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`Paper 23
`Entered: April 19, 2018
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`____________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________
`
`LIMELIGHT NETWORKS, INC.,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`IPR2017-00349
`Patent 8,307,088 B2
`
`IPR2018-00309
`Patent 8,484,319 B2
`
`IPR2018-00310
`Patent 8,194,538 B2
`
`IPR2018-00359
`Patent 8,458,769 B2
`____________
`
`
`
`
`
`
`

`

`IPR2017-00249, regarding U.S. Patent No. 7,693,959 B2
`IPR2017-00349, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,307,088 B2
`IPR2017-01306, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,775,661 B2
`IPR2017-01322, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,645,539 B2
`IPR2018-00309, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,484,319 B2
`IPR2018-00310, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,194,538 B2
`IPR2018-00359, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,458,769 B2
`
`
`
`LIMELIGHT NETWORKS, INC.,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`IPR2017-00249
`Patent 7,693,959 B2
`____________
`
`
`AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`LIMELIGHT NETWORKS, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`IPR2017-01306
`Patent 8,775,661 B2
`
`IPR2017-01322
`Patent 8,645,539 B2
`____________
`
`
`
`
`2
`
`

`

`IPR2017-00249, regarding U.S. Patent No. 7,693,959 B2
`IPR2017-00349, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,307,088 B2
`IPR2017-01306, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,775,661 B2
`IPR2017-01322, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,645,539 B2
`IPR2018-00309, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,484,319 B2
`IPR2018-00310, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,194,538 B2
`IPR2018-00359, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,458,769 B2
`
`Before JAMES B. ARPIN, GREGG I. ANDERSON, JENNIFER MEYER
`CHAGNON, and JASON W. MELVIN, Administrative Patent Judges.1
`
`MELVIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`
`
`
`ORDER
`Terminating Trials and Dismissing Petitions
`35 U.S.C. § 317; 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.71(a), 42.72, 42.74(c)
`
`
`1 Although the panels of these cases collectively include four judges, no case
`has been expanded to more than three judges.
`3
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`
`

`

`IPR2017-00249, regarding U.S. Patent No. 7,693,959 B2
`IPR2017-00349, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,307,088 B2
`IPR2017-01306, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,775,661 B2
`IPR2017-01322, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,645,539 B2
`IPR2018-00309, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,484,319 B2
`IPR2018-00310, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,194,538 B2
`IPR2018-00359, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,458,769 B2
`
`
`On April 9, 2018, the parties in the above-captioned cases contacted
`the Board by email, requesting authorization to file motions to terminate the
`following IPR proceedings:
`IPR2017-00249, regarding U.S. Patent No. 7,693,959
`IPR2017-00349, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,307,088
`IPR2018-00309, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,484,319
`IPR2018-00310, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,194,538
`IPR2018-00359, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,458,769
`IPR2017-01322, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,645,539
`IPR2017-01306, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,775,661
`By email of April 10, 2018, the Board authorized the requested motions and
`further authorized requests to treat the parties’ settlement agreements as
`confidential under 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c).
`The parties filed a joint motion to terminate and request to keep
`separate in each case: IPR2017-00249 (Paper 50); IPR2017-00349
`(Paper 46); IPR2018-00309 (Paper 7); IPR2018-00310 (Paper 7);
`IPR2018-00359 (Paper 7); IPR2017-01306 (Paper 22); and IPR2017-01322
`(Paper 19). With the motions, the parties filed a Settlement Agreement and
`confirmed that “[n]o other such agreements, written or oral, exist between or
`among the parties” and that “[t]here are no other agreements, oral or written,
`between the parties made in connection with, or in contemplation of, the
`termination of this proceeding.” E.g., IPR2017-00249, Paper 50, 2; see
`35 U.S.C. § 317(b).
`
`4
`
`

`

`IPR2017-00249, regarding U.S. Patent No. 7,693,959 B2
`IPR2017-00349, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,307,088 B2
`IPR2017-01306, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,775,661 B2
`IPR2017-01322, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,645,539 B2
`IPR2018-00309, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,484,319 B2
`IPR2018-00310, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,194,538 B2
`IPR2018-00359, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,458,769 B2
`
`
`For IPR2017-00249 and IPR2017-00349, an oral hearing has already
`occurred and final decisions are due May 18 and 30, 2018, respectively. We
`have considered the public interest in proceeding to final decision on
`patentability as compared to the counterbalancing public interest in resolving
`disputes by settlement between the parties. In this instance, the promotion of
`settlement of these two cases and five other inter partes reviews as part of a
`global settlement outweighs the value of proceeding to final decision. Thus,
`for these proceedings, we grant the motion. See 35 U.S.C. § 317(a);
`37 C.F.R. § 42.72. We also grant the request to treat the settlement
`agreement filed in each case as business confidential information, as
`authorized under 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c).
`For IPR2017-01306 and IPR2017-01322, a trial has been instituted,
`but briefing has not been completed and an oral hearing has not occurred. As
`these proceedings are at a sufficiently early stage, we grant the motion. See
`35 U.S.C. § 317(a); 37 C.F.R. § 42.72. We also grant the request to treat the
`settlement agreement filed in each case as business confidential information,
`as authorized under 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c).
`For IPR2018-00309, IPR2018-00310, and IPR2018-00359, we have
`not determined whether to institute review, thus, there is no IPR proceeding
`to terminate. Cf. 35 U.S.C. § 317 (applying to “[a]n inter partes review
`instituted under this chapter”). We interpret the parties’ motion in those
`proceedings as a request to dismiss the respective petition. We grant that
`request, as authorized under 37 C.F.R. § 42.71(a). We also grant the request
`
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`
`

