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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`SIPNET EU S.R.O.
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`Petitioner
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`V.
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`STRAIGHT PATH IP GROUP, INC.
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`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2013—00246
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`Patent 6,108,704
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`Before KLAYAN K. DESHPANDE, THOMAS L. GIANNETTI, and
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`TRENTON A. WARD, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`SIPNET EU S.R.O.’S MOTION FOR COUNSEL
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`TO WITHDRAW FROM THE PROCEEDING TO
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`PERMIT SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL
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`Mail Stop Patent Board
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`PO. Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 223 13— 1450
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`Statement of Relief Requested
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e) and the Board’s authorization on June 19,
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`2014 to file a motion to withdraw, Petitioner Sipnet EU S.R.O. (“Petitioner”)
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`respectfully requests authorization to withdraw its current counsel from the present
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`proceeding, thereby allowing Petitioner’s proposed new counsel to promptly
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`substitute in as counsel of record in this proceeding.
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`This motion is unopposed by Patent Owner.
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`Statement of Facts
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`Petitioner requests that current designated counsel, Paul C. Haughey and
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`Michael T. Morlock of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, withdraw from the
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`present proceeding, and new counsels, TransPacific Law Group and Prasad IP, PC
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`be designated to represent Petitioner in this proceeding.
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`The rules require that a party must designate a lead counsel and a back—up
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`counsel, and that lead counsel must be a registered practitioner. Pavel I. Pogodin of
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`TransPacific Law Group is a registered practitioner and will be identified as lead
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`counsel. Sanjay Prasad of Prasad IP, PC will be identified as back—up counsel and
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`is a registered practitioner.
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`Petitioner is not proposing any schedule change as a result of the substitution.
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`This substitution of counsel will not cause any delay in the proceeding or any
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`prejudice to Patent Owner.
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`Petitioner respectfully requests that the Board grant this motion for
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`withdrawal of Petitioner’s current counsel. Upon grant of this motion, new
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`counsel for Petitioner will promptly file a new Power of Attorney and Amended
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`Mandatory Notice Information.
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`Dated: June 19, 2014
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By
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`; WV, Wad
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`Paul C. Haughey
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`Michael T. Morlock
`Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
`Two Embarcadero Center, 8th Floor
`San Francisco, CA 94111
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`Telephone: (415) 576—0200
`Facsimile: (415) 576—0300
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`66347082V.1
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of this SIPNET EU S.R.O.’S
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`MOTION FOR COUNSEL TO WITHDRAW FROM THE PROCEEDING TO
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`PERMIT SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL has been served, by agreement of the
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`parties, by electronic mail on counsel for Patent Owner on June 19, 2014 as follows:
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`Patrick J. Lee
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`F isch Hoffman Sigler LLP
`Patricl<.lee@fischllp.com
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`but am/
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`Paul C. Haughcy
`Registration No. 31,836
`Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
`Two Embarcadero Center, Eighth Floor
`San Francisco, CA 94111
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`Telephone: 415—576—0200
`Fax: 415-576—0300
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`
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`Email: phaughey @killpatricktownsend.com
`Counsel for Petitioner
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`Dated:
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`June 19, 2014
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`66347082V.1
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