`571-272-7822
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`Paper 13
`Entered: July 31, 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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`ZIMMER HOLDINGS, INC., and
`ZIMMER, INC.
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`BONUTTI SKELETAL INNOVATIONS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2014-00191 (Patent 7,837,736 B2)
`IPR2014-00321 (Patent 7,806,896 B1)
`IPR2014-01078 (Patent 7,837,736 B2)
` IPR2014-01080 (Patent 7,806,896 B1)1
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`Before WILLIAM V. SAINDON and MICHAEL R. ZECHER,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`ZECHER, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Petitioner’s Motion to Withdraw Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e)
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`1 We exercise our discretion to issue one Order to be filed in each case. The
`parties are not authorized to use this style heading for any subsequent
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`IPR2014-00191 (Patent 7,837,736 B2)
`IPR2014-00321 (Patent 7,806,896 B1)
`IPR2014-01078 (Patent 7,837,736 B2)
`IPR2014-01080 (Patent 7,806,896 B1)
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`DISCUSSION
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`I.
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`Petitioner filed a Motion to Withdraw Counsel under 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.10(e) in each of the proceedings identified above. IPR2014-00191,
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`Paper 22; IPR2014-00321, Paper 24; IPR2014-01078, Paper 11; IPR2014-
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`01080, Paper 11. In each Motion to Withdraw Counsel, Petitioner requests
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`that former counsel—namely, Messrs. Walter C. Linder, Daniel M.
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`Lechleiter, and Kenneth Liebman—be withdrawn as counsel for Petitioner.
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`Paper 22, 2.2 Petitioner then requests that the power of attorney appointing
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`Mr. Naveen Modi as new lead counsel and Mr. Joseph Palys as new back-up
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`counsel, which already was filed in each proceeding (Paper 20), revoke the
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`power of attorney listing Mr. Walter C. Linder as lead counsel and Messrs.
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`Daniel M. Lechleiter and Kenneth Liebman as back-up counsel (Paper 3).
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`Paper 22, 2. Petitioner stipulates that Messrs. Naveen Modi and Joseph
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`Palys are registered practitioners. Id. Petitioner also represents that Patent
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`Owner will not oppose this motion. Id.
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`In consideration of the foregoing, it is:
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`II. ORDER
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`ORDERED that Petitioner may withdraw Mr. Walter C. Linder as
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`lead counsel, as well as Messrs. Daniel M. Lechleiter and Kenneth Liebman
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`as back-up counsel; and
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`2 For purposes of clarity and expediency, IPR2014-00191 is representative
`and all citations are to IPR2014-00191 unless otherwise noted.
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`IPR2014-00191 (Patent 7,837,736 B2)
`IPR2014-00321 (Patent 7,806,896 B1)
`IPR2014-01078 (Patent 7,837,736 B2)
`IPR2014-01080 (Patent 7,806,896 B1)
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the power of attorney appointing Mr.
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`Naveen Modi as new lead counsel and Mr. Joseph Palys as new back-up
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`counsel (Paper 20) hereby revokes all other power of attorneys of record for
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`Petitioner.
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Naveen Modi
`Joseph Palys
`Paul Hastings LLP
`naveenmodi@paulhastings.com
`josephpalys@paulhastings.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Cary Kappel
`William Gehris
`Davidson, Davidson, & Kappel, LLC
`ckappel@ddkpatent.com
`wgehris@ddkpatent.com
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