`Trials@uspto.gov
`Entered: January 22, 2019
`Tel: 571-272-7822
`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.,
`Petitioner,
`v.
`FOTONATION LIMITED,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2018-01798 (Patent 7,860,274 B2)
`IPR2018-01799 (Patent 7,574,016 B2)
`IPR2018-01800 and IPR2018-01801 (Patent 8,908,932 B2)
`IPR2018-01802 (Patent 8,331,715 B2)
`IPR2018-01803 (Patent 7,916,897 B2)
`IPR2018-01804 (Patent 7,620,218 B2)
`IPR2019-00002 and IPR2019-00003 (Patent 8,254,674 B2)1
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`Before WILLIAM V. SAINDON, JEFFREY A. STEPHENS, and
`SCOTT C. MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges.
`SAINDON, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Joint Motions to Terminate Proceeding Due to
`Settlement before Institution and
`Granting Joint Requests to File Settlement Agreement and Consent Letter
`as Business Confidential Information
`37 C.F.R. § 42.74
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`1 This Order addresses issues pertaining to the above-identified proceedings.
`We exercise our discretion to issue one Order to be filed in each case.
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`IPR2018-01798 (Patent 7,860,274 B2)
`IPR2018-01799 (Patent 7,574,016 B2)
`IPR2018-01800 and IPR2018-01801 (Patent 8,908,932 B2)
`IPR2018-01802 (Patent 8,331,715 B2)
`IPR2018-01803 (Patent 7,916,897 B2)
`IPR2018-01804 (Patent 7,620,218 B2)
`IPR2019-00002 and IPR2019-00003 (Patent 8,254,674 B2)
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`INTRODUCTION
`I.
`Petitioner and Patent Owner (collectively referred to as “the Parties”)
`have requested that the above-identified inter partes review proceedings be
`terminated pursuant to a settlement. On December 20, 2018, we authorized
`the Parties to file joint motions to terminate the proceedings. On December
`21, 2018, the Parties filed Joint Motions to Terminate the above-identified
`proceedings (collectively “Joint Motions”). Paper 8.2 Along with the Joint
`Motions, the Parties filed copies of a Confidential Settlement and License
`Agreement (“Settlement Agreement”) (Ex. 2001) and an associated
`Confidential Consent Letter (“Consent Letter”) (Ex. 2002).3 The Parties
`also filed Joint Requests to Treat the Settlement Agreement and Consent
`Letter as Business Confidential Information pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(b)
`and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c) (collectively “Joint Requests”). Paper 9.4
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`2 For purposes of expediency, we cite to the paper filed in IPR2018-01798.
`Similar papers were filed in IPR2018-01799 (Paper 6), IPR2018-01800
`(Paper 6), IPR2018-01801 (Paper 6), IPR2018-01802 (Paper 6), IPR2018-
`01803 (Paper 6), IPR2018-01804 (Paper 6), IPR2019-00002 (Paper 6), and
`IPR2019-00003 (Paper 6).
`3 The Parties also filed copies of the Settlement Agreement and Consent
`Letter in IPR2018-01799 (Ex. 2001; Ex. 2002), IPR2018-01800 (Ex. 2001;
`Ex. 2002), IPR2018-01801 (Ex. 2001; Ex. 2002), IPR2018-01802 (Ex.
`2001; Ex. 2002), IPR2018-01803 (Ex. 2001; Ex. 2002), IPR2018-01804
`(Ex. 2001; Ex. 2002), IPR2019-00002 (Ex. 2001; Ex. 2002), and IPR2019-
`00003 (Ex. 2001; Ex. 2002).
`4 The Parties filed similar Joint Requests in IPR2018-01799 (Paper 7),
`IPR2018-01800 (Paper 7), IPR2018-01801 (Paper 7), IPR2018-01802
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`IPR2018-01798 (Patent 7,860,274 B2)
`IPR2018-01799 (Patent 7,574,016 B2)
`IPR2018-01800 and IPR2018-01801 (Patent 8,908,932 B2)
`IPR2018-01802 (Patent 8,331,715 B2)
`IPR2018-01803 (Patent 7,916,897 B2)
`IPR2018-01804 (Patent 7,620,218 B2)
`IPR2019-00002 and IPR2019-00003 (Patent 8,254,674 B2)
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`II. DISCUSSION
`In the Joint Motions, the Parties represent that they have reached an
`agreement to jointly seek termination of the above-identified inter partes
`review proceedings, and that the filed copies of the Settlement Agreement
`and Consent Letter are true and complete copies. Paper 8, 1–2. The Parties
`further represent that their Settlement Agreement and Consent Letter settles
`their dispute, and that District Court proceedings between the Parties
`involving the above-identified patents at issue are being dismissed with
`prejudice. Id. at 1.
