`571-272-7822
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` Paper 16
`Entered: July 1, 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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`CONOPCO, INC. dba UNILEVER,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`THE PROCTOR & GAMBLE COMPANY,
`Patent Owner.
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`Cases IPR2013-00505 (Patent 6,974,569 B2)
`IPR2013-00509 (Patent 6,451,300 B1)
`IPR2013-00510 (Patent 6,649,155 B1)
`IPR2014-00506 (Patent 6,974,569 B2)
`IPR2014-00507 (Patent 6,451,300 B1)
`IPR2014-00628 (Patent 6,649,155 B1)1
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`Before LORA M. GREEN, GRACE KARAFFA OBERMANN, and
`RAMA G. ELLURU, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`GREEN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Motion to Withdraw
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e)
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`1 This order addresses issues that are the same in all six cases. We exercise
`our discretion to issue one order to be filed in each case. The parties,
`however, are not authorized to use this style heading in subsequent papers.
`All paper numbers refer to the paper numbers in IPR2013-00505.
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`Cases IPR2013-00505 (Patent 6,974,569 B2)
`IPR2013-00509 (Patent 6,451,300 B1)
`IPR2013-00510 (Patent 6,649,155 B1)
`IPR2014-00506 (Patent 6,974,569 B2)
`IPR2014-00507 (Patent 6,451,300 B1)
`IPR2014-00628 (Patent 6,649,155 B1)
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`On June 5, 2014, Petitioner filed a Motion to Withdraw requesting
`withdrawal of its current lead and back-up counsel, Eldora L. Ellison and
`Robert G. Sterne, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e). Paper 24. Petitioner
`filed contemporaneously a new power of attorney (Paper 23), designating
`Joseph P. Meara (Reg. No. 44,932) as new lead counsel, and
`Michael R. Houston (Reg. No. 58,486) as new backup counsel.
`Counsel may withdraw from an inter partes review proceeding with
`authorization from the Board. 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e). Counsel for Petitioner
`obtained permission to file the motion to withdraw in an e-mail dated
`May 30, 2014. As the motion designates new lead counsel, who is a
`registered practitioner, and does not seek any time extensions, we grant
`Petitoner’s motion.
`The new power of attorney does not revoke prior powers of attorney.
`See Paper 1. Consequently, the power of attorney granted Eldora L. Ellison
`and Robert G. Sterne have not been revoked, and they remain of record in
`this proceeding.
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`Accordingly, it is
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motion to Withdraw is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Eldora L. Ellison and Robert G. Sterne
`are permitted to withdraw as counsel in this proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Joseph P. Meara is recognized as
`Petitioner’s lead counsel in this proceeding;
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`Cases IPR2013-00505 (Patent 6,974,569 B2)
`IPR2013-00509 (Patent 6,451,300 B1)
`IPR2013-00510 (Patent 6,649,155 B1)
`IPR2014-00506 (Patent 6,974,569 B2)
`IPR2014-00507 (Patent 6,451,300 B1)
`IPR2014-00628 (Patent 6,649,155 B1)
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Michael R. Houston is recognized as
`Petitioner’s backup counsel in this proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall update the Board’s
`electronic filing system to reflect the change in lead and back-up counsel.
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`Cases IPR2013-00505 (Patent 6,974,569 B2)
`IPR2013-00509 (Patent 6,451,300 B1)
`IPR2013-00510 (Patent 6,649,155 B1)
`IPR2014-00506 (Patent 6,974,569 B2)
`IPR2014-00507 (Patent 6,451,300 B1)
`IPR2014-00628 (Patent 6,649,155 B1)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Eldora Ellison
`eellison@skgf.com
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`Robert Stern
`rsterne-PTAB@skgf.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`David Maiorana
`dmaiorana@JonesDay.com
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`John Biernacki
`jvbiernacki@jonesday.com
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`Michael Weinstein
`msweinstein@jonesday.com
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`Steven Miller
`miller.sw@pg.com
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`Kim Zerby
`zerby.kw@pg.com
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`Carl Roof
`roof.cj@pg.com
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`Angela Haughey
`haughey.a@pg.com
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`Calvin Griffith
`cpgriffith@jonesday.com
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