`Date: January 31, 2014
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`Trials@uspto.gov
`571-272-7822
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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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`UNIFIED PATENTS, INC.
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`PARALLEL IRON, LLC
`Patent Owner
`____________
`
`Case IPR2013-00639
`Patent 7,197,662 B2
`____________
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`Before MEREDITH C. PETRAVICK, BRYAN F. MOORE, and
`JENNIFER S. BISK, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`PETRAVICK, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`
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`JUDGMENT
`Termination of Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.73
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`IPR 2013-00639
`Patent 7,197,662 B2
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`
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`INTRODUCTION
`On January 29, 2014, the parties filed a joint motion to terminate the instant
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`proceeding (Paper 12), along with, a true copy of their written settlement
`agreement, made in connection with the termination of the instant proceeding (Ex.
`2006). The parties also filed a joint request to treat the settlement agreement as
`business confidential information. Paper 13. For the reasons set forth below, the
`motion and request is granted.
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`
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`DISSCUSION
`The parties settled their dispute and, jointly, moved to terminate this
`proceeding, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(a) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74. Paper 12 at 2.
`The parties filed a true copy of their written settlement agreement, made in
`connection with the termination of the instant proceeding. Ex. 2006. The parties
`have stated that there is no litigation concerning Patent No. 7,197,662 B2 between
`the parties and have not identified any other related proceeding concerning Patent
`No. 7,197,662 B2 between the parties. Paper 12 at 2-3. This proceeding is in the
`preliminary proceeding stage1, as the Board has not issued a decision whether to
`institute trial. Under these circumstances, it is appropriate to enter judgment.2
`CONCLUSION
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`It is:
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`ORDERED that the joint motion to terminate the proceeding is granted, and
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`this proceeding is, hereby, terminated; and
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`1 A preliminary proceeding begins with the filing of a petition for instituting a trial
`and ends with a written decision as to whether a trial will be instituted. 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.2.
`2 A judgment means a final written decision by the Board, or a termination of a
`proceeding. 37 C.F.R. § 42.2.
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`2
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`IPR 2013-00639
`Patent 7,197,662 B2
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the parties’ joint request that the settlement
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`agreement be treated as business confidential information and kept separate from
`the file of the involved patent under 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c) is
`granted.
`
`For Petitioner:
`Michael Kiklis
`Scott McKeown
`CPdocketkiklis@oblon.com
`codocketmckeown@oblon.com
`
`For Patent Owner:
`Tarek Fahmi
`Amy Embert
`tarek.fahmi@fseip.com
`amy.embert@fseip.com
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`3
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