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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`CONOPCO, INC. dba UNILEVER
`Petitioner
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`THE PROCTOR & GAMBLE COMPANY
`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2013-00509
`Patent 6,451,300
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`PETITIONER MOTION TO WITHDRAW COUNSEL AND
`SUBSTITUTE NEW COUNSEL
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`Case No. IPR2013-00509
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`RELIEF REQUESTED
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e), and as authorized by the Board via an email
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`I.
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`dated May 30, 2014 (see 37 C.F.R. § 42.20(b)), counsel for Petitioner, Conopco,
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`Inc. dba Unilever Corp., respectfully requests authorization to withdraw as counsel
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`for Petitioner in this inter partes review proceeding. Petitioner is concurrently
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`filing Motions to Withdraw and Substitute New Counsel in related proceedings
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`IPR2013-00510, IPR2014-00628, IPR2014-00507, IPR2013-00505, and IPR2014-
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`00506.
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`II.
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`STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL
`Petitioner wishes for new counsel, Joseph P. Meara, Ph.D., Esq. (Registration
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`No. 44,932) and Michael R. Houston, Ph.D., Esq. (Registration No. 58,486), to be
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`designated as lead and back-up counsel, respectively, and represent Petitioner going
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`forward in this proceeding. Petitioner’s new counsel meet the requirements of 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.10(c) as registered practitioners.
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`No extensions of time are sought with this Motion. It is believed that
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`granting this Motion will not hinder the economy, the integrity of the patent system,
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`the efficient administration of the Office, or the ability of the Office to timely
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`complete this proceeding. See 35 U.S.C § 316(b); see also Case IPR2013-00010,
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`As required by 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b), an executed Power of Attorney is filed
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`concurrently herewith. Upon grant of this Motion, Petitioner will promptly file an
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`Updated Mandatory Notice Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3).
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`Counsel for Patent Owner was contacted prior to seeking authorization to
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`file this Motion. Patent Owner does not object to the withdrawal of current
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`counsel or to the substitution of new counsel.
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`III. CONCLUSION
`For the foregoing reasons, Petitioner and withdrawing counsel respectfully
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`request that this Motion be granted.
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`Date: 6/5/2014
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`By:
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` /Eldora L. Ellison/
`Eldora L. Ellison (Reg. No. 39,967)
`Robert G. Sterne (Reg. No. 28,912)
`Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
`P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, NW
`Washington, DC 20005
`Telephone (202) 371-2600
`Facsimile (202) 371-2540
`eellison-PTAB@skgf.com
`rsterne-PTAB@skgf.com
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing PATENT
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`OWNER MOTION TO WITHDRAW COUNSEL AND SUBSTITUTE NEW
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`COUNSEL and the concurrently filed POWER OF ATTORNEY is being served
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`by electronic mail this 5th day of June, 2014 on counsel for Patent Owner as follows:
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`David M. Maiorana
`John V. Biernacki
`Michael S. Weinstein
`JONES DAY
`North Point
`901 Lakeside Avenue
`Cleveland, Ohio 44114
`Telephone (216) 586-3939
`Facsimile (216) 579-0212
`dmaiorana@jonesday.com
`jvbiernacki@jonesday.com
`msweinstein@jonesday.com
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`Date: 6/5/2014
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`Steven W. Miller
`Kim W. Zerby
`Carl J. Roof
`Angela K. Haughey
`THE PROCTOR &
`GAMBLE COMPANY
`299 E. Sixth Street
`Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
`Telephone (513) 983-1246
`Facsimile (513) 945-2729
`miller.sw@pg.com
`zerby.kw@pg.com
`roof.cj@pg.com
`haughey.a@pg.com
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`By:
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`Eldora L. Ellison (Reg. No. 39,967)
`Robert G. Sterne (Reg. No. 28,912)
`Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
`P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, NW
`Washington, DC 20005
`Telephone (202) 371-2600
`Facsimile (202) 371-2540
`eellison-PTAB@skgf.com
`rsterne-PTAB@skgf.com
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`Counsel for Petitioner
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