`571-272-7822
`
` Paper No. 30
` Entered: February 14, 2019
`
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`_______________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`_______________
`
`GOOGLE LLC,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`SEVEN NETWORKS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`_______________
`
`Cases IPR2018-01047 (Patent 9,516,129)
`IPR2018-01048 (Patent 9,516,129); IPR2018-01049 (Patent 9,553,816)
`IPR2018-01050 (Patent 9,247,019); IPR2018-01051 (Patent 9,516,127)
`IPR2018-01052 (Patent 9,516,127); IPR2018-01101 (Patent 9,553,816)
`IPR2018-01102 (Patent 8,811,952); IPR2018-01115 (Patent 8,078,158)
`IPR2018-01116 (Patent 9,351,254); IPR2018-01117 (Patent 9,351,254)
`____________
`
`Before THU A. DANG, KARL D. EASTHOM, JONI Y. CHANG,
`THOMAS L. GIANNETTI, ROBERT J. WEINSCHENK, and
`JACQUELINE T. HARLOW, Administrative Patent Judges.1
`
`CHANG, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`DECISION2
`Granting Joint Motion to Terminate Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. §§ 42.71(a) and 42.74
`
`1 This is not an expanded panel of the Board. It is a listing of all the Judges
`on the panels of the above-listed proceedings.
`2 This Decision governs each of the above-listed proceedings based on the
`common issues presented. The parties shall not use this heading style.
`
`
`
`IPR2018-01047 (Patent 9,516,129); IPR2018-01048 (Patent 9,516,129)
`IPR2018-01049 (Patent 9,553,816); IPR2018-01050 (Patent 9,247,019)
`IPR2018-01051 (Patent 9,516,127); IPR2018-01052 (Patent 9,516,127)
`IPR2018-01101 (Patent 9,553,816); IPR2018-01102 (Patent 8,811,952)
`IPR2018-01115 (Patent 8,078,158); IPR2018-01116 (Patent 9,351,254)
`IPR2018-01117 (Patent 9,351,254)
`
`
`Google LLC (“Petitioner”) and SEVEN Networks, LLC (“Patent
`Owner”) filed a “Joint Motion to Terminate Proceeding” (Papers 30, “Joint
`Motion to Terminate”) and a “Joint Request to Treat Settlement Agreement
`as Business Confidential Information” (Papers 31) in each of the
`above-captioned cases (collectively “Joint Motions”).3 The parties represent
`that they have reached settlement as evidenced by a written Settlement
`Agreement (Ex. 2101, “Settlement Agreement”), filing a true copy of same
`as required by 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(b). Paper 30.
`Under 35 U.S.C. § 317(a), “[a]n inter partes review instituted under
`this chapter shall be terminated with respect to any petitioner upon the joint
`request of the petitioner and patent owner, unless the Office has decided the
`merits of the proceeding before the request for termination is filed.” As
`indicated in the Joint Motions, the parties are requesting termination prior to
`oral hearing and prior to the Board’s final written decision. Paper 30, 2. We
`also note that briefing has not been completed, as Patent Owner has not filed
`a Response, and Petitioner has not filed a Reply to Patent Owner’s
`Response.
`Further, under 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(b), “[a]ny agreement or
`understanding between the parties made in connection with, or in
`contemplation of, the termination of a proceeding shall be in writing and a
`true copy shall be filed with the Board before termination of the trial.”
`
`
`3 Citations refer to Case IPR2018-01051. The parties filed substantially
`identical papers in each case. Paper 30, 3.
`
`2
`
`
`
`IPR2018-01047 (Patent 9,516,129); IPR2018-01048 (Patent 9,516,129)
`IPR2018-01049 (Patent 9,553,816); IPR2018-01050 (Patent 9,247,019)
`IPR2018-01051 (Patent 9,516,127); IPR2018-01052 (Patent 9,516,127)
`IPR2018-01101 (Patent 9,553,816); IPR2018-01102 (Patent 8,811,952)
`IPR2018-01115 (Patent 8,078,158); IPR2018-01116 (Patent 9,351,254)
`IPR2018-01117 (Patent 9,351,254)
`
`As the parties have filed their written settlement agreement, we determine it
`is appropriate to terminate each of these proceedings without rendering a
`Final Written Decision as to the patentability of challenged claims of the
`involved patents. See 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.72. 42.73, 42.74.
`
`
`ORDER
`
`It is
`ORDERED that the parties’ Joint Motion to Terminate in each of the
`above-captioned cases is granted, and each proceeding is terminated; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that the parties’ Joint Request to Treat the
`Settlement Agreement as Business Confidential Information in each of the
`above-captioned cases is granted, and the Settlement Agreement (Exhibit
`2101) in each case shall be kept separate from the pertinent file consistent
`with 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(b).
`
`
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`3
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`
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`IPR2018-01047 (Patent 9,516,129); IPR2018-01048 (Patent 9,516,129)
`IPR2018-01049 (Patent 9,553,816); IPR2018-01050 (Patent 9,247,019)
`IPR2018-01051 (Patent 9,516,127); IPR2018-01052 (Patent 9,516,127)
`IPR2018-01101 (Patent 9,553,816); IPR2018-01102 (Patent 8,811,952)
`IPR2018-01115 (Patent 8,078,158); IPR2018-01116 (Patent 9,351,254)
`IPR2018-01117 (Patent 9,351,254)
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`PETITIONER:
`
`Erika H. Arner
`Rachel L. Emsley
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT, & DUNNER LLP
`erika.arner@finnegan.com
`rachel.emsley@finnegan.com
`
`Naveen Modi
`Joseph Palys
`Daniel Zeilberger
`Arvind Jairam
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`naveenmodi@paulhastings.com
`josephpalys@paulhastings.com
`danielzeilberger@paulhastings.com
`arvindjairam@paulhastings.com
`
`
`PATENT OWNER:
`
`Kenneth J. Weatherwax
`Nathan Lowenstein
`Edward Hsieh
`Parham Hendifar
`Patrick Maloney
`LOWENSTEIN & WEATHERWAX LLP
`SEVEN_IPRs@lowensteinweatherwax.com
`weatherwax@lowensteinweatherwax.com
`lowenstein@lowensteinweatherwax.com
`hsieh@lowensteinweatherwax.com
`hendifar@lowensteinweatherwax.com
`maloney@lowensteinweatherwax.com
`
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`IPR2018-01047 (Patent 9,516,129); IPR2018-01048 (Patent 9,516,129)
`IPR2018-01049 (Patent 9,553,816); IPR2018-01050 (Patent 9,247,019)
`IPR2018-01051 (Patent 9,516,127); IPR2018-01052 (Patent 9,516,127)
`IPR2018-01101 (Patent 9,553,816); IPR2018-01102 (Patent 8,811,952)
`IPR2018-01115 (Patent 8,078,158); IPR2018-01116 (Patent 9,351,254)
`IPR2018-01117 (Patent 9,351,254)
`
`Sangeeta G. Shah
`David S. Bir
`Richard J. Cantor
`BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.
`sshah@brookskushman.com
`dbir@brookskushman.com
`ejcantor@brookskushman.com
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`5
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