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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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`DELL INC.; EMC CORPORATION; HEWLETT-PACKARD
`ENTERPRISE CO.; and HP ENTERPRISE SERVICES, LLC,
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`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`REALTIME DATA LLC,
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`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-00176
`Patent 7,161,506
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`PATENT OWNER REALTIME DATA LLC’S MOTION TO
`WITHDRAW STERNE KESSLER GOLDSTEIN AND FOX PLLC AS
`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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`Submitted Electronically via the PTAB E2E System
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`IPR2017-00176
`MOTION TO WITHDRAW COUNSEL
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`I. RELIEF REQUESTED
`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 13, 2017, Patent Owner Realtime Data LLC (“Realtime”) requests the
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`Board withdraw all attorneys and agents associated with STERNE KESSLER
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`GOLDSTEIN AND FOX P.L.L.C., who are currently only back-up counsel for Realtime.
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`Specifically, for this inter partes review proceeding Realtime requests authorization
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`to withdraw Jason D. Eisenberg, Donald J. Featherstone, Joseph E. Mutschelknaus,
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`Robert Greene Sterne, and Tyler J. Dutton as counsel.
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`Patent Owner has conferred with Petitioners’ counsel. Petitioners do 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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`Realtime wishes for current lead counsel William P. Rothwell (Registration
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`No. 72,522) and current first back-up counsel Kayvan B. Noroozi (admitted pro hac
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`vice) of NOROOZI P.C. to remain and be the only representatives for Patent Owner
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`going forward in this proceeding.
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`Realtime’s current lead counsel Mr. Rothwell and back-up counsel Mr.
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`Noroozi meet the requirements of 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), so no substitution of counsel
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`is necessary.
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`IPR2017-00176
`MOTION TO WITHDRAW COUNSEL
`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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`A new executed Power of Attorney is being filed concurrently.
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`Updated Mandatory Notices Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3) and (b)(4) will be
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`filed upon grant of the present motion.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ William Rothwell
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`William P. Rothwell, Reg. No. 72,522
`NOROOZI PC
`2245 Texas Drive, Suite 300
`Sugar Land, TX 77479
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`Kayvan B. Noroozi, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
`NOROOZI PC
`1299 Ocean Ave., Suite 450
`Santa Monica, CA 90401
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Date: June 20, 2017
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`IPR2017-00176
`MOTION TO WITHDRAW COUNSEL
`CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing PATENT OWNER
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`REALTIME DATA LLC’S MOTION TO WITHDRAW STERNE
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`KESSLER GOLDSTEIN AND FOX PLLC AS COUNSEL and accompanying
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`Power of Attorney were served electronically via e-mail on June 20, 2017, in their
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`entirety on the following counsel of record for Petitioner:
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`Andrew R. Sommer (Lead Counsel)
`Thomas M. Dunham (Back-up Counsel)
`Garth A. Winn (Back-up Counsel)
`Vivek V. Krishnan (Back-up Counsel)
`IPR2017-00176@winston.com
`garth.winn@klarquist.com
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`/s/ William Rothwell
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`William P. Rothwell, Reg. No. 72,522
`NOROOZI PC
`2245 Texas Drive, Suite 300
`Sugar Land, TX 77479
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Date: June 20, 2017
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