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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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`SONY CORPORATION, SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS (USA) INC.,
`SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB & SONY MOBILE
`COMMUNICATIONS INC.,
`Petitioners,
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`CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case No. IPR2016-01407
`Patent No. 6,928,433
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`PETITIONERS’ MOTION FOR COUNSEL TO WITHDRAW
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`5353563.1
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`I.
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`STATEMENT OF RELIEF REQUESTED
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e) and the Board’s March 30, 2017 email
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`authorizing this motion, Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications (USA)
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`Inc., Sony Mobile Communications AB, and Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
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`(collectively, “Petitioners”) respectfully request that the Patent Trial and Appeal
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`Board (“the Board”) authorize the withdrawal of Robert M. Abrahamsen as back-
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`up counsel in this matter.
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`STATEMENT OF FACTS SHOWING GOOD CAUSE FOR THE
`BOARD TO AUTHORIZE WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL
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`Effective March 31, 2017, Robert M. Abrahamsen, will be leaving the law
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`firm of Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C. Petitioners therefore request that he be
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`permitted to withdraw from the current proceeding.
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`No changes to the schedule would be required based on the change in
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`counsel and Petitioners will continue to be represented by a lead counsel and at
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`least one back-up counsel who can conduct business on behalf of the lead counsel
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`in compliance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(a).
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`Patent Owner has indicated it does not object to Mr. Abrahamsen’s
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`withdrawal.
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`III. REASONS FOR RELIEF REQUESTED
`“Counsel may not withdraw from a proceeding before the Board unless the
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`Board authorizes such withdrawal.” 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e). Given Mr.
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`Abrahamsen’s departure from Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C. and Petitioners’
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`corresponding change in its desired counsel, it is appropriate to allow Mr.
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`Abrahamsen to withdraw from the proceeding.
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`IV. CONCLUSION
`Petitioners respectfully request that the Board grant their motion to authorize
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`the withdrawal of Mr. Abrahamsen as Back-Up counsel for Petitioners in
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Andrew J. Tibbetts/
`By:
`Randy J. Pritzker, Reg. No. 35,986
`Michael N. Rader, Reg. No. 52,146
`Andrew J. Tibbetts, Reg. No. 65,139
`Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
`600 Atlantic Avenue
`Boston, MA 02210-2206
`Tel: 617-646-8000/Fax: 617-646-8646
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`IPR2016-01407.
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`Dated: March 30, 2017
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e)(4)
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`I certify that on March 30, 2017, I will cause a copy of the foregoing
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`document, including any exhibits or appendices referred to therein, to be served via
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`electronic mail, as previously consented to by Patent Owner, upon the following:
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`Jonathan D. Baker
`Russell Swerdon
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`Gurtej Singh
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`JBaker@farneydaniels.com
`Russ_Swerdon@creativelabs.com
`tsingh@farneydaniels.com
`CreativeZen@farneydaniels.com
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`Date: March 30, 2017
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`/Lisa Woodbury /
`Lisa Woodbury
`Paralegal
`Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
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