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`571-272-7822
`Date Entered: November 18, 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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`SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES, INC.,
`SOUTHSIDE BANK, TEXAS CAPITAL BANK, N.A.,
`TEXAS CAPITAL BANCSHARES, INC., and Q2 HOLDINGS, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`ST. ISIDORE RESEARCH, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-01587
`Patent 8,589,271 B2
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`Before MICHAEL R. ZECHER, THOMAS L. GIANNETTI, and
`JENNIFER S. BISK, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`ZECHER, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Joint Motion to Terminate Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. §§ 42.72 and 42.74
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`Patent 8,589,271 B2
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`I. DISCUSSION
`On November 14, 2016, the parties filed a Joint Motion to Terminate
`Proceeding (Paper 8), a true copy of the parties’ settlement agreement (Ex. 2001),
`and a joint request to treat the settlement agreement as business confidential
`information under 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c) (Paper 9).
`This proceeding is still in its preliminary stages. Petitioner, Southside
`Bancshares, Inc., Southside Bank, Texas Capital Bank, N.A., Texas Capital
`Bancshares, Inc., and Q2 Holdings, Inc., filed a Petition requesting an inter partes
`review of claims 1–6, 8–10, 13–24, 26–28, and 31–36 of U.S. Patent No.
`8,589,271 B2 (“the ’271 patent,” Ex. 1003). Paper 1. Patent Owner, St. Isidore
`Research, LLC, has not filed a Preliminary Response, and we have not entered a
`decision whether or not to institute an inter partes review.
`In the Joint Motion to Terminate this proceeding, the parties indicate that
`they have settled all their disputes regarding the ’271 patent. Paper 8, 3–4. The
`parties represent that the settlement encompasses the co-pending district court
`cases where the ’271 patent has been asserted against each Petitioner entity, as well
`as each of the following related Board proceedings: (1) Case CBM2016-00026;
`(2) Case CBM2016-00027; and (3) IPR2016-01586. Id. Under these
`circumstances, we determine that it is appropriate to terminate this proceeding
`without rendering any further decisions. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.72.
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`II. ORDER
`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby:
`ORDERED that the parties’ request to treat the settlement agreement
`(Ex. 2001) as business confidential information under 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37
`C.F.R. § 42.74(c) is GRANTED; and
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`Patent 8,589,271 B2
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the Joint Motion to Terminate Proceeding is
`GRANTED, and this proceeding is hereby terminated.
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`IPR2016-01587
`Patent 8,589,271 B2
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`For PETITIONER:
`James M. Heintz
`Aaron Fountain
`DLA PIPER LLP
`jim.heintz@dlapiper.com
`aaron.fountain@dlapiper.com
`St-IsidoreIPR-DLATeam@dlapiper.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
`Neil A. Rubin
`Marc A. Fenster
`Benjamin T. Wang
`Arka D. Chatterjee
`RUSS AUGUST & KABAT
`nrubin@raklaw.com
`mfenster@raklaw.com
`bwang@raklaw.com
`achatterjee@raklaw.com
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