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` IPR2013-00597, Paper No. 14
`IPR2013-00598, Paper No. 18
`Date Entered: January 21, 2014
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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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`YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`BLACK HILLS MEDIA, LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2013-00593
`Patent 8,045,952
`Case IPR2013-00594
`Patent No. 8,050,652
`Case No. IPR2013-00597
`Patent No. 8,230,099
`Case No IPR2013-00598
`Patent No. 8,214,873
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`Before BRIAN J. McNAMARA, STACEY G. WHITE, and PETER P. CHEN,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`McNAMARA, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION GRANTING MOTION OF STEPHAN J. TYTRAN TO WITHDRAW
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`37 C.F.R § 42.10
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`Case IPR2013-00593; -00594;-00597;-00598
`Patent 8,045,952; 8,050,652; 8,230,099; 8,214,873
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`The Mandatory Notice filed by Black Hills Media, Inc. (“Patent Owner”) in
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`IPR2013-00593 (Paper No. 5), IPR2013-00594 (Paper No. 5), IPR2013-00597
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`(Paper No. 5), and IPR2013-00598 (Paper No. 7), collectively, the Subject
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`Proceedings, identified Stephen J. Tytran as back-up counsel. Our order of
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`December 26, 2013 in each of the Subject Proceedings required Patent Owner to
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`designate additional counsel and authorized Mr. Tytran to file a motion to
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`withdraw, if appropriate. On December 31, 2013, the Board received a Motion For
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`Withdrawal of Representation By Stephen J. Tytran in each of the Subject
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`Proceedings.
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 111, Mr. Tytran demonstrated Patent
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`Owner’s consent to Mr. Tytran’s withdrawal, as evidenced by Patent Owner’s
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`filing a new power of attorney on December 31, 2013 in each of the Subject
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`Proceedings. Patent Owner’s most recent power of attorney revokes all previous
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`powers of attorney and appoints registered patent attorneys, not including Mr.
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`Tytran. Mr. Tytran has also agreed to take steps to protect Patent Owner’s
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`interests. In view of the circumstances, Mr. Tytran has been discharged from this
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`matter by Patent Owner, his withdrawal will not have a material adverse effect on
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`the interests of Patent Owner and good cause for withdrawal exists. See, 37 C.F. R.
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`§ 111.
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`In consideration of the above,
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`it is ORDERED that the Motion For Withdrawal of Representation By
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`Stephen J. Tytran in each of the Subject Proceedings is GRANTED.
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`Case IPR2013-00593; -00594;-00597;-00598
`Patent 8,045,952; 8,050,652; 8,230,099; 8,214,873
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`Petitioners:
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`David L. Fehrman
`dfehrman@mofo.com
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`Mehran Arjomand
`marjomand@mofo.com
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`Patent Owner:
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`Theodosios Thomas
`ted.thomas@sceneralabs.com
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`Stephen Tytran
`stephen.tytran@sceneralabs.com
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