`Trials@uspto.gov
`Entered: October 15, 2015
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`571-272-7822
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`_______________
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`_______________
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`SYMANTEC CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
`IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK,
`Patent Owner.
`_______________
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`Case IPR2015-00372 (Patent 7,448,084 B1)
`Case IPR2015-00374 (Patent 7,913,306 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00375 (Patent 8,074,115 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00377 (Patent 8,601,322 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00378 (Patent 7,448,084 B1)
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`Before HOWARD B. BLANKENSHIP, BRYAN F. MOORE, and
`ROBERT J. WEINSCHENK, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`WEINSCHENK, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION1
`Motion to Withdraw
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e)
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`1 We exercise our discretion to issue one identical decision in each case
`using this caption style. Unless otherwise authorized, the parties are not
`permitted to use this style.
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`Case IPR2015-00372 (Patent 7,448,084 B1)
`Case IPR2015-00374 (Patent 7,913,306 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00375 (Patent 8,074,115 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00377 (Patent 8,601,322 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00378 (Patent 7,448,084 B1)
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`I.
`INTRODUCTION
`Petitioner filed a motion to withdraw Mr. David D. Schumann as lead
`counsel, to substitute Mr. Brian M. Hoffman as lead counsel, and to
`substitute Mr. Michael J. Sacksteder as back-up counsel in the above-listed
`proceedings.2 Paper 31 (“Motion” or “Mot.”). We authorized the Motion in
`an email dated September 16, 2015. Patent Owner does not oppose the
`Motion. For the following reasons, the Motion is granted.
`II. ANALYSIS
`Counsel may withdraw from an inter partes review only with
`authorization from the Board. 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e). The Motion requests
`authorization to withdraw Mr. Schumann as counsel for Petitioner. Mot. 1.
`The Motion designates a new lead counsel, Mr. Hoffman, who is a registered
`practitioner, and designates a new back-up counsel, Mr. Sacksteder, who is
`admitted pro hac vice in these proceedings. Id. Petitioner does not seek any
`time extensions. Id. Therefore, we see no reason to deny the Motion.
`III. ORDER
`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby:
`ORDERED that the Motion is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. David D. Schumann may withdraw
`as counsel for Petitioner in the above-listed proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Brian M. Hoffman may be
`designated as lead counsel for Petitioner, and Mr. Michael J. Sacksteder may
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`2 This decision cites to the record of the IPR2015-00372, unless otherwise
`noted.
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`Case IPR2015-00372 (Patent 7,448,084 B1)
`Case IPR2015-00374 (Patent 7,913,306 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00375 (Patent 8,074,115 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00377 (Patent 8,601,322 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00378 (Patent 7,448,084 B1)
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`be designated as back-up counsel for Petitioner in the above-listed
`proceedings; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall update the Board’s
`electronic filing system to reflect the change in counsel.
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`Case IPR2015-00372 (Patent 7,448,084 B1)
`Case IPR2015-00374 (Patent 7,913,306 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00375 (Patent 8,074,115 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00377 (Patent 8,601,322 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00378 (Patent 7,448,084 B1)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Brian M. Hoffman
`Michael J. Sacksteder
`FENWICK & WEST LLP
`bhoffman-ptab@fenwick.com
`msacksteder@fenwick.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Hong Zhong
`Michael R. Fleming
`Jason G. Sheasby
`IRELL & MANELLA LLP
`hzhong@irell.com
`mfleming@irell.com
`jsheasby@irell.com
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