`These proceedings are at an early stage, and we have not yet decided
`whether to institute a trial in any of these proceedings. In view of the early
`stage of these proceedings and the settlement between the Parties, we
`determine that good cause exists to terminate these proceedings with respect
`to the Parties.
`The Parties also filed Joint Requests that the Settlement Agreement
`and Consent Letter be treated as business confidential information and be
`kept separate from the file of the respective patents involved in these inter
`partes proceedings. Paper 9, 1. After reviewing the Settlement Agreement
`and Consent Letter between Petitioner and Patent Owner, we find that the
`Settlement Agreement and Consent Letter contain information regarding the
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`(Paper 7), IPR2018-01803 (Paper 7), IPR2018-01804 (Paper 7), IPR2019-
`00002 (Paper 7), and IPR2019-00003 (Paper 7).
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`IPR2018-01798 (Patent 7,860,274 B2)
`IPR2018-01799 (Patent 7,574,016 B2)
`IPR2018-01800 and IPR2018-01801 (Patent 8,908,932 B2)
`IPR2018-01802 (Patent 8,331,715 B2)
`IPR2018-01803 (Patent 7,916,897 B2)
`IPR2018-01804 (Patent 7,620,218 B2)
`IPR2019-00002 and IPR2019-00003 (Patent 8,254,674 B2)
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`terms of settlement. We determine that good cause exists to treat the
`Settlement Agreement and Consent Letter between Petitioner and Patent
`Owner as business confidential information, which shall be kept separate
`from the files of the involved patents pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c).
`This Order does not constitute a final written decision pursuant to 35
`U.S.C. § 318(a).
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`III. ORDER
`Accordingly, for the reasons discussed above, it is:
`ORDERED that the Joint Motions to Terminate are granted, and
`IPR2018-01798, IPR2018-01799, IPR2018-01800, IPR2018-01801,
`IPR2018-01802, IPR2018-01803, IPR2018-01804, IPR2019-00002, and
`IPR2019-00003 are terminated; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that the parties’ Joint Requests to Treat the
`Settlement Agreement and Consent Letter as Business Confidential
`Information are granted, and the Settlement Agreement and Consent Letter
`shall be kept separate from the files of Patent 7,860,274 B2, Patent
`7,574,016 B2, Patent 8,908,932 B2, Patent 8,331,715 B2, Patent
`7,916,897 B2, Patent 7,620,218 B2, and Patent 8,254,674 B2 and made
`available only to Federal Government agencies on written request, or to any
`person on a showing of good cause, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c).
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`IPR2018-01798 (Patent 7,860,274 B2)
`IPR2018-01799 (Patent 7,574,016 B2)
`IPR2018-01800 and IPR2018-01801 (Patent 8,908,932 B2)
`IPR2018-01802 (Patent 8,331,715 B2)
`IPR2018-01803 (Patent 7,916,897 B2)
`IPR2018-01804 (Patent 7,620,218 B2)
`IPR2019-00002 and IPR2019-00003 (Patent 8,254,674 B2)
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`For PETITIONER:
`Naveen Modi
`Joseph E. Palys
`Quadeer A. Ahmed
`Paromita Chatterjee
`Arvind Jairam
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`naveenmodi@paulhastings.com
`josephpalys@paulhastings.com
`quadeerahmed@paulhastings.com
`mitachatterjee@paulhastings.com
`arvindjaram@paulhastings.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
`Jonathan M. Strang
`Robert Steinberg
`Matthew J. Moore
`S. Giri Pathmanaban
`LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
`jonathan.strang@lw.com
`bob.steinberg@lw.com
`matthew.moore@lw.com
`giri.pathmanaban@lw.com
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