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` Entered: May 12, 2017
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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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`ARM, LTD.
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`GODO KAISHA IP BRIDGE 1
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-00825
`Patent RE43,729
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`Before JUSTIN T. ARBES, GEORGIANNA W. BRADEN, and MONICA S.
`ULLAGADDI, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`ULLAGADDI, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Termination of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.72
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`IPR2016-00825
`Patent RE43,729
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`I. BACKGROUND
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`ARM, Ltd. (“Petitioner”)1 and Godo Kaisha IP Bridge 1 (“Patent Owner”)2
`filed a Joint Motion to Terminate Proceeding Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317. Paper
`33 (“Motion” or “Mot.”). The parties also filed a true copy of a settlement
`agreement (“Agreement”). Ex. 2014. The parties identified the Agreement as
`business confidential information and requested that the Agreement be kept
`separate from the patent file under 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c).
`Mot. 1; Paper 39.
`The Board generally expects that a case “will terminate after the filing of a
`settlement agreement, unless the Board has already decided the merits.” Office
`Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,768 (Aug. 14, 2012); see 37
`C.F.R. § 42.72. Here, an oral hearing has not been held and the Board has not
`issued a final written decision. Petitioner and Patent Owner indicate that, pursuant
`to the Agreement, they have settled their dispute regarding U.S. Patent No.
`RE43,729. Mot. 6. Petitioner and Patent Owner also indicate the parties to the
`district court litigation have filed a stipulated dismissal as to all claims of U.S.
`Patent No. RE43,729, and that the suit has been dismissed. Id. Under these
`circumstances, we determine that it is appropriate to terminate this proceeding.
`See 37 C.F.R. § 42.72. We also determine that it is appropriate to treat the
`Agreement (Ex. 2014) as business confidential information to be kept separate
`from the patent file. See 35 U.S.C. § 317(b).
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`1 Petitioner identifies ARM, Ltd. and ARM, Inc. as the real parties in interest.
`Paper 1, 57–58.
`2 In its Mandatory Notices, Patent Owner identifies itself as the owner of U.S.
`Patent No. RE43,729 and sole real party in interest. Paper 5, 1; Paper 7, 1.
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`IPR2016-00825
`Patent RE43,729
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`II. ORDER
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`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby:
`ORDERED that the Joint Motion to Terminate Proceeding is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that this proceeding is terminated as to all parties;
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`and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the request to treat the Agreement (Ex. 2014) as
`business confidential information, kept separate from the patent file of U.S. Patent
`No. RE43,729 and made available only to Federal Government agencies on written
`request, or to any person on a showing of good cause, under 35 U.S.C. § 317(b)
`and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c), is granted.
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`FOR PETITIONER:
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`Kevin P. Anderson
`Floyd B. Chapman
`Scott A. Felder
`WILEY REIN LLP
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`kanderson@wileyrein.com
`fchapman@wileyrein.com
`sfelder@wileyrein.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`Andrew N. Thomases
`J. Steven Baughman
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
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`andrew.thomases@ropesgray.com
`steven.baughman@ropesgray.com
`ipbridgearmptabservice@ropesgray.com
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