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`Paper No. 40
`Filed: December 30, 2019
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`_______________
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`_______________
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`ARKEMA INC. AND ARKEMA FRANCE,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.,
`Patent Owner.
`_____________
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`PGR2016-00011
`PGR2016-000121
`Patent 9,157,017 B2
`______________
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`Before MICHAEL P. TIERNEY, Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge,
`GRACE KARAFFA OBERMANN, and KRISTI L. R. SAWERT,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`SAWERT, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Motion to Withdraw Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 We exercise our discretion to issue a single Order to be entered in each
`case using a joint caption. The parties are not permitted to use this caption.
`For convenience, we use the paper and exhibit numbers from PGR2016-
`00011.
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`PGR2016-00011
`PGR2016-00012
`Patent 9,157,017 B2
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`On December 10, 2019, Honeywell International Inc. (“Patent
`Owner”) contacted the Board via e-mail requesting authorization to file a
`motion to withdraw Eugene Goryunov as counsel for Patent Owner in these
`proceedings. Ex. 3001. Upon authorization from the Board, Patent Owner
`filed a Motion to Withdraw Counsel Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10.
`Paper 57 (“Motion” or “Mot.”).
`In its Motion, Patent Owner represents that Mr. Goryunov has left the
`firm of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, and that the current lead and remaining back-
`up counsel will continue to represent Patent Owner in these proceedings. Id.
`Patent Owner also represents in its e-mail that Petitioner does not oppose the
`Motion. Ex. 3001. Patent Owner filed an updated Power of Attorney under
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10 omitting Mr. Goryunov from its list of attorneys
`authorized to represent Patent Owner. Paper 59. Patent Owner also filed
`updated Mandatory Notices. Paper 58.
`Counsel may withdraw from a proceeding only with authorization
`from the Board. 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e). Because no prejudice has been
`shown and Petitioner does not oppose the withdrawal of Mr. Goryunov, the
`Motion is granted.
`It is therefore:
`ORDERED that Eugene Goryunov is withdrawn as counsel from
`these proceedings.
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`PGR2016-00011
`PGR2016-00012
`Patent 9,157,017 B2
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`PETITIONER:
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`Mark Sweet
`Mark Feldstein
`Erin Sommers
`Charles Mitchell
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP
`mark.sweet@finnegan.com
`mark.feldstein@finnegan.com
`erin.sommers@finnegan.com
`charles.mitchell@finnegan.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Gregg LoCascio
`Noah Frank
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`glocascio@kirkland.com
`noah.frank@kirkland.com
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