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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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`ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC., RENESAS
`ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, RENESAS ELECTRONICS
`AMERICA, INC., GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S., INC.,
`GLOBALFOUNDRIES DRESDEN MODULE ONE LLC & CO.
`KG, GLOBALFOUNDRIES DRESDEN MODULE TWO LLC &
`CO. KH, TOSHIBA AMERICA, INC., TOSHIBA AMERICAN
`INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC., AND TOSHIBA
`CORPORATON
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`Petitioner
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`ZOND, LLC
`Patent Owner
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,604,716
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`Inter Partes Review Case No. 2014-01065
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`PATENT OWNER'S MOTION FOR COUNSEL TO
`WITHDRAW FROM THE PROCEEDING AND PERMIT
`SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL
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`Patent No. 7,604,716
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`STATEMENT OF PRECISE RELIEF REQUESTED
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10, Patent Owner Zond, LLC ("Zond")
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`respectfully requests that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("the Board")
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`authorize withdrawal of its current lead counsel, Bruce J. Barker, and substitution
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`of new lead counsel, Tarek Fahmi.
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`STATEMENT OF FACTS SHOWING GOOD CAUSE FOR THE
`BOARD TO AUTHORIZE WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL
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`Bruce Barker was appointed by Zond as its attorney for the above-captioned
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`inter partes review. Patent Owner Zond now requests that current designated
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`counsel be allowed to withdraw from the present proceeding, and that new counsel
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`listed below be substituted as lead counsel for Zond in this proceeding.
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`Lead Counsel:
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`Tarek Fahmi
`Reg. No. 41,402
`84 W. Santa Clara Street, Suite 550
`San Jose, CA 95113
`408-799-0612
`tarek.fahmi@ascendalaw.com
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`Mr. Fahmi meets the requirements of 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) as lead counsel and is a
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`registered practitioner. In addition Mr. Fahmi has read and intends to comply with
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`the Patent Office Trial Practice Guide and the Board's Rules of Practice for Trials,
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`as set forth in Part 42 of the C.F.R.
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`Accordingly, Patent Owner Zond respectfully requests that the Board grant
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`its motion to authorize withdrawal of counsel. Upon grant of this motion, current
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`counsel for Zond will promptly file a new Power of Attorney (as attached hereto)
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`and an Amended Mandatory Notice Information.
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`Date: November 3, 2014
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Bruce Barker/
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`Bruce Barker
`Reg. No. 33,291
`Chao Hadidi Stark & Barker LLP
`176 East Main Street, Suite 6
`Westborough, MA 01581
`(508) 366-3800
`bbarker@chsblaw.com
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing Patent
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`Owner’s Motion For Counsel To Withdraw From The Proceeding and Permit
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`Substitution Of Counsel and the associated Power of Attorney documents were
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`served via email on November 3, 2014, on the attorneys for the Petitioner:
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` Robinson Vu
` BAKER BOTTS LLP
` ONE SHELL PLAZA
` 910 LOUISIANA STREET
` HOUSTON, TX 77002
` Robinson.vu@bakerbotts.com
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` Brian M. Berliner, Ryan K. Yagura, Xin-Yi Zhou
` O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
` 400 S. HOPE STREET
` LOS ANGELES, CA 90071
` bberliner@omm.com; ryagura@omm.com; vzhou@omm.com
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` John Feldhaus, Pavan Agarwal, Mike Houston
` FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
` 3000 K STREET, N.W., SUITE 600
` WASHINGTON, DC 20007
` jfeldhaus@foley.com; pagarwal@foley.com; mhouston@foley.com
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`David M. Tennant
` WHITE & CASE LLP
` 701 THIRTEENTH STREET, NW
` WASHINGTON, DC 20005
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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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`ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. ET. AL
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`Petitioner
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`v.
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`ZOND, LLC,
` Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2014 – 01065
`U.S. Patent 7,604,716
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`POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR ZOND, LLC
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`The undersigned duly authorized representative of Zond, LLC hereby appoints the
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`following practitioners as its representatives before the United States Patent and
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`Trademark Office in connection with Case No. IPR2014-01065:
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`Lead Counsel
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`Tarek Fahmi
`Reg. No. 41,402
`84 W. Santa Clara Street, Suite 550
`San Jose, CA 95113
`408-799-0612
`tarek.fahmi@ascendalaw.com
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`Date: ______________
`November 3, 2014
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`Back-up Counsel
`Dr. Gregory J. Gonsalves
`Reg. No. 43,639
`2216 Beacon Lane
`Falls Church, Virginia
`(571) 419-7252
`gonsalves@gonsalveslawfirm.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`For: Zond, LLC
`Name: Bassam Abraham
`Title: Vice President
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`Bruce Barker
`Reg. No. 33,291
`Chao Hadidi Stark & Barker LLP
`176 East Main Street, Suite 6
`Westborough, MA 01581
`(508) 366-3800
`bbarker@chsblaw.com
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