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` Paper No. 26
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` Entered: January 15, 2019
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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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`KVK-TECH, INC.
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`SHIRE PLC
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2018-00290 (Patent 8,846,100 B2)
`Case IPR2018-00293 (Patent 9,173,857 B2)1
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`Before RAMA G. ELLURU, SHERIDAN K. SNEDDEN, and
`DEVON ZASTROW NEWMAN, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`ELLURU, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Petitioner’s Motion to Withdraw and Substitute Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 This Decision addresses issues that are the same in the above-identified
`proceedings. We exercise our discretion to issue one Decision to be entered
`in each proceeding. The parties are not authorized to use this joint heading
`and filing style in their papers.
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`IPR2018-00290 (Patent 8,846,100 B2)
`IPR2018-00293 (Patent 9,173,857 B2)
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`On December 17, 2018, Petitioner filed a Motion for Withdrawal and
`Substitution of Counsel (Paper 26, “Mot.”)2 requesting authorization to
`withdraw Jonathan Harris as lead counsel and counsel of record, and Chad
`Landmon, Thomas Hedemann, and Alexander Alfano as back-up counsel
`and counsel of record in these proceedings. Mot. 1. Petitioner’s motion
`further requests that we substitute Steven Roth as lead counsel and Thomas
`J. Vetter as back-up counsel in the above-identified proceedings. Id.
`Petitioner represents that Patent Owner does not oppose the Motion. Id. at 2.
`The Motion is granted.
`It is, therefore,
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motion to withdraw Jonathan Harris,
`Chad Landmon, Thomas Hedemann, and Alexander Alfano as counsel in
`each above-identified proceeding is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Messrs. Harris, Landmon, Hedemann,
`and Alfano are withdrawn from representing Petitioner in the above-
`identified proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Steven Roth is recognized as lead
`counsel for Petitioner and Thomas J. Vetter is recognized as back-up counsel
`for Petitioner in each above-identified proceeding, effective as of the date of
`this Order;
`FURTHER ORDERED that, within seven (7) business days of the
`date of this Order, Petitioner shall submit a Power of Attorney in each
`above-identified proceeding for Mr. Roth and Mr. Vetter in accordance with
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b); and
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`2 For purposes of expediency, we cite to Papers filed in IPR2018-00290. A
`similar Motion was filed in IPR2018-00293 (Paper 24).
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`IPR2018-00290 (Patent 8,846,100 B2)
`IPR2018-00293 (Patent 9,173,857 B2)
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`FURTHER ORDERED that, within seven (7) business days of the
`date of this Order, Petitioner shall file an updated mandatory notice in each
`above-identified proceeding in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3),
`identifying Mr. Roth as lead counsel and the law firm with which he is
`associated, identifying Mr. Vetter as back-up counsel and the law firm with
`which Mr. Vetter is associated, and indicating withdrawal of Messrs. Harris,
`Landmon, Hedemann, and Alfano.
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`IPR2018-00290 (Patent 8,846,100 B2)
`IPR2018-00293 (Patent 9,173,857 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Jonathan Harris
`Alexander Alfano
`AXINN, VELTROP & HARKRIDER, LLP
`jharris@axinn.com
`aalfano@axinn.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Joseph R. Robinson
`Robert Schaffer
`Dustin B. Weeks
`TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP
`Joseph.robinson@troutmansanders.com
`Robert.schaffer@troutmansanders.com
`Dustin.weeks@troutmansanders.com
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