`Trials@uspto.gov
`Entered: October 27, 2022
`Tel: 571-272-7822
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`
`
`
`
`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner,
`v.
`MPH TECHNOLOGIES OY,
`Patent Owner.
`
`
`
`IPR2019-00819 (Patent 7,620,810 B2)
`IPR2019-00820 (Patent 7,937,581 B2)1
`__________________________
`
`
`
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`
`
`Before KEVIN C. TROCK, JOHN D. HAMANN, and
`STACY B. MARGOLIES, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`HAMANN, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`
`
`
`ORDER
`Granting Petitioner’s Motions to Withdraw and Substitute Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
`
`
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`
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`1 The parties are not permitted to use this style unless authorized by the
`Board.
`
`
`
`IPR2019-00819 (Patent 7,620,810 B2)
`IPR2019-00820 (Patent 7,937,581 B2)
`
`Petitioner filed, with our authorization, a Motion to Withdraw Current
`Counsel and Substitute New Counsel in each of the above-identified
`proceedings (“Motion,” Paper 402) requesting withdrawal of its current
`counsel Michael D. Specht, Daniel S. Block, and Timothy L. Tang and
`substitution with new counsel David W. O’Brien and Andrew S. Ehmke.
`Petitioner represents that Patent Owner does not oppose the Motions.
`Motion 2. Each Motion is accompanied by an updated Power of Attorney
`(Paper 41), and updated Mandatory Notices (Paper 42) identifying David W.
`O’Brien as lead counsel and Andrew S. Ehmke as backup counsel, each of
`whom Petitioner represents is a registered practitioner.
`
`Upon review of the record before us and for the reasons set forth in
`the Motions, Petitioner’s requests (i) to withdraw Michael D. Specht, Daniel
`S. Block, and Timothy L. Tang as counsel are granted, and (ii) to substitute
`David W. O’Brien and Andrew S. Ehmke as counsel are granted.
`
`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby
`
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motions to Withdraw Current Counsel
`and Substitution New Counsel in the above-identified proceedings are
`granted;
`
`FURTHER ORDERED that Michael D. Specht, Daniel S. Block, and
`Timothy L. Tang are withdrawn as counsel for Petitioner in the above-
`identified proceedings effective as of the date of this Order; and
`
`FURTHER ORDERED that David W. O’Brien is recognized as lead
`counsel and Andrew S. Ehmke is recognized as backup counsel for
`Petitioner in the above-identified proceedings.
`
`
`
`
`2 We cite to the papers as filed in IPR2019-00819. Substantively identical
`papers also were filed in IPR2019-00820.
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`2
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`
`
`IPR2019-00819 (Patent 7,620,810 B2)
`IPR2019-00820 (Patent 7,937,581 B2)
`PETITIONER:
`
`David W. O’Brien
`Andrew S. Ehmke
`HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP
`david.obrien.ipr@haynesboone.com
`andy.ehmke.ipr@haynesboone.com
`
`
`
`PATENT OWNER:
`
`James T. Carmichael
`Stephen Schreiner
`CARMICHAEL IP LAW, PLLC
`jim@carmichaelip.com
`schreiner@carmichaelip.com
`
`Christopher J. Lee
`Brian E. Haan
`Ashley E. LaValley
`LEE SHEIKH MEGLEY & HAAN LLC
`clee@leesheikh.com
`bhaan@leesheikh.com
`alavalley@leesheikh.com
`
`Kenneth J. Weatherwax
`Patrick Maloney
`Jason C. Linger
`LOWENSTEIN & WEATHERWAX LLP
`weatherwax@lowensteinweatherwax.com
`maloney@lowensteinweatherwax.com
`linger@lowensteinweatherwax.com
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