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`Paper 30
`Entered: March 30, 2017
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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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`ARUBA NETWORKS, INC., HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE
`COMPANY, HP, INC., ARRIS GROUP, INC., JUNIPER NETWORKS,
`INC., BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYS., INC., and RUCKUS
`WIRELESS, INC.
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-00768 (Patent 5,659,891)
`Case IPR2017-00637 (Patent 5,915,210)
`Case IPR2017-00642 (Patent 5,590,403) 1
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`Before MEREDITH C. PETRAVICK, SCOTT A. DANIELS, and
`MIRIAM L. QUINN, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`PETRAVICK, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Authorizing Filing of Motion to Withdraw Counsel
`37 C.F.R. §§ 42.20(b) and 42.10 (e)
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`1 This Order addresses the same or similar issue in the proceedings listed
`above. Therefore, we issue one Order to be filed in each proceeding. The
`parties, however, are not authorized to use this style of filing.
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`IPR2016-00768 (Patent 5,659,891)
`IPR2017-00637 (Patent 5,915,210)
`IPR2017-00642 (Patent 5,590,403)
`On March 29, 2017, via email, Petitioner requested authorization to
`file a motion to withdraw Ms. Megan Raymond and Mr. Steven Baughman
`as counsel from each of the proceeding and to withdraw Mr. Stefan
`Geirhofer from IPR2017-00637.
`Petitioner is authorized to file motions to withdraw Ms. Raymond and
`Mr. Baughman in each of IPR2017-00637, IPR2017-00642, and IPR2016-
`00768 and Mr. Geirhofer in IPR2017-00637. However, prior to filing the
`motions, Petitioner 1) must file any necessary mandatory notices indicating
`new lead counsel and first-back up counsel, 2) must file any necessary
`powers-of-attorney, and 3) ensure that the counsel information in PTABE2E
`is updated such that new counsel is able to file papers in the PTABE2E
`system. The motions should indicate whether or not Patent Owner opposes.
`The Board will not decide the motions until the proper lead counsel
`and first-back up counsel is designated in each proceeding. See 37 C.F.R. §
`42.71(a). In IPR2016-00768, for example, Mr. Baughman is designated as
`lead counsel and Ms. Raymond is designated as first backup-counsel. There
`are no other counsel for Petitioner in the record. Granting the motion to
`withdraw Ms. Raymond and Mr. Baughman, prior to the filing any
`necessary mandatory notices and powers-of-attorney, would leave Petitioner
`without designated lead and back-up counsel, and, thus Ms. Raymond and
`Mr. Baughman will not be withdrawn until new counsel appears in the
`record.
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`If Petitioner needs assistance with updating the counsel information in
`PTABE2E, Petitioner should contact the Board’s administrative staff after
`filing any necessary mandatory notices/powers-of-attorney.
`It is so ORDERED.
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`IPR2016-00768 (Patent 5,659,891)
`IPR2017-00637 (Patent 5,915,210)
`IPR2017-00642 (Patent 5,590,403)
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`PETITIONER:
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`J. Steven Baughman
`Megan F. Raymond
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`steven.baughman@ropesgray.com
`megan.raymond@ropesgray.com
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`James M. Heintz
`Brian K. Erickson
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`HPT-MTel-891IPR-DLA@dlapiper.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Howard N. Wisnia
`Pedro F. Suarez
`Brad M. Scheller
`MINTZ, LEVIN, COHN, FERRIS, GLOVSKY, AND POPEP, P.C.
`PTOhwisnia@mintz.com
`pfsuarez@mintz.com
`PTOScheller@mintz.com
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