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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd,
`Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
`Petitioners
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`Affinity Labs of Texas, LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Not yet Assigned
`Patent Number 8,532,641
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`PETITIONERS’ POWER OF ATTORNEY AND
`DESIGNATION OF LEAD AND BACKUP COUNSEL
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`Pursuant to C.F.R. § 42.10(b), Petitioners, Samsung Telecommunications
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`America, LLC, Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.,
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`hereby appoints the following practitioners as its attorneys to transact all business in
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`the United States Patent & Trademark Office associated with inter partes reviews of the
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`above-captioned patent, and designates its lead and backup counsel as follows:
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`LEAD COUNSEL
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`J. Steven Baughman
`Reg. No. 47,414
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`One Metro Center
`700 12th Street – Suite 900
`Washington, DC 20005-3948
`P: 202-508-4606
`F: 202-383-8371
`steven.baughman@ropesgray.com
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`Mailing address for all PTAB
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`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`IPRM – Floor 43
`Prudential Tower
`800 Boylston Street
`Boston, Massachusetts 02199-3600
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`BACK-UP COUNSEL
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`Gabrielle E. Higgins
`Reg. No. 38,916
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`1900 University Avenue – 6th Floor
`East Palo Alto, California 94303-2284
`P: 650-617-4000
`F: 650-617-4090
`gabrielle.higgins@ropesgray.com
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`Mailing address for all PTAB
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`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`IPRM – Floor 43
`Prudential Tower
`800 Boylston Street
`Boston, Massachusetts 02199-3600
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`The Petitioners also hereby appoint the Practitioners associated with USPTO
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`Customer No. 28120.
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`The individual signing below has the authority to execute this document on behalf of
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`Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
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`Signature: __/Michelle Yang/______________ Date: __February 26, 2015_____
`Name:
`Michelle Yang, Esq.
`Title:
`Director, Intellectual Property representing SAMSUNG
`ELECTRONICS CO. LTD. AND SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS
`AMERICA, INC.
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`§ Attorney Docket No.:
`United States Patent No.: 8,532,641
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`110797-0004-659
`Inventors: Russell W. White,
`§ Customer No. 28120
`Kevin R. Imes
`Formerly Application No.: 13/673,391 § Petitioners:
`Issue Date: Sept. 10, 2013
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`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.;
`Filing Date: Nov. 9, 2012
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`Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
`Priority Date: March 28, 2000
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`Former Group Art Unit: 2646
`Former Examiner: Erika Washington
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`For: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MEDIA
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`MAIL STOP PATENT BOARD
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Post Office Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`It is certified that a copy of Petitioners’ Power of Attorney and Designation of
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`Lead and Backup Counsel, was served on February 27, 2015 by causing the
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`aforementioned document to be deposited in the United States Postal Service as
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`Express Mail postage (EF 070 058 395 US) pre-paid in an envelope addressed to:
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`TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C.
`Samuel Epstein
`John Garza
`Dan Hu
`Fred Pruner
`Edwin Richards
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`Mark Rozman
`Timothy Trop
`1616 S. VOSS ROAD, SUITE 750
`HOUSTON TX 77057-2631
`Attorneys for Patent Owner Affinity Labs of Texas, LLC
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`By: /s/ Kathryn N. Hong____________
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`Kathryn N. Hong
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
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`Mailing address for all PTAB correspondence:
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`IPRM – Floor 43
`Prudential Tower
`800 Boylston Street
`Boston, MA 02199-3600
`Attorneys for Petitioners
`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.,
`Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
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