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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS LLC AND
`AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS OF NEW YORK, LLC,
`Petitioners,
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`ALMIRALL, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2018-00608
`Patent 9,161,926
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`PATENT OWNER MOTION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL
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`IPR2018-00608
`Motion for Withdrawal of Counsel
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`RELIEF REQUESTED
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.10(c) and 11.116, and as authorized by the Board
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`in an email from Maria King dated October 30, 2018, Patent Owner Almirall, LLC
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`(“Patent Owner”) respectfully requests that the Board authorize withdrawal of Scott
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`E. Kamholz and Jessica L. Parezo of Covington & Burling LLP as its lead and
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`backup counsel.
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`II.
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`STATEMENT SHOWING GOOD CAUSE FOR THE BOARD TO
`AUTHORIZE WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL
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`On October 12, 2018, Patent Owner submitted updated mandatory notices to
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`reflect a change in ownership of the patent, as established by a confirmatory
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`assignment from Allergan, Inc. to Almirall, LLC, executed October 10, 2018 and
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`submitted for recordation on October 11, 2018. (Paper 13; Exhibit 2001.) As
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`indicated in the updated mandatory notices, lead and backup counsel Scott E.
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`Kamholz and Jessica L. Parezo have not been engaged to represent Almirall, LLC.
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`(Paper 13.)
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`On October 29, 2018, Almirall, LLC submitted new updated mandatory
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`notices and power of attorney appointing practitioners associated with Fenwick &
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`West LLP, including James Trainor (Reg. No. 52,297), Ewa M. Davison (Reg. No.
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`74,498), and Elizabeth B. Hagan (pro hac vice to be filed), as lead and backup
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`counsel.
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`IPR2018-00608
`Motion for Withdrawal of Counsel
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`Authorizing withdrawal of current counsel of record will allow Almirall,
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`LLC’s engaged counsel, Fenwick & West, to appear and file on behalf of Patent
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`Owner Almirall, LLC.
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`III. PETITIONER DOES NOT OBJECT
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`Petitioner has indicated that it does not oppose the requested withdrawal of
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`counsel for Patent Owner.
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`IV. CONCLUSION
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`Patent Owner respectfully requests that the Board grant its motion to
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`authorize withdrawal of current counsel of record.
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`Dated: October 30, 2018
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /Scott E. Kamholz, Reg. No. 48,543/
`Scott E. Kamholz, Reg. No.: 48,543
`Jessica L. Parezo, Reg. No.: 50,286
`COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
`One CityCenter, 850 Tenth Street, NW
`Washington, DC 20001
`(202) 662-6000
`Counsel of Record
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`IPR2018-00608
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6, I hereby certify that the foregoing PATENT
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`OWNER MOTION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL was served by
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`electronic mail on the following counsel of record for petitioner:
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`Dennies Varughese (dvarughe-PTAB@skgf.com)
`Adam C. LaRock (alarock-PTAB@skgf.com)
`PTAB@skgf.com
`Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
`1100 New York Avenue, NW
`Washington, DC 20005
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
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`By: /Scott E. Kamholz, Reg. No. 48,543/
`Scott E. Kamholz (Reg. No. 48,543)
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`Dated: October 30, 2018
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