`Trials@uspto.gov
`571-272-7822 Entered: October 26, 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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`MICROSOFT CORPORATION and MICROSOFT MOBILE, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`GLOBAL TOUCH SOLUTIONS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-01148 (Patent 7,498,749 B2)
`Case IPR2015-01149 (Patent 7,329,970 B2)
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`Before JUSTIN BUSCH, LYNNE E. PETTIGREW, and BETH Z. SHAW,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`PETTIGREW, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Motion to Withdraw Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`Patent Owner, Global Touch Solutions, LLC, filed a motion to
`withdraw its lead counsel, Steven B. Kelber, as counsel in these proceedings
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`
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`IPR2015-01148 (Patent 7,498,749 B2)
`IPR2015-01149 (Patent 7,329,970 B2)
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`because Patent Owner had terminated its engagement with him. Paper 9, 2.1
`Patent Owner subsequently filed an unopposed motion to withdraw the
`earlier motion to withdraw counsel because Patent Owner has reestablished
`its engagement with Mr. Kelber. Paper 10, 2.
`Patent Owner’s motion to withdraw its earlier motion to withdraw
`counsel is granted. The motion to withdraw counsel (Paper 9) is no longer
`pending. Mr. Kelber is to continue as lead counsel for Patent Owner in these
`proceedings.
`We remind the parties that, except as otherwise provided in the Rules,
`Board authorization is required before filing a motion. See 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.20(b).
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`ORDER
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`Accordingly, it is:
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`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s unopposed motion to withdraw its
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`motion to withdraw counsel is granted; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Kelber is to continue as lead counsel
`for Patent Owner.
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`1 Patent Owner filed similar motions in IPR2015-01148 and IPR2015-
`01149. For convenience, we cite papers filed in IPR2015-01148.
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`2
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`IPR2015-01148 (Patent 7,498,749 B2)
`IPR2015-01149 (Patent 7,329,970 B2)
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`FOR PETITIONER:
`Daniel Goettle
`dgoettle@bakerlaw.com
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`John Murphy
`johnmurphy@bakerlaw.com
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`Sarah Dukmen
`MSFT-GT@bakerlaw.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
`Steven Kelber
`skelber@labgoldlaw.com
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`Nathan Cristler
`ncristler@cristlerip.com
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`William Mandir
`wmandir@sughrue.com
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`Peter Park
`pspark@sughrue.com
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