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` Entered: January 5, 2023
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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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`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`SCRAMOGE TECHNOLOGY LTD.,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2022-00573
`Patent 7,825,537 B2
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`Before JAMESON LEE, KRISTINA M. KALAN, and MICHELLE N.
`WORMMEESTER, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`WORMMEESTER, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Patent Owner’s Motion to Withdraw Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`IPR2022-00573
`Patent 7,825,537 B2
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`Scramoge Technology Ltd. (“Patent Owner”) filed a Motion
`requesting authorization to withdraw counsel in this proceeding. 1 Paper 16
`(Unopposed Motion to Withdraw Reza Mirzaie as Back-up Counsel). The
`Motion specifically requests authorization to withdraw back-up counsel
`Reza Mirzaie because “Reza Mirzaie no longer represents Patent Owner in
`the above-captioned matter.” Id. at 1. Patent Owner indicates that Petitioner
`does not oppose its Motion. Paper 16 (caption). 2
`Prior to filing its Motion, Patent Owner filed updated Mandatory
`Notices (Paper 14) and an updated Power of Attorney (Paper 15) designating
`Brett Cooper (Reg. No. 55,085), as lead counsel, and Robert A. Auchter
`(Reg. No. 38,069), as back-up counsel. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(a) (“If a party
`is represented by counsel, the party must designate a lead counsel and at
`least one back-up counsel.”).
`In view of the foregoing, we grant Patent Owner’s Motion.
`It is, therefore,
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Unopposed Motion to Withdraw
`Reza Mirzaie as Back-up Counsel is granted; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Robert A. Auchter is substituted in as
`back-up counsel.
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`1 We authorized Patent Owner to file this Motion in an e-mail dated
`November 23, 2022.
`2 Additionally, in Patent Owner’s e-mail dated November 11, 2022,
`requesting authorization to file its Motion, Patent Owner stated that
`“[c]ounsel for Petitioner Apple (and new counsel for Scramoge) are copied
`on this email and do not oppose these motions to withdraw.”
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`IPR2022-00573
`Patent 7,825,537 B2
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`For PETITIONER:
`Scott Jarratt
`Andrew Ehmke
`Calmann Clements
`HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP
`Scott.jarratt.ipr@haynesboone.com
`Andy.ehmke.ipr@haynesboone.com
`Calmann.clements.ipr@haynesboone.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
`Brett Cooper
`RUSS, AUGUST, & KABAT
`bcooper@raklaw.com
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`Robert A. Auchter
`AUCHTER PLLC
`robert@auchterlaw.com
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