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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`DISH NETWORK L.L.C.,
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`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`DRAGON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, LLC,
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`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-00499
`Patent 5,930,444
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`PETITIONER’S RESPONSE TO PATENT OWNER’S MOTION
`FOR COUNSEL TO WITHDRAW
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`On November 3, 2015, Patent Owner Dragon filed a Motion for Counsel to
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`Withdraw from the Proceeding and Permit Substitution of Counsel (“Motion”)
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`requesting that Dragon’s designated counsel, Jason S. Angell and Robert E.
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`Freitas, be allowed to withdraw from the present proceeding, and new counsel, Kai
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`Zhu, be designated lead counsel to represent Dragon in this proceeding.
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`Contingent upon Dragon promptly (by Tuesday, November 10) providing a
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`range of dates on which DISH Network L.L.C. (“DISH”) can depose Dragon’s
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`expert – Adam Goldberg – DISH does not oppose the pending Motion.
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`DISH expressly reserves and does not waive its right to pursue attorneys’
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`fees and costs from either Mr. Angell or Mr. Freitas in the co-pending District
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`Court action (Dragon Intellectual Property, LLC v. DISH Network L.L.C., No. 13-
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`2066-RGA (D. Del.)), including any attorneys’ fees and costs related to this IPR.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` /Eliot D. Williams/
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`Dated: November 6, 2015
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`Eliot D. Williams (Reg. No. 50,822)
`G. Hopkins Guy III (Reg. No. 35,866)
`1001 Page Mill Road, Bld. 1, Suite 200
`Palo Alto, California 94304-1007
`650.739.7510
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`Attorneys for Petitioner
`DISH Network L.L.C.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), the undersigned certifies that on the
`6th day of November, 2015, a complete and entire copy of the foregoing
`PETITIONER’S RESPONSE TO PATENT OWNER’S MOTION FOR
`COUNSEL TO WITHDRAW, including exhibits and testimony relied upon,
`were served on the Patent Owner electronically at the email addresses below:
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`Jason Angell
`Freitas Angell & Weinberg LLP
`350 Marine Parkway, Suite 200
`Redwood Shores, CA 94065
`jangell@fawlaw.com
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`Robert E. Freitas
`Freitas Angell & Weinberg LLP
`350 Marine Parkway, Suite 200
`Redwood Shores, CA 94065
`rfreitas@fawlaw.com
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`Kai Zhu (Reg. No. 64,586)
`60 Cody Ln
`Los Altos, CA 94022
`Telephone: (650) 999-0172
`Facsimile: (928) 569-1639
`kz@dragonipllc.com
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`Dated: November 6, 2015
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` /Eliot D. Williams/
`Eliot D. Williams (Reg. No. 50,822)
`G. Hopkins Guy III (Reg. No. 35,866)
`1001 Page Mill Road, Bld. 1, Suite 200
`Palo Alto, California 94304-1007
`650.739.7510
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`Attorneys for Petitioner
`DISH Network L.L.C.
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