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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`CORE WIRELESS LICENSING S.A.R.L.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-01898
`Patent 8,434,020 B2
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`PATENT OWNER’S MOTION FOR COUNSEL TO WITHDRAW
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.10 – STATEMENT OF RELIEF REQUESTED
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`Patent Owner CORE WIRELESS LICENSING S.A.R.L., owner of U.S.
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`Patent No. 8,434,020 B2, respectfully requests that the Patent Trial and Appeal
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`Board (the “Board”) hereby permit current counsel-of-record Tarek N. Fahmi
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`(Reg. No. 41,402) and Holly J. Atkinson (Reg. No. 69,934) to withdraw from
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`this action.
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`STATEMENT OF FACTS SUPPORTING WITHDRAWL OF
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`COUNSEL
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`Core Wireless wishes for new counsel in the above-captioned inter
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`partes review. Specifically, Core Wireless has already appointed the
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`following Counsel as indicated by the Power of Attorney (Paper 11) already of
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`record in this matter and the Second Updated Mandatory Notices (Paper 13)
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`Backup Counsel:
`Walter D. Davis (Reg. No. 45,137)
`Alan A. Wright (Reg. No. 40,438)
`Davidson, Berquist, Jackson &
`Gowdey, LLP
`8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 500
`McLean, VA 22102
`Email: wdavis@dbjg.com
`Email: awright@dbjg.com
`Tel.: 571-765-7700
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`filed on this date:
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`Lead Counsel:
`Wayne M. Helge (Reg. No. 56,905)
`Davidson, Berquist, Jackson &
`Gowdey, LLP
`8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 500
`McLean, VA 22102
`Email: whelge@dbjg.com
`Tel.: 571-765-7700
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`BASIS FOR REQUESTED RELIEF
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`On May 23, 2016, current counsel-of-record contacted the Board by
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`email seeking permission to file this motion. On that same date, the Board
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`responded by email with authorization to file this Motion to Withdraw after
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`filing updated mandatory notices and updating the listing of counsel in PRPS.
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`With these preliminary steps complete, Patent Owner hereby requests that
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`counsel identified above, Tarek N. Fahmi and Holly J. Atkinson, be allowed to
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`withdraw from this proceeding.
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`It is believed that granting this Motion will not hinder the economy, the
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`integrity of the patent system, the efficient administration of the Office, or the
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`ability of the Office to timely complete this proceeding. See 35 U.S.C. §
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`316(b).
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`Petitioner does not oppose this Motion.
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`III. CONCLUSION
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`Patent Owner Core Wireless respectfully requests that the Board grant
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`this Motion to allow current counsel-of-record Tarek N. Fahmi (Reg. No.
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`41,402) and Holly J. Atkinson (Reg. No. 69,934) to withdraw.
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`Dated: June 1, 2016
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By:
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`/s/ Wayne M. Helge
`Registration No. 56,905
`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`I hereby certify that on June 1, 2016, a true and correct copy of the
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`foregoing Patent Owner’s Motion For Counsel to Withdraw was served on
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`Petitioner by serving the correspondence email addresses of record as follows:
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`J. Steven Baughman
`Megan Raymond
`Nicole Jantzi
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`2099 Pennsylvania Ave.
`Washington, D.C. 20006
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`Steven.Baughman@ropesgray.com
`Megan.Raymond@ropesgray.com
`Nicole.Jantzi@ropesgray.com
`ApplePTABService-Core@ropesgray.com
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`By:
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`/s/ Wayne M. Helge
`Registration No. 56,905
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