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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`APPLE INC.
`Petitioner
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`V.
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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 COUNSEL
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`Mail Stop "PA TENT BOARD"
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`1PR2016-01839
`Patent No. 6,470,399
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`I.
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`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 June 27, 2017, Petitioner Apple Inc. ("Apple") requests the Board withdraw
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`Yasser Mourtada (Registration No. 61,056), who is currently back-up counsel for
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`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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`Mr. Mourtada 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 Mr.
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`Mourtada as back-up counsel in this proceeding. Apple wishes for current lead
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`counsel Lori A. Gordon (Registration No. 50,633) and back-up counsel Steven W.
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`Peters (Registration No. 73,193) of STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & Fox, P.L.L.C.
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`to remain its representatives going forward in this proceeding.
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`Apple’s current lead counsel Ms. Gordon and back-up counsel Mr. Peters are
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`both registered practitioners, so no substitution of counsel is necessary.
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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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`1PR2016-01839
`Patent No. 6,470,399
`Updated Mandatory Notices removing Mr. Mourtada and adding Tyler J.
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`Dutton (Registration No. 75,069) as additional back-up counsel will be filed upon
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`grant of the present motion.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & Fox, P.L.L.C.
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`Lori A. Gordon
`Registration No. 50,633
`Attorney for Petitioner
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`Date: June 27, 2017
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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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`1PR2016-01839
`Patent No. 6,470,399
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing PETITIONER
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`APPLE INC.’S MOTION TO WITHDRAW COUNSEL was served
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`electronically via e-mail on June 27, 2017, in its entirety on the following counsel of
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`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. corn
`docketing@dpelaw.com
`mfleming(irell .com
`ameola@iplawusa.com
`jmurphy@iplawusa.com
`vbaranowski@iplawusa. corn
`aolsen@iplawusa.com
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & Fox, P.L.L.C.
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`Lori A. Gordon
`Registration No. 50,633
`Attorney for Petitioner
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`Date: June 27, 2017
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`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`(202) 371-2600
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