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` Paper No. 42
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`Trials@uspto.gov
`Filed: February 21, 2017
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`571.272.7822
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
`LTD., HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA, HYUNDAI MOTOR
`MANUFACTURING ALABAMA, LLC, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION,
`KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC., KIA MOTORS MANUFACTURING
`GEORGIA, INC., NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., NISSAN MOTOR
`CO., LTD., and AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`BLITZSAFE TEXAS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-004181
`Patent 8,155,342 B2
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`Before JAMESON LEE, MIRIAM L. QUINN, and KERRY BEGLEY,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`QUINN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Termination as to Petitioner Toyota Motor Corporation
`37 C.F.R. § 42.72
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`1 Cases IPR2016-01533, IPR2016-01557, and IPR2016-01560 have been
`joined with this proceeding.
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`IPR2016-00418
`Patent 8,155,342 B2
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`On authorization from the Board, Petitioner Toyota Motor
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`Corporation (“Toyota”) filed, on February 17, 2017, a Joint Motion to
`Terminate. Paper 38. Toyota also filed a written settlement agreement,
`made in connection with the termination of the instant proceeding, in
`accordance with 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(b). Exhibit 2014.
`Additionally, the parties submitted a joint request to have their settlement
`agreement treated as confidential business information under 35 U.S.C.
`§ 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c). Paper 39. The filings convey that the
`parties have settled their dispute and have agreed to request termination of
`the instant proceeding. Paper 38, 1. The filings also state that the parties
`have settled and dismissed the related district court litigation, which was
`pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Id.
`Although this proceeding is in a late stage and we have heard oral
`argument, the Board has not yet issued a Final Written Decision, which is
`not due for another four months. However, several other entities will remain
`as Petitioner in this proceeding. Therefore, although the motion requests
`termination of the proceeding as to both Toyota and Patent Owner, it would
`not be appropriate at this juncture, with other entities remaining, to terminate
`either the proceeding in its entirety or Patent Owner’s participation. Upon
`consideration of the requests before us, we determine that terminating the
`instant proceeding with respect to only Petitioner Toyota Motor Corporation
`is proper.
`Accordingly, it is:
`ORDERED that the joint motion to terminate IPR2016-00418 is
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`granted in part;
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`IPR2016-00418
`Patent 8,155,342 B2
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the instant proceeding is hereby
`terminated as to Petitioner Toyota Motor Corporation only; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that the joint request that the settlement
`agreement between Toyota Motor Corporation and Patent Owner be treated
`as business confidential information, kept separate from the patent file, and
`made available only to Federal Government agencies on written request, or
`to any person on a showing of good cause, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(b)
`and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c), is granted.
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`IPR2016-00418
`Patent 8,155,342 B2
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`PETITIONER:
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`IPR2016-00418:
`William H. Mandir (Lead Counsel)
`Yoshinari Kishimoto (Back-up Counsel)
`John F. Rabena (Back-up Counsel)
`Fadi N. Kiblawi (Back-up Counsel)
`Margaret M. Welsh (Back-up Counsel)
`toyota@sughrue.com
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`IPR2016-01557:
`Joseph Melnik (Lead Counsel)
`Joseph Beauchamp (Back-up Counsel)
`H. Albert Liou (Back-up Counsel)
`jmelnik@jonesday.com
`jbeauchamp@jonesday.com
`aliou@jonesday.com
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`IPR2016-01557:
`Paul R. Steadman (Lead Counsel)
`Matthew D. Satchwell (Back-up Counsel)
`Gianni Minutoli (Back-up Counsel)
`Nicholas Panno (Back-up Counsel)
`paul.steadman@dlapiper.com
`matthew.satchwell@dlapiper.com
`Gianni.minutoli@dlapiper.com
`Nicholas.panno@dlapiper.com
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`IPR2016-01560:
`David Tarnoff (Lead Counsel)
`Sean Hsu (Back-up Counsel)
`Suzanne Konrad
`DTarnoff@giplaw.com
`shsu@jvllp.com
`SKonrad@giplaw.com
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`IPR2016-00418
`Patent 8,155,342 B2
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`PATENT OWNER:
`Peter Lambrianakos (Lead Counsel)
`Shahar Harel (Back-up Counsel)
`Vincent Rubino (Back-up Counsel)
`plambrianakos@brownrudnick.com
`sharel@brownrudnick.com
`vrubino@brownrudnick.com
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