`Tel: 571-272-7822
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`Paper 31
`Entered: July 27, 2016
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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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`SIERRA WIRELESS AMERICA, INC., SIERRA WIRELESS, INC.,
`and RPX CORP.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`M2M SOLUTIONS LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`Cases1
`IPR2015-01823
`IPR2016-00853
`IPR2016-01073
`Patent 8,648,717 B2
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`Before KALYAN K. DESHPANDE, JUSTIN T. ARBES, and
`DANIEL J. GALLIGAN, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`GALLIGAN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of Proceedings
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`1 Because this Order addresses an issue applicable to these three cases, we
`exercise our discretion to issue one Order to be filed in each case. The
`parties may not use this style heading unless authorized.
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`
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`IPR2015-01823 (Patent 8,648,717 B2)
`IPR2016-00853 (Patent 8,648,717 B2)
`IPR2016-01073 (Patent 8,648,717 B2)
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`
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`On July 26, 2016, a conference call was held with the Board and the
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`parties to discuss Patent Owner’s counsel’s request for authorization to
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`withdraw as counsel from these proceedings. Mr. Jeffrey Costakos, Patent
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`Owner’s counsel, stated that all current counsel for Patent Owner in these
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`proceedings seek permission to withdraw but that Patent Owner has not yet
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`obtained new counsel.
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`Because Patent Owner has not obtained new counsel, we do not grant
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`Patent Owner’s counsel authorization to file motions to withdraw at this
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`time. When Patent Owner secures new counsel for representation in these
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`proceedings, Patent Owner’s current counsel is advised to contact the Board
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`to seek authorization to withdraw as counsel. See 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.20(b),
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`42.10(e).
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`It is so ORDERED.
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`IPR2015-01823 (Patent 8,648,717 B2)
`IPR2016-00853 (Patent 8,648,717 B2)
`IPR2016-01073 (Patent 8,648,717 B2)
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Jennifer Hayes
`jenhayes@nixonpeabody.com
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`Robert Krebs
`rkrebs@nixonpeabody.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Michelle Moran
`mmoran@foley.com
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`Jeffrey Costakos
`jcostakos@foley.com
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