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`Paper 24
`Entered: August 5, 2022
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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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`MOMENTUM DYNAMICS CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`AUCKLAND UNISERVICES LIMITED,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2021-01116
`Patent 9,767,955 B2
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`Before JAMESON LEE, JO-ANNE M. KOKOSKI, and
`SCOTT RAEVSKY, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`RAEVSKY, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Patent Owner’s Motion to Withdraw Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e)
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`IPR2021-01116
`Patent 9,767,955 B2
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`On July 28, 2022, pursuant to our authorization via email, Patent
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`Owner filed a Motion to withdraw Andrew Kopsidas as back-up counsel in
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`this proceeding. Paper 23 (“Motion”). The Motion indicates that Mr.
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`Kopsidas “left the firm Fish & Richardson, P.C., and no longer represents
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`the Patent Owner.” Id. at 1. Patent Owner represents that Petitioner does
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`not oppose the Motion. Id. We note that Patent Owner’s mandatory notices
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`designate other back-up counsel that would remain after the requested
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`withdrawal of Mr. Kopsidas. Paper 13, 1.
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`Counsel may withdraw from an inter partes review proceeding only
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`with Board authorization. 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e). Under these circumstances,
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`we grant Patent Owner’s Motion.
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`Accordingly, it is:
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`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motion to withdraw counsel is
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`granted;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Andrew Kopsidas is withdrawn as
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`counsel for Patent Owner in this proceeding; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner must file updated
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`mandatory notices in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8.
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`IPR2021-01116
`Patent 9,767,955 B2
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`FOR PETITIONER:
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`Jonathan M. Strang
`Inge A. Osman
`Jeffrey G. Homrig
`Blake R. Davis
`LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
`jonathan.strang@lw.com
`inge.osman@lw.com
`jeff.homrig@lw.com
`blake.davis@lw.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`Joshua A. Griswold
`Dan Smith
`Kim Leung
`Kenneth Hoover
`W. Karl Renner
`Marc M. Wefers
`Andrew Kopsidas
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`griswold@fr.com
`dsmith@fr.com
`leung@fr.com
`hoover@fr.com
`axf-ptab@fr.com
`wefers@fr.com
`kopsidas@fr.com
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`Misha Hill
`misha.hill@witricity.com
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`Adam R. Brausa
`abrausa@durietangri.com
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