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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`ICONEX, LLC,
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`MAXStick Products Ltd.,
`Patent Owner
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`___________________________________
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`Case: IPR2019-01119
`U.S. Patent No. 8,445,104
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`JOINT MOTION TO TERMINATE PURSUANT TO
`35 U.S.C. § 317 AND 37 C.F.R. § 42.7
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`STATEMENT OF THE PRECISE RELIEF REQUESTED
`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317 and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74, Petitioner Iconex LLC
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`(“Iconex”) and Patent Owner MAXStick Products Ltd. (“MAXStick”) jointly move
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`to terminate this inter partes review proceeding in light of the parties’ settlement of
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`their dispute regarding the challenged patent, U.S. Patent No. 8,445,104. The filing
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`of this Joint Motion was authorized by the Board via email on May 18, 2020. The
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`parties are filing concurrently with this motion, a true copy of their written
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`settlement agreement in connection with this matter as required. 35 U.S.C. § 317
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`and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74. The settlement effectively resolves all disputes between the
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`parties regarding the challenged patent, and this entire proceeding should be
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`dismissed as to both Petitioner and Patent Owner.
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`II.
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`STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR THE RELIEF REQUESTED
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`On May 14, 2020, Petitioner and Patent Owner reached an agreement to
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`resolve all present disputes and to avoid any additional disputes regarding the patent
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`challenged in the above-captioned inter partes review. Accordingly, termination is
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`appropriate because all disputes between the parties regarding U.S. Patent No.
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`8,445,104 have been resolved.
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(b), filed separately
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`herewith as Exhibit 1033 is a true copy of the written Settlement Agreement
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`resolving, inter alia, the dispute in the above-captioned inter partes review. The
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`parties also are filing separately herewith a request that the Settlement Agreement
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`be treated as business confidential information and be kept separate from the files
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`of this proceeding in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c). The parties also hereby
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`certify that there are no collateral agreements or understanding made in connection
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`with, or in contemplation of, the termination of this proceeding pursuant to 35
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`U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. §42.74(b).
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`For at least these reasons, Petitioner and Patent Owner submit that
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`termination of this inter partes review is appropriate.
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`Dated: May 18, 2020
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`Respectfully submitted,
`By: /s/ Matias Ferrario
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`Matias Ferrario (Reg. No. 51,082)
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`Lead Counsel for Petitioner
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`Lead Counsel
`Matias Ferrario
`Reg. No. 51,082
`1001 West Fourth Street
`Winston-Salem, NC 27101-2400
`Telephone: 336-607-7475
`Fax: 336-607-7500
`Email:
`mferrario@kilpatricktownsend.com
`Backup Counsel
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`Backup Counsel
`Andrew Rinehart
`Reg. No. 75,537
`1001 West Fourth Street
`Winston-Salem, NC 27101-2400
`Telephone: 336-607-7312
`Fax: 336-607-7500
`Email:
`arinehart@kilpatricktownsend.com
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`Courtney Dabbiere
`Reg. No. 74,185
`1100 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2800
`Atlanta, GA 30309-4528
`Telephone: 404-815-6027
`Fax: 404-541-4757
`Email:
`cdabbiere@kilpatricktownsend.com
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing JOINT
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`MOTION TO TERMINATE PURSUANT TO 35 U.S.C. § 317 AND 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.7 has been served electronically via email upon the following:
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`James R. Muldoon
`Harris Beach PLLC
`jmuldoon@harrisbeach.com
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`Laura W. Smalley
`Harris Beach PLLC
`lsmalley@harrisbeach.com
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`Dated: May 18, 2020
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`By: /s/ Matias Ferrario
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`Matias Ferrario (Reg. No. 51,082)
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`Counsel for Petitioner
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