`571-272-7822 Entered: September 16, 2016
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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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`APPLE INC., MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC, and
`TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`GLOBAL TOUCH SOLUTIONS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
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`IPR2015-01172 (Patent 7,498,749 B2)
`IPR2015-01173 (Patent 7,329,970 B2)
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`TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. and
`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`GLOBAL TOUCH SOLUTIONS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`IPR2015-01603 (Patent 7,498,749 B2)
`IPR2015-01616 (Patent 7,265,494 B2)1
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`1 This order addresses a similar issue in the four cases. Therefore, we
`exercise discretion to issue one order to be filed in each case. The parties,
`however, are not authorized to use this style of heading in subsequent
`papers.
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`
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`IPR2015-01172 (Patent 7,498,749 B2)
`IPR2015-01173 (Patent 7,329,970 B2)
`IPR2015-01603 (Patent 7,498,749 B2)
`IPR2015-01616 (Patent 7,265,494 B2)
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`Before JUSTIN BUSCH, LYNNE E. PETTIGREW, and BETH Z. SHAW,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`SHAW, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`
`ORDER
`Granting Patent Owner’s Unopposed Motion to
`Withdraw Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e)
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`On September 13, 2016, pursuant to our authorization, Patent Owner
`filed a motion to withdraw Nathan H. Cristler as backup counsel for the
`Patent Owner in these proceedings. Paper 55.2 Patent Owner argues that the
`motion is unopposed and that withdrawal can be accomplished without
`material adverse effect. Id. at 2. Patent Owner is still represented by
`competent Lead and Back-Up Counsel. Paper 50, 2.
`Given the circumstances of these proceedings, we grant Patent
`Owner’s motion.
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`ORDER
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`
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`Accordingly, it is:
` ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Unopposed Motion for Counsel to
`Withdraw is granted.
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`2 References are to papers in IPR2015-01172.
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`2
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`IPR2015-01172 (Patent 7,498,749 B2)
`IPR2015-01173 (Patent 7,329,970 B2)
`IPR2015-01603 (Patent 7,498,749 B2)
`IPR2015-01616 (Patent 7,265,494 B2)
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`FOR PETITIONER:
`Robert Steinberg
`bob.steinberg@lw.com
`Matthew J. Moore
`matthew.moore@lw.com
`Gabriel S. Gross
`gabe.gross@lw.com
`Phillip E. Morton
`pmorton@cooley.com
`DeAnna Allen
`dallen@cooley.com
`Doris Johnson Hines
`dori.hines@finnegan.com
`Luke McCammon
`luke.mccammon@finnegan.com
`James R. Bender
`james.bender@lw.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
`William H. Mandir
`wmandir@sughrue.com
`Nathan H. Cristler
`ncristler@cristlerip.com
`Peter S. Park
`pspark@sughrue.com
`Fadi N. Kiblawi
`fkiblawi@sughrue.com
`Steven B. Kelber
`skelber@labgoldlaw.com
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