`Entered: January 26, 2016
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`Trials@uspto.gov
`571-272-7822
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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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`VALEO NORTH AMERICA, INC., VALEO S.A., VALEO GMBH,
`VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBH, and
`CONNAUGHT ELECTRONICS LTD.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-014101
`Patent 8,643,724 B2
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`Before JUSTIN T. ARBES, MICHAEL J. FITZPATRICK, and
`ROBERT J. WEINSCHENK, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`ARBES, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Petitioner’s Motion to Withdraw
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e)
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`1 Case IPR2015-01414 has been consolidated with this proceeding.
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`IPR2015-01410
`Patent 8,643,724 B2
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`Petitioner filed a motion for withdrawal of its current counsel, Tammy
`J. Terry, Aly Z. Dossa, Seema M. Mehta, and Peter C. Schechter, pursuant to
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e). Paper 12. Petitioner’s counsel seeks withdrawal so
`that Petitioner may be represented by Russell Levine as lead counsel and
`Hari Santhanam as back-up counsel. Petitioner filed a power of attorney
`listing its new counsel and updated mandatory notice information listing all
`six attorneys above. See Papers 9, 10. Petitioner also updated its counsel
`information in the Patent Review Processing System (PRPS). Petitioner
`states that Patent Owner does not oppose the motion. Paper 12, 2.
`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby:
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s motion to withdraw (Paper 12) is
`granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Tammy J. Terry, Aly Z. Dossa, Seema
`M. Mehta, and Peter C. Schechter shall be considered withdrawn from the
`instant proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Russell Levine and Hari Santhanam will
`be recognized as counsel for Petitioner in the instant proceeding, effective
`on the date of this Decision; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that, within five business days of this
`Decision, Petitioner shall file updated mandatory notice information listing
`only its new counsel, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8.
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`IPR2015-01410
`Patent 8,643,724 B2
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`PETITIONER:
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`Russell Levine
`Hari Santhanam
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`rlevine@kirkland.com
`hsanthanam@kirkland.com
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`Tammy J. Terry
`Aly Z. Dossa
`Seema M. Mehta
`Peter C. Schechter
`OSHA LIANG LLP
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`David K.S. Cornwell
`Salvador M. Bezos
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX PLLC
`davidc-PTAB@skgf.com
`sbezos-PTAB@skgf.com
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`Timothy A. Flory
`Terence J. Linn
`GARDNER, LINN, BURKHART & FLORY, LLP
`Flory@glbf.com
`linn@glbf.com
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