`

`IPR2017-00249, regarding U.S. Patent No. 7,693,959 B2
`IPR2017-00349, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,307,088 B2
`IPR2017-01306, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,775,661 B2
`IPR2017-01322, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,645,539 B2
`IPR2018-00309, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,484,319 B2
`IPR2018-00310, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,194,538 B2
`IPR2018-00359, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,458,769 B2
`
`to treat the settlement agreement filed in each case as business confidential
`information, as authorized under 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c).
`
`
`Accordingly, it is:
`ORDERED that the following proceedings are terminated:
`• IPR2017-00249;
`• IPR2017-00349;
`• IPR2017-01306;
`• IPR2017-01322; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that the following petitions are dismissed:
`• IPR2018-00309;
`• IPR2018-00310;
`• IPR2018-00359; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that the settlement agreements be treated as
`business confidential information and be kept separate from the files of the
`related patent:
`IPR2017-00249, regarding U.S. Patent No. 7,693,959 (Ex. 2019)
`IPR2017-00349, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,307,088 (Ex. 2020)
`IPR2017-01306, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,775,661 (Ex. 2007)
`IPR2017-01322, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,645,539 (Ex. 2007)
`IPR2018-00309, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,484,319 (Ex. 2002)
`IPR2018-00310, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,194,538 (Ex. 2002)
`IPR2018-00359, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,458,769 (Ex. 2001).
`
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`
`

`

`IPR2017-00249, regarding U.S. Patent No. 7,693,959 B2
`IPR2017-00349, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,307,088 B2
`IPR2017-01306, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,775,661 B2
`IPR2017-01322, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,645,539 B2
`IPR2018-00309, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,484,319 B2
`IPR2018-00310, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,194,538 B2
`IPR2018-00359, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,458,769 B2
`
`PETITIONER (LIMELIGHT):
`Barry J. Schindler
`Heath J. Briggs
`Stephen Ullmer
`Vimal Kapadia
`GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
`SchindlerB@gtlaw.com
`BriggsH@gtlaw.com
`ullmers@gtlaw.com
`kapadiav@gtlaw.com
`
`PETITIONER (AKAMAI):
`Grant Rowan
`Peter M. Dichiara
`David H. Judson
`Mary Sooter
`Zachary Piccolomini
`Jordan Hirsch
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP
`grant.rowan@wilmerhale.com
`peter.dichiara@wilmerhale.com
`mail@davidjudson.com
`mindy.sooter@wilmerhale.com
`zachary.piccolomini@wilmerhale.com
`jordan.hirsch@wilmerhale.com
`
`PATENT OWNER (MIT):
`Donald R. Steinberg
`Peter M. Dichiara
`David H. Judson
`Vera Shmidt
`
`7
`
`

`

`IPR2017-00249, regarding U.S. Patent No. 7,693,959 B2
`IPR2017-00349, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,307,088 B2
`IPR2017-01306, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,775,661 B2
`IPR2017-01322, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,645,539 B2
`IPR2018-00309, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,484,319 B2
`IPR2018-00310, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,194,538 B2
`IPR2018-00359, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,458,769 B2
`
`Mary Sooter
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP
`don.steinberg@wilmerhale.com
`peter.dichiara@wilmerhale.com
`vera.shmidt@wilmerhale.com
`mail@davidjudson.com
`mindy.sooter@wilmerhale.com
`
`PATENT OWNER (AKAMAI):
`Grant Rowan
`Donald R. Steinberg
`Peter M. Dichiara
`Owen K. Allen
`Adele Frankel
`David H. Judson
`Mary Sooter
`Vera Shmidt
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP
`grant.rowan@wilmerhale.com
`don.steinberg@wilmerhale.com
`peter.dichiara@wilmerhale.com
`owen.allen@wilmerhale.com
`adele.frankel@wilmerhale.com
`mail@davidjudson.com
`mindy.sooter@wilmerhale.com
`vera.shmidt@wilmerhale.com
`
`PATENT OWNER (LIMELIGHT):
`Barry J. Schindler
`Heath J. Briggs
`Lennie Bersh
`Vimal Kapadia
`
`8
`
`

`

`IPR2017-00249, regarding U.S. Patent No. 7,693,959 B2
`IPR2017-00349, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,307,088 B2
`IPR2017-01306, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,775,661 B2
`IPR2017-01322, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,645,539 B2
`IPR2018-00309, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,484,319 B2
`IPR2018-00310, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,194,538 B2
`IPR2018-00359, regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,458,769 B2
`
`Stephen M. Ullmer
`GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
`SchindlerB@gtlaw.com
`BriggsH@gtlaw.com
`bershl@gtlaw.com
`kapadiav@gtlaw.com
`ullmers@gtlaw.com
`
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