`571-272-7822
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`Paper 46
`Date: December 9, 2021
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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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`DELL INC.,
`ZTE (USA) INC.,
`AND
`ZTE CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
`v.
`3G LICENSING S.A.,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2020-01157 (Patent 7,274,933 B2)
`IPR2020-01158 (Patent 7,460,868 B2)
`IPR2020-01159 (Patent 7,596,375 B2)
`IPR2020-01160 (Patent 8,275,374 B2)
`IPR2020-01161 (Patent 8,472,955 B2)
`IPR2020-01162 (Patent 8,948,756 B2)
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`Before TERRENCE W. MCMILLIN, AMANDA F. WIEKER,
`MONICA S. ULLAGADDI, and RUSSELL E. CASS,
`Administrative Patent Judges.1
`WIEKER, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`1 This is not an expanded panel. A three-judge panel is assigned to each
`proceeding. The parties are not authorized to use this caption.
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`IPR2020-01157 (Patent 7,274,933 B2)
`IPR2020-01158 (Patent 7,460,868 B2)
`IPR2020-01159 (Patent 7,596,375 B2)
`IPR2020-01160 (Patent 8,275,374 B2)
`IPR2020-01161 (Patent 8,472,955 B2)
`IPR2020-01162 (Patent 8,948,756 B2)
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`On December 7, 2021, the parties participated in a conference call
`with the Board to discuss a settlement agreement that the parties have
`reached. The Board authorized the parties to file a Joint Motion to Amend
`the Scheduling Order, by which the parties would seek to cancel the oral
`argument scheduled for December 15, 2021, for these proceedings. The
`Board also authorized Petitioner to file a Motion to Terminate in each
`proceeding, as well as a Joint Motion to Keep Confidential certain
`settlement-related information, both to be filed by January 3, 2021.
`On December 8, 2021, Petitioner and Patent Owner filed a Joint
`Motion to Amend the Scheduling Order. See, e.g., IPR2020-01162,2
`Paper 43 (“Mot.”). The parties represent that they “have reached a
`settlement as to all the disputes” in these proceedings. Mot. 1. Accordingly,
`the parties request that the Board cancel the oral argument scheduled for
`December 15, 2021, in order to “save significant time, cost, and expense by
`the Parties and the Board.” Id. at 1–2.
`The Joint Motion is granted, and the oral argument scheduled for
`December 15, 2021, is cancelled.
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`2 Similar papers appear in each captioned proceeding.
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`IPR2020-01157 (Patent 7,274,933 B2)
`IPR2020-01158 (Patent 7,460,868 B2)
`IPR2020-01159 (Patent 7,596,375 B2)
`IPR2020-01160 (Patent 8,275,374 B2)
`IPR2020-01161 (Patent 8,472,955 B2)
`IPR2020-01162 (Patent 8,948,756 B2)
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`ORDER
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`Accordingly, it is:
`ORDERED that the Joint Motion to Amend the Scheduling Order is
`granted; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that the Revised Scheduling Order3 and
`Hearing Order4 for these proceedings are modified such that the
`December 15, 2021, oral argument for these proceedings is cancelled.
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`3 See, e.g., IPR2020-01162, Paper 36.
`4 See, e.g., IPR2020-01162, Paper 41.
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`IPR2020-01157 (Patent 7,274,933 B2)
`IPR2020-01158 (Patent 7,460,868 B2)
`IPR2020-01159 (Patent 7,596,375 B2)
`IPR2020-01160 (Patent 8,275,374 B2)
`IPR2020-01161 (Patent 8,472,955 B2)
`IPR2020-01162 (Patent 8,948,756 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Brian Buroker
`Paul Torchia
`Nathan R. Curtis
`GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
`bburoker@gibsondunn.com
`ptorchia@gibsondunn.com
`ncurtis@gibsondunn.com
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`John R. Hutchins
`C. Andy Mu
`Wesley W. Jones
`BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD.
`jhutchins@bannerwitcoff.com
`amu@bannerwitcoff.com
`wjones@bannerwitcoff.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Timothy Devlin
`Neil Benchell
`Stephanie Berger
`DEVLIN LAW FIRM LLC
`td-ptab@devlinlawfirm.com
`nbenchell@devlinlawfirm.com
`sberger@devlinlawfirm.com
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