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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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`MICROSOFT CORPORATION,
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`Petitioner
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`DIRECTSTREAM, LLC,
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`Patent Owner
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`IPR2018-01605, IPR2018-01606, IPR2018-01607
`Patent No. 7,620,800 B2
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`PATENT OWNER’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO
`WITHDRAW CHRISTOPHER EVANS AS COUNSEL
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`I. RELIEF REQUESTED
`Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e), and as authorized by the Board, Patent Owner,
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`DirectStream, LLC, respectfully requests the Board to authorize the withdrawal of
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`Christopher L. Evans as backup counsel for Patent Owner in this proceeding.
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`II. STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL
`Christopher L. Evans resigned from the partnership of Shore Chan DePumpo
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`LLP and is leaving the firm on October 31, 2019.
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`Patent Owner will continue to be represented by lead counsel, Alfonso Chan,
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`and multiple backup counsel who can conduct business on behalf of lead counsel
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`in compliance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(a).
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`Counsel for Patent Owner has conferred with counsel for Petitioner, who has
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`stated that Petitioner does not oppose the present motion.
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`No changes to the schedule would be required based upon the grant of this
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`Motion.
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`Thus, Patent Owner believes that granting this Motion will not hinder the
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`economy, the integrity of the patent system, the efficient administration of the
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`Office, or the ability of the Office to timely complete this proceeding. See 35
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`U.S.C. § 316(b).
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`III. CONCLUSION
`Patent Owner respectfully requests that the Board grant its motion to authorize
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`the withdrawal of Mr. Evans as Backup Counsel for Patent Owner in this
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`proceeding.
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`Dated: October 29, 2019
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` /Alfonso Chan/
`Alfonso Chan, Reg. No. 45,964
`achan@shorechan.com
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`SHORE CHAN DEPUMPO LLP
`901 Main Street, Suite 3300
`Dallas, TX 75202
`214-593-9110
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`This is to certify that I caused to be served true and correct copies of Patent
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`Owner DirectStream, LLC’s Motion for Withdrawal of Counsel on October
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`29, 2019 to the Petitioner at the electronic correspondence address of the
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`Petitioner’s counsel as follows:
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`Joseph A. Micallef
`jmicallef@sidley.com
`Scott M. Border
`sborder@sidley.com
`SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
`1501 K Street N.W.
`Washington, DC 20005
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`Jason P. Greenhut
`jgreenhut@sidley.com
`SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
`1 South Dearborn
`Chicago, IL 60603
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