`Trials@uspto.gov
`571-272-7822
`Entered: July 21, 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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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. and
`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERCIA, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-00357
`Patent 8,989,445 B2
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`Before JONI Y. CHANG, MICHAEL R. ZECHER, and
`JESSICA C. KAISER, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`ZECHER, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Parties’ Joint Motion to Terminate Trial
`35 U.S.C. § 317 and 37 C.F.R. § 42.72
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`IPR2017-00357
`Patent 8,989,445 B2
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`I. DISCUSSION
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`On July 20, 2017, the parties filed a Joint Motion to Terminate this
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`proceeding (Paper 20), a true copy of the parties’ settlement agreement (Ex. 2004),
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`and a request to treat the settlement agreement as business confidential information
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`under 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c) (Paper 21).
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`The trial is still in its preliminary stages. On May 25, 2017, we entered a
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`decision instituting an inter partes review of claims 1, 4, 6, 9, 18, 24, 25, and 27 of
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,989,445 B2 (Ex. 1001, “the ’445 patent”). Paper 16. Although
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`we have instituted a trial, Patent Owner, Image Processing Technologies LLC, has
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`not filed a response to the Petition, nor has Petitioner, Samsung Electronics
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`Company, Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc., filed a reply.
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`In the Joint Motion to Terminate this proceeding, the parties indicate that
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`they have settled their dispute regarding the ’445 patent. Paper 20, 2. According
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`to the parties, terminating this proceeding at this early juncture would promote
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`efficiency, preserve Board resources, and minimize unnecessary costs. Id. We
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`agree with the parties in this regard. Consequently, we determine that it is
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`appropriate to terminate the trial without rendering any further decisions.
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`See 37 C.F.R. § 42.72.
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`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby:
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`II. ORDER
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`ORDERED that the parties’ request to treat the settlement agreement
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`(Ex. 2004) as business confidential information under 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.74(c) is GRANTED; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the Joint Motion to Terminate this proceeding is
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`GRANTED, and this proceeding is hereby terminated.
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`IPR2017-00357
`Patent 8,989,445 B2
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`For PETITIONER:
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`John Kappos
`Nicholas J. Whilt
`Brian M. Cook
`O’Melveny & Myers LLP
`jkappos@omm.com
`nwhilt@omm.com
`bcook@omm.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Chris Coulson
`Michael Zachary
`Mark Chapman
`Rose Cordero Prey
`Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP
`Chris.Coulson@AndrewsKurthKenyon.com
`MichaelZachary@AndrewsKurthKenyon.com
`MarkChapman@AndrewsKurthKenyon.com
`RosePrey@AndrewsKurthKenyon.com
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