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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`ZHONGSHAN BROAD OCEAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
`Petitioner
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`V.
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`NIDEC MOTOR CORPORATION
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`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2014-01121
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`Patent 7,626,349
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`ZHONGSHAN BROAD OCEAN MOTOR CO.,
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`LTD.’S MOTION FOR COUNSEL TO WITHDRAW
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`FROM THE PROCEEDING TO PERMIT
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`SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL
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`Mail Stop Patent Board
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`P.O. Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`4|0l8726.l
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`Statement of Relief Reguested
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`Pursuant
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`to 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.lO(e) and the Board’s authorization on
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`September 16, 2014 to file a motion to withdraw, Petitioner Zhongshan Broad
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`Ocean Motor Co., Ltd.
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`(“Petitioner”)
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`respectfully requests authorization to
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`withdraw its current counsel
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`from the present proceeding,
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`thereby allowing
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`Petitioner’s proposed new counsel to promptly substitute in as counsel of record in
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`this proceeding.
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`This motion is unopposed by Patent Owner.
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`Statement of Facts
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`Petitioner requests that current designated counsel, Nathan J. Rees and
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`Daniel A. Prati of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., withdraw from the present
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`proceeding. Petitioner’s new counsel from Locke Lord L.L.P. will submit a new
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`power of attorney and updated disclosures “substantially concurrently” to this
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`motion as required by the Board in its authorization.
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`Petitioner
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`is not proposing any schedule change as a result of the
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`substitution.
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`This substitution of counsel will not cause any delay in the
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`proceeding or any prejudice to Patent Owner.
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`In view of the above, Petitioner respectfully requests that the Board grant
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`this motion for withdrawal of Petitioner’s current counsel
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`Dated: October 3, 2014
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Nathan J. Rees (Reg. No. 63,820)
`Daniel A. Prati (Reg. No. 65,869)
`FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI L.L.P.
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`2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 2800
`Tel: 214.855.7164
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`Fax: 214.855.8200
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`nate.1'ees@no1“tonr0sefulbrightcom
`clar1ny.prati@r1o1't0r1r0sefulbrightcom
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`Certificate of Service
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(e) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.105(b), the undersigned
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`certifies that on October 3, 2014, a copy of Zhongshan Broad Ocean Motor Co.,
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`Ltd.’s Motion for Counsel to Withdraw from the Proceeding to Permit Substitution
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`of Counsel was electronically served on the Patent Owner of record at
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`sbrown@hoveywilliamscom,
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`mwalters@hoveywilliams.com,
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`and
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`litigation@hoveywilliams.com, as agreed upon by the parties.
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`Additionally, the undersigned certifies that on October 3, 2014, a copy of
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`Zhongshan Broad Ocean Motor Co., Ltd.’s Motion for Counsel to Withdraw from
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`the Proceeding to Permit Substitution of Counsel was electronically served on the
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`Patent Owner’s below—listed counsel of record at jschwent@thompsoncoburn.com,
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`djinkins@thompsoncoburn.com,
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`and syoo@thomponsoburn.com,
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`in the
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`co-
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`pending litigation Nidec Motor Corporation 12. Broad Ocean Motor LLC et aI.,
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`Civil Action No. 4:13—CV—01895—JCH (E. D. Mo.) as agreed upon by the parties.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`%éc/
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`Nathan J. Rees (Reg. No. 63,820)
`FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI L.L.P.
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`2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 2800
`Tel: 214.855.7164
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`Fax: 214.855.8200
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`nate.rees@norton1-osefulbrightcom
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`4111137251
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