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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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`APPLE INC.
`Petitioner
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`PAPST LICENSING GMBH & CO. KG,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2016-01839
`Patent 6,470,399
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`PETITIONER APPLE INC.’S
`MOTION TO WITHDRAW AND SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`IPR2016-01839
`Patent No. 6,470,399
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`I. RELIEF REQUESTED
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e), and as authorized by the Board in an e-mail
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`dated March 15, 2018, Petitioner Apple Inc. (“Apple”) requests the Board withdraw
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`Lori A. Gordon (Registration No. 50,633), who is currently lead counsel for Apple.
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`Petitioner has conferred with Patent Owner’s counsel. Patent Owner does not
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`oppose this motion.
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`II.
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`STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL
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`Ms. Gordon is no longer associated with the law firm STERNE, KESSLER,
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`GOLDSTEIN & FOX, P.L.L.C. (Customer No. 26111). Apple wishes to remove Ms.
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`Gordon as lead counsel in this proceeding. Apple wishes for back-up counsel
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`Michael D. Specht (Registration No. 54,463), Steven W. Peters (Registration No.
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`73,193), and Tyler J. Dutton (Registration No, 75,069) of STERNE, KESSLER,
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`GOLDSTEIN & FOX, P.L.L.C. to remain its representatives going forward in this
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`proceeding.
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`Updated Mandatory Notices removing Ms. Gordon and moving Mr. Specht
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`from back-up counsel to lead counsel will be filed upon grant of the present motion.
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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 ability
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`of the Office to timely complete this proceeding. See 35 U.S.C. § 316(b).
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX, P.L.L.C.
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`Michael D. Specht
`Registration No. 54,463
`Attorney for Petitioner
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`/ Michael D. Specht /
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`Date: March 22, 2018
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`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`(202) 371-2600
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`CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing PETITIONER
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`APPLE INC.’S MOTION TO WITHDRAW AND SUBSTITUTE
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`COUNSEL was served electronically via e-mail on March 22, 2018, in its entirety
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`on the following counsel of record for Patent Owner:
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`Gregory S. Donahue (Lead Counsel)
`Minghui Yang (Back-up Counsel)
`Michael R. Fleming (Back-up Counsel)
`Anthony L. Meola (Back-up Counsel)
`Jason A. Murphy (Back-up Counsel)
`Victor J. Baranowski (Back-up Counsel)
`Arlen L. Olsen (Back-up Counsel)
`gdonahue@dpelaw.com
`myang@dpelaw.com
`docketing@dpelaw.com
`mfleming@irell.com
`ameola@iplawusa.com
`jmurphy@iplawusa.com
`vbaranowski@iplawusa.com
`aolsen@iplawusa.com
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX, P.L.L.C.
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`Michael D. Specht
`Registration No. 54,463
`Attorney for Petitioner
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`Date: March 22, 2018
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`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`(202) 371-2600
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`/ Michael D. Specht /
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