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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`PRIME FOCUS CREATIVE SERVICES CANADA INC.
`Petitioner
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`LEGEND3D, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case No.: IPR2016-01243
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`Patent 7,907,793
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`PATENT OWNER LEGEND3D, INC.’S MOTION FOR WITHDRAWAL
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`Mail Stop Patent Board
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
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`37 C.F.R. §42.10 – STATEMENT OF RELIEF REQUESTED
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10, Patent Owner respectfully requests that the
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`Board authorize withdrawal of Joseph J. Mayo of ARC IP Law, PC as lead counsel,
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`and Danna J. Cotman of ARC IP Law, PC as backup counsel in this matter.
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`II.
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`STATEMENT SHOWING GOOD CAUSE FOR THE BOARD TO
`AUTHORIZE WITHDRAWAL AND SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL
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`On July 12, 2016, Patent Owner submitted its Power of Attorney for Petition
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`for Inter Partes Review, appointing Joseph J. Mayo and Danna J. Cotman as its
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`counsel in the above-captioned inter partes review. (Paper 5). For good cause,
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`Patent Owner requests that the current designated counsel be deemed withdrawn
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`from the present proceeding, and new counsel, Daniel N. Yannuzzi and Trevor J.
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`Quist be designated lead, back-up counsel, respectively, to represent Patent Owner
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`in this proceeding.
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`Patent Owner’s new counsel meet the requirements of 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`as lead counsel and registered practitioners.
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`In identifying and designating new counsel who are ready and able to take
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`over the representation, reasonable steps have been taken to “avoid foreseeable
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`prejudice to the rights of the client, including giving due notice to his or her client,
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`[and] allowing time for employment of another practitioner.” See 37 C.F.R. §
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`10.40(a). Further, Patent Owner believes that granting this motion will not hinder
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`the economy, the integrity of the patent system, the efficient administration of the
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`Office, or the ability of the Office to timely complete this proceeding. See 35
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`U.S.C. § 316(b).
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`Patent Owner verifies that no extensions of time will be sought by Substitute
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`III. PETITIONER DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE SUBSTITUTION
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`Petitioner has indicated it does not oppose the requested withdrawal and
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`substitution of counsel for Patent Owner.
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`IV. CONCLUSION
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`Patent Owner respectfully requests that the Board grant its motion to
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`authorize withdrawal of counsel and permit substitution of counsel. Upon grant of
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`this motion, new counsel for Patent Owner will promptly file Amended Patent
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`Owner’s Mandatory Notices and a Substitute Power of Attorney.
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`/Daniel N. Yannuzzi/
`Daniel N. Yannuzzi, Reg. No. 36,727
`dyannuzzi@sheppardmullin.com
`Trevor J. Quist, Reg. No. 75,856
`tquist@sheppardmullin.com
`SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER
`& HAMPTON LLP
`12275 El Camino Real, Suite 200
`San Diego, CA 92130
`Tel.: (858) 720-8900
`Fax: (858) 509-3691
`New Counsel for Patent Owner
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` By: /Danna J. Cotman/
`Danna J. Cotman, Cal Bar No.: 188245
`ARC IP Law, PC
`7744 Herschel Avenue
`La Jolla, CA 92037
`P. (858) 442-5877
`F. (858) 777-5425
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` Current Counsel for Patent Owner
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`By:
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Dated: March 6, 2017
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`By: /Joseph J. Mayo/
`Joseph J. Mayo, Reg. No.: 53288
`ARC IP Law, PC
`7744 Herschel Avenue
`La Jolla, CA 92037
`P. (858) 442-5877
`F. (858) 777-5425
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`Pursuant to 37 Code of Federal Regulations § 42.6, the undersigned certifies
`that on March 6, 2017, a copy of the foregoing document was served via Electronic
`Mail on counsel of record identified below as agreed upon by the parties, and that this
`document was filed with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board via the PTAB End-to-End
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`Joshua Glucoft, Esq.
`JGlucoft@irell.com
`Jonathan S. Kagan, Esq.
`JKagan@irell.com
`PrimeFocusIPR@irell.com
`Irell & Manella LLP
`1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900
`Los Angeles, CA 90067-4276
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`/Marie L. Acosta/
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