`571-272-7822
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`Paper 16
`Entered: April 1, 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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`LG ELECTRONICS, INC., and
`LG ELECTRONICS U.S.A., INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`TOSHIBA SAMSUNG STORAGE TECHNOLOGY KOREA
`CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-01653 (Patent RE43,106 E)
`Case IPR2015-01659 (Patent 7,367,037 B2)1
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`Before KALYAN K. DESHPANDE, MICHAEL R. ZECHER, and
`TREVOR M. JEFFERSON, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`DESHPANDE, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Petitioner’s Motion to Withdraw Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e)
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`1 This Decision addresses an issue that is identical in both cases. We,
`therefore, exercise our discretion to issue one Decision to be filed in each
`case. The parties, however, are not authorized to use this style heading in
`any subsequent papers.
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`IPR2015-01653 (Patent RE43,106 E)
`IPR2015-01659 (Patent 7,367,037 B2)
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`I. DISCUSSION
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`LG Electronics, Inc. and LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. (collectively,
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`“Petitioner”) filed a Motion to Withdraw Counsel pursuant 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.10(e) (“Mot.”) in each of the proceedings identified above. IPR2015-
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`01653, Paper 9; IPR2015-01659, Paper 10. In its Motion, Petitioner
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`requests that we allow its current lead counsel, Mr. Jason M. Shapiro, to
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`withdraw from these proceedings because Mr. Shapiro is no longer
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`associated with Rothwell, Figg Ernst & Manbeck, which is the firm that
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`represents Petitioner. Mot. 2. 2 Petitioner has filed Updated Mandatory
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`Notices and identifies Mr. Brian A. Tollefson as lead counsel. Id. at 2;
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`Paper 10, 2. Mr. Tollefson is lead counsel for Petitioner in related
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`proceedings IPR2015-01642 and IPR2015-01644. Id. Petitioner represents
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`that Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Korea Corporation (“Patent
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`Owner”) does not oppose this Motion. Id.
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`Under the particular circumstances presented in these cases, we
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`conclude that good cause exists to allow Petitioner’s current lead counsel,
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`Mr. Shapiro, to withdraw from these proceedings so that Mr. Tollefson may
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`assume the role of new lead counsel.
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`In consideration of the foregoing, it is:
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`II. ORDER
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`ORDERED that Mr. Jason M. Shapiro shall be considered withdrawn
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`from these proceedings.
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`2 For purposes of expediency, we refer to the Motion filed in Case IPR2015-
`01653.
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`IPR2015-01653 (Patent RE43,106 E)
`IPR2015-01659 (Patent 7,367,037 B2)
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`For PETITIONER:
`Jason M. Shapiro
`Brian A. Tollefson
`Michael V. Battaglia
`Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.
`jshapiro@rothwellfigg.com
`btollefson@rothwellfigg.com
`mbattaglia@rothwellfigg.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Joseph Rhoa
`Jonathan Roberts
`Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
`jar@nixonvan.com
`jr@nixonvan.com
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