and Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd. are also Petitioners in CBM2015-
`00031/32/33.
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`

`

`CBM2015-00028/29/127 (Patent 7,334,720 B2)
`CBM2015-00031/32/33/133 (Patent 8,336,772 B2)
`CBM2015-00121 (Patent 8,794,516 B2)
`CBM2015-00123 (Patent 8,033,458 B2)
`CBM2015-00124 (Patent 7,942,317 B2)
`CBM2015-00130 (Patent 8,118,221 B2)
`CBM2015-00131 (Patent 8,061,598 B2)
`
`
`DECISION
`Granting Petitioner’s Motion to Withdraw Counsel and
`Designate New Lead Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e)
`
`On February 17, 2017, Petitioner Apple (“Apple”) filed a
`Supplemental Mandatory Notice designating Gabrielle E. Higgins, a
`registered practitioner, as lead counsel and James R. Batchelder as back-up
`counsel. Paper 35.2 Concurrent with that filing, and pursuant to our
`authorization issued via email on February 15, 2017, Apple filed a motion to
`withdraw Mr. J. Steven Baughman and Ms. Megan F. Raymond as counsel
`in this proceeding. Paper 34 (“Mot.”), 1. Apple represents that Patent
`Owner does not oppose the Motion. Mot. 2. Apple’s Motion is granted.
`
`
`ORDER
`
`Accordingly, it is:
`ORDERED that Apple’s Motion to Withdraw Counsel is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. J. Steven Baughman and Ms. Megan
`F. Raymond are permitted to withdraw as counsel in this proceeding; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Ms. Gabrielle E. Higgins is recognized as
`lead counsel for Apple in this proceeding.
`
`
`2 Citations are to CBM2015-00123.
`
`2
`
`

`

`CBM2015-00028/29/127 (Patent 7,334,720 B2)
`CBM2015-00031/32/33/133 (Patent 8,336,772 B2)
`CBM2015-00121 (Patent 8,794,516 B2)
`CBM2015-00123 (Patent 8,033,458 B2)
`CBM2015-00124 (Patent 7,942,317 B2)
`CBM2015-00130 (Patent 8,118,221 B2)
`CBM2015-00131 (Patent 8,061,598 B2)
`
`PETITIONER:
`Gabrielle E. Higgins
`Gabrielle.higgins@ropesgray.com
`
`James R. Batchelder
`James.Batchelder@ropesgray.com
`Ropes & Gray LLP
`1900 University Avenue
`6th floor
`East Palo Alto, CA 94303
`
`
`PATENT OWNER:
`
`Michael R. Casey
`mcasey@dbjg.com
`
`J. Scott Davidson
`jsd@dbjg.com
`Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP
`8300 Greensboro Drive
`Suite 500
`McLean, VA 22102
`
`
`
`3
`
`

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