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`Paper 16
`Entered: December 16, 2015
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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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`HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`YYZ LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case CBM2015-00049 (Patent 7,062,749 B2)
`Case CBM2015-00050 (Patent 7,603,674 B2)
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`Before THOMAS L. GIANNETTI, RICHARD E. RICE, and
`MICHAEL L. WOODS, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`RICHARD E. RICE, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`JUDGMENT AND FINAL WRITTEN DECISION
`Abandonment of the Contest
`35 U.S.C. § 328(a) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b)(4)
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`This case is before the Board on Petitioner’s motion for adverse
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`judgment under 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b). Paper 15.
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`In CBM2015-00049, Petitioner filed a Petition (Paper 1) requesting
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`covered business method patent review of claims 22, 23, and 27–29 of U.S.
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`Patent No. 7,062,749 B2; and in CBM2015-00050, Petitioner filed a Petition
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`CBM2015-00049 (Patent 7,062,749 B2)
`CBM2015-00050 (Patent 7,603,674 B2)
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`(Paper 2) requesting covered business method patent review of claims 51,
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`52, and 55–57 of U.S. Patent No. 7,603,674 B2. The Board granted both
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`Petitions and instituted covered business method patent reviews of all
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`challenged claims on June 30, 2015. Paper 9.1 On December 2, 2015, the
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`Board issued an Order authorizing Petitioner to file a motion seeking
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`adverse judgment. Paper 14. Petitioner filed an “Unopposed Motion for
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`Entry of Adverse Judgment against Patent Owner pursuant to 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.73(b)” (“Motion”) on December 3, 2015. Paper 15. The Motion states
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`that “Patent Owner has not filed its trial response to the petition, and has
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`acknowledged through counsel that it would be taking no further action in
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`the subject CBM proceedings, CBM2015-00049 and CBM2015-00050.”
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`Paper 15, 1. The Motion also states that “Patent Owner has confirmed
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`through counsel that it has abandoned the subject CBM proceedings.” Id.
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`(citing Paper 14, 2).
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`Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b)(4), a party may request judgment against
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`itself at any time during a proceeding. Actions construed to be a request for
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`such an adverse judgment include abandonment of the contest. We find that
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`Patent Owner’s actions and admissions, as set forth in the Motion, constitute
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`abandonment of these CBM Proceedings, and we determine based on such
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`abandonment that Patent Owner has requested adverse judgment under 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.73(b)(4) in both proceedings.
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`1 Similar papers were filed in each proceeding. Citations are to papers filed
`in CBM2015-00049 unless otherwise indicated.
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`CBM2015-00049 (Patent 7,062,749 B2)
`CBM2015-00050 (Patent 7,603,674 B2)
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`Accordingly, it is hereby
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`ORDERED that Petitioner’s Unopposed Motions for Entry of
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`Adverse Judgment against Patent Owner pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b), in
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`CBM2015-00049 and CBM2015-00050, are GRANTED;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that this Order constitutes a final written
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`decision under 35 U.S.C. § 328(a) in CBM2015-00049 and CBM2015-
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`00050;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner’s request under 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.73(b)(4) for adverse judgment in CBM2015-00049 is GRANTED;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner’s request under 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.73(b)(4) for adverse judgment in CBM2015-00050 is GRANTED;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that claims 22, 23, and 27–29 of U.S. Patent
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`No. 7,062,749 B2 be CANCELLED; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED claims 51, 52, and 55–57 of U.S. Patent No.
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`7,603,674 B2 be CANCELLED.
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`CBM2015-00049 (Patent 7,062,749 B2)
`CBM2015-00050 (Patent 7,603,674 B2)
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Brian S. Mudge
`Adeel Haroon
`KENYON & KENYON LLP
`1500 K Street, NW
`Washington, DC 20005-1257
`bmudge@kenyon.com
`aharoon@kenyon.com
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`For PATENT OWNER
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`Julie Chovanes
`Chovanes Law LLC
`Suite 329
`5 Great Valley Parkway
`Malvern, PA 19355
`jchovanes@chovanes.com
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