`571-272-7822
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`Paper No. 18
`Entered: June 25, 2019
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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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`ZTE (USA), INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`SEVEN NETWORKS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`_______________
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`Case IPR2019-00461
`Patent 9,516,129 B2
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`Before THU A. DANG, KARL D. EASTHOM, and
`JACQUELINE T. HARLOW, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`DANG, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Motion to Terminate
`37 C.F.R. § 42.71(a)
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`IPR2019-00461
`Patent 9,516,129 B2
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`I. BACKGROUND
`On January 2, 2019, ZTE (USA) LLC (“ZTE”) filed a Petition (Paper
`2) requesting an inter partes review of claims 1–11, 13, 14, 17–27, 29, 30,
`34, and 35 of U.S. Patent 9,516,129 B2 (Ex. 1001). With its Petition, ZTE
`filed a Motion for Joinder. Paper 3 (“Joinder Motion”). The Motion for
`Joinder requested joinder with Google LLC v. Seven Networks, LLC,
`IPR2018-01048 (the “Google IPR”).
`On February 14, 2019, the Board entered an order in the Google IPR
`granting a joint motion to terminate the proceedings as a result of a
`settlement between Google LLC and Patent Owner. Ex. 2017.
` On June 20, 2019, with Board authorization, Petitioner and Patent
`Owner filed a “Joint Motion to Terminate Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317”
`(Paper 16, “Joint Motion to Terminate”) and a “Joint Request to Treat [the]
`Settlement Agreement as Business Confidential Information” (Paper 17).
`The parties represent that they have resolved their disputes and reached
`settlement regarding the challenged patent as evidenced by a written
`settlement agreement, which they have filed as required under 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.74(b). Paper 16, 2–4; Ex. 2101. The parties also represent that no
`other agreements exist between the parties concerning this case. Paper 16, 1,
`4–5.
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`At this early stage, we determine that termination is warranted for the
`reasons stated in the Joint Motion to Terminate.
`We further determine that the Settlement Agreement (Ex. 2101) filed
`by the parties constitutes business confidential information. Therefore, we
`find there is good cause to grant the parties’ Joint Request to Treat [the]
`Settlement Agreement as Business Confidential Information (Paper 17).
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`II. ORDER
`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby
`ORDERED that the parties’ Joint Motion to Terminate is granted, and
`this case is terminated;
`FURTHER ORDERED that the parties’ Joint Request to Treat the
`Settlement Agreement as Business Confidential Information is granted, and
`Exhibit 2101 in shall be sealed and kept separate from the file of this case,
`consistent with 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(b); and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner’s Joinder Motion is dismissed
`as moot.
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`FOR PETITIONER:
`James Sobieraj
`Jon Beaupré
`Yuezhong Feng
`Andrea Shoffstall
`BRINKS GILSON & LIONE
`jsobieraj@brinksgilson.com
`jbeaupre@brinksgilson.com
`yfeng@brinksgilson.com
`ashoffstall@brinksgilson.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
`Kenneth Weatherwax
`Patrick Maloney
`Edward Hsieh
`Parham Hendifar
`LOWENSTEIN & WEATHERWAX LLP
`weatherwax@lowensteinweatherwax.com
`maloney@lowensteinweatherwax.com
`hsieh@lowensteinweatherwax.com
`hendifar@lowensteinweatherwax.com
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