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` Entered: April 29, 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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`BEDGEAR, LLC,
`Petitioner,
`v.
`SHEEX, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
`_______________
`Cases
`IPR2016-00715 (Patent 8,402,580)
`IPR2016-00716 (Patent 8,566,982)
`IPR2016-00719 (Patent 9,109,309)
`IPR2016-00720 (Patent 8,402,580)
`IPR2016-00721 (Patent 8,566,982)
`IPR2016-00722 (Patent 9,109,309)
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`Before PHILLIP J. KAUFFMAN, BENJAMIN D. M. WOOD, and
`BARRY L. GROSSMAN, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`KAUFFMAN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Termination of the Proceeding
`37 U.S.C. § 317 and 37 C.F.R. § 42.72
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`Pursuant to authorization by the Board, Bedgear, LLC (“Petitioner”) and
`Sheex, Inc. (“Patent Owner”) filed a Joint Motion to Terminate (Paper 6) and a
`Joint Request to File the Settlement Agreement as Business Confidential (Paper 7)
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`IPR2016-00715 (Patent 8,402,580)
`IPR2016-00716 (Patent 8,566,982)
`IPR2016-00719 (Patent 9,109,309)
`IPR2016-00720 (Patent 8,402,580)
`IPR2016-00721 (Patent 8,566,982)
`IPR2016-00722 (Patent 9,109,309)
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`requesting that we terminate these inter partes reviews, and that we treat the
`submitted settlement agreement (Ex. 1025) as “business confidential.”1 Paper 6, 1.
`Under 35 U.S.C. § 317(a), an inter partes review proceeding shall be
`terminated with respect to any petitioner upon the joint request of the petitioner
`and the patent owner, unless the Patent and Trademark Office has decided the
`merits of the proceeding before the request for termination is filed. The Board has
`not made an institution decision in these cases.
`Patent Owner and Petitioner have settled their dispute with a written
`agreement to terminate this proceeding and represent that the settlement agreement
`is a true and correct copy of the agreement. Paper 6, 2; 35 U.S.C. § 317(b); 37
`C.F.R. § 42.74(b). The settlement agreement indicates it is a full and final
`agreement between the parties. Ex. 1025 ¶ 4.
`Upon consideration of the facts in the case before us, we grant the Joint
`Motion to Terminate, and we terminate these proceedings as to both Petitioner and
`Patent Owner without rendering a final written decision. 37 C.F.R. § 42.72. We
`also grant the Joint Request to File the Settlement Agreement as Business
`Confidential. 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c).
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`1 Unless otherwise stated, we reference the papers and exhibits of IPR2016-
`00716. The other proceedings contain similar filings.
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`IPR2016-00715 (Patent 8,402,580)
`IPR2016-00716 (Patent 8,566,982)
`IPR2016-00719 (Patent 9,109,309)
`IPR2016-00720 (Patent 8,402,580)
`IPR2016-00721 (Patent 8,566,982)
`IPR2016-00722 (Patent 9,109,309)
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`ORDER
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`Accordingly, it is:
`ORDERED that the Joint Motion to Terminate and the Joint Request to File
`the Settlement Agreement as Business Confidential filed in each of the above-
`captioned proceedings are granted and, accordingly, these proceedings are hereby
`terminated.
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`IPR2016-00715 (Patent 8,402,580)
`IPR2016-00716 (Patent 8,566,982)
`IPR2016-00719 (Patent 9,109,309)
`IPR2016-00720 (Patent 8,402,580)
`IPR2016-00721 (Patent 8,566,982)
`IPR2016-00722 (Patent 9,109,309)
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`FOR PETITIONER:
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`Joseph Richetti
`Daniel Crowe
`BRYAN CAVE LLP
`joe.richetti@bryancave.com
`dacrowe@bryancave.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`Walter Renner
`Katherine Vidal
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`IPR29712-0002IP2@fr.com
`PTABInbound@fr.com
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