`571-272-7822
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`Paper No. 9
`Date Entered: July 24, 2017
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`____________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________
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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. and
`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERCIA, INC.,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
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`IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`Cases IPR2017-01212 and IPR2017-01217 (Patent 8,989,445 B2),
`IPR2017-01228 (Patent 8,805,001 B2), and
`IPR2017-01231 (Patent 7,650,015 B2)1
`____________
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`Before JONI Y. CHANG, MIRIAM L. QUINN, and
`SHEILA F. McSHANE, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`CHANG, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Parties’ Joint Motion to Terminate Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.72
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`1 This Decision addresses issues that are identical in these cases. Therefore, we
`exercise our discretion to issue one decision to be filed in each case.
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`IPR2017-01212 and IPR2017-01217 (Patent 8,989,445 B2)
`IPR2017-01228 (Patent 8,805,001 B2)
`IPR2017-01231 (Patent 7,650,015 B2)
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`I. DISCUSSION
`On July 20, 2017, in each of the above-identified proceedings, the parties
`filed a Joint Motion to Terminate the proceeding (Paper 72), a true copy of the
`parties’ settlement agreement (Ex. 2001), and a 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 8).
`Each proceeding is still in its preliminary stage. Patent Owner, Image
`Processing Technologies LLC, has not filed a preliminary response to the Petition,
`nor have we decided to institute a trial.
`In the Joint Motions to Terminate, the parties indicate that they have settled
`their dispute regarding the involved patents. Paper 7, 1−2. According to the
`parties, terminating the proceedings at this early juncture would promote
`efficiency, preserve Board resources, and minimize unnecessary costs. Id. We
`agree with the parties in this regard. Consequently, we determine that it is
`appropriate to terminate the proceedings 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’ requests to treat the settlement agreements
`(Ex. 2001) as business confidential information under 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and
`37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c) are GRANTED; and
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`2 All citations are to IPR2017-01212, as representative, unless otherwise noted.
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`2
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`IPR2017-01212 and IPR2017-01217 (Patent 8,989,445 B2)
`IPR2017-01228 (Patent 8,805,001 B2)
`IPR2017-01231 (Patent 7,650,015 B2)
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the Joint Motions to Terminate the
`above-identified proceedings are GRANTED, and the proceedings are hereby
`terminated.
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`For PETITIONER:
`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:
`
`Chris Coulson
`Michael Zachary
`Mark Chapman
`Rose Cordero Prey
`Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP
`chriscoulson@andrewskurthkenyon.com
`michaelzachary@andrewskurthkenyon.com
`markchapman@andrewskurthkenyon.com
`roseprey@andrewskurthkenyon.com
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