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` Paper No. 23
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`Filed: March 1, 2018
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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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`MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., INTEL CORPORATION,
`GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S., INC.,
`and SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD.,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
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`DANIEL L. FLAMM,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`IPR2017-00391 (Patent 6,017,221)
`IPR2017-00392 (Patent 5,711,849)
`IPR2017-00406 (Patent 5,711,849)1,2
`____________
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`Before KIMBERLY McGRAW, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Patent Owner’s Motion to Withdraw and Substitute Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd. was joined as a party to these
`proceedings via Motions for Joinder in IPR2017-00391, IPR2017-00392,
`and IPR2017-00406.
`2 This decision addresses issues common to the above identified cases.
`Therefore, we exercise our discretion to issue one order to be filed in each
`case. The parties are not authorized to use this style heading for any papers.
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`IPR2017-00391 (Patent 6,017,221)
`IPR2017-00392 (Patent 5,711,849)
`IPR2017-00406 (Patent 5,711,849)
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`As authorized by the Board in e-mail correspondence of February 28,
`2018, counsel for Patent Owner, Daniel L. Flamm, filed in each proceeding,
`Patent Owner’s Unopposed Motion for Withdrawal and Substitution of
`Counsel. Paper 22 (“Motion”).3 Patent Owner previously appointed
`Christopher Frerking as lead counsel. Paper 7, 3. Patent Owner now
`requests withdrawal of Mr. Frerking as lead counsel and appointment of
`Justin J. Lesko of the Law Offices of Steven G. Lisa, Ltd. as lead counsel
`and appointment of Rolf O. Stadheim of Stadheim & Grear, Ltd. as backup
`counsel in each of these proceedings. Motion 1. Patent Owner represents
`that Mr. Lesko is a registered practitioner (id.) and that Mr. Stadheim is
`admitted pro hac vice (id.; see also Paper 21). Patent Owner states
`Petitioner does not oppose the Motion. Motion 2.
` Based upon consideration of the motion and the record before us, we
`grant Patent Owner’s unopposed motion to withdraw and substitute counsel.
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`3 For convenience, unless otherwise indicated, paper and exhibit numbers
`refer to IRP2017-00391; corresponding papers may be found in each of the
`other proceedings.
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`2
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`IPR2017-00391 (Patent 6,017,221)
`IPR2017-00392 (Patent 5,711,849)
`IPR2017-00406 (Patent 5,711,849)
`It is therefore
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s motion to withdraw Christopher
`Frerking as counsel and to appoint Justin J. Lesko as lead counsel and
`Rolf O. Stadheim as backup counsel (IPR2017-00391, Paper 22; IPR2017-
`00392, Paper 21; IPR2017-00406, Paper 21) is granted; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner shall file an updated
`Mandatory Notice and Substitute Power of Attorney in each proceeding
`within three business days of this Order.
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`3
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`IPR2017-00391 (Patent 6,017,221)
`IPR2017-00392 (Patent 5,711,849)
`IPR2017-00406 (Patent 5,711,849)
`For PETITIONER:
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`
`Jeremy Jason Lang
`Robert Magee
`WEIL, GOTSCHAL & MANGES LLP
`jason.lang@weil.com
`robert.magee@weil.com
`
`Jonathan McFarland
`Philip Morin
`PERKINS COIE LLP
`jmcfarland@perkinscoie.com
`pmorin@perkinscoie.com
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`David M. Tenant
`Nathan Zhang
`WHITE & CASE LLP
`dtennant@whitecase.com
`nathan.zhang@whitecase.com
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`Naveen Modi
`Joseph E. Palys
`Chetan R. Bansal
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`naveenmodi@paulhastings.com
`josephpalys@paulhastings.com
`chetanbansal@paulhastings.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Christopher Frerking
`chris@ntknet.com
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