`571-272-7822 Date: September 24, 2015
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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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`SERVICENOW, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-00717
`Patent 7,027,411 B1
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`Before CHRISTOPHER L. CRUMBLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Motion to Withdraw
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e)
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`In this inter partes review proceeding, Patent Owner Hewlett-Packard
`Company (“HP”) originally designated Joseph F. Haag as lead counsel and
`Evelyn C. Mak as backup counsel. Paper 6. On September 11, 2015, Mr.
`Haag contacted the Board via e-mail, requesting authorization to withdraw
`himself and Ms. Mak from representation of HP in this proceeding. We
`granted the requested authorization, and on September 15, 2015, Mr. Haag
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`IPR2015-00717
`Patent 7,027,411
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`and Ms. Mak filed a Request for Authorization to Withdraw. Paper 15,
`“Request.”
`Counsel may withdraw from an inter partes review proceeding only
`with authorization from the Board. 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e). In the Request,
`Mr. Haag and Ms. Mak state that they wish to voluntarily withdraw from
`this proceeding. Request 2. Along with the Request, HP filed Updated
`Mandatory Notices identifying Monica Grewal as lead counsel and Donald
`R. Steinberg as back-up counsel. Paper 16. Both Ms. Grewal and Mr.
`Steinberg are registered practitioners, and both are associated with the
`Customer Number listed in the Power of Attorney previously filed by HP.
`Paper 5.
`HP does not seek any extension of time in connection with its
`Request, and Petitioner, ServiceNow, Inc., has not objected to withdrawal of
`current counsel or substitution of new counsel. On these facts, we grant
`authorization for Mr. Haag and Ms. Mak to withdraw.
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`For the foregoing reasons, it is
`ORDERED that Joseph F. Haag and Evelyn C. Mak are no longer
`recognized as counsel for Patent Owner in this proceeding.
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`IPR2015-00717
`Patent 7,027,411
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`FOR PETITIONER:
`Heidi L. Keefe
`Andrew C. Mace
`Phillip Morton
`Mark Weinstein
`Cooley LLP
`hkeefe@cooley.com
`amace@cooley.com
`pmorton@cooley.com
`mweinstein@cooley.com
`zpatdcdocketing@cooley.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`Monica Grewal
`Donald R. Steinberg
`Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
`Monica.Grewal@wilmerhale.com
`Don.Steinberg@wilmerhale.com
`WHIPDocketStaff@wilmerhale.com
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