`Alastair Warr Motion to Withdraw
`IPR2021-00951
`U.S. Patent 8,747,229
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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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`Playtika Ltd. and
`Playtika Holding Corp.,
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`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`NexRF Corp.,
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`Patent Owner.
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`Case No. IPR2021-00951
`Patent 8,747,229
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`ALASTAIR J. WARR’S MOTION
`TO WITHDRAW AS BACK-UP COUNSEL
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e), the undersigned, Alastair J. Warr,
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`respectfully moves the Board to authorize his withdrawal as backup counsel for the
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`Patent Owner. In support of this Motion, Mr. Warr states:
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`STATEMENT OF PRECISE RELIEF REQUESTED
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`Mr. Warr seeks approval from the Board pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e) to
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`withdraw as backup counsel for the Patent Owner.
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`Paper 17
`Alastair Warr Motion to Withdraw
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`STATEMENT OF THE REASONS FOR THE RELIEF REQUESTED
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`1)
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`The Board may authorize Mr. Warr to withdraw as backup counsel for
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`the Patent Owner. 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e) states: “Counsel may not withdraw from a
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`proceeding before the Board unless the Board authorizes such withdrawal.”
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`2)
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`On June 16, 2021, Mr. Warr was identified as backup counsel. Paper 4
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`Patent Owner’s Mandatory Notices.
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`3)
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`On September 21, 2021, Patent Owner filed its Updated Mandatory
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`Notices. Paper 6. Patent Owner identified new lead counsel and additional backup
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`counsel. Id. p. 3. Mr. Warr was identified as remaining as backup counsel.
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`4)
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`Patent Owner will continue to be represented in this matter by Messrs.
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`LeDonne (Reg. No. 35,930), Murphy (Reg. No. 34,986), Herstoff (Reg. No.
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`64,847, Gosselin (pro hac vice), and Yowell (Reg. No. 69,955).
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`5)
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`The undersigned has conferred with Patent Owner who does not
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`object to Mr. Warr’s withdrawal as backup counsel to Patent Owner.
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`6)
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`Patent Owner will not be prejudiced should this Motion be granted.
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`WHEREFORE, the undersigned respectfully requests the Board grant this
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`Motion, order the appearance of Mr. Warr as backup counsel to Patent Owner
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`withdrawn, and grant all other just and proper relief.
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`Paper 17
`Alastair Warr Motion to Withdraw
`IPR2021-00951
`U.S. Patent 8,747,229
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Alastair J. Warr/
`FISHERBROYLES, LLP
`203 N. LaSalle Street, #2100
`Chicago, IL 60601
`Tel.: 371.407.5260
`Email: Alastair.warr@fisherbroyles.com
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`Dated: January 11, 2022
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`Eugene LeDonne (Reg. No. 35,930)
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
`Brian Murphy (Reg. No. 34,986)
`Jonathan Herstoff (Reg. No. 64,847) Christopher Gosselin (pro hac vice)
`Backup Counsel for Patent Owner
`HAUG PARTNERS LLP
`745 Fifth Avenue
`New York, New York 10151
`Telephone: (212) 588-0800
`Facsimile: (212) 588-0500
`Email: ipr.NEXRF@haugpartners.com
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`Adam Yowell (Reg. No. 69,955)
`FisherBroyles
`5470 Kietzke Ln, Ste 300
`Reno, NV 89511
`Tel: 775-230-7364
`Fax: 775-245-3765 adam.yowell@fisherbroyles.com
`Backup Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Paper 17
`Alastair Warr Motion to Withdraw
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.6(e) and 42.105(a), the undersigned certifies that
`on January 11, 2022, a copy of the foregoing Motion to Withdraw was served by
`email and by operation of the PTAB E2E filing system on the following counsel:
`Cory Bell: cory.bell@finnegan.com
`Gerson Panitch: gerson.panitch@finnegan.com
`Forrest Jones: forrest.jones@finnegan.com
`Christina Ji-Hye Yang: christina.yang@finnegan.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Alastair J. Warr/
`FISHERBROYLES, LLP
`203 N. LaSalle Street, #2100
`Chicago, IL 60601
`Tel.: 371.407.5260
`Email: Alastair.warr@fisherbroyles.com
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`Dated: January 11, 2022
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