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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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`SONOS, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`IMPLICIT, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case No. IPR2018-00767
`Patent No. 8,942,252
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`PATENT OWNER’S MOTION FOR WITHDRAWAL
`OF COUNSEL FROM THE DAVIS FIRM, PC
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`STATEMENT OF RELIEF REQUESTED
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e), Patent Owner Implicit, LLC (“Patent
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`Owner”) respectfully requests that the Board authorize the withdrawal of backup
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`counsel Christian Hurt, William E. Davis, III, and Kirk A. Voss of The Davis
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`Firm, PC.
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`STATEMENT OF FACTS
`Patent Owner designated Christian Hurt of The Davis Firm, PC as backup
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`counsel in Patent Owner’s Mandatory Notices on April 11, 2018. (Paper 5). Patent
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`Owner later designated William E. Davis, III and Kirk A. Voss of The Davis Firm,
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`PC as additional backup counsel in Patent Owner’s Updated Mandatory Notices on
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`March 7, 2019 (Paper 16) and June 7, 2019 (Paper 37). Mr. Hurt, Mr. Davis, and
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`Mr. Voss and their law firm, The Davis Firm, PC, are no longer representing
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`Patent Owner in this proceeding. Patent Owner will file an updated Power of
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`Attorney and Updated Mandatory Notice to reflect the current first backup counsel,
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`Timothy P. McAnulty of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP,
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`as lead counsel.
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`Petitioner does not oppose this motion for withdrawal of counsel.
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`III. CONCLUSION
`Patent Owner respectfully requests that Christian Hurt, William E. Davis,
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`III, and Kirk A. Voss of The Davis Firm, PC be withdrawn as counsel from the
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`Dated: April 27, 2022
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /Christian Hurt/
`Christian Hurt, Reg. No. 63,659
`THE DAVIS FIRM, PC
`213 N. Fedonia Street, Suite 230
`Longview, Texas 75601
`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`The undersigned certifies that a copy of the foregoing PATENT OWNER’S
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`MOTION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL FROM THE DAVIS FIRM,
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`PC was served electronically via email on April 27, 2022, in its entirety on the
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`following:
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`Rory P. Shea
`shea@ls3ip.com
`Cole B. Richter
`richter@ls3ip.com
`George I. Lee
`lee@ls3ip.com
`Michael P. Boyea
`boyea@ls3ip.com
`LEE SULLIVAN SHEA & SMITH LLP
`224 N. Desplaines St., Suite 250
`Chicago, IL 60661
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`Petitioner has consented to service by electronic mail.
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`/Christian Hurt/
`Christian Hurt, Reg. No. 63,659
`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Dated: April 27, 2022
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