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` Entered: April 7, 2017
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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, and SONY MOBILE
`COMMUNICATIONS INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-00595
`Patent 6,928,433
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`Before THOMAS L. GIANNETTI, PATRICK M. BOUCHER, and
`MELISSA A. HAAPALA, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`HAAPALA, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Withdrawal of Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`Pursuant to our authorization, Petitioner filed a Motion for Counsel
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`to Withdraw. Paper 9. Petitioner requests that we authorize the withdrawal
`of Mr. Robert M. Abrahamsen as back-up counsel. Id. Patent Owner has
`not filed an opposition.
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`Petitioner asserts that it “will continue to be represented by a lead
`counsel and at least one back up counsel who can conduct business on behalf
`of the lead counsel in compliance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(a).” Id. at 2; see
`also Paper 1, 16 (designating Mr. Michael N. Rader and Mr. Andrew J.
`Tibbetts as additional backup counsel). We determine it is appropriate to
`grant Petitioner’s request.
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`It is
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`ORDERED that Petitioner’s request to withdraw Mr. Robert M.
`Abrahamsen as backup counsel is granted.
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`IPR2017-00595
`Patent 6,928,433
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`IPR2017-00595
`Patent 6,928,433
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`PETITIONER:
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`Randy J. Pritzker
`Michael N. Rader
`Robert M. Abrahamsen
`Andrew J. Tibbetts
`WOLF, GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C.
`RPritzker-PTAB@wolfgreenfield.com
`mrader-ptab@wolfgreenfield.com
`rabrahamsen-ptab@wolfgreenfield.com
`atibbetts-ptab@wolfgreenfield.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Jonathan D. Baker
`Gurtej Singh
`FARNEY DANIELS PC
`CreativeZen@farneydaniels.com
`tsingh@farneydaniels.com
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`Russell Swerdon
`CREATIVE LABS, INC. (LEGAL DEPT.)
`russ_swerdon@creativelabs.com
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