`571-272-7822
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`Paper 9
`Entered: January 9, 2018
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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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`HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO. LTD.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-01609
`Patent 8,165,035 B2
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`Before TREVOR M. JEFFERSON, MICHELLE N. WORMMEESTER, and
`CHRISTA P. ZADO, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`WORMMEESTER, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Joint Motion to Dismiss
`37 C.F.R. § 42.71(a)
`Granting Request to Treat Settlement Document
`as Confidential Business Information
`35 U.S.C. § 317(b); 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c)
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`IPR2017-01609
`Patent 8,165,035 B2
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`On December 22, 2017, the parties filed a joint motion to terminate
`the instant proceeding pursuant to a settlement agreement. Paper 7. The
`parties also filed a copy of their settlement agreement (which they refer to as
`“Exhibit 1100”), made in connection with the termination of the instant
`proceeding. Ex. 2100.1 In a concurrently filed paper, the parties jointly
`request that the settlement agreement be treated as confidential and kept
`separate from the file of the involved patent under 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and
`37 C.F.R. § 42.74. Paper 8. We authorized the filing of these papers in an
`e-mail sent on December 22, 2017.
`The instant proceeding is in an early stage, and the Board has not
`determined whether to institute trial. The parties represent that their
`settlement agreement “represents all agreements made in connection with, or
`in contemplation of, the termination of this proceeding.” Paper 7, 2. The
`parties further represent that Exhibit 2100 is “a true and correct copy” of
`their settlement agreement. Id.
`In view of the foregoing, we determine that it is appropriate to dismiss
`the Petition. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.71(a) (authorizing the Board to dismiss a
`petition).
`Accordingly, it is
`ORDERED that the joint motion to terminate the instant proceeding is
`granted, and the Petition is hereby dismissed;
`FURTHER ORDERED that the parties’ joint request that their
`settlement agreement (Ex. 2100) be treated as business confidential
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`1 Pursuant to our instructions provided in an e-mail on December 28, 2017,
`the parties submitted a replacement version of Exhibit 2100 (which they
`designated as “Replacement Exhibit 1100”). The version of Exhibit 2100
`previously filed on December 22, 2017, will be expunged from the record.
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`information and kept separate from the file of the involved patent, under the
`provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R § 42.74(c), is granted; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that the version of Exhibit 2100 filed on
`December 22, 2017, is expunged.
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`FOR PETITIONER:
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`W. Karl Renner
`Jeremy J. Monaldo
`Brian G. Strand
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`axf-ptab@fr.com
`jjm@fr.com
`strand@fr.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`S. Benjamin Pleune
`Christopher TL Douglas
`David S. Frist
`ALSTON & BIRD LLP
`ben.pleune@alston.com
`christopher.douglas@alston.com
`david.frist@alston.com
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