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` Paper No. 15
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` Entered: March 27, 2020
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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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`LENOVO HOLDING COMPANY, INC., LENOVO (UNITED STATES)
`INC., and MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC,
`Petitioner,
`v.
`DODOTS LICENSING SOLUTIONS LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
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`IPR2019-00988 (Patent 9,369,545 B2)
`IPR2019-01278 (Patent 8,020,083 B1)
` IPR2019-01279 (Patent 8,510,407 B1)1
`____________
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`Before GRACE KARAFFA OBERMANN, JAMES A. WORTH,
`AMBER L. HAGY, SHARON FENICK, and PAUL J. KORNICZKY,
`Administrative Patent Judges.2
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`KORNICZKY, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Petitioner’s Motions for Withdrawal and Substitution of Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1
`This Order applies to each of the listed cases. The parties are not
`authorized to use this caption for subsequent papers.
`2
`This is not an expanded panel. Rather, we exercise our discretion to
`issue a common paper in each proceeding, which have overlapping panel
`members, with a joint caption.
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`IPR2019-00988 (Patent 9,369,545 B2)
`IPR2019-01278 (Patent 8,020,083 B1)
`IPR2019-01279 (Patent 8,510,407 B1)
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`On March 17, 2020, counsel for Lenovo Holding Company, Inc.,
`Lenovo (United States) Inc., and Motorola Mobility LLC, Petitioner, filed
`motions for withdrawal and substitution of counsel in each of the above-
`identified proceedings. IPR2019-00988, Paper 18; IPR2019-01278, Paper
`11; IPR2019-01279, Paper 10 (“Motions”). The Motions request that
`“Charanjit Brahma (lead counsel) and Dustin Weeks (back-up counsel),” of
`Troutman Sanders, LLP be permitted to withdraw from the proceedings, and
`further requests that “John Alemanni and Matthew Meyer,” of Kilpatrick
`Townsend & Stockton, LLP “be designated lead and back-up counsel,” for
`Petitioner.3 Motions at 1. Petitioner represents that new lead counsel, John
`Alemanni, and new back-up counsel, Matthew Meyer, meet the requirements
`of 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(a) as registered practitioners. Id. Additionally,
`Petitioner indicates that Patent Owner does not object, and asserts that the
`Motions “will not hinder the economy, the integrity of the patent system, the
`efficient administration of the Office, or the ability of the Office to timely
`complete” these proceedings. Id. at 1–2.
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`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motions are granted, and Charanjit
`Brahma and Dustin Weeks are allowed to withdraw as counsel from the
`above-identified proceedings.
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`On Mach 26, 2020, Petitioner filed an Updated Mandatory Notice
`identifying Mr. Alemanni and Mr. Meyer as counsel. IPR2019-00988,
`Paper 22; IPR2019-01278, Paper 15; IPR2019-01279, Paper 14.
`2
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`IPR2019-00988 (Patent 9,369,545 B2)
`IPR2019-01278 (Patent 8,020,083 B1)
`IPR2019-01279 (Patent 8,510,407 B1)
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`For PETITIONER:
`Charanjit Brahma
`Dustin Weeks
`TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP
`charanjit.brahma@troutmansanders.com
`dustin.weeks@troutmansanders.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
`Lewis Hudnell
`HUDNELL LAW
`Lewis@hudnelllaw.com
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