`571-272-7822
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`Paper 20
`Date: November 8, 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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`BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED and
`BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`PACKERS PLUS ENERGY SERVICES, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-00598
`Patent 7,861,774 B2
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`NEIL T. POWELL, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Motion to Withdraw and Substitute New Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e)
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`Rapid Completions LLC, the exclusive licensee of the ’774 patent, filed a
`motion to withdraw counsel and substitute new counsel. Paper 12 (“Mot.”). The
`Motion seeks authorization for withdrawal of Michael B. Ray, Lori A. Gordon, and
`Kyle Conklin as counsel for Patent Owner. Id. at 1. The Motion also seeks to
`substitute as lead counsel Hamad M. Hamad and as back-up counsel Dr. Gregory J.
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`IPR2016-00598
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`Patent 7,861,774 B2
`Gonsalves, Bradley W. Caldwell, and Justin T. Nemunaitis. Id. Along with the
`motion, Patent Owner filed a Power of Attorney, which appoints Hamad M.
`Hamad as lead counsel, and Dr. Gregory J. Gonsalves, Bradley W. Caldwell, and
`Justin T. Nemunaitis as backup counsel. Paper 13. The Motion notes that Hamad
`M. Hamad and Mr. Gonsalves meet the requirements of 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) as
`registered practitioners. Mot. 1. No opposition has been filed, and Patent Owner
`indicates that Petitioner does not oppose the Motion. Id. at 1.
`I am persuaded that withdrawal of Michael B. Ray, Lori A. Gordon, and
`Kyle Conklin as counsel for Patent Owner is warranted. I am also persuaded that
`substitution of Hamad M. Hamad as lead counsel and Mr. Gonsalves as back-up
`counsel is warranted. Additionally, in decisions mailed concurrently, I am
`granting Rapid Completions’ motions (papers 19, 20) for pro hac vice admission of
`Bradley W. Caldwell and Justin T. Nemunaitis.
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`It is therefore
`ORDERED that withdrawal of Michael B. Ray, Lori A. Gordon, and Kyle
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`Conklin as counsel for Patent Owner is authorized; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that the appearances of Hamad M. Hamad as lead
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`counsel and of Mr. Gonsalves, Mr. Caldwell, and Mr. Nemunaitis as back-up
`counsel are acknowledged.
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`IPR2016-00598
`Patent 7,861,774 B2
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`PETITIONER:
`Mark T. Garrett
`Eagle H. Robinson
`NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP
`mark.garrett@nortonrosefulbright.com
`eagle.robinson@nortonrosefulbright.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Michael B. Ray
`Lori A. Gordon
`Kyle Conklin
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX PLLC
`mray-PTAB@skgf.com
`lgordon-PTAB@skgf.com
`kconklin-PTAB@skgf.com
`ptab@skgf.com
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`Hamad Hamad
`Bradley W. Caldwell
`Justin T. Nemunaitis
`CALDWELL CASSADY CURRY, P.C.
`hhamad@caldwellcc.com
`bcaldwell@caldwellcc.com
`jnemunaitis@caldwellcc.com
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`Dr. Gregory J. Gonsalves
`GONSALVES LAW FIRM
`gonsalves@gonsalveslawfirm.com
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