Before AMBER L. HAGY, SHARON FENICK, and RUSSELL E. CASS, Administrative Patent Judges.
The Motion requests authorization to withdraw lead counsel S. Benjamin Pleune and back-up counsel Stephen R. Lareau, Nicholas T. Tsui, Michael C. Deane, Katherine G. Rubschlager, Daniel J. O’Connor, Ryan W. Koppelman, and Thomas W. Davison of Alston & Bird LLP. Id. at 2.
Patent Owner also requests leave to substitute James J. Lukas, Jr. of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, as lead counsel, and Gary Jarosik, Benjamin Gilford, and Patrick Owens of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, as back-up counsel.
Patent Owner filed updated Mandatory Notices and Powers of Attorney listing James J. Lukas, Jr. (Reg. No. 59,114) as lead counsel, and Gary Jarosik (Reg. No. 35,906), Benjamin P. Gilford (Reg. No. 72,072), and Patrick J. Owens (Reg. No. 80,250) as back-up counsel.
It is, therefore, ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motion to Withdraw S. Benjamin Pleune as lead counsel and Stephen R. Lareau, Nicholas T. Tsui, Michael C. Deane, Katherine G. Rubschlager, Daniel J. O’Connor, Ryan W. Koppelman, and Thomas W. Davison as back-up counsel in the above-listed proceeding is granted; and