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`Entered: May 10, 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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`FORD MOTOR COMPANY,
`Petitioner,
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`NEO WIRELESS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2023-00764
`Patent 10,965,512
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`PETITIONER’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO WITHDRAW COUNSEL
`AND SUBSTITUTE LEAD COUNSEL
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`IPR2023-00764 (USP 10,965,512)
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`Petitioner’s Motion to Withdraw
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`I.
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`STATEMENT OF PRECISE RELIEF REQUESTED
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e), Petitioner, Ford Motor Company
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`(“Ford”), respectfully requests that the Board authorize the withdrawal of
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`Latham & Watkins LLP including lead counsel, Jonathan M. Strang (Reg. No.
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`61,724), and back-up counsel, Matthew J. Moore (Reg. No. 42,012), Ashley N.
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`Finger (Reg. No. 78,093), and Kumar Ravula (Reg. No. 65,588) and the
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`substitution of John S. LeRoy (Reg. No. 48,158) of Brooks Kushman as lead
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`counsel and Christopher Smith (Reg. No. 59,669), also of Brooks Kushman, will
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`remain as back-up counsel. The Board authorized the filing of the present motion
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`in a May 9, 2023 email.
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`Patent Owner does not oppose. Petitioner is certifying “service [of this
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`motion] on the client and counsel for Patent Owner,” as directed by the Board’s
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`email of May 9. See attached Certificate of Service.
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`II.
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`STATEMENT OF FACTS SHOWING GOOD CAUSE FOR THE
`BOARD TO AUTHORIZE WITHDRAWAL
`Jonathan M. Strang (Reg. No. 61,724) was appointed by Petitioner Ford and
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`identified as lead counsel for the present inter partes review. Petitioner requests
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`that the current designated lead counsel and back-up counsel, Matthew J. Moore
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`(Reg. No. 42,012), Ashley N. Finger (Reg. No. 78,093), and Kumar Ravula (Reg.
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`No. 65,588) be allowed to withdraw from the proceeding and John S. LeRoy (Reg.
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`No. 48,158) be substituted as lead counsel. Christopher Smith (Reg. No. 59,669)
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`IPR2023-00764 (USP 10,965,512)
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`Petitioner’s Motion to Withdraw
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`will remain as back-up counsel. John S. LeRoy was added as back-up counsel in
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`the May 5, 2023 Updated Mandatory Notices and meets the requirements of 37
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`C.F.R. §42.10(c) for lead counsel.
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`No extensions of time will be sought by Substitute Lead Counsel as a result
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`of the proposed substitution. Accordingly, this substitution will not cause any
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`delay. If granted, Petitioner will promptly file an Updated Power of Attorney and
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`Updated Mandatory Notices identifying substitute lead counsel.
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`III. CONCLUSION
`Petitioner respectfully requests that the Board grant its motion to authorize
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`the withdrawal of counsel and substitution of lead counsel.
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`Dated: May 10, 2023
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: / Jonathan M. Strang /
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`Jonathan M. Strang (Reg. No. 61,724)
`jonathan.strang@lw.com
`Latham & Watkins LLP
`555 Eleventh Street, NW, Ste. 1000
`Washington, D.C. 20004-1304
`Telephone: 202.637.2200
`Fax: 202.637.2201
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`Counsel for Petitioner Ford Motor
`Company
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`IPR2023-00764 (USP 10,965,512)
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`Petitioner’s Motion to Withdraw
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), I certify that on this 10th day of May, 2023,
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`a true and correct copy of the foregoing Petitioner’s Unopposed Motion to
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`Withdraw Counsel and Substitute Lead Counsel was served by electronic mail
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`on Patent Owner’s lead and back-up counsel at the following email addresses:
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`Kenneth J. Weatherwax
`Parham Hendifar
`LOWENSTEIN & WEATHERWAX LLP
`1016 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405
`Tel.: 310.307.4503
`Fax: 310.307.4509
`weatherwax@lowensteinweatherwax.com
`hendifar@lowensteinweatherwax.com
`NeoWireless_IPRs@lowensteinweatherwax.com
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`Hamad M. Hamad
`CALDWELL, CASSADY, & CURRY P.C.
`2121 N. Pearl St., Ste 1200
`Dallas, TX 75201
`Tel.: 214.888.4848
`Fax: 214.888.4849
`hhamad@caldwellcc.com
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`Pursuant to the Board’s email dated May 9, 2023, the undersigned certifies
`that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Petitioner’s Unopposed Motion to
`Withdraw Counsel and Substitute Lead Counsel was served on the official
`correspondence address for the patent shown in Patent Center:
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`IPR2023-00764 (USP 10,965,512)
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`Petitioner’s Motion to Withdraw
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`Anthony Volpe
`C. Koenig
`VOLPE KOENIG
`30 SOUTH 17TH STREET, 18TH FLOOR
`PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
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`via FEDERAL EXPRESS next business day delivery, on May 10, 2023.
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`By: / Jonathan M. Strang /
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`Jonathan M. Strang (Reg. No. 61,724)
`jonathan.strang@lw.com
`Latham & Watkins LLP
`555 Eleventh Street, NW, Ste. 1000
`Washington, D.C. 20004-1304
`Telephone: 202.637.2200
`Fax: 202.637.2201
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`Counsel for Petitioner Ford Motor
`Company
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