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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`ARTSANA USA, INC.,
`Petitioner
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`KOLCRAFT ENTERPRISES, INC.,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2014-01053
`Patent 8,388,501
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`PATENT OWNER’S MOTION FOR COUNSEL TO WITHDRAW FROM
`PROCEEDING TO PERMIT SUBSITUTION OF COUNSEL
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`Statement of Relief Requested
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`Inter Partes Review of U.S. Pat. No. 8,388,501
`Case No. IPR2014-01053
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`Pursuant to oral authorization from the Board during the January 20, 2014
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`Initial Conference Call, counsel associated with customer number 98,580 for
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`Patent Owner Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc. (“Kolcraft”) moves for authorization under
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`37 C.F.R. §42.10(e) to withdraw from the present proceedings, thereby allowing
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`Kolcraft’s counsel to promptly substitute in as counsel of record in this proceeding.
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`Statement of Facts
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`Patent Owner Kolcraft has requested that current designated counsel, the
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`practitioners associated with customer number 98,580, withdraw from the present
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`proceeding, and new counsel, the practitioners associated with customer number
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`64,194, be designated to represent Kolcraft in this proceeding. This request is
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`evidenced by the attached Power of Attorney, designating new counsel. This
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`substitution of counsel will not cause any delay in the proceeding. Following the
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`withdrawal of the practitioners associated with customer number 98,580, Raymond
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`P. Niro, Jr. will remain admitted pro hac vice as backup counsel for Kolcraft.
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`During the Initial Conference Call on January 20, 2015, Petitioner did not
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`indicate that it had any objection to this motion and substitution of counsel.
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`Inter Partes Review of U.S. Pat. No. 8,388,501
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/ Raymond P. Niro, Jr./
`Raymond P. Niro, Jr.
`Admitted Pro Hac Vice
`Niro, McAndrews, Dowell &
`Grossman, LLC
`200 West Madison Street, Suite 2040
`Chicago, Illinois 60606
`Telephone: (312) 755-8576
`Fax: (312) 674-7481
`rnirojr@niro-mcandrews.com
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`Dated: January 20, 2015
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`Inter Partes Review of U.S. Pat. No. 8,388,501
`Case No. IPR2014-01053
`Certificate of Service in Compliance With 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e)(4)
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`The undersigned certifies that a complete copy of Patent Owner’s power of
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`attorney has been served electronically in its entirety to the attorneys of record for
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`the Petitioner this January 20, 2015, via email:
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/ Raymond P. Niro, Jr./
`Raymond P. Niro, Jr.
`Admitted Pro Hac Vice
`Attorney for Patent Owner
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`Anthony S. Volpe, Reg. No. 28,377
`Ryan W. O'Donnell, Reg. No. 53,401
`Volpe and Koenig, P.C.
`30 South 17th Street, Suite 1800
`Philadelphia, PA 19103-4009
`Telephone: (215) 568-6400
`Facsimile: (215) 568-6499
`Email: patents@vklaw.com
`avolpe@vklaw.com
`rodonnell@vklaw.com
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`Dated: January 20, 2015
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`NIRO, MCANDREWS, DOWELL & GROSSMAN, LLC
`200 West Madison Street, Suite 2040
`Chicago, Illinois 60606
`Telephone: (312) 755-8575
`Fax: (312) 674-7481