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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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`ARGENTUM PHARMACEUTICALS LLC,
`Petitioner, v.
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`COSMO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
`Patent Owner.
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`Inter Partes Review No. IPR2018-00080
`U.S. Patent No. 9,320,716
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`PETITIONER MOTION TO WITHDRAW COUNSEL AND
`SUBSTITUTE NEW COUNSEL
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`I.
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`Case No. IPR2018-00080
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`RELIEF REQUESTED
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e), and as authorized by the Board via a
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`conference call on December 4, 2017, (see 37 C.F.R. § 42.20(b)), Petitioner,
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`Argentum respectfully requests that Mr. Michael Houston be allowed to withdraw
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`as lead counsel for Petitioner in this inter partes review proceeding, and that Mr.
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`Kevin Laurence be designated as new lead counsel. Patent Owner does not oppose
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`this motion.
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`II.
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`STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL
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`Due to a conflict that was only discovered after the filing of the petition in this
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`proceeding, Petitioner wishes to allow current lead counsel Mr. Michael Houston and
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`back-up counsel Mr. Joseph Meara to withdraw from this proceeding. Petitioner
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`further wishes to designate Mr. Kevin Laurence (Registration No. 38,219) and
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`Matthew Phillips (Registration No. 43,403) as lead and back-up counsel, respectively,
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`to represent Petitioner going forward in this proceeding. Tyler C. Liu (Registration
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`No. 72,126) will remain as back-up counsel. Petitioner’s new counsel meet the
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`requirements of 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) as registered practitioners.
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`No extensions of time are sought with this Motion. It is believed that
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`granting this Motion will not hinder the economy, the integrity of the patent system,
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`the efficient administration of the Office, or the ability of the Office to timely
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`complete this proceeding. See 35 U.S.C § 316(b); see also Case IPR2013-00010,
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`Paper 30.
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`An executed Power of Attorney has already been filed in this proceeding
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`allowing Petitioner’s new counsel to represent Petitioner in this proceeding. See
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`Paper 10. Upon grant of this Motion, Petitioner will promptly file an Updated
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`Mandatory Notice Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3) designated new lead and back-up
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`counsel as requested herein.
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`Patent Owner does not object to the withdrawal of current counsel nor to
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`the substitution of new counsel as proposed herein.
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`III. CONCLUSION
`For the foregoing reasons, Petitioner respectfully requests that this Motion
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`be granted.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Date: December 6, 2017
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`By:
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`/Michael R. Houston/
`Michael Houston
`Registration No. 58,486
`FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
`321 North Clark Street, Suite 2800
`Chicago, Illinois 60654
`mhouston@foley.com
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`Case No. IPR2018-00080
`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing MOTION TO
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`WITHDRAW COUNSEL AND SUBSTITUTE NEW COUNSEL was served on
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`December 6, 2017 via email on counsel for Patent Owner in this proceeding:
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`Gary N. Frischling (Reg. No. 35,515)
`Yite John Lu (Reg. No. 63,158)
`IRELL & MANELLA LLP
`1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900
`Los Angeles, California 90067
`gfrischling@irell.com
`yjlu@irell.com
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`By: /Michael R. Houston/
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`Michael Houston
`Registration No. 58,486